Belinda Tan is the Chief Executive Officer of Grant Thornton Singapore. She brings nearly 30 years of professional experience specialising in complex fraud and corruption investigations, financial statement manipulation, asset misappropriation, and cross-border regulatory matters across Asia Pacific.
Belinda’s career is defined by her deep forensic expertise and her ability to navigate sensitive, high-stake situations involving multinational organisations, regulators, boards, and legal counsel. Prior to becoming CEO, she founded and led the firm’s Forensic Advisory practice for six years, steering some of the region’s most complex enquiries across multiple jurisdictions, including extensive work in Greater China.
She has been appointed as an accounting expert and has provided testimony before courts in Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom, supporting legal proceedings involving financial misconduct, shareholder disputes, regulatory actions, and multi-billion dollar claims.
Belinda is an active contributor to industry discussions on leadership, governance, forensic accounting, and organisational culture. She regularly participates in industry forums and shares reflections on purpose-driven leadership, professional integrity, and the evolving business landscape across Southeast Asia.
Leadership at Grant Thornton Singapore
As CEO, Belinda leads the firm’s strategic direction and champions its mission to deliver sustainable growth, market relevance, and meaningful client impact. Her leadership emphasises transparency, collaboration, and innovation — values she reinforces through regular engagement with teams across the firm.
Since taking on the CEO role in April 2024, she has prioritised strengthening organisational culture, fostering open communication, and encouraging a proactive, solutions focused mindset across all service lines.
Belinda also represents Grant Thornton Singapore regionally and globally, contributing to network-wide initiatives and reinforcing the firm’s commitment to quality, integrity, and professional excellence.
Selected experience
Belinda has led numerous high-profile and complex matters, including:
- Multi-billion dollar financial investigations, including supporting institutional investors in a USD 12 billion claim relating to an infrastructure project in the Philippines.
- Cross-border asset recovery and tracing, including work relating to a USD 4 billion estate with assets spanning over 40 jurisdictions.
- Expert-witness roles in disputes involving financial reporting issues, valuation disagreements, and alleged management misconduct across Asia Pacific.
- Regulatory investigations, including uncovering serious accounting irregularities and financial statement fabrication in public companies operating across Asia.
- Sector-wide forensic reviews, particularly in pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and consumer industries across China and the ASEAN region.
- Fellow Member, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
- Chairperson, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) Financial Forensic Accounting Oversight Committee
- Financial Forensic Professional, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
- Member, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Associate member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
- Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance), Murdoch University
