Christine Tan (pronounced Than) (born 1970) is a

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an financial journalist with

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and is the Singapore-based anchor for CNBC Asia's longest-running feature programme, "'' Managing Asia,''" where she interviews key executives and leaders of Asian companies.

Biography

Tan was born in Singapore and grew up in Serangoon Gardens with her parents and younger brother. After attending

Catholic Junior College Catholic Junior College (CJC) is a junior college in Singapore, offering a two-year course for pre-university students leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. Founded in 1975, Catholic Junior College was the third juni ...

, she went to

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for her post-secondary studies. Tan joined CNBC Asia in 1999 and was supposed to become one of

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's initial presenters. Tan has more than 16 years experience in journalism, more than half of which was with CNBC. During her career, she has covered the business and financial market impact from major news events like the Asian Economic Crisis, the Dot Com Bubble Crash, 9-11 attacks in the US and SARS Outbreak. She received the Best News Program award at the 2004 Asian Television Awards on behalf of The Asian Wall Street Journal. The same program also won a finalist award at the 2004 New York Festivals for Coverage of a Breaking News Story. Christine Tan also received Silver World Medal for Best Anchor at the 2009 New York Festivals Television Programming and Promotion Awards. She also won for Best Current Affairs Presenter award at the 2008 Asian Television Awards. She was a finalist for Best News Anchor in 2001 and 2002 at the New York Festivals Awards and also a Best Current Affairs Presenter finalist at the 1997 and 2006 Asian Television Awards. Tan was also a finalist for Best News Anchor in 2001 and 2002 at the New York Festivals Awards. She was also a Best Current Affairs Presenter finalist at the 1997 Asian Television Awards and received High Commendations. Tan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and English and a Master of Arts degree with Honors in Sociology from the

University of Auckland The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially loc ...

References

External links

CNBC profile
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