Renkus Heinz strengthens APAC support with KK Tan
Published: ASIA
ASIA: Tan Kheng Keong, commonly known as KK Tan, has joined Renkus Heinz to bolster the manufacturer’s APAC technical support. A well known figure within the Singaporean industry, Mr Tan joins the company from its Singaporean distributor Electro-Acoustics Systems, taking the title application engineer.
Fluent in English, Chinese and Indonesian, Mr Tan is already associated with the brand he now represents, having adopted a similar technical support role during his time at EAS. ‘I’ve always been tech support,’ he explained. ‘This is the same thing except now I’m more dedicated – I can do more things and keep my mind focused on Renkus.’
During his time at EAS Mr Tan was involved in the execution of several major projects including the new Singapore Supreme Court, National Institute of Education, Resorts World Sentosa, and Universal Studios Singapore. He previously worked as a project and design engineer for an engineering company and an audio consultancy firm.
In his new role, for which he will continue to be based in Singapore, he will offer system design assistance and commissioning support for Renkus Heinz customers throughout the Asia Pacific.
‘At EAS, my role was as an internal system consultant: design, commissioning and troubleshooting, all highly technical,’ he continued. ‘My relationship with Renkus Heinz goes back to when I was consulting over 11 years ago. I was impressed with their loudspeakers and specified them on numerous projects.
‘The future here is about moving more into digital technology and live sound, the new IC2 system, for example, is just right for concerts. Audio and IT are coming together and at Renkus-Heinz, convergence is happening quickly, and for me it's natural, having been exposed to IT from a young age. I'm very excited about the future here.’