Foo See Luan is a Katzman Consulting Associate based in Singapore who works throughout the Asia Pacific region. He has more than 35 years experience in the business world where he has come to appreciate that clients everywhere are searching for meaning, purpose, fulfillment and well being. See Luan’s career includes assignments as Human Resources Director of BOC Gases, (Hong Kong) where he had human capital responsibilities for 7,000 employees in 10 countries in the Asia Pacific Region. He also held leadership positions in human resources and marketing with Esso/Exxon/ExxonMobil in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the United States. See Luan was one of the earliest coaches in Singapore to gain the International Coach Federation’s accredited designation of Professional Certified Coach. He has built a vast network of international clients and specializes in coaching global leaders/managers. He has coached leaders and managers from 30 different countries, including those from Fortune 100, Financial Times Global 500 Companies and the World’s 50 Most Admired Companies.

As an executive coach, See Luan works with demanding executives (CEOs, Board Members and Department Managers) who want to make dramatic improvements in their personal, professional, and organizational lives while maintaining a robust balance between work and family. His ability to build trust and a successful international practice is based on his deep familiarity with Asia-based joint ventures and his ‘yin-yang’ blend of seriousness and light-heartedness.

See Luan's clients include Alstom, ExxonMobil, Saloman, Smith & Barney, American Eagle Tankers, American Express, Barclays Capital, Borland, DBS, Deutsche Bank, F&N, K E Swan, NTUC Income, Sino-Land, Sino Hotels, Fullerton Hotel, F&N, Equatorial Hill Resort, Givaudan, GSK, J&J, Lufthansa Cargo, Microsoft, Munich Re, NIKE, Swagelok, NYSE Euronext, Ogilvy & Mathers, Parexel, Petronas, Pioneer Investments, Puratos, Tetra-Pak, Star TV, S.W.I.F.T., Tenaga National, Total Oil, TransOcean,the Asian Association of Career Management, University of Malaya, Dell, Dexia, Insead, LVMH, Roche, Singapore Civil Service College, Singapore Prisons Services, Sanofi-Aventis, Solvay Pharma and UBS.

He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management and the Founder and past President of the Singapore Chapter of the International Coach Federation. See Luan is the Founder and Immediate Past President of the Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches with headquarters in Singapore. He has spoken at international and local conferences and is published in the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations. See Luan was recently elected a Director on the Global Board of the International Coach Federation which has 18,000 members in more than 100 countries. He is the first Asian male to join the global board in its 15 year history.

See Luan is certified in the use of the following instruments:

  • High Impact Teaming
  • Hay Mcber Competency Applications
  • Big Five Personality Profile
  • Workforce DNA Administration
  • Cultural Orientations Model and Indicator
  • Coaching Facilitation
  • Bar-on EQ-i


See Luan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in Economics from the University of Malaya and a Diploma in Communications, Advertising and Marketing from CAM Foundation, UK. He also qualified as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Financial Consultant (Ch Fc) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) US. See Luan loves what he does, finds that it counts and is also fun---this is what makes him tick.