Dr Bicky Bhangu

OBE, President, Southeast Asia, Pacific and South Korea at Rolls-Royce.

Dr Bicky Bhangu is President – South East Asia, Pacific and South Korea at Rolls-Royce, based in Singapore. He is responsible for the regional strategy, external relations governance and communications of the operational activities across the company’s key business sectors – Civil Aerospace, Defence and Power Systems.

Bicky has been actively involved in the advancement of Singapore’s aerospace, marine and high-value manufacturing industries, and served as a member Advanced Manufacturing Exco with the Ministry of Trade & Industry and has served as Deputy President of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF). Bicky is currently serving as Council Member for the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF), and is Board Member of Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC).

In supporting regional growth, Bicky serves on the Board of Directors of the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), and the Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre (AMIC). Bicky has served as President of the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore over several terms and as Vice President for the Euro Chambers of Commerce Singapore. He was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours List for service to international trade, investment, export and strengthening partnership between Singapore and UK.

Bicky is the Vice President for Board of Trustees at UK Institution of Engineering & Technology helping to bridge opportunities between UK and Asia Pacific. Bicky is currently serving as Advisory Committee member to Republic Polytechnic, School of Applied Science; serving as Department Consultative Committee for NUS Electrical & Computational Engineering; and serving on the Industrial Advisory Board for Newcastle University, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Degree in Singapore. Bicky is also serving the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS) as Board Member.

Bicky is a certified International Director of Corporate Governance with INSEAD. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Nanyang Technological University, has a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham, an MSc in Control Systems, PhD in Advanced Machines and Drives from the University of Sheffield and an MBA in Technology Management. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET), Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). Bicky has published over 30 technical journals and is author of 12 global patents.

Bicky is married to Jennie and has two children Caitlin and George.

Podcast

Episode 237 – The Aletheia Framework – Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation at Rolls-Royce