CS Tan

Honorary Board Member, MSIA

CS Tan graduated from USM (University Science of Malaysia) in 1991 with a 1st Class Honours degree in Applied Physics and a winner of the Faculty Gold Medal. He also holds an MBA from USM. CS started his career in National Semiconductor Penang and has an illustrious career spanning 35 years covering industries such as Semiconductor, Hard Disk Storage, and Electronics Manufacturing Services. In the past 20 years, CS Tan has been the VP/General Manager of large MNC factories, such as Flextronics, ON Semiconductor, and ST Microelectronics where he last served up to Aug 2025. CS Tan has been actively promoting Industry 4.0/AI in Manufacturing, Lean manufacturing and the principles of responsible business ethics in accordance with RBA. Throughout his career, CS Tan has led various important manufacturing initiatives such as Lean Manufacturing, Automation, Total Quality Management, Reliability Centred Maintenance and more recently Industry 4.0 and AI. CS Tan has spoken in various industry seminars and workshops in diverse fields such as Supply Chain Management, Factory Security, IOT, and Smart Manufacturing. He was also recently appointed as Adjunct Professor to the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in UTEM, Melaka and was recently awarded Honorary Doctor of Engineering by UTEM. He is active on the advisory boards of UTEM, UTHM and Xiamen University. He was also on the Regional Advisory Board of SEMI SEA from 2018 - 2025, and is currently Honorary Board Member of MSIA.