Julian Tan is the AP leader for IBM Supply Chain Transformation. He has a strong passion for harnessing AI and technologies in building Next-Gen Supply Chain capabilities. Over the course of his career, he has held several technical and management leadership roles, such as Semiconductor and Electronics technology qualification, Supplier Management, New Product Introduction and Quality. He is also IBM’s SEA Quantum Business Dev Executive since 2018.

He was recognized Global 2024 National Association of Manufacturer’s Manufacturing Leadership Council (MLC) Digital Transformation Leadership Award, Global 2017 Frost & Sullivan (F&S) Visionary Leadership Award, and 2018 F&S Transformation award for his work around artificial intelligence in the quality practice.

He is a committee member in SemiconSEA’s Smart Manufacturing council and owns 8 patents.