Tang Siew Wai

Country Head

Carousell Malaysia

With over 18 years of combined experience & accomplishments in the ICT and e-commerce industry, Siew Wai leads Carousell’s business growth and development in Malaysia with a focus on building strategic partnerships, driving revenue and developing meaningful communities of buyers and sellers.

Since taking the helm in Malaysia, he has increased Carousell’s app downloads to more than six million with over 25 million user listings in the Malaysian market, putting it in the top five of both Apple app store and Google play.

A huge Star Wars fan and an active member of several fan clubs, he is passionate about growing more communities on the platform and has been actively collaborating with various clubs to build engaged interest groups for Carousellers to share their passions.

Bringing a wealth of experience to the table, prior to joining Carousell, Siew Wai was regional marketing director at Huawei, overseeing seven countries in the South Pacific region for the telecommunications company. Subsequently, he joined luxury e-commerce platform, Reebonz, where he was country head for Malaysia for two years. Siew Wai then went on to launch ModeFair, a social e-commerce platform that connects brands with influencers, before making the switch to set up Carousell’s business in Malaysia.

Carousell is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing classifieds marketplace, with over 200 million listings and a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Australia, and is backed by leading international venture capitalists and investors such as Sequoia Capital, Rakuten Ventures, 500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures, DBS Bank and Quest VC.