Stephen Forshaw is Temasek’s Head of Public Affairs; a role he has held since 2011. Since then, he has concurrently been appointed as Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand and Head, Internal Communications.

Prior to joining Temasek, Stephen was Senior Director, Corporate Communications for Microsoft, covering Asia Pacific. 

From 2000 to 2009, Stephen was with Singapore Airlines where he was responsible for Public Affairs; initially in Australia, relocating to Singapore to head the airline’s global public affairs function. 

Stephen served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Gary Humphries MLA (Deputy Chief Minister, Attorney-General and Treasurer of the Australian Capital Territory – Canberra). He was a political and campaign adviser during several local and Federal elections in Australia. 

Stephen holds an MBA from the University of New England, Australia. He is a member of the Industry Advisory Council of Singapore University of Technology and Design’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and was the President of the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (2013-2015).

Stephen is a Member of the Boards of Mandai Park Holdings Pte Ltd, (the parent company of the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Safari and Jurong Bird Park), and of the holding company that owns and operates Australia’s largest independent pet food manufacturer, The Real Pet Food Company. 

In 2018, Stephen was recognised by The Holmes Report, a global industry journal covering the communications profession, with an Individual Achievement Award for his contribution to the profession.  He had been recognised by The Holmes Report for several years as one of the 100 most influential in-house communications professionals in the world, and subsequently, on their “Crossover” List, recognising inhouse communications professionals who have crossed over into senior commercial leadership roles in their organisations.

Stephen has lived in Singapore since 2004.