OMI Founder - Ven Chin
OMI’s Founder - Ven Chin
Ven Chin is a Serial Entrepreneur and has won multi awards in Singapore and Australia.
Ven Chin migrated with his family to Melbourne in May 2017 and founded OMI in Nov 2017.
The first OMI is located at Chadstone Shopping Center, the largest Shopping Mall in Southern Hemisphere and Australia. 6 OMI outlets were opened within 2 years. OMI will be expanding to other cities in Australia in 2020.
Ven Chin has more than 12 years of experience in finance, consulting and F&B. He holds a Master of Business Administration (Distinction) from the Manchester Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Actuarial Studies from the University of Melbourne.
Prior to founding OMI Group, Ven founded GD Group, an award-winning restaurant chain in Singapore. Under Ven Chin’s management, GD Group has grown to 7 restaurants with Turnover of SGD15 Million under the brand of Gurney Drive, Penang Culture, Penang St Buffet & Mamak Culture in a span of 6 years.
Awards and Accolades
Inaugurated in 1989 by the Rotary Club of Singapore, The Entrepreneur of the Year Award (EYA) is the oldest Award in Singapore that honours local entrepreneurs who have shown outstanding performance as business owners, be they emerging or established enterprises, in their respective industry fields.
Emerging Entreprise Award Year 2015 - Overall Winner
Jointly organised by OCBC, the World’s Strongest Bank and Business Time Singapore, the award has been empowering startups and young enterprises with both recognition and resources to take flight and achieve stellar growth.
Ven Chin being featured by Channel NewsAsia
Ven Chin being featured by Mediacorp’s Channel NewsAsia on winning the Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Award
Ven Chin being featured by as Faces of Melbourne 2019 by EZ Magazine, an award that recognises the upcoming leaders in Melbourne.
Media Feature by Singapore’s Mediacorp Channel 8
Ven Chin was being featured by Mediacorp’s Channel 8, the Top TV Channel in Singapore, on winning the Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Award
Features across Singapore’s major news paper
INSEAD is consistently ranked among the world's top business schools. Its MBA program has been ranked 1st globally in 2016 and 2017 in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking, and 2nd in the 2018 ranking.
