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“ I ’ve a lways looked forward

to Christmas for the many beauti-

ful things it em-bodies — love,

shar ing , hope and family — all

of which I’ve con-stantly encouraged within the Singa-pore Montblanc family, to hold close to their hearts. For 2008, I hope for the people of the world to come together to com-bat climate change and to protect Moth-er Earth, in her time of need. For Montblanc,

I wish my staff success, love and continued team

spirit as we steer the brand towards the next pinnacle.”

— Catherine Ang, managing director, Montblanc SEA

“Christmas is a time to share with family and

friends. For me, it is also a time to reflect

on the past year and look ahead to the

coming one and the promise of what it

will bring. The mar-kets are dynamic and present a lot of chal-lenges as well as op-portunities. May you seize both the chal-lenges and oppor-tunities with deter-mination. Wishing your trading in 2008 will be an enjoya-ble and profitable

one.”— Geoffrey Sawyer,

general manager, CMC Markets Singapore

Head honchos share their hopes and dreams for next year

“It may have been said be-

fore, but my hopes would sti l l be for a more har-monious and peaceful world, where every-one can work towards suc-cess in whatev-er they do. Here in Singapore, my desire is to see

Audi established as a household

name; where Audi drivers en-

joy their car and where it’s very

much a part of their life and lifestyle.”

— Reinhold Carl, manag-ing director, Audi Singapore

“My wish for 2008 will

be for anoth-er great year

for Singapore and the South-east Asian econ-omies. If steady growth contin-ues, combined with a higher flow of tourists, the watch and jew-ellery business will experience another record year in the re-gion. The challenge in our industry is to get

enough supply from Switzer-land... I hope then that the movement and watch

makers will be very productive!”— Thomas Bouillonnec, general manager,

Piaget Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam

Festive Wishes “Christmas is to me, a commemoration of the

birth of Christ, which has brought reconcilia-tion, lasting peace and eternal hope to many. As we bid farewell to 2007 and pave the way for the New Year, I believe that with astute management, our economy will remain resilient as we weather the present effects of high oil prices, rising inflation, a vol-

atile stock market and the subprime crisis in the US. I

would like to wish everyone a blessed Christmas, good health,

lots of love, joy and prosperity in the coming year and beyond.”

— Ong Lay Ling, managing director, Trans Eurokars Pte Ltd

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“I look forward to a prosperous 2008 for

Singapore and the region and I believe it will be. I like to transform my hopes and dreams into a vi-sion and work hard to make that vision a reality. I am sure 2008 will be a year of growth and I look for-ward to it. Good health and a good personal family life provide the foundation for sound

achievements in busi-ness life.”

— Christopher Kilaniotis, managing director, Cartier

“2007 has been a good year with much to be thankful for. Sin-

gapore has upped her vibrancy quotient with the Formula One race, the rejuvenation

of Orchard Road and the possibility of having the Youth Olympic Games.

There is a general feeling that we could really shoot for the stars. I hope our lovely ‘little red dot’ continues to pulse with excite-ment and energy for many gen-erations to come. Christmas is a time to be with family and friends. May I, through The Edge Singapore, wish the Ascott family and all who have made Ascott’s serviced residences their home away from home,

the most joyful Christ-mas ever!”

— Jennie Chua, CEO, Ascott International

Management

“More than ever, I wish that the

luxury we sell is the simplicity of

quality, elegance and harmony plus a certain durability that enables the prod-uct to become imbued with the imprint of its owner’s personality.” — Eric Bosviel Grellety, Apac managing director,

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