Philip Poh is a professor that developed the Singapore Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in 1998.
Since 1998, he has been the adjunct professor specialising in purchasing and logistics management at Southern Cross University in Australia.
In 2004, Professor Poh received the Garner-Themoin Award from the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management, a world body registered in Switzerland.
Jack Wagner, the Director-General of the World Body was quoted as saying that the contributions made by Professor Philip Poh to the profession are well recognised not only in the Asia Pacific region but also globally, in over 40 countries where the world body is represented.
[5]Previous award recipients include Cabinet Ministers and a former President of the World Bank.