Singapore-based multi-disciplinary law firm Helmsman LLC on Friday (24 July) announced the appointment of Lin Yan Yan as Chief Executive Officer. Lin’s appointment took effect in June 2026. Lin joined the company from ONE Championship, Asia’s largest global sports media property, where she served as Vice President with cross-functional responsibility across corporate development, commercial, and corporate affairs. At ONE Championship, she led global teams, drove market expansion, and spearheaded strategic initiatives including the global distribution of ONE’s media rights worldwide, the structuring and closing of commercial partnerships with leading media, brand and government organisations, the launch and scaling of new business lines, and fundraising across multiple financing rounds. She also led ONE’s Analytics & Insights function and oversaw the organisation’s China business. Earlier in her career, Lin was a strategy consultant at L.E.K. Consulting before transitioning into principal investing roles at Mission Holdings, VisVires Capital Asia, and Volta Circle. She began her professional career as a litigation lawyer at Drew & Napier LLC. Lin holds an MBA from INSEAD, an LLB (Hons) from the National University of Singapore, and has completed MIT’s Applied Data Science Program. She is admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and is fluent in Mandarin. Ian Teo, Managing Director, Helmsman , said: “We are delighted to welcome Yan Yan to Helmsman as our Chief Executive Officer. Yan Yan joins Helmsman at an exciting stage of the firm’s growth. “Her record of building and running complex organisations across Asia, combined with her deep commercial and strategic instincts, makes her exceptionally well-placed to lead the firm through its next chapter. We look forward to the energy and vision she brings to this role.”   Photo credit: Helmsman Published: 24 July, 2026