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Mark Phooi Peck Lye (born 22 August 1962) is a Singaporean entrepreneur in the design industry. He is the founder and CEO of First Media Pte Ltd (FM), a holding company that manages a collection of design agencies and design institutions.〔(Objective of First Media )〕 His first business venture at the age of 27 was a design agency he started on his own with a capital of S$2,000. He called it Lancer Design, deriving the name Lancer from the word "freelancer". At the age of 32, he earned his first million. In 2006, Phooi founded First Media Design School (FMDS), a progressive private educational institution specialising in the field of design. In August 2011, FMDS was awarded the Council for Private Education's (CPE) four-year EduTrust mark. ==Early life and education== Phooi was born in Singapore. His father worked as a contractor for PSA International and his mother was a contract labourer. At the age of 9, he joined The Singapore Scout Association(SSA) as a Sea Scout and at the age of 12, he became a qualified lifeguard. Phooi attended his secondary school education from the age of 13 to 16 at Tanglin Secondary School. At the age of 24, he enrolled into a Fine Arts diploma program at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts(NAFA), but switched to a Graphic Design pathway soon after. He graduated from NAFA in 1989 at the age of 27. In 2002, he graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Master of Design. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Phooi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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