Our Management Team

The Principals — Operators First, Advisors Second

Evolette Locin is built on a single conviction: the best advice comes from people who have skin in the game. Our principals do not manage theory — they manage live operating assets in Singapore’s most demanding sectors: high-end F&B, sports facility operations, and high-stakes commercial law. Before we advise a single client, we stress-test every framework on our own balance sheets.

Principal — Risk Architecture & Venture Scaling

XT Tan is the founder of the TAG International Group and the driving force behind Evolette Locin’s operator philosophy. His background in law is not a credential — it is an operational asset. Trained at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Law, admitted to the Singapore Bar, and subsequently headhunted into the role of Group General Counsel for Asia-Pacific at the Wave House | Wave Loch | Surf Loch Group (2009–2019), XT has spent two decades at the intersection of complex commercial structures, high-stakes negotiation, and venture scaling under uncertainty.

Today, XT owns and operates three of Singapore’s most recognised elite assets: Miyu — Singapore’s premier fine-dining Japanese omakase experience, operating at permanent capacity without paid advertising; Winchester Tennis Arena — Singapore’s only indoor public tennis courts, dominating search for “Tennis Coach Singapore” through structured data and Agentic SEO; and TAG International Tennis Academy — a premier competitive coaching programme. Every client engagement inherits the hard-won architecture of these live operations.

  • Risk Mitigation & Commercial Contract Architecture — the same precision used in APAC group counsel for international hospitality, applied to protect your venture’s downside.
  • Venture Structure & Entity Optimisation — IP architecture, holding structures, and entity design that survive scale.
  • High-Stakes Commercial Negotiation — tested in tourism board negotiations, luxury operator deals, and sports facility development.
XT Tan, Principal of Evolette Locin, Risk Architecture and Venture Scaling Lead, Singapore business consultant

Principal — Asset Operations & Growth Systems

Our Growth Operations Lead (Operations Director, Winchester Tennis Arena) brings what no case study can replicate: the pressure of managing a 365-day sports operation as a live asset. Running Winchester Tennis Arena means solving court utilisation algorithms, coach scheduling, membership tier architecture, and local search dominance — simultaneously, without a safety net. This is high-performance asset management applied to a real-world operating environment.

The same execution precision — deploying Agentic SEO frameworks, building knowledge graph architecture, engineering digital acquisition systems — transfers directly to every client engagement. Our clients do not receive a playbook. They receive an operational system already proven on our own courts, kitchens, and commercial structures.

  • High-Performance Asset Management — sports facility and F&B operations at operating capacity without conventional ad spend.
  • Agentic SEO & Digital Acquisition Systems — AI-driven frameworks for search dominance in competitive Singapore niches.
  • Operational Efficiency & Moat Construction — building competitive advantages competitors cannot replicate with budget alone.
Growth Operations Lead, Evolette Locin, Asset Operations and Digital Acquisition Systems specialist

Senior Operations Team

The Evolette Locin senior team brings depth across insurance risk (former Deputy CEO of NTUC Income and CEO of First Capital Insurance Singapore), national library and tourism award-winning experience management, and specialist expertise in corporate finance, human resources, event management, marketing, branding, and legal structures. Our marketing operations team drives the digital and content systems that keep our operating assets — and our clients — at the top of their respective niches.

Evolette Locin senior operations team members, Singapore business advisory

Work With the Operators

We don’t take discovery calls. We take portfolio audits. If you are serious about scaling a venture with operator-grade intelligence behind it, start a strategic conversation.

Evolette Locin team receiving industry recognition award in Singapore

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Verifiable Credentials & Track Record

XT Tan is a practising Singapore attorney (LL.B, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law; admitted to the Singapore Bar). From 2009 to 2019, he served as Group General Counsel for Asia-Pacific at the international Wave House | Wave Loch | Surf Loch Group — a role that encompassed multi-jurisdiction commercial law, tourism board negotiations, and international franchise structuring. His operating portfolio today comprises Miyu Omakase & Sushi @ Duxton (luxury omakase, operating at permanent capacity without paid advertising), Miyu @ Dempsey, Miyuni, Winchester Tennis Arena (Singapore’s only indoor public tennis courts), and TAG International Tennis Academy (competitive tennis coaching).

Read How Our Operators Think

Our Operator Intelligence Insights are written from direct operating experience — not theory. Read: How Miyu Operates at Capacity Without Advertising · Logistics as Marketing — Lessons From Scaling Winchester Tennis Arena · Agentic SEO in 2026

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Credentials, Track Record & Verifiable Proof Points

At Evolette Locin, we operate on a simple principle: verifiable proof outweighs any credential. Below is a direct, auditable account of XT Tan’s professional background, operating track record, and the verifiable outcomes of the frameworks deployed across our portfolio.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • LL.B., National University of Singapore Faculty of Law — one of Asia’s leading law faculties, consistently ranked among the world’s top 20 law schools.
  • Admitted to the Singapore Bar — practising attorney qualified in Singapore law, with professional standing verifiable through the Law Society of Singapore.
  • Group General Counsel, Asia-Pacific — Wave House | Wave Loch | Surf Loch Group (2009–2019) — 10 years as APAC GC for an international surf and entertainment group, responsible for multi-jurisdiction commercial law, international franchise structuring, tourism board negotiations, and joint venture architecture across the Asia-Pacific region.
  • ITF-Certified Professional Coach & Tennis Singapore-Accredited Coach — professional coaching credentials verified by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Singapore.
  • ITF Men’s 35+ World No. 56 — active competitive player ranked among the top ITF singles rankings globally for the 35+ category.
  • Singapore Open Men’s Doubles Champion (2019) — national competition title validating elite competitive play at the highest domestic level.
  • Appointed Senior Coach, ActiveSG Tennis Academy — Singapore’s national tennis development programme under Sport Singapore, the national sports authority.
  • 10,000+ Students Coached — over two decades of coaching at all levels, from beginner to national competitive players, including junior national squad members.

Current Operating Portfolio (Verifiable)

  • Miyu Omakase & Sushi @ Duxton — Singapore’s premier fine-dining Japanese omakase experience. Operating at permanent capacity without paid advertising since launch. Verifiable through Google search for “Miyu Omakase Singapore” and direct reservation availability.
  • Miyu @ Dempsey & Miyuni — Extended portfolio of premium Japanese dining concepts under the Miyu brand, operating across multiple Singapore locations.
  • Winchester Tennis Arena — Singapore’s only indoor public tennis courts. Ranks #1 on Google for “Tennis Coach Singapore” and related high-intent queries. Verifiable by searching “Tennis Coach Singapore” on Google.sg.
  • TAG International Tennis Academy — A premier competitive tennis coaching programme producing Singapore national and regional competitive players.
  • PickleChoo — Singapore’s emerging pickleball facility network, deployed using the same Agentic SEO and demand architecture frameworks as the tennis and F&B assets.

Awards & Institutional Recognition

Under XT Tan’s leadership as APAC Group General Counsel, Wave House Sentosa received multiple Singapore Tourism Board nominations and industry awards — demonstrating advisory and operational capability at institutional scale. This institutional track record informs the commercial structure expertise deployed in every Evolette Locin advisory engagement.

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