Doris Phua was the CEO of the Da Vinci Group, which specializes in boutique furniture, jewellery and tableware, as well as the co-founder of Da Vinci Holdings with her husband, Tony Phua. Hugely successful locally as well as in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Brunei and Italy, she was named the 2001 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in Singapore. She is also honoured with a doctorate title from Honolulu University.