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Board of Directors
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1 Mr David Wong Cheong Fook
Chairman,
Independent Director
Mr Wong is a Director on the
boards of LMA International
NV, PacificMas Bhd, Banking
Computer Services Pte Ltd, Jurong
International Holdings Pte Ltd,
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd and
Teva Pharmaceutical Investments
(Singapore) Pte Ltd. He is also a
Member of the Casino Regulatory
Authority and is a board member of
the National Environment Agency.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of
Certified Public Accountants in
Singapore, and a member of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants
in England and Wales.
2 Ms Chong Siak Ching
Vice Chairman,
Non-executive Director
Ms Chong is the President and
Chief Executive Officer of Ascendas
Pte Ltd. She sits on the boards
of Ascendas Pte Ltd and its
subsidiaries. Ascendas pioneered
Singapore’s first business space
trust, Ascendas REIT in November
2002, and Singapore’s first Indiabased
properties business trust,
Ascendas India Trust in August
2008. She is also the Deputy
Chairman of Spring Singapore, the
enterprise development agency
of Singapore and Chairman of
IE Singapore’s Network India
Steering Committee. Ms Chong
is Singapore’s representative
for the APEC Business Advisory
Council. Previously Jurong Town
Corporation’s Deputy Chief
Executive Officer, she has extensive
experience in business space
management.
Ms Chong studied Estate
Management at the National
University of Singapore where, in
1981, she graduated with honours
and was awarded a Gold Medal by
the Singapore Institute of Surveyors
and Valuers. In 1991, Ms Chong
obtained a Masters in Business
Administration from the same
university. Ms Chong was registered
as a licensed valuer in 1983 and
has also completed the Advanced
Management Programme at
Harvard Business School in 1998.
In recognition of her unwavering
commitment and service to
her alma mater, Ms Chong was
conferred the National University
of Singapore (NUS) Distinguished
Alumni Service Award in 2009. She
was also previously conferred the
NUS Distinguished Alumni Award
by the Faculty of Architecture and
Building Management in 1999.
3 Mr Joseph Chen Seow Chan
Independent Director
Chairman, Audit Committee
Mr Chen has 29 years of experience
in the treasury and fixed income
business. He worked in a number
of major foreign banks and the
Monetary Authority of Singapore,
prior to joining United Overseas
Bank (“UOB”), where he worked for
17 years. He was Managing Director,
Global Treasury of UOB when he
retired in November 2005. He was
also a Director of UOB Bullion &
Futures, a subsidiary of UOB, until
retirement. Mr Chen was also a
member of the UOB Management
Committee and the Assets &
Liabilities Committee.
4 Mr Chia Kim Huat
Independent Director
Mr Chia is presently a partner of
Rajah & Tann LLP and heads its
Corporate and China Practice
Group. Mr Chia has more than 16
years experience as a practicing
lawyer and his main areas of practice
include capital market transactions,
cross-border joint ventures, private
equity investments, mergers and
acquisitions, corporate and banking
transactions. He graduated from
National University of Singapore
with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
degree in 1992 and is a member of
the Singapore Academy of Law and
The Law Society of Singapore.
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