Annual Report 2012 - singapore land limited
Annual Report 2012 - singapore land limited
Annual Report 2012 - singapore land limited
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Singapore Land Limited - <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
WEE CHO YAW<br />
JOHN GOKONGWEI, JR.<br />
WEE CHO YAW<br />
Chairman<br />
Dr Wee Cho Yaw was appointed a Director and Deputy<br />
Chairman of Singapore Land Limited (“SingLand”) in 1992.<br />
He became the Chairman of SingLand with effect from 16<br />
January 1996. He has more than 50 years of experience<br />
in the banking industry. He is the Chairman of the United<br />
Overseas Bank Limited, Far Eastern Bank Ltd, United<br />
Overseas Insurance Ltd, United International Securities<br />
Ltd, UOL Group Limited, Haw Par Corporation Limited,<br />
Pan Pacifi c Hotels Group Limited, United Industrial<br />
Corporation Limited and Marina Centre Holdings Private<br />
Limited. He is also the Chairman of the Wee Foundation.<br />
Dr Wee received Chinese high school education. He is<br />
the Honorary President of the Singapore Federation of<br />
Chinese Clan Associations, Singapore Chinese Chamber<br />
of Commerce and Industry and Singapore Hokkien Huay<br />
Kuan. He was appointed Pro-Chancellor of Nanyang<br />
Technological University in 2004 and was conferred<br />
Honorary Doctor of Letters by the National University of<br />
Singapore in 2008.<br />
Dr Wee was conferred the Businessman Of The Year award<br />
twice at the Singapore Business Awards in 2001 and 1990.<br />
In 2006, he received the inaugural Credit Suisse-Ernst &<br />
Young Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding<br />
achievements in the Singapore business community. In<br />
2009, he was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award<br />
by The Asian Banker.<br />
In 2011, Dr Wee was awarded the Distinguished Service<br />
Order, the highest National Day award, by the Government<br />
for his contributions towards the community and education<br />
in Singapore.<br />
JOHN GOKONGWEI, JR.<br />
Deputy Chairman<br />
Dr John Gokongwei, Jr. was appointed a Director and<br />
Deputy Chairman of SingLand in 1999. As of January 2002,<br />
he is the Chairman Emeritus of JG Summit Holdings, Inc.,<br />
a company incorporated in the Philippines and listed on<br />
the Philippines Stock Exchange Inc., since its formation in<br />
1990. He is also a Director and Deputy Chairman of United<br />
Industrial Corporation Limited, Director of Marina Centre<br />
Holdings Private Limited, Universal Robina Corporation,<br />
Robinsons Land Corporation, Oriental Petroleum and<br />
Minerals Corporation and Anscor Phils.<br />
Dr Gokongwei received a Master in Business Administration<br />
from the De la Salle University in the Philippines, and<br />
attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard<br />
University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.