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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.

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