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Board of directorsNiam Chiang Meng, 49Mr Niam was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2003. He is thePermanent Secretary of the Ministry of CommunityDevelopment, Youth and Sports. He is also a Member of theSingapore Totalisator Board and Chairman of the SingaporeSports School Ltd.Prior to his current appointment with the Ministry ofCommunity Development, Youth and Sports, Mr Niam heldvarious positions in other Singapore Government Ministriesand Statutory Boards. He had served as Chief Executive Officerof the Housing & Development Board, Chairman of theSingapore Broadcasting Authority, Permanent Secretary withthe Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts,Permanent Secretary with the Ministry of Law, DeputySecretary with the Ministry of Health, and Vice President(News) with the Television Corporation of Singapore.Mr Niam graduated from the National University of Singaporewith a Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree in Economics. Heobtained a Master’s in Public Administration Degree fromHarvard University in 1991.Heng Chiang Meng, 61Mr Heng was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2005. Heholds directorships in various listed companies including EconInternational Ltd, Macquarie International Infrastructure FundLtd, Orchard Parade Holdings Limited, Thakral CorporationLimited and Garratt’s Ltd. He also sits on the Board of JurongPort Private Ltd, a subsidiary of Jurong Town Corporation.Mr Heng began his career in the financial sector in 1970 aftergraduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration withHonours Degree from the University of Singapore.He has held senior positions in several financial institutionsincluding Citibank NA, Monetary Authority of Singapore andOverseas Union Bank Limited. His other major area ofexperience was in real estate, having been Managing Directorof First Capital Corporation Limited, Executive Director in theFar East Organization Group and Group Managing Director inLim Kah Ngam Limited.Mr Heng served four terms as a Member of Parliament from1984 to 2001, during which he chaired the GovernmentParliamentary Committees for Communications and theEnvironment as well as Ang Mo Kio-Cheng San CommunityDevelopment Council and Cheng San Town Council.In community organisations, Mr Heng is Chairman of theSingapore Environment Council and a Board member of theNational Environment Agency.Edward Lee Kwong Foo, 60Mr Lee was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2006.He became Singapore’s Ambassador to Indonesia in 1994, andretired on 1 July 2006 after 36 years of service with the ForeignService Branch of the Singapore Administrative Service invarious senior positions across Asia-Pacific.Since his first posting to Indonesia in 1974, Mr Lee served atotal of 18 years in the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta. He alsoserved as Ambassador to the Philippines from 1990 to 1993, aswell as High Commissioner to Brunei from 1984 to 1990.For his long-standing contributions in Public Service, Mr Leewas honoured with several accolades including the PublicAdministration Medal in 1996 (Silver) and 1998 (Gold), theLong Service Medal in 1997 and the Meritorious Service Medalin 2006.In 1993, Mr Lee was conferred the diplomatic rank of Datu(Grand Cross) of the Order of Sikatuna by the PhilippineGovernment in recognition of his efforts in promoting bilateralrelations between the Philippines and Singapore.Choo Chiau Beng, 59Mr Choo is a Director of Keppel Land Limited, Chairmanand Chief Executive Officer of Keppel Offshore & MarineLtd, Senior Executive Director of Keppel Corporation Limitedand Chairman of Singapore Petroleum Company Limited andSingapore Refining Company Pte Ltd.Mr Choo started his career with Keppel Shipyard in 1971 androse through the ranks to his present position.He is Chairman of SMRT Corporation Limited and sits on theBoard of Directors of k1 Ventures Limited, Singapore MaritimeFoundation and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. Heis Chairman of the Nanyang Business School’s InternationalAdvisory Board.He is also Chairman of Det Norske Veritas South East AsiaCommittee and Council Member of the American Bureau ofShipping and a Member of the American Bureau of Shipping’sSoutheast Asia Regional Committee and Special Committee onMobile Offshore Drilling Units.He is Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Brazil.Mr Choo holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours),University of Newcastle upon Tyne (awarded the ColomboPlan Scholarship to study Naval Architecture) and a Master32 Board of directorsKeppel Land LimitedReport to Shareholders 2006