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SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD Annual Report 201117The names of the directors holding office at the date ofthis report are set out below together with details of theiracademic and professional qualifications, age, date of firstappointment as Director, date of last re-election as Director,as well as directorships in companies.Lieutenant-GeneralNEO Kian HongLG Neo Kian Hong, 47, is Chief of theDefence Force. He was appointed anon-executive Director on 31 March2010 and was last re-elected asDirector on 21 April 2010. Prior tothis, LG Neo was the Chief of Army.He joined the Ministry of Defence(MINDEF) in 1984 and was awardedthe SAF Overseas Scholarship in1985, SAF Postgraduate Scholarship(General Development) in 1997 andThe Public Administration Medal(Gold) in 2007. In the course of hismilitary career, he has held variouskey command and staff positionsin MINDEF. LG Neo is a Director ofJurong Town Corporation and a boardmember of DSTA Board. He holds aBachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Electrical & Electronic) from theUniversity of London, UK, as well asa Master of Science (Management ofTechnology) from the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, USA.Dr TAN Kim SiewDr Tan Kim Siew, 58, is PermanentSecretary (Defence Development),MINDEF. He was appointed a nonexecutiveDirector on 15 December2003 and was last re-elected asDirector on 21 April 2010. Prior to hispresent appointment with MINDEF,he was the Deputy Secretary (Policy)with the Ministry of Finance. Hewas formerly the CEO and ChiefPlanner of the Urban RedevelopmentAuthority from 1996 to 2001. Dr Tanis Chairman of the DSTA and DSONational Laboratories, and is also aDirector of Singapore TechnologiesHoldings Pte Ltd. Dr Tan holds aBachelor of Arts in Engineering Triposand a Ph.D in Engineering from theUniversity of Cambridge, UK.Mr QUEK Tong BoonMr Quek Tong Boon, 56, is ChiefDefence Scientist and Chief Research& Technology Officer in MINDEF.He was appointed a non-executiveDirector on 1 March 2008 and waslast re-elected as Director on 20 April2011. He joined the Defence ScienceOrganisation of MINDEF in 1980 andin the course of his career, has heldvarious key appointments, includingthat of Deputy Secretary (Technologyand Transformation) of MINDEF andCEO of the DSO National Laboratories.Mr Quek’s current chairmanshipincludes that of the Intellectual PropertyOffice of Singapore (IPOS). He is alsoan Adjunct Professor at the Departmentof Electrical & Computer Engineeringof the National University of Singapore(NUS). He holds a Bachelor of Arts(Honours) (Engineering) from theUniversity of Cambridge, UK, anda Master of Science (ElectricalEngineering) from NUS.