NUS - National University of Singapore

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Professor TAN Chorh Chuan

President

National University of Singapore

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Professor Tan is concurrently Deputy Chairman of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research. He is also the Chairman of the International Alliance of Research Universities and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global University Leaders Forum. Professor Tan obtained his MBBS, Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) and PhD from the National University of Singapore and MRCP (UK) from the Royal College of Physicians.

Phillip TAN Eng Seong

Director

EQ Insurance Company

Appointed on 1 April 2008

Mr Tan was a former Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers and is currently active in community service, serving on the Boards and the Audit, Finance and Investment committees of a number of statutory and charitable bodies. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.

Sunny George VERGHESE

Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Olam International

Appointed on 1 April 2009

Mr Verghese is the Chairman of International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. He is also Chairman of the Governing Council of Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI) and a Singapore representative on the ASEAN Business Advisory Council. He holds a postgraduate Management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and completed the Advanced Management Program from the Harvard Business School.

Lucien WONG Yuen Kuai

Managing Partner

Allen & Gledhill LLP

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Mr Wong holds directorships in various companies including Singapore Airlines Limited, Singapore Press Holdings Limited and Cerebos Pacific Limited. He is also the Chairman of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, and a Board Member of Monetary Authority of Singapore. Mr Wong holds a Bachelor of Laws honours degree from the University of Singapore.

Halimah bte YACOB

Deputy Secretary-General

NTUC

Member of Parliament

Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC)

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Mdm Halimah is the Chairman of Jurong Town Council as well as a Board Member of SMRT Corporation Ltd, Mendaki Holdings Pte Ltd and Temasek Cares CGL Limited. She is also a Deputy Member of the International Labour Organisation Governing Body. She holds a Bachelor of Laws honours degree from the University of Singapore and a Master of Laws from the National University of Singapore.

YEOH Chee Yan

Second Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Education, Singapore

Appointed on 14 July 2008

Ms Yeoh is the Chairman of National Library Board and a member of the LIEN Centre for Social Innovation Board. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of London and a Master of Science degree in Social Psychology (with Distinction) from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London.