Board of Trustees

 
  WONG Ngit Liong
Chairman
Board of Trustees
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Venture Corporation Limited

Appointed on 28 March 2006

Mr Wong is a member of the Singapore Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council under the Prime Minister's Office and serves on the International Academic Advisory Panel. He holds a First Class (Honours) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Malaya and a Masters degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree with distinction from McGill University under the Canadian Commonwealth Fellowship.
 
 
 
  Hans-Dieter BOTT
Former Managing Director
Siemens Pte Ltd
Former President
Singapore-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Appointed on 1 April 2009

Mr Bott was Vice President of the Executive Council of the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation and has served on the Boards of the Singapore Symphonia Company Limited, SMa Services Pte Ltd, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd. He holds a diploma in Business Administration from the Chamber of Commerce Nuremberg, Germany.
 
 
 
  CHONG Siak Ching
President & Chief Executive Officer
Ascendas Pte Ltd

Appointed on 1 April 2011

Ms Chong sits on the boards of Ascendas and its subsidiaries as well as Singapore Press Holdings and Jurong Health Services. She is Deputy Chairman of SPRING Singapore. Ms Chong holds an honours degree in Estate Management and a Masters in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
 
 
 
  Lucas CHOW Wing Keung
Executive Director
Far East Organization

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Mr Chow joined Far East Organization as Executive Director in June 2011 from MediaCorp where he was its CEO since December 2005. He sits on the boards of the National Integration Council, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports; and Orchard Parade Holdings Ltd. He is also Chairman of the Health Promotion Board and Tripartite Committee on Workplace Health Promotion. Mr Chow graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of Aston, United Kingdom.
 
 
 
  Edward Alec D'SILVA
Senior Advisor
SAA Architects Pte Ltd

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Mr D'Silva sits on the boards of the Public Service Commission, Presidential Council for Religious Harmony, National Institute of Education, and National Integration Council. He serves as Councillor for Central Singapore Community Development Council and Chairman of the Singapore Youth Award Panel. He is a member of the Strata Titles Board, and English Language Institute of Singapore and a Director of NIE International Pte Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Singapore.
 
 
 
  GOH Yew Lin
Managing Director
G.K. Goh Holdings Ltd

Appointed on 1 April 2008

Mr Goh serves on the boards of various companies including Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, Trailblazer Foundation Ltd, CIMB Securities International Pte Ltd, and Boyer Allan Management Ltd. He is also Chairman of Seatown Holdings Pte Ltd, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and Singapore Symphonia Company Limited. Mr Goh holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics) degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
 
 
 
  HAN Fook Kwang
Editor, The Straits Times
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

Appointed on 1 April 2008

Mr Han has served in various public service organisations, including the Land Transport Authority, Feedback Unit Supervisory Panel, Community and Parents in Support of Schools Advisory Council, Bioethics Advisory Committee and Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund Advisory Council. Mr Han graduated from the University of Leeds in Mechanical Engineering and holds a Masters in Public Administration degree from Harvard University.
 
 
 
  HIEW Yoon Khong
Chief Executive Officer
Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd
Senior Managing Director, Special Projects
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited

Appointed on 1 April 2009

Mr Hiew is a Director of Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd, Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Ltd, Mapletree Commercial Trust Management Ltd and a member of the Pro-Tem Singapore Accountancy Council. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Warwick as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Portsmouth.
 
 
 
  Peter HO Hak Ean
Senior Advisor
Centre for Strategic Futures
Senior Fellow
Civil Service College

Appointed on 1 April 2011

Mr Ho is the Chairman of Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering and a board member of SingBridge International Singapore Pte Ltd. He was Head of Civil Service, and Chairman of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, and Defence Science and Technology Agency. Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in the Engineering Tripos and a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge.
 
 
 
  HSIEH Fu Hua
Executive Director & President
Temasek Holdings

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Mr Hsieh is the Executive Director and President of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, and Co-Founder and Advisor of PrimePartners Group of Companies. He is a Board Member of National Arts Council and Term Trustee of SINDA. He graduated with an honours degree in Business Administration from the University of Singapore.
 
 
 
  Professor Olaf KÜBLER
President Emeritus
ETH Zurich

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Professor Kübler is a member of the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat). He serves on the President's International Advisory Council of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria). He is a partner of Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG and also serves on its Supervisory Council. Professor Kübler holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in theoretical physics from TU Karlsruhe and ETH Zurich respectively, and obtained his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg.
 
 
 
  Kay KUOK Oon Kwong
Executive Chairman
Shangri-La Hotel Limited

Appointed on 1 April 2008

Mdm Kuok is the Managing Director of Shangri-La Hotels (M) Berhad and Director of Allgreen Properties Limited. She is also the Chairman of the Board of National Healthcare Group, President of the Singapore Hotel Association, Director of the Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Fund and sits on the National Youth Achievement Award Council. She is a Barrister-at-Law from Gray's Inn London.
 
 
 
  Michael LIEN Jown Leam
Deputy Chairman
Wah Hin & Co Pte Ltd

Appointed on 1 April 2009

Mr Lien is Deputy Chairman and Executive Director of Wah Hin & Company. He is a Board Member of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited. Mr Lien was a UOB Bank Board Director from 2005 to 2009. He was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and headed its Singapore corporate finance business up to 2002. Mr Lien was a Colombo Plan Scholar and holds a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours), with majors in Finance and Econometrics from Monash University, Australia.
 
 
 
  Dr Edison LIU Tak-Bun
Executive Director
Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR

Appointed on 1 April 2008

Dr Liu is the Scientific Advisory Group member of the Singapore Bio-Bank, Chairman of the Governing Board of Health Sciences Authority of Singapore, President of the Human Genome Organisation, member of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Governing Board and Board Member of Singapore Clinical Research Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Psychology and Doctor of Medicine from Stanford University.
 
 
 
  Paul MA Kah Woh
Chairman
Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Mr Ma holds directorships in Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd, CapitaLand China Development Fund Pte Ltd, CapitaLand China Development Fund II Ltd, SMRT Corporation Limited, Hwa Hong Corporation Limited, Nucleus Connect Pte Ltd and Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte Ltd. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
 
 
 
  Lieutenant-General (NS) NG Yat Chung
Executive Director
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd

Appointed on 1 April 2006

LG (NS) Ng was former Chief of Defence Force in the Singapore Armed Forces. He is the Chairman of Singapore Institute of Technology and also sits on boards of Singapore Power Limited, Seatown Holdings Pte Ltd and Singapore Millennium Foundation Limited. He holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.
 
 
 
  Professor SAW Swee Hock
Professorial Fellow
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Professor Saw is NUS President's Honorary Professor of Statistics. He is an Honorary Professor in the University of Hong Kong and Xiamen University and an Honorary Fellow of the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London. He holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Malaya in Singapore and a doctorate in Statistics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London.
 
 
 
  Professor TAN Chorh Chuan
President
National University of Singapore

Appointed on 1 April 2006

Professor Tan is the Chairman of National University Health System Pte Ltd and Deputy Chairman of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research. He is also the Chairman of the International Alliance of Research Universities. 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 Ltd

Appointed on 1 April 2008

Mr Tan was a former Partner of Pricewaterhouse-Coopers 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.
 
 
 
  Dr TEH Kok Peng
Advisor and Chairman of the China Business Group
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd

Appointed on 1 April 2011

Dr Teh is a board member of GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the Urban Redevelopment Authority, and the China International Capital Corporation, and a member of the Trilateral Commission. Dr Teh obtained First Class Honours in Economics at La Trobe University, Melbourne and his doctorate in Economics at Nuffield College, Oxford University.
 
 
 
  Sunny George VERGHESE
Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Olam International Limited

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 post graduate Management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and completed the Advanced Management Program at 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.
 
 
 
  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 was 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.
 
 
 
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