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Mr Patrick Fang

Managing Director
PFang & Associates

Mr Patrick Fang is currently the Managing Director of PFang & Associates and he focuses on senior executive searches and assessment assignments for both privately and publicly listed firms including local conglomerates in Singapore and the Asian region. Mr Fang has specific expertise in the Technology, Industrial and Financial Services (Insurance) Sectors.

Prior to PFang & Associates, Mr Fang spent 16 years with Russell Reynolds Associates where he has held roles as the Managing Director and co-Office Manager for Singapore. He was also a leader in the Technology and Digital Transformation practice, and has worked closely with Telecommunications and Financial Services clients.

Mr Fang was previously with IMPAC, a US-based management consulting firm, where he held the position of Vice President, Operations, with responsibilities for multiple global regions. He also spent eight years with Motorola overseeing its multimedia and wireless data product activities.

He received his Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from Plymouth University and Master of Arts (Distinction) in Business Analysis from the University of Lancaster.

Ms Susan Chong

(FROM 12 MAY 2015)

Chief Executive Officer
Greenpac (S) Pte Ltd

Ms Susan Chong is the CEO of Greenpac (S) Pte Ltd, a knowledge-based company that specialises in re-engineering, designing and distributing innovative, environmentally friendly packaging products and solutions. Since starting the company in September 2002, Susan grew Greenpac from a one-woman start-up into a thriving multimillion dollar company. In the current environment where companies are more aware of the need to reduce their carbon footprint to achieve a sustainable future, Greenpac’s customised solutions help companies switch to environmentally friendly packaging while reducing wastage and increasing their cost savings. Today, Greenpac serves Fortune 500 companies and is the market leader for environmentally friendly packaging solutions in Asia.

Mr Winston Tan

Managing Director
Winmark Investments Pte Ltd & Corporate Brokers International Pte Ltd

Mr Winston Tan is currently the Managing Director of Winmark Investments Pte Ltd and Corporate Brokers International Pte Ltd, both of which are involved in angel and private equity investments.

He is also on the Board of Directors with several companies including Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd, AETOS Security Management Pte Ltd, Roxy-Pacific Holdings Ltd, Plastoform Holdings Ltd and Pteris Global Ltd. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army and is a Member of Finance Committee of Wesley Methodist Church.

Mr Tan’s corporate experience includes 24 years in the banking industry. His last position was that of General Manager for the Singapore Branch of Deutsche Bank AG and prior to that a Vice President in Citibank N.A. His previous appointments amongst others include being a Director of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and Director of Ascendas Pte Ltd.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the former University of Singapore and was awarded as Outstanding Alumni (2005) by National University of Singapore.

Mr George Thia

Business Consultant
Asiainc Pte Ltd

Mr George Thia is a business consultant with Asiainc Pte Ltd. He is currently a Trustee of the National Cancer Centre (NCC) Community Cancer Fund and the NCC Research Fund.

Mr Thia was Managing Director at Morgan Grenfell (Asia) Ltd, Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd, Sun Hung Kai Securities Pte Ltd and Lum Chang Securities Pte Ltd. He was also an Executive Director and Partner of Kay Hian Pte Ltd (now UOB Kay Hian Securities Ltd). He has acted as a financial consultant to several private families and public listed companies, including Orchard Parade Holdings Ltd and Provision Suppliers Corporation Ltd.

Mr Thia has served as Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of several listed companies in Singapore and Malaysia. In June 2013, he retired as an Independent Commissioner and Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Risk Management Committee and Capex & Budget Committee at PT Indosat tbk (listed on Bapepam Indonesia). He was Chairman of Mount Alvernia Hospital until January 2014.

He is known for his contributions to education and training, particularly in corporate finance, equity investments and the setting up of bourses.

Ms Madeleine Lee

(From 12 May 2015)

Managing Director
Athenaeum Ltd

Ms Madeleine Lee is currently the Managing Director of Athenaeum Ltd, which she founded in 1999 to provide tailor-made investment advice with Asian focus to family offices and endowments. She has 29 years of experience in investment management and has worked in GIC, and Chase and Morgan Grenfell (now Deutsche Asset Management).

She was formerly the Managing Director/Chief Investment Officer of Commerzbank Asset Management Asia in 1997 and Deputy Chief Investment Officer of NUS Endowment Fund from 2005 to 2007. She won Fund of the Year Award in BT-Micropal Funds Award 1996 and has been consistently one of the top performing managers in Singapore. She co-founded bowtieAsia in 2000, specialising in private equity investments and incubation in infocomm and biotech and received the inaugural Montblanc Businesswomen Award in 2001.

Ms Lee served on boards of Mapletree investments, AETOS Security Pte Ltd, ECICS Holdings, investment committees of IDA, Singapore Academy of Law, The Community Foundation, NVPC, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, NUS, the Development Committee of SSO and Advisory Board of theatre company WildRice.

Mr Jen Kwong Hwa

CO-OPTED MEMBER
SIM GOVERNING COUNCIL
(From 12 May 2015)

Venture Partner
Get2Volume Accelerator

Mr Jen Kwong Hwa is a Venture Partner at Get2Volume Accelerator.

Prior to this, he was Managing Director of Micron Semiconductors in Singapore and an engineer by training. He started his career in Texas Instruments in 1979 and joined Micron in 1998 with Micron's acquisition of Texas Instruments’ Memory Business.

Mr Jen has extensive experience in the Semiconductor industry and has been involved in shaping national strategic initiatives through his involvement in SEMI, SSIA and membership in various statutory boards like Energy Market Authority, Jurong Town Council and Economic Strategies Committee.

He is currently a board member of Ascendas.

Ms Junie Foo

Head, Corporate Banking Singapore and
Head, Global Subsidiary Banking, Asia Oceania
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd

Ms Junie Foo is the Head, Corporate Banking Singapore and Head, Global Subsidiary Banking, Asia Oceania at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. A champion of women advancing into senior leadership roles, she views a focus on gender diversity within organisations to be both a recipe for business success and a socially responsible measure.

Ms Foo was formerly President of Financial Women's Association and First Vice President of the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO). She is the Co-Founder of BoardAgender and a Board Member of Financial Women’s Association and SCWO. She is also a Council member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

She speaks frequently at women-in-business conferences both locally and internationally, which included addressing the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Women's Leadership Conference in Peru on Open Business Facilitation for Women.

The seasoned corporate banker has previously held positions at ANZ, Standard Chartered Bank and Citi.

Ms Isabella Loh

(until 12 May 2015)

CHAIRMAN
SINGAPORE ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL

Ms Isabella Loh has chaired the Singapore Environment Council since 2008. She is currently a Non-Executive Board Director, Chairman of the Risk Committee and Member of Audit Committee of AIG Asia Pacific Insurance Pte Ltd. She is a Non-Executive Board Director, Risk Committee Chairman, Remuneration and Nominating Committee Member of Asia Pacific Investment Partners Limited of Mongolia. She is the Chairman of the Practising Management Consultant Certification Board as part of Singapore Business Advisors and Consultants Council.

She has been appointed Chairman of Advisory Committee, School of Applied Science and Board of Governors of Republic Polytechnic. She is a Member of the Advisory Board, College of Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University and was appointed Professor (Adjunct) of the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She was appointed as a Fellow of the prestigious Academy of Engineering of Singapore and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute of UK.

She previously sat on global boards such as Aurecon Pte Ltd, Aurecon Australia Group Ltd and Coats Plc UK. Her previous designations include Chairman of Shell Marine Products Ltd, Chief Executive Officer of Shell and Vice President for Shell Global Marine Fuels and Lubricants as well as President and Chief Executive Officer of SembCorp Environmental Management Pte Ltd.

She holds a Master of Science degree in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Fellows School of Management, USA and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, UK.

Professor Bernard Tan

(until 12 May 2015)

PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Professor Bernard Tan is a Professor of Physics at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he is also Director of the Centre for Maritime Studies.

He chairs the National Advisory Committees for Laboratory Animal Research and Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science. A former Chairman of the National Internet Advisory Committee, he has served on the boards of multiple government bodies.

Professor Tan also sits on the boards of the Musicians Guild of Singapore, Cadi Scientific and NUS Technology Holdings. Past appointments include his membership of the boards of Keppel Corporation Ltd, Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation, Singapore Arts School and CSA Holdings, and his chairmanship of Keppel Hitachi Zosen and IMCB Holdings.

He graduated from NUS and Oxford University.

Dr Rosemary Tan

(until 12 May 2015)

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
VEREDUS LABORATORIES PTE LTD

Dr Rosemary Tan is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Veredus Laboratories Pte Ltd. She is also the Founder of Genecet Biotechnologies Pte Ltd. Dr Tan is currently a Member of the Biotechnology Advisory Committee for the School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology, Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

The multiple-award-winning Veredus Laboratories has been named one of the Top 100 Molecular Diagnostics Manufacturing Companies Worldwide and one of Top 30 Manufacturers of Molecular Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases by Research Facts Ltd in 2009.

Dr Tan received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Calgary, before going to Osaka University’s Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology and the Department of Immunology at the Medical School in University of Tokyo, under an Economic Development Board–Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha scholarship.

She obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the National University of Singapore and was awarded its Outstanding Science Alumni Award in 2006.

Mr Richard Y M Eu

Chairman
SIM University Board of Trustees
(From 1 September 2015)

Group Chief Executive Officer
Eu Yan Sang International Ltd

Mr Richard Eu, the Group CEO of Eu Yan Sang International Ltd, has overseen the overall corporate development and management of the Eu Yan Sang Group since starting as its General Manager in 1989. Eu Yan Sang is today a leading integrative health and wellness company with a unique heritage in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

He was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 (Singapore) and represented Singapore at the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of The Year 2012 award in Monte Carlo, Monaco. He was also recognised as the CEO of the year by the Singapore Corporate Awards 2010, for SGX‐listed companies with a market capitalisation of under S$300 million. In 2015, Eu Yan Sang was awarded the bronze award by the Singapore Corporate Awards for Best Managed Boards in the mid‐cap category.

Mr Eu is an independent non‐executive director of SGX‐listed Broadway Industrial Group Ltd and Reliance Asset Management Singapore Ltd.

Mr Eu holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London.

Mr Gerard Ee

Chancellor
SIM University
(Until 31 August 2015)

Chairman
SIM University Board of Trustees
(Until 31 August 2015)

Mr Gerard Ee is Chairman of the four Canossian Schools, St. Joseph’s Institution, Eastern Health Alliance, Changi General Hospital and the Charity Council. He is also on the boards of EDB Investments Pte Ltd, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, and others. He has been active in the field of social service throughout his career as an accountant. He retired as a partner from Ernst & Young in 2005.

Mr Ee was formerly the Chairman of the Public Transport Council, President of the National Council of Social Services, President of the Automobile Association of Singapore, and has chaired an extensive range of social service organisations and programmes which include juvenile rehabilitative centres, grassroots organisations, schools, and various programmes for the elderly and youth.

Mr Ee is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and is its current President.

Professor Bernard Tan

Professor of Physics
National University of Singapore

Professor Bernard Tan is a Professor of Physics at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he is also Director of the Centre for Maritime Studies and Chairman of the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing and the Singapore Synchrotron Light Source.

He chairs the National Advisory Committees for Laboratory Animal Research and Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science. A former Chairman of the National Internet Advisory Committee, he has served on the boards of multiple government bodies.

Professor Tan also sits on the boards of Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation, Cadi Scientific, the Singapore Arts School and NUS Technology Holdings. Past appointments include his membership of the boards of Keppel Corporation Ltd and CSA Holdings, and his chairmanship of Keppel Hitachi Zosen and IMCB Holdings.

He graduated from the NUS and Oxford University.

Professor Chong Chi Tat

(Until 31 May 2015)

University Professor
Department of Mathematics
National University of Singapore

Professor Chong Chi Tat is University Professor at the Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore (NUS). He has held positions as Head of the Department of Information Systems and Computer Science, Vice Dean of Science, Deputy Vice Chancellor as well as Provost at the NUS.

He is currently Director of the Institute for Mathematical Sciences and chairs the Management Board of the Asia Research Institute, and is a Member of the Management Board of Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory. He also serves on the Technical Advisory Committee of the Casino Regulatory Authority. In addition, he was an Executive Committee Member of the Association for Symbolic Logic (USA) and a Managing Editor of the Journal of Mathematical Logic. Professor Chong is a Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Science.

Mr Tan Choon Seng

(From 1 June 2015)

Chairman
Truscott Group

Mr Tan Choon Seng is Chairman of Truscott Group and Co-Founder of Indiverein, and Aleko Investment Pte Ltd - trading as JZWcars in China. He is a director of Fundedbyme AB (Sweden) and Noa Potions AB (Sweden). He was formerly the Group Chief Executive Officer of WBL Corporation. Mr Tan was previously Vice‐President (Customer Solutions Group) and Managing Director of Hewlett‐Packard South East Asia; a post he held from June 2002 when Hewlett‐Packard acquired Compaq.

He also served as the Vice‐President and Managing Director for the ASEAN region of Compaq Computer Asia between June 1999 and June 2002. He joined Compaq Computer in 1996 as the Chief Financial Officer for its Asia Pacific operations. Prior to joining Compaq, he spent 20 years in various multinational organisations in the audit and tax, oil services and IT industries, where he held a number of senior leadership positions in operations, sales, strategy and business development.

Mr Tan holds an Accountancy degree from the University of Singapore and is a non‐practising Fellow of Certified Public Accountants (Singapore).

Mr Tan Choon Seng

Chairman
Truscott Group

Mr Tan Choon Seng is Chairman of Truscott Group and Co-Founder of Indiverein, and Aleko Investment Pte Ltd - trading as JZWcars in China. He is a director of Fundedbyme AB (Sweden) and Noa Potions AB (Sweden). He was formerly the Group Chief Executive Officer of WBL Corporation. Mr Tan was previously Vice‐President (Customer Solutions Group) and Managing Director of Hewlett‐Packard South East Asia; a post he held from June 2002 when Hewlett‐Packard acquired Compaq.

He also served as the Vice‐President and Managing Director for the ASEAN region of Compaq Computer Asia between June 1999 and June 2002. He joined Compaq Computer in 1996 as the Chief Financial Officer for its Asia Pacific operations. Prior to joining Compaq, he spent 20 years in various multinational organisations in the audit and tax, oil services and IT industries, where he held a number of senior leadership positions in operations, sales, strategy and business development.

Mr Tan holds an Accountancy degree from the University of Singapore and is a non‐practising Fellow of Certified Public Accountants (Singapore).

Professor Leo Tan Wee Hin

Director (Special Projects)
Faculty of Science
National University of Singapore

Professor Leo Tan Wee Hin is a Professor of Biology at the National University of Singapore. He is also Director (Special Projects) in the Faculty of Science. He was previously Executive Director of the Science Centre Singapore, Director of the National Institute of Education and Chairman of the National Parks Board.

Professor Tan is Immediate Past President and Fellow of Singapore National Academy of Science. He chairs the NParks Garden City Fund, National Youth Achievement Award Council and the Temasek Singapore Technologies Endowment Programme (STEP) Board. He is also Singapore Governor to the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and Member of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) Resource Panel for National Development & Environment and Water Resources.

Mr Ronnie Tay

Chief Executive Officer
National Environment Agency

Mr Ronnie Tay was appointed Chief Executive Officer of National Environment Agency (NEA) on 1 July 2013. The NEA is the leading public organisation responsible for improving and sustaining a clean and green environment in Singapore.

From November 2007 to June 2013, Mr Tay was the Chief Executive Officer of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). Prior to joining IDA, Ronnie served 25 years in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), during which he held various command and staff positions in the Republic of Singapore Navy. He served as the Chief of Navy from 2003 to 2007 with the rank of Rear-Admiral.

Adjunct Professor Seah Moon Ming

Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer
Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd

Mr Seah Moon Ming is Group Chief Executive Officer of Pavilion Energy.

He was Senior Managing Director of Temasek from March to September 2013. He is Chairman of International Enterprise Singapore, Singapore Cooperation Enterprise and Trusted Board Ltd. He is a member of the Board of Trustees, SIM University, Singapore and Adjunct Professor at its School of Science & Technology. He was also formerly Chairman of Temasek Polytechnic.

He is recipient of numerous awards including the 2014 Asia Pacific Executive of the year, the 2014 National Day Award, Public Service Star (BBM), the 2011 Distinguished NUS Engineering Alumni Award and IES/IEEE Joint Medal of Excellent Award 2008. In 2008, he was conferred the Honorary Citizen of Guiyang, China.

He is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers, Singapore, and a Senior Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Ms Ang Bee Lian

Director
Social Welfare
Ministry of Social & Family Development

Ms Ang Bee Lian is the Director of Social Welfare at the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). In her role at MSF, Ms Ang provides views and advice on the standards of social work practice and the professional development of social service practitioners in the sector.

Qualified as a social worker, Ms Ang has worked within the statutory and voluntary sectors in the children, youth, elder care, disability and juvenile rehabilitation settings, and in a variety of policy, practice and management roles. She has been instrumental in contributing to the strengthening of capability in the social service sector. She is the immediate former Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of Social Service.

Ms Ang was presented with the Outstanding Social Worker Award in Singapore in 2000. In 2003, she was among the winners of the Leader Mentor Awards, given out during the Global Leadership and Mentoring Congress in Singapore.

Ms Ang has a Masters from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mr Lok Vi Ming, SC

(From 1 June 2015)

Senior Partner
Rodyk & Davidson LLP

Mr Lok Vi Ming, SC was appointed a Senior Counsel (Singapore’s equivalent of a Queen’s Counsel) in 2005. He is also a senior partner in Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group and heads the firm’s Aviation Practice. Mr Lok is recognised as a leading international aviation and insurance lawyer.

He is a Board member of the Singapore International Mediation Centre and a principal Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. He is also a panel arbitrator of numerous arbitration centres, including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

Mr Lok chairs the Advisory Council of Temasek Junior College and sits on the Boards of various companies, including voluntary welfare organisations. He was President of the Law Society of Singapore from 2013 to 2014 and currently chairs its International Relations Committee and its Professional Indemnity Committee. He is also a Fellow of the Singapore Academy of Law.

Professor Alex Siow Yuen Khong

(From 1 June 2015)

Professor (Practice)
School of Computing

Director
Strategic Technology Management Institute (STMI)
National University of Singapore

Professor Alex Siow is currently Professor (Practice) in the School of Computing, NUS and concurrently Director of the Strategic Technology Management Institute (STMI) and the Centre for Health Informatics (CHI).

Alex started his career as a Structural Engineer in the Housing & Development Board in 1981 and rose through the ranks to become the Chief Information Officer in 1989. In 2003, Alex joined the private sector and became the Senior Vice-President in StarHub Ltd, holding various portfolios including Corporate Sales, IT and Enterprise Risk Management. From 2013 to 2014, Alex was the Managing Director, Health & Public Service in Accenture Pte Ltd.

Alex currently sits on the Board of Governors of Temasek Polytechnic and is Chairman of its Audit and Risk Management Committee. He is a member of the Edusave Advisory Committee and is a consultant to ST Electronics (Info-comm) and PM-Partners Pte Ltd.

Mr Lam Yi Young

Deputy Secretary (Policy)
Ministry of Education

Mr Lam Yi Young is Deputy Secretary (Policy) in Singapore’s Ministry of Education, where he is tasked with overseeing the development and implementation of education policies in support of the Ministry’s mission.

Prior to his appointment in the Ministry in January 2014, Mr Lam was Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore from 2009 to 2013.

Since joining the Singapore Civil Service in 1996, Mr Lam has also served in different appointments in the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Finance.

Mr Lam sits on the boards of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research; CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited; Education Fund Board of Trustees; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine; Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund Advisory Council; Singapore Institute of Technology; Singapore University of Technology and Design; Singapore Workforce Development Agency; and Yale-NUS College.

Mr Lam has a Master of Arts in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University.

Mr Ng Cher Pong

Chief Executive
Singapore Workforce Development Agency

Mr Ng Cher Pong is the Chief Executive of Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA). He is responsible for spearheading WDA’s mission to enhance the employability and competitiveness of Singapore’s Workforce.

Prior to joining WDA, Mr Ng served in the Ministry of Education (MOE) as Deputy Secretary (Services) and (Policy). He had also previously worked in numerous Ministries, including the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Manpower.

Mr Ng is currently serving as a Board Director of Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd, Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore, Employment and Employability Institute, Northlight School Board of Governors and SIM University Board of Trustees.

Professor Cheong Hee Kiat

EX-OFFICIO
SIM UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT
SIM University

Professor Cheong Hee Kiat is Founding President of SIM University. He joined academia in Nanyang Technological University in 1986, and held various academic and administrative appointments including Dean of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Deputy President.

Professor Cheong has served on the boards of several tertiary education institutions, the Public Utilities Board and Building and Construction Authority (BCA), and public committees. He chairs the BCA Academy Advisory Panel and the Polytechnic Quality Assurance External Review Panel. He has been active in university accreditation and academic audits in Singapore and internationally, and is a Member of the Singapore Engineering Accreditation Board.

Professor Cheong graduated from the University of Adelaide and the Imperial College, London. He is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil) and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore and the Singapore Academy of Engineers.

Associate Professor Yip Woon Kwong

Secretary
SIM University Board of Trustees

Registrar
SIM University

Associate Professor Yip Woon Kwong is a registered Professional Engineer and a member of the Institution of Engineers Singapore. He started his career as a civil/structural engineer with the Public Works Department (PWD) of Singapore in 1978. His portfolios included the structural design and construction supervision of public buildings, vehicular bridges and flyovers.

In 1982, Associate Professor Yip joined the Nanyang Technological Institute/University (NTI/NTU). In his 25-year career in NTI/NTU, he was a course instructor in civil engineering, Director of the Centre for Advanced Construction Studies and Vice-Dean/Associate Chair of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Mr Tan Soo Jin

Chairman
Singapore Institute of Management Pte Ltd Board of Directors

Advisor
Amrop Singapore/Gattie-Tan Soo Jin Management Consultants Pte Ltd

Mr Tan Soo Jin established Amrop in Singapore in 1984, having previously been with Egon Zehnder and Korn Ferry, as well as Smith & Nephew, University of Singapore and Shell Australia.

Mr Tan, one of Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s 100 Most Influential headhunters in the world in 2008, is a veteran executive search specialist in the financial services, consumer & retail and education sectors.

He is currently the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Management, of which he has been a Member since 2005 and concurrently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Singapore Institute of Management Pte Ltd.

He also chairs the Nomination Committee and Campus Development Steering Committee. He is a Member of the NUS Business School Management Advisory Board and is also Executive-In-Residence at the NUS Business School. He has sat on the National Library Board and Advisory Panels at Temasek Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of New South Wales.

Mr Tan Soo Jin

Chairman
SIM Governing Council

Advisor
Amrop Singapore/Gattie-Tan Soo Jin Management Consultants Pte Ltd

Mr Tan Soo Jin established Amrop in Singapore in 1984, having previously been with Egon Zehnder and Korn Ferry, as well as Smith & Nephew, University of Singapore and Shell Australia.

Mr Tan, one of Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s 100 Most Influential headhunters in the world in 2008, is a veteran executive search specialist in the financial services, consumer & retail and education sectors.

He is currently the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Management, of which he has been a Member since 2005 and concurrently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Singapore Institute of Management Pte Ltd.

He also chairs the Nomination Committee and Campus Development Steering Committee. He is a Member of the NUS Business School Management Advisory Board and is also Executive-In-Residence at the NUS Business School. He has sat on the National Library Board and Advisory Panels at Temasek Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of New South Wales.

Professor Hsieh Tsun-yan

(Appointed on 1 October 2015)

Chairman and Lead Counsellor
LinHart Group

Professor Hsieh Tsun-yan is the Chairman and Lead Counsellor of LinHart Group, a Leadership services firm specialising in advising boards and counselling CEOs globally on succession and top leadership effectiveness. He is an Independent Director of Manulife Financial and Singapore Airlines and served on the Boards of Bharti Airtel and Sony. He is also a Provost Chair Professor (Practice) at the NUS Business School and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

In a career spanning 30 years with McKinsey, he took on leadership positions including Chairman of Professional Development Committee, Managing Director, Canada and ASEAN practices, Chairman of Asia Client Committee, Global leader of the Organisation and Leadership practice, and the Directors Committee.

His community service includes board roles current and past with the Singapore International Foundation, NUS Business School, the Institute of Policy Studies, and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

Professor Hsieh is a Harvard MBA who won double gold medals reading Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta as a President and Colombo Plan Scholar.

Professor Hsieh Tsun-yan

(FROM 12 MAY 2015)

Chairman and Lead Counsellor
LinHart Group

Professor Hsieh Tsun-yan is the Chairman and Lead Counsellor of LinHart Group, a Leadership services firm specialising in advising boards and counselling CEOs globally on succession and top leadership effectiveness. He is an Independent Director of Manulife Financial and Singapore Airlines and served on the Boards of Bharti Airtel and Sony. He is also a Provost Chair Professor (Practice) at the NUS Business School and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

In a career spanning 30 years with McKinsey, he took on leadership positions including Chairman of Professional Development Committee, Managing Director, Canada and ASEAN practices, Chairman of Asia Client Committee, Global leader of the Organisation and Leadership practice, and the Directors Committee.

His community service includes board roles current and past with the Singapore International Foundation, NUS Business School, the Institute of Policy Studies, and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

Professor Hsieh is a Harvard MBA who won double gold medals reading Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta as a President and Colombo Plan Scholar.

Mr Vincent Chin

(Until 30 October 2015)

Senior Partner & Managing Director
The Boston Consulting Group

Mr Vincent Chin is Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) South East Asia. He specialises in business model innovation and has helped design and build breakthrough joint ventures, new low-cost models and digital businesses.

A computer scientist by training, his area of focus in consulting has been in strategy formulation and corporate development. He has over 25 years of experience in line management and consulting positions, primarily working with clients in financial institutions, public sector, and energy and utilities across Asia Pacific.

Prior to BCG, Mr Chin worked with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) specialising in new ventures and strategy after a stint with Singapore Airlines as a station manager based in Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Zurich.

As a member of BCG's Asia Pacific Management Team, he leads their social impact and education network, focusing on making a difference to society.

Dr Lee Kwok Cheong

Chief Executive Officer
Singapore Institute of Management Pte Ltd

Dr Lee Kwok Cheong is Chief Executive Officer of SIM Global Education. Previously, he was Founding Group Chief Executive Officer of NCS Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the SingTel Group.

Dr Lee received The Public Service Medal in 2010.

He was conferred the IT Person of the year Award in 2000, Honorary Fellow in 2008 and Hall of Fame Award in 2011 by the Singapore Computer Society, the H.E.A.L.T.H. Leader Excellence Award from the Health Promotion Board in 2004, and the Special Recognition Award given by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts in 2006.

Dr Lee now serves on the National Integration Council’s Working Group for Schools, as well as spearheaded the establishment of the Singapore Association for Private Education and is the Founding President. He also sits on the boards of ITE Holding Pte Ltd, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and Nera Telecommunications Ltd.

Dr Lee currently sits on the Steering Committee of the Infocomm Media Masterplan (IMM) under MCI and chairs one of its Working Committees - Manpower & Talent Development.

He has served on the Board of Governors of Singapore Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). Dr Lee was a Member of the Committee to Review Upgrading Opportunities at Degree Level and chaired the Policy Study Workgroup on Education and Human Capital Excellence.

Dr Lee graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California at Berkeley. In 2014, he was awarded a Doctor of Business honoris causa by the RMIT University.

Mr Victor Liew

Chairman
CapitaRetail China Trust Management Ltd

Mr Victor Liew is currently Chairman of CapitaRetail China Trust Management Ltd. He also serves as a Director on various boards of other non-listed companies.

Armed with 30 years of experience in the financial sector including various banks, Mr Liew previously played an active role in the leadership of the financial markets. He served as a Member of the Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee from its inception and was its Chairman. He also played an active role in the development of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange Ltd from its inception, was its Director and retired as its Chairman. He was a Board Member of the merged organisation, Singapore Exchange until his retirement from the board. He also served as Chairman of the Singapore Commodity Exchange Ltd.

In 2000, Mr Liew was awarded the BBM by the President of Singapore for his contributions to the financial services sector.

Mr Liew graduated from the University of Singapore in 1973 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours.

Mr Victor Liew

Vice Chairman
SIM Governing Council

Chairman
CapitaRetail China Trust Management Ltd

Mr Victor Liew is currently Chairman of CapitaRetail China Trust Management Ltd. He also serves as a Director on various boards of other non-listed companies.

Armed with 30 years of experience in the financial sector including various banks, Mr Liew previously played an active role in the leadership of the financial markets. He served as a Member of the Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee from its inception and was its Chairman. He also played an active role in the development of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange Ltd from its inception, was its Director and retired as its Chairman. He was a Board Member of the merged organisation, Singapore Exchange until his retirement from the board. He also served as Chairman of the Singapore Commodity Exchange Ltd.

In 2000, Mr Liew was awarded the BBM by the President of Singapore for his contributions to the financial services sector.

Mr Liew graduated from the University of Singapore in 1973 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours.

Mr Ong Boon Hwee

Chief Executive Officer
Stewardship Asia Centre

Mr Ong Boon Hwee is the Chief Executive Officer of the Stewardship Asia Centre.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr Ong has a diverse career where he served in the civil service, in corporations and also in entrepreneurship start-ups.

In his earlier military career, Brigadier General Ong held various key command and staff positions in the Singapore Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence. He left the civil service to move into a corporate career in management and business. Mr Ong had previously served as the Managing Director for Strategic Relations in Temasek Holdings and also held a concurrent position as the Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Management Services. He then moved on to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer of Singapore Power, and was responsible for all the business units in Singapore. Mr Ong serves as a director on the boards of a number of companies and non-profit organisations.

Mr Ronald Tan

EX-OFFICIO
SIM GOVERNING COUNCIL

Executive Director
Singapore Institute of Management

Mr Ronald Tan was first appointed Executive Director of the Singapore Institute of Management on 1 April 2001. Mr Tan brought with him more than 25 years of varied experience from both the public and private sectors.

Prior to joining SIM, Mr Tan was Senior Vice President and Head of Group Human Resources at the United Overseas Bank Group. Besides having held several senior appointments in the Singapore Government’s Administrative Service, Mr Tan had also served as a Combat Engineers Battalion Commander and was the Division Engineer of the Guards’ Division during his national service.

Mr Tan is a Director of the NTUC First Campus Board of which he was an Establishment Committee Member and currently a Member of the Audit Committee. He is also a Member of the Remuneration Committees of the National Kidney Foundation and Focus on the Family.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration.

Mr Ronald Tan

Executive Director
Singapore Institute of Management

Mr Ronald Tan was first appointed Executive Director of the Singapore Institute of Management on 1 April 2001. Mr Tan brought with him more than 25 years of varied experience from both the public and private sectors.

Prior to joining SIM, Mr Tan was Senior Vice President and Head of Group Human Resources at the United Overseas Bank Group. Besides having held several senior appointments in the Singapore Government’s Administrative Service, Mr Tan had also served as a Combat Engineers Battalion Commander and was the Division Engineer of the Guards’ Division during his national service.

Mr Tan is a Director of the NTUC First Campus Board of which he was an Establishment Committee Member and currently a Member of the Audit Committee. He is also a Member of the Remuneration Committees of the National Kidney Foundation and Focus on the Family.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration.

Professor Cham Tao Soon

Special Advisor to SIM Governing Council

President Emeritus
Nanyang Technological University

Professor Cham Tao Soon was the founding President of Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) in 1981 and had relinquished the post in 2002, and is its President (Emeritus). He was the Chancellor and Chairman of SIM University from 2005 – 2014 and is currently Special Advisor to SIM Governing Council.

He is the Chairman of NSL Ltd, Soup Restaurant Group Ltd and the Singapore Quality Award Governing Council. He serves as a Director of United Overseas Bank (China) Ltd. He is the President of Academy of Engineering, Singapore.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order by the Singapore Government in 2003.

Professor Cheong Hee Kiat

EX-OFFICIO
SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT PTE LTD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT
SIM University

Professor Cheong Hee Kiat is Founding President of SIM University. He joined academia in Nanyang Technological University in 1986, and held various academic and administrative appointments including Dean of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Deputy President.

Professor Cheong has served on the boards of several tertiary education institutions, the Public Utilities Board and Building and Construction Authority (BCA), and public committees. He chairs the BCA Academy Advisory Panel and the Polytechnic Quality Assurance External Review Panel. He has been active in university accreditation and academic audits in Singapore and internationally, and is a Member of the Singapore Engineering Accreditation Board.

Professor Cheong graduated from the University of Adelaide and the Imperial College, London. He is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil) and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore and the Singapore Academy of Engineers.