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MR J Y PILLAY
Non-executive Chairman
Mr Pillay has served as Chairman of the SGX board since 18 November 1999. On 28 September 2007, Mr Pillay was re-designated to serve as a non-executive Chairman and a non-independent director on the SGX board.
Mr Pillay also serves as Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers and member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights of the Republic of Singapore, Life Trustee of the Singapore Indian Development Association, member of the Council for Third Age, Senior Fellow of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Academy, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Catholic Social and Community Council Limited Agape Fund.
Mr Pillay held a variety of positions in the Government of Singapore (1961–1995), rising to permanent secretary in 1972. He served in the ministries of finance, defence, national development, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. He served, in a non-executive capacity, as Chairman of the boards of several government-linked companies, including Singapore Airlines Limited (1972–1996), Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (1974–1986), Development Bank of Singapore Ltd (1979–1984), and Singapore Technologies Holdings Private Limited (1991–1994). He was also the Chairman of the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance from 2002 till its dissolution in 2007.
Mr Pillay graduated with a BSc (Honours) degree from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London in 1956.
Mr Pillay was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 28 September 2007.
MR HSIEH FU HUA
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Hsieh has served as CEO and a non-independent director on the SGX board since 1 March 2003.
Mr Hsieh is a member of the National University of Singapore Board of Trustees, the boards of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and the National Arts Council. He is also Chairman of SIM Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of the Singapore Institute of Management).
Mr Hsieh’s career has been in merchant banking and capital markets in Asia. Mr Hsieh was Managing Partner of PrimePartners – an independent private equity firm based in Singapore, and was Group Managing Director of BNP Prime Peregrine Group in Hong Kong – the joint venture Asian investment banking arm of BNP founded by PrimePartners. Prior to forming PrimePartners in 1993, he was Chief Executive of Morgan Grenfell Asia Holdings Pte Ltd which he joined in 1974.
Mr Hsieh graduated from the University of Singapore in Business Administration in 1974.
Mr Hsieh was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 22 September 2005.
MR LOW CHECK KIAN
Lead Independent Director
Mr Low has served as an independent director on the SGX board since 20 July 2000 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in May 2006.
Mr Low serves on the board of Fibrechem Technologies Limited and AWAK Technologies Pte. Ltd.
Mr Low was previously a Senior Vice-President and member of the Executive Management Committee of Merrill Lynch & Co., as well as their Chairman for the Asia Pacific Region.
Mr Low graduated from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Science (Economics) (First Class Honours) in 1983 and a Master of Science (Economics) in 1984.
Mr Low was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 28 September 2007.
MR CHEW CHOON SENG
Non-executive Director
Mr Chew has served as an independent director on the SGX board since 1 December 2004.
Mr Chew is CEO of Singapore Airlines Limited and Deputy Chairman of its listed subsidiaries, SIA Engineering Company Limited and Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited. Mr Chew is a director of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and a member of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association.
Mr Chew graduated from the University of Singapore with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering, and has a Master in Operations Research and Management Studies from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London.
Mr Chew was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 28 September 2007.
MS EULEEN GOH YIU KIANG
Non-executive Director
Ms Goh has served as an independent director on the SGX board since 29 September 2006.
She is the non-executive Chairman of the Singapore International Foundation. She is a non-executive board member of Singapore Airlines Limited, CapitaLand Financial Limited and MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Chairman of the Accounting Standards Council, Chairman of the Financial Industry Competency Standards Committee, Council member of the Singapore Institute of Banking and Finance, and Adviser to the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.
Ms Goh had previously served as the non-executive Chairman of International Enterprise Singapore. She had also served on the National Heritage Board, MOH Holdings Pte Ltd Board and as a member of the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance. Ms Goh held various senior management positions in Standard Chartered Bank, retiring in March 2006 after some 21 years with the Bank. She was CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore from 2001 until March 2006.
Ms Goh is a Chartered Accountant with professional qualifications in banking and taxation.
For her contributions to the financial services sector, Ms Goh was awarded a Public Service Medal by the President of Singapore in 2005.
Ms Goh was appointed as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 29 September 2006.
MR HO TIAN YEE
Non-executive Director
Mr Ho has served as an independent director on the SGX board since 15 November 1999.
Mr Ho is currently Executive Director of Pacific Asset Management (S) Pte Ltd. Mr Ho holds directorship on the boards of Fraser and Neave Limited and Singapore Power Limited. He is Chairman of Times Publishing Ltd and a member of the Risk Committee of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.
Mr Ho was previously General Manager and Managing Director of Bankers Trust Company Singapore.
He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from Portsmouth University, UK.
Mr Ho was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 28 September 2007.
MR LEE HSIEN YANG
Non-executive Director
Mr Lee has served as an independent director on the SGX board since 17 September 2004.
He is currently the Chairman of Fraser and Neave Limited and is an independent director of The Islamic Bank of East Asia Limited. Mr Lee chairs the Republic Polytechnic’s Board of Governors and is a member of the Governing Board of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Mr Lee served as Group CEO of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd from May 1995 until March 2007.
A President’s Scholar and an SAF Scholar, Mr Lee obtained First Class Honours in Engineering from Cambridge University, UK and a Master of Science (Management) degree from Stanford University, USA.
Mr Lee was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 29 September 2006.
MR LOH BOON CHYE
Non-executive Director
Mr Loh has served as an independent director on the SGX board since 22 October 2003.
Mr Loh currently chairs the Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee.
Mr Loh began his career as an Investment Officer with the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 1989 and joined the Singapore branch of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co of New York in 1992. Since 1995, he has been with Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore and was appointed Head of Global Markets for Asia in 2002.
Mr Loh had served as Chairman of the Capital Markets Working Group (1998), Deputy President of ACI Singapore (1999) and Chairman of the Debt Capital Markets Committee of the Singapore Investment Banking Association (2000).
Mr Loh holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the National University of Singapore.
Mr Loh was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 22 September 2005.
MR NG KEE CHOE
Non-executive Director
Mr Ng has served as an independent director on the SGX board since 22 October 2003.
Mr Ng has been a director of Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) since 1 March 2000 and is a member of the Board Exco and Audit Committee of SATS.
In addition, Mr Ng is Chairman of Singapore Power Ltd, SP AusNet, comprising SP Australia Networks (Transmission) Ltd, SP Australia Networks (RE) Ltd and SP Australia Networks (Distribution) Ltd, NTUC Income Insurance Co-Operative Ltd and Tanah Merah Country Club. He is President-Commissioner of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk. He is a member of Temasek Advisory Panel and International Advisory Council of China Development Bank.
Mr Ng was the Vice-Chairman of DBS Group Holdings (DBS). He retired from his executive position in July 2003 after 33 years of service with DBS.
For his contributions to the public service, Mr Ng was awarded the Public Service Star Award in 2001.
Mr Ng graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of Singapore.
Mr Ng was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 29 September 2006.
MR ROBERT OWEN
Non-executive Director
Mr Owen has served as an independent director on the SGX board since 17 September 2004.
Mr Owen is Chairman of Crosby Capital Partners Inc., IB Daiwa Corp and International Securities Consultancy Ltd. and a non-executive director of Citibank (Hong Kong) Ltd. and a number of other companies and investment funds. Mr Owen is currently a board member of the Dubai Financial Services Authority. He is also a Governor of Repton School.
Mr Owen began his career in the UK Foreign Office and Treasury. He later worked for Morgan Grenfell, after which he became Head of Investment Banking for the Lloyds Bank Group. In 1988, Mr Owen was appointed Adviser to the Hong Kong Government on Securities Markets to implement reforms to the regulation and operation of Hong Kong’s securities and futures markets. In 1989, he became the first Executive Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, where he served until 1992. He was a member of the Council and Regulatory Board of Lloyds of London from 1993 to 1995.
He graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Oxford, UK, in 1961.
Mr Owen was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on 28 September 2007.
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