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Board of Directors

KOH YONG GUAN
Chairman

Koh Yong Guan, 64, is Chairman of SMRT Corporation Ltd. He is also Chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board.

Mr Koh’s career in the Singapore Civil Service included appointments at the Permanent Secretary level in the Ministries of Defence, Finance, Health and National Development as well as the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, and Managing Director of the Monetary
Authority of Singapore.

Mr Koh did his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Toronto, and his Master of Business Administration in the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

Mr Koh was appointed as Singapore’s High Commissioner to Canada in January 2008.

TAN EK KIA
Interim CEO and Executive Director

Tan Ek Kia, 62, is Interim CEO and Executive Director of SMRT Corporation Ltd. He is also Chairman of City Gas Pte Ltd and a director on the Boards of Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd, Dialog Systems (Asia) Pte Ltd and InterGlobal Offshore Pte Ltd.

Mr Tan is a seasoned professional in the oil and gas and petrochemicals business, with more than 30 years of experience in design, engineering and construction, project management, health, safety and environment, production, logistics, procurement and drilling operations management, business management and development, joint venture management and governance, and organisation change/
transformation. Prior to his retirement in September 2006, senior positions he held in Shell included Managing Director of Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production (based in Sarawak), Chairman of Shell North East Asia (based in Beijing) and Executive Vice President of Shell Chemicals Asia Pacific and Middle East (based in Singapore).

Mr Tan has a First Class Honours in Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) from Nottingham University, UK. He has attended a management development programme in the International Institute of Management Development, Lausanne. He is a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Malaysia. He was awarded the Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang which carries the title “Datuk” by the State Government of Sarawak.

PAUL MA KAH WOH

Paul Ma, 62, is Chairman of Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd and a director of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. He is also a director of CapitaLand China Development Fund Pte Ltd, CapitaLand China Development Fund II Ltd, Hwa Hong Corporation Limited, Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte Ltd and Nucleus Connect Pte Ltd. In addition, Mr Ma sits on the Board of Trustees of the National University of Singapore.

Mr Ma was a senior partner of KPMG Singapore where he was in charge of the Audit & Risk Advisory Practice and the partner in charge of Risk Management of the firm until his retirement in September 2003.

Mr Ma 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.

ONG YE KUNG

Ong Ye Kung, 40, is the Assistant Secretary-General of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Chairman of the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i). He also holds the positions of Executive Secretary in the National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU) and the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union (SMMWU). Prior to joining NTUC, he was the Chief Executive of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA). He also held several other positions in the Singapore Government, including that of Principal Private Secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Deputy Chief Negotiator for the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

Besides SMRT, Mr Ong also sits on the Boards of SPRING Singapore, JTC Corporation, Chinese Development Assistance Council, and NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd, NTUC Investment Co-operative Ltd, and is a member of the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Council.

Mr Ong has a First Class Honours in B.Sc (Economics) from the University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science (UK), and a Master of Business Administration from the Institute of Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland.

BOB TAN BENG HAI

Bob Tan, 58, is Chairman of Jurong Engineering Limited. He is also Chairman of the Institute of Technical Education, President of the Singapore Golf Association, Vice President of the Singapore National Employers Federation, and Co- Chairman of the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices. He serves as a board member in the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute. He is also a member
of the National Wages Council, NTUC Club Management Council, Charity Council, and Honorary Treasurer of the Singapore Business Federation.

Mr Tan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

PETER TAN BOON HENG

Peter Tan, 61, is presently Managing Partner of JP Asia Capital Partners Pte Ltd, and also sits on the board of Dialog Semiconductor PLC (UK), Vacuumschmelze (VAC) Luxembourg S.a.r.l, VariOptic SA and InnoTek Limited. He has held senior management roles across a wide range of technology companies, including National Semiconductors Pte Ltd, Molex Singapore Pte Ltd, Apple Computer Inc. and Flextronics International Inc.

Mr Tan also holds an advisory function in the National University of Singapore B. Tech Programme, and is a member of the International Evaluation Panel for the Singapore National Research Foundation.

Mr Tan holds a Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Chicago and an Executive MBA Degree from the Golden Gate University, San Francisco.

YEO WEE KIONG

Yeo Wee Kiong, 55, is a director of Drew & Napier LLC, a leading local law firm. He also sits on the board of two listed companies, Bonvests Holdings Limited and Kian Ho Bearings Ltd.

Before practising law, from 1980 to 1990, Mr Yeo was in investment promotions with the Singapore Economic Development Board and investment banking with NM Rothschild Singapore. He has been a practising corporate lawyer for the past 20 years, specialising in IPOs, M&As, capital markets and venture capital.

In the past 15 years, he has held appointments as independent director of more than 10 corporations listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, one corporation listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and government-linked bodies and companies such as National Science & Technology Board, Ascendas Pte Ltd, TIF Ventures Pte Ltd and PSB Corporation Pte Ltd.

Yeo Wee Kiong holds a first class Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Singapore (1980) and was awarded the Professional Engineers Board Gold Medal. In the 1980s, he studied law and business administration part-time and graduated with LLB Honours from the University of London (1985) and earned an MBA from the National University of Singapore (1989). He is a Barrister-at-Law with the Lincoln's Inn in England and an advocate and solicitor in Singapore.

LEE SEOW HIANG

Lee Seow Hiang, 41, is Chief Executive Officer of Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Deputy Chairman of Changi Airports International Pte. Ltd. Prior to joining CAG, he was Deputy Director-General (Operations) of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.

From 2005 to 2008, Mr Lee was Principal Private Secretary to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in the Prime Minister's Office. Between 1989 and 2005, he held various appointments in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Ministry of Defence. His last military appointment was Deputy Head of Air Operations in HQ RSAF.

Mr Lee was awarded the SAF (Overseas)/President's Scholarship in 1989 and the SAF Postgraduate Scholarship (General Development) in 2002. He has a BA (Honours) degree from the University of Cambridge, UK and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He currently sits on the board of Agency for Integrated Care Pte Ltd.