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Senior Managers
 
Saw Phaik Hwa
PRESIDENT &
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
Saw Phaik Hwa, 53, is President and Chief Executive Offi cer of SMRT Corporation Ltd. Ms Saw brings to SMRT a wealth of experience in
retail and international business. Prior to joining SMRT, she served as Regional President for DFS Venture Singapore (Pte) Ltd, in charge of businesses in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Her 19-year career with the DFS group of companies saw her rising through management ranks, including assuming operational responsibilities in Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam, to her final position.
 
She is a director of The Esplanade Co Ltd and a board member of the National Environment Agency. She also sits on the Board of Trustees of the Singapore Management University, the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Community Charity Fund and Youth Business Singapore.
Ms Saw is also a resource panel member on the Government Parliamentary Committee (Transport).
 
She was conferred the Leading CEO Award in 2005, organised by the Singapore HR Institute and a Medal of Commendation at the 2007 May Day Award.
 
Ms Saw graduated with an Honours degree in Biochemistry from the University of Singapore. She also attended an Advanced Management
Programme at the University of Hawaii.
 
 
Yeo Meng Hin
DEPUTY PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
SMRT CORPORATION LTD
 
Yeo Meng Hin, 44, joined SMRT Corporation Ltd as Executive Vice President of Human Resource and Corporate Services in August 2003.
Prior to SMRT, Mr Yeo was part of the top management team for DFS Asia Pacific Operations and had strategic oversight of the business.
Mr Yeo had been in a wide array of other industries including hospitality, fast food, professional services, property and financial services.
Besides human resource, he had also accumulated experience in logistics and consultancy.
 
Mr Yeo is currently Chairman of TransitLink. He is also a member of the SAFRA staff establishment committee and sits on the
HR Accreditation Board of the Singapore Human Resources Institute. In addition, he co-chairs the work group for Human Resource
Manpower Skills and Training Council HRD. Mr Yeo was named the Best HR Leader at the 2007 HRM Awards Singapore.
 
A graduate from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Mr Yeo also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management. He is also a Certified Compensation Professional and a Global Remuneration Professional.
 
 
Lim Cheng Cheng
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SMRT CORPORATION LTD
 
Lim Cheng Cheng, 37, is Chief Financial Officer of SMRT Corporation Ltd. Prior to joining SMRT in July 2006, she worked in Price
Waterhouse (currently known as PricewaterhouseCoopers), Singapore Power International Pte Ltd and Singapore Power Ltd. In her last
appointment as Vice President and Head, Financial Planning & Analysis, in Singapore Power Ltd, Ms Lim was responsible for corporate planning, corporate finance, management reporting and budgeting as well as investor relations.
 
An accountancy graduate from the Nanyang Technological University, Ms Lim is also a Non-practising Member of the Institute of Certifi ed
Public Accountants of Singapore. She obtained her Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Graduate
School of Business.
 
 
Tommy Ng Yew Chye
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE SERVICES
SMRT CORPORATION LTD
 
Tommy Ng Yew Chye, 48, joined SMRT Corporation Ltd as Senior Vice President, Corporate Services in August 2007. He comes with
more than 20 years of vast experience in Human Resource and Human Resource Development. In his HR career, Mr Ng had worked in the hospitality, financial and manufacturing industries. Mr Ng is a strong advocate of good industrial relations practices. He cultivated harmonious bipartite relations and nurtured good unionmanagement relationship. For his significant contributions to workers’ welfare and development, Mr Ng was conferred the Medal of Commendation by the National Trades Union Congress in the May Day Award 2007.
 
Mr Ng is a member of the Industrial Arbitration Court’s employers panel. He has chaired a sectoral workgroup for the Tripartite
Committee on Employability of Older Workers and also a Wage Restructuring Workgroup.
 
Mr Ng holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde and a Diploma in Human Resource Management.
 
 
Khoo Hean Siang
VICE PRESIDENT, CIRCLE LINE
SMRT TRAINS LTD
 
Khoo Hean Siang, 59, is Vice President of Circle Line, SMRT Trains Ltd, and a director of SMRT Engineering Pte Ltd. Mr Khoo was
previously a senior engineer at Singapore Telecoms. He was in the pioneer team to introduce the first fibre optic network in Singapore.
In 1986, he joined Mass Rapid Transit Corporation as a design engineer and was responsible for the design and construction of the
telecommunication network and later, the signalling network.
 
A Chartered Electrical Engineer of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (United Kingdom), Mr Khoo holds an Honours degree in Electronics
Engineering from the University of Sheffi eld and a Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Marketing Institute of Singapore. He is a
Fellow of the Institute of Railway Signalling Engineers in UK and a Member of the Professional Engineers Board, Singapore.
 
 
Harry Tan Chuan Huat
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING
SMRT TRAINS LTD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
SMRT ENGINEERING PTE LTD
 
Harry Tan, 57, is Vice President of Engineering at SMRT Trains Ltd. He is also Managing Director of SMRT Engineering Pte Ltd where
he oversees SMRT’s overseas business. Prior to joining SMRT in 1996, Mr Tan was with the Republic of Singapore Air Force for
22 years before joining Singapore Technologies Aerospace in 1994 as an aircraft manager. He was awarded the Singapore Armed
Forces Commendation Medal (Bronze) in 1982.
 
Mr Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Aeronautical Engineering from the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 1986.
 
 
Vincent Tan Peng Hock
VICE PRESIDENT, RAIL OPERATIONS
SMRT TRAINS LTD
 
Vincent Tan, 53, is Vice President of Rail Operations at SMRT Trains Ltd. He joined the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation in 1985 and
then SMRT in 1987, where he assumed positions in rail operations management. Prior to his career with SMRT, he was a principal mechanical engineer with the Port of Singapore Authority, and had served on the Standards Committee in SPRING Singapore
(previously known as Singapore Productivity and Standards Board) for three years.
 
Mr Tan holds an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kings College, University of London and a Master of Science in Technological Economics from the University of Stirling in Scotland.
 
 
Lee Seng Kee
VICE PRESIDENT,
SMRT BUSES LTD
SMRT AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES PTE LTD
BUS-PLUS SERVICES PTE LTD
 
Lee Seng Kee, 56, is Vice President of SMRT Buses Ltd, SMRT Automotive Services Pte Ltd and Bus-Plus Services Pte Ltd. Mr Lee joined Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC) in 1984 and has experience in contracts and maintenance engineering between 1984 and 1987. He assumed the post of Deputy Director of Rail Maintenance (Structure and Permanent Way) in 1997. Before joining MRTC, he had several
years of experience as a design/construction engineer and had served on the Standards Committee in SPRING Singapore (previously
known as Singapore Productivity and Standards Board) for 10 years.
 
Mr Lee majored in Civil Engineering and holds a Master of Science from the University of Singapore. He is a Registered Professional Engineer (Civil), Singapore, a Registered Chartered Engineer (Civil), United Kingdom, and a member of several professional institutions.
 
 
Goh Chee Kong
VICE PRESIDENT,
CORPORATE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
SMRT CORPORATION LTD
 
Goh Chee Kong, 52, is Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Communications of SMRT Corporation Ltd. Prior to this, he served in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). His appointments in the SAF included Head, Defence Relations
Department, Commander, 8th Singapore Armoured Brigade, Commander, Offi cer Cadet School, and Director, Public Affairs and
spokesman for MINDEF. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 1998.
 
Mr Goh is currently Vice President of Beyond Social Services, and a board member of Students Care Service, St. Andrew’s School and
Singapore Red Cross. He is also a member of the Programmes Advisory Committee for English Television and Radio Programming.
 
Mr Goh has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Royal Military College of Science, United Kingdom,
and a Master of Defence Studies from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
 
He is also an Accredited Member of the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore.
 
 
Lawrence Lau Kai Kum
CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR & VICE PRESIDENT (AUDIT DIVISION)
SMRT CORPORATION LTD
 
Lawrence Lau, 55, is Chief Internal Auditor and Vice President of the Audit Division and Whistleblowing Investigation Officer of SMRT
Corporation Ltd. He joined the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation as Manager (Internal Audit) in 1984. Prior to that, he was the Group
Internal Audit Manager for the Union Carbide Singapore Group of Companies. He has also worked in large public accounting firms, both
overseas and locally. Mr Lau was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 1993.
 
Mr Lau was on the Board of Governors of the Institute of Internal Auditors (Singapore) from 1980 to 1982. He is a Fellow Chartered
Accountant, Fellow Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (Singapore), Certified Fraud Examiner (US), Accredited Quality Assurance Assessor (IIA), and a Member of the National Institute for Governance (Australia). He is the chair of TransitLink’s Audit Advisory Committee.
 
 
S. Prema
VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE SECRETARIAT & LEGAL
SMRT CORPORATION LTD
 
S. Prema, 42, is Vice President, Corporate Secretariat and Legal of SMRT Corporation Ltd. She is also the Company Secretary and the
Secretary of the Audit, Nominating and Remuneration Committees for SMRT Corporation Ltd. She heads the legal and corporate secretariat department providing legal counsel and advice to the SMRT Group. Prior to this appointment, she was in private practice for three years and with Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd for eight years.
 
Having graduated from the National University of Singapore with an Honours degree in Law and called to the Singapore Bar in 1991, Ms
Prema has accumulated more than 16 years of experience in her legal career. She is a Member of the Singapore Academy of Law.
 
 
Catherine Kuan-Lee Yee Fong
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
SMRT CORPORATION LTD
 
Catherine Kuan, 56, is Senior Vice President of Finance at SMRT Corporation Ltd. She joined the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation in 1986 and then SMRT in 1994. Prior to her career in the transport sector, she was with Intraco Ltd for 10 years and her last held position was Financial Controller/Company Secretary. She was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 1994.
 
She holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from the University of Singapore and is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and a Fellow of CPA Australia.
 
 
Lo Chee Wen
VICE PRESIDENT
SMRT TAXIS PTE LTD
 
Lo Chee Wen, 51, was appointed Vice President of SMRT Taxis Pte Ltd on 16 January 2006. He joined the Internal Audit Department of the
Mass Rapid Transit Corporation in 1984. Prior to that, Mr Lo worked in audit firms and the Port of Singapore Authority. In 1989, he joined SMRT and was involved in the development and operation of the fare ticketing system, management of the corporate insurance programme, and thereafter, the operation of stations within the SMRT network. In 2004, Mr Lo was appointed Director of SMRT’s
Organisation Development Unit.
 
Mr Lo holds a degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore.
 
 
Teo Chew Hoon
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
SMRT INVESTMENTS PTE LTD
 
Teo Chew Hoon, 44, is Vice President of Commercial Business at SMRT Investments Pte Ltd. She joined SMRT in 2003. Before this,
Ms Teo held positions as Group Sales Manager and subsequently General Manager of Airport Operations at DFS Venture Singapore
(Pte) Ltd from 1999. The businesses under her charge included duty free liquor, wines, tobacco, beauty, fashion goods, watches, souvenirs and packaged food.
 
Ms Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics.