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Saw Phaik Hwa
PRESIDENT &
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
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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. |
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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). |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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Yeo Meng Hin
DEPUTY PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
SMRT CORPORATION LTD |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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Lim Cheng Cheng
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SMRT CORPORATION LTD |
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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. |
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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. |
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Tommy Ng Yew Chye
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE SERVICES
SMRT CORPORATION LTD |
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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. |
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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. |
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| Mr Ng holds a Masters in Business
Administration from the University
of Strathclyde and a Diploma in
Human Resource Management. |
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Khoo Hean Siang
VICE PRESIDENT, CIRCLE LINE
SMRT TRAINS LTD |
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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. |
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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. |
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Harry Tan Chuan Huat
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING
SMRT TRAINS LTD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
SMRT ENGINEERING PTE LTD |
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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. |
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| Mr Tan graduated with a Bachelor
of Science (Honours) in Aeronautical
Engineering from the Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University in 1986. |
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Vincent Tan Peng Hock
VICE PRESIDENT, RAIL OPERATIONS
SMRT TRAINS LTD |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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Lee Seng Kee
VICE PRESIDENT,
SMRT BUSES LTD
SMRT AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES PTE LTD
BUS-PLUS SERVICES PTE LTD |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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Goh Chee Kong
VICE PRESIDENT,
CORPORATE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
SMRT CORPORATION LTD |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| He is also an Accredited Member
of the Institute of Public Relations
of Singapore. |
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Lawrence Lau Kai Kum
CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR & VICE PRESIDENT (AUDIT DIVISION)
SMRT CORPORATION LTD |
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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. |
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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. |
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S. Prema
VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE SECRETARIAT & LEGAL
SMRT CORPORATION LTD |
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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. |
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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. |
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Catherine Kuan-Lee Yee Fong
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
SMRT CORPORATION LTD |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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Lo Chee Wen
VICE PRESIDENT
SMRT TAXIS PTE LTD |
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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. |
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| Mr Lo holds a degree in
Accountancy from the National
University of Singapore. |
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Teo Chew Hoon
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
SMRT INVESTMENTS PTE LTD |
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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. |
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| Ms Teo graduated from the National
University of Singapore with a
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
and Economics. |
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