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Board of Directors

As at 1 March 2024

Wong Kan Seng, 77

Chairman
Independent

Wong Kan Seng, 77

Chairman
Independent

Appointed as a director: 27 July 2017
Last re-elected as a director: 30 April 2021
Appointed as Chairman: 15 February 2018

Board Committee positions

Audit Committee (Member)
Board Risk Management Committee (Member)
Executive Committee (Chairman)
Nominating Committee (Member)
Remuneration and Human Capital Committee (Member)

Current directorships in other listed companies

Other principal commitments

CapitaLand Group (Chairman)
CLA Real Estate Holdings (Chairman)
Bo’ao Forum for Asia (Director)
Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (Patron)

Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years

Past major appointments

Prime Minister’s Office (Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security)
Ministry of Home Affairs (Minister)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minister)
Ministry of Community Development (Minister)
Singbridge Holdings (Chairman)

Education/professional qualifications and achievements

Master of Science (Business Studies), London Business School, University of London
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), University of Singapore
NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award (2023)
NUS Distinguished Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Award (2019)
London Business School Alumni Achievement Award (2004)
National Trades Union Congress Medal of Honour (1998)
Public Administration Medal (Silver) (1976)

Wee Ee Cheong, 71

Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Wee Ee Cheong, 71

Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Appointed as a director: 3 January 1990
Last re-elected as a director: 21 April 2023
Appointed as Chief Executive Officer: 27 April 2007
Appointed as Deputy Chairman: 24 March 2000

Board Committee positions

Board Risk Management Committee (Member)
Executive Committee (Member)
Nominating Committee (Member)

Current directorships in other listed companies

United Overseas Insurance (Chairman)

Other principal commitments

PT Bank UOB Indonesia (President Commissioner)
United Overseas Bank (China) (Chairman)
United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company (Chairman)
United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) (Deputy Chairman)
The Association of Banks in Singapore (Council Member)
The Institute of Banking and Finance (Council Member)
Singapore-China Foundation (Member, Board of Governors)
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Honorary Council Member)
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Patron)
Wee Foundation (Director)

Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years

Past major appointments

Far Eastern Bank (Director)
Pan Pacific Hotels Group (Director)
United International Securities (Director)
UOL Group (Director)
Housing & Development Board (Deputy Chairman)
Port of Singapore Authority (Director)
Visa AP Senior Client Council (Member)

Education/professional qualifications and achievements

Master of Arts (Applied Economics), American University, Washington, DC
Bachelor of Science (Business Administration), American University, Washington, DC
Singapore Corporate Awards, Best CEO (large cap listed companies) (2022)
The Asian Banker CEO Leadership Achievement for Singapore Award (2022)
The Business Times Businessman of the Year (2021/2022)
Public Service Star (2013)

Michael Lien Jown Leam, 60

Non-executive and
Non-independent

Michael Lien Jown Leam, 60

Non-executive and
Non-independent

Appointed as a director: 27 July 2017
Last re-elected as a director: 21 April 2022

Board Committee positions

Executive Committee (Member)
Nominating Committee (Member)

Current directorships in other listed companies

Other principal commitments

Wah Hin and Company (Executive Chairman)
Sandstone Capital (Director and Chief Investment Officer)
Leap Philanthropy (Founder and Chairman)

Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years

Past major appointments

National University of Singapore (Trustee)
Temasek Holdings (Director)

Education/professional qualifications and achievements

Bachelor of Economics (First Class Hons) in Finance and Econometrics, Monash University

Wee Ee Lim, 62

Non-executive and
Non-independent

Wee Ee Lim, 62

Non-executive and
Non-independent

Appointed as a director: 1 July 2018
Last re-elected as a director: 21 April 2022

Board Committee positions

Board Risk Management Committee (Member)
Remuneration and Human Capital Committee (Member)

Current directorships in other listed companies

Haw Par Corporation (Director, President and Chief Executive Officer)
Singapore Land Group (Chairman)
UOL Group (Deputy Chairman)

Other principal commitments

Wee Foundation (Director)

Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years

Past major appointments

Education/professional qualifications and achievements

Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Clark University, USA

Steven Phan Swee Kim, 65

Independent

Steven Phan Swee Kim, 65

Independent

Appointed as a director: 1 July 2019
Last re-elected as a director: 21 April 2023

Board Committee positions

Audit Committee (Chairman)
Executive Committee (Member)
Nominating Committee (Chairman)
Remuneration and Human Capital Committee (Member)

Current directorships in other listed companies

Jardine Cycle & Carriage (Director)

Other principal commitments

Advanced MedTech Holdings (Director)

Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years

Past major appointments

Ernst & Young (Chairman and Area Managing Partner for Asia Pacific and Member of Global Executive Board)

Education/professional qualifications and achievements

Bachelor of Science (Managerial and Administrative Studies), University of Aston, United Kingdom
Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (Fellow)

Chia Tai Tee, 61

Independent

Chia Tai Tee, 61

Independent

Appointed as a director: 1 October 2020
Last re-elected as a director: 21 April 2023

Board Committee positions

Audit Committee ( Member)
Board Risk Management Committee (Chairman)
Nominating Committee (Member)

Current directorships in other listed companies

Other principal commitments

Eastspring Investments Group (Director)
True Light Capital (Director)
Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Director)
Ministry of Home Affairs Uniformed Services Invest Plan - Board of Trustees (Member)
Singapore Institute of Technology - Board of Trustees (Member)

Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years

Past major appointments

GIC (Chief Risk Officer)

Education/professional qualifications and achievements

Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School
PhD in Economics, Australian National University
Bachelor of Economics (Hons), University of Adelaide
Public Service Medal (2017)

Tracey Woon Kim Hong, 67

Independent

Tracey Woon Kim Hong, 67

Independent

Appointed as a director: 1 September 2021
Last re-elected as a director: 21 April 2022

Board Committee positions

Audit Committee ( Member)
Board Risk Management Committee (Member)
Remuneration and Human Capital Committee (Chairman)

Current directorships in other listed companies

Other principal commitments

GIC - Investment Board (Member)
MOH Holdings - Investment Committee (Member)
National University Health System (Director)
Securities Industry Council (Member)
Singapore Exchange - Listing Advisory Committee (Member)
Singapore Red Cross (Council Member)
SPH Foundation (Director)

Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years

Singapore Press Holdings (Director)

Past major appointments

Citigroup Global Markets Singapore, ASEAN Corporate and Investment Banking (Vice Chairman)
UBS AG, Asia Pacific Global Wealth Management (Vice Chairman)