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Board of Directors
Walter Sousa
Mr Sousa joined the Board in October 1999 and was appointed as Executive Chairman in September 2001. He was re-elected as Director on 26 April 2006. He was formerly the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Asia/Pacific, and had also been involved in private equity investments. Prior to his appointment at AT&T Asia/Pacific, Mr Sousa was Chief Operating Officer of Astec (BSR) PLC, a listed company in London Stock Exchange, where he was responsible for its worldwide operations. From 1985 to 1991, Mr Sousa held the position as President of Hewlett-Packard Far East in Hong Kong. He holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from America University.
Koh Boon Hwee
Mr Koh was appointed to the Board in April 1998. He was elected as an Executive Director in February 2002 and was last re-elected as Director on 17 April 2007. Mr Koh currently serves as the Chairman of DBS Group Holdings Limited and Nanyang Technological University Board of Trustees. He is also the Executive Chairman and CEO of Sunningdale Tech Ltd. Previously, Mr Koh was the Chairman of Singapore Airlines Ltd (2001 to 2005); SIA Engineering Co. Ltd (2003 to 2005); Singapore Telecommunications Group and its predecessor organisation (1986 to 2001); Omni Industries Ltd (1996 to 2001); the Executive Chairman of the Wuthelam Group (1991 to 2000) and the Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard Singapore (1985 to 1990). He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering (First Class Honours) from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, and an MBA (Distinction) from the Harvard Business School.
Khaw Kheng Joo
Mr Khaw joined the Board in February 2002 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 1 November 2002. He was last re-elected on 24 April 2008. From 2000 to 2001, Mr Khaw was the President of Omni Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of SGX Main Board-listed Omni Industries Ltd, one of Asia's largest electronic contract manufacturers. In 2001, following the acquisition of Omni Industries by Celestica Inc, he served as Senior Vice President at Celestica Inc. Prior to this, he spent 26 years, from 1973 to 1999, at Hewlett-Packard holding various key positions. Mr Khaw is a board member of Senoko Power and Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from Oregon State University, Oregon and a Master of Business Administration from Santa Clara University, California.
Thomas Henrik Zilliacus
Mr Zilliacus was appointed as Non-Executive Director in February 2002 and was last re-elected to his position on 24 April 2008. Mr Zilliacus is the founder and Executive Chairman of Mobile FutureWorks Inc, a company which develops and invests in mobile space. He is also the Executive Chairman of OpenMobile Corporation, a leading global enabler of premium-priced mobile originated mobile value-added services and the former head of Nokia’s Asian operations. He holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki.
Eileen Tay-Tan Bee Kiew
Ms Tay was appointed to the Board in October 2002 and was last re-elected as Director on 26 April 2006. With more than 25 years of experience in the public accounting field, Ms Tay was a partner with KPMG and her experience includes auditing, taxation, public listing, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions and business advisory. She holds an Honours degree in Accountancy from the Singapore University. Ms Tay is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK), Fellow of CPA Australia, Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and Licentiate of Trinity College (London).
Sin Hang Boon
Mr Sin joined the Board in June 2003 and was last re-elected as Director on 17 April 2007. He is currently also serving as a Director in Ideas Services Pte Ltd and Sirius Venture Consulting Pte Ltd. Mr Sin spent over 40 years in the telecommunications industry before his retirement in 2002. He was a senior executive in Belgacom S.A. in Belgium from 1996 to 1998. From 1999 till 2001, he headed SingTel International, the strategic investment arm of the SingTel Group. From 2002 to March 2004, Mr Sin was advisor to SingTel and represented SingTel on the boards of several of its associated companies overseas, including Belgacom S.A., ADSB Telecommunications B.V. in The Netherlands and New Century Infocomm Tech Co Ltd in Taiwan. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Physics) degree from Nanyang University, Singapore.
Lucas Chow
Mr Chow was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2007 and was last re-elected as Director on 17 April 2007. He brings with him more than 28 years of experience in senior management roles. Currently the CEO and Director of The MediaCorp Group, Mr Chow began his career with Hewlett-Packard and in 1998, joined the senior management team in SingTel. Mr Chow serves as a member on the British Telecom’s Asia Pacific Advisory Board. He sits on various boards and international advisory committees including Health Promotion Board, Design Singapore Council. He was also appointed member of the National University of Singapore Board of Trustees. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Aston, Birmingham (United Kingdom).
Thomas Kalon Ng
Thomas Ng, aged 54, is the co-founder of Granite Global Ventures. He was also the founder of Venture TDF in Singapore. Venture TDF pioneered hi-tech venture capital investment in Singapore and China. He advised the Government of Singapore in its development of technopreneurship and served on a number of its Advisory Boards.
Thomas has many years of management and investment experience in the high-technology industry. He has held senior management positions at Solar Energy Research Institute, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. and Genelabs Technologies. He has numerous publications and patents worldwide and currently holds three patents in practice.
Thomas currently serves on the Board of Directors for AAC and HYB Co. Ltd. He was a former board member of Boston Power, Alibaba and Oculex (acquired by Allergan).
Thomas earned a Bachelor's degree of Science in Bacteriology in 1975, a Master's degree of Science in Bacteriology in 1977 and a Doctor's degree in Bacteriology and Biochemistry in 1981 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in the USA.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is chaired by Ms Eileen Tay-Tan Bee Kiew and members includes
Mr Sin Hang Boon and
Mr Thomas Henrik Zilliacus.
Remuneration Committee
The Remuneration Committee is chaired by Mr Thomas Henrik Zilliacus and members includes
Mr Sin Hang Boon and
Ms Eileen Tay-Tan Bee Kiew.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee (EXCO) is chaired by Mr Koh Boon Hwee and members includes
Mr Walter Sousa, Mr Khaw Kheng Joo.
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is chaired by Mr Lucas Chow Wing Keung and members includes
Mr Thomas Henrik Zilliacus,
Mr Koh Boon Hwee and
Mr Sin Hang Boon.
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