BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MR ONG BENG CHYE

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

 

Mr Ong Beng Chye was re-designated as the Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 1 August 2023 and was previously the Lead Independent Director of the Company. He was re-appointed to the Board on 25 October 2022.

Mr Ong has more than 28 years of experience in areas such as accounting, auditing, public listings, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, and business advisory. He is currently a director of Appleton Global Private Limited, a business management and consultancy services firm. He is also serving as an independent director of other public listed companies in Singapore.

Mr Ong is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Chartered Financial Analyst conferred by the CFA Institute and a non-practising member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from City, University of London.

MR BARNEY LAU TAI CHIAU

Independent Director

 

Mr. Barney Lau Tai Chiau is an Independent Director of the Company. He serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Lau has held several key leadership roles throughout his career. He was the Chairman of the Council at the Biblical Graduate School of Theology from October 2023, after previously serving as Vice-Chairman of the Council from January 2019 to September 2023 and as a Council Member from January 2018 to December 2018. He also contributed significantly to Covenant Evangelical Free Church as a Pastor and Director of Ministries in the Senior Pastor’s Office from October 2008 to February 2023.

In addition to his ministry work, Mr. Lau served as a Director at Integrated Health Information Services Pte. Ltd. from May 2011 to October 2016, where he was also a member of the HR Committee during the same period. He was a Director at Jurong Health Services Pte. Ltd., overseeing Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital, from January 2010 to October 2015. During this tenure, he also chaired the IT Committee.

Mr. Lau graduated with a Master in Christian Studies from the Biblical Graduate School of Theology, Singapore, a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, USA, and holds a Diploma in Computer Studies from the National Computing Centre (UK), Singapore, as well as a Diploma in Electronic Communications Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic.

 

MS LEE LI ING

Independent Director

 

Ms. Lee Li Ing is an Independent Director of the Company. She serves as the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Ms. Lee has a wealth of experience in human resources leadership across various industries. She served as Group CHRO at Singapore Post Pte. Ltd. from January 2021 to September 2022. Before this, she was the Executive Vice President and Head of Human Resources at Fullerton Financial Holdings from July 2012 to September 2019. She also held the position of Executive Director and Head of Human Resources (Asia Pacific) at the Royal Bank of Scotland from November 2009 to June 2012. Earlier in her career, she was the Director of Human Resources at Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd. from July 2008 to October 2009.

Ms. Lee graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from La Trobe University, Australia, and a Diploma in Business Studies majoring in Human Resources Management and International Marketing from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore.