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Ms Chew Gek Khim
Execut i ve Cha i rman
LLB (Hons)
Non-Independent and Executive Director
Last re-elected: 2010
Ms Chew Gek Khim is a lawyer by training. She has been
Chairman since 24 April 2008, first as Non-Executive and Non-
Independent Chairman and then as Executive Chairman since
1 November 2009. As Executive Chairman, Ms Chew works
closely with the Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer
and the CEOs of Straits Trading’s businesses in resources,
property and hospitality to oversee the implementation of
policies and decisions, including compliance with corporate
governance codes.
Ms Chew is also Executive Chairman of the Tecity Group, which
she joined in 1987. She also sits on the board of CapitaRetail
China Trust, an SGX-ST listed trust of the CapitaLand Group.
Ms Chew is also Deputy Chairman of The Tan Chin Tuan
Foundation in Singapore and Chairman of The Tan Sri Tan
Foundation in Malaysia. She chairs the National Environment
Agency Board of Singapore, and sits on the Singapore Totalisator
Board and the Securities Industry Council of Singapore.
Ms Chew graduated from the National University of Singapore
in 1984.
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lin See-Yan
PSM, DPMP, DSAP, JMN, JSM, AMN, BA(HONS), MPA, MA, PHD, C STAT, C SCI
Independent and Non-Executive Director
Last re-appointed: 2012
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lin See-Yan , a British Chartered Scientist
and Harvard educated economist, has been a Director since
1994 and presently sits on board of Silverlake Axis Limited in
Singapore. He continues to serve the public interest, including
as Member, Malaysia Prime Minister’s Economic Council
Working Group, as well as a member of a number of Key
National Committees on Higher Education; and Economic
Adviser, Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and
Industry of Malaysia. Prior to 1998, he was Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Pacific Bank Group and for 14 years
previously, Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, having
been a central banker for 34 years. Tan Sri Lin also served as
Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad (1994 to 2000) and was
Chairman of its Executive Board (1999 to 2000).
Tan Sri Lin is also Chairman Emeritus, Harvard Graduate School
of Arts & Sciences Alumni Council at Harvard University, in
addition to being President, Harvard Club of Malaysia.
Mr Razman Ariffin
B Sc (Eng), ARSM, MIME (M)
Independent and Non-Executive Director
Last re-elected: 2011
Mr Razman bin Ariffin was appointed to our Board in
December 2006. Mr Ariffin’s rich involvement in the mining,
metallurgical and energy industries spans over 40 years,
starting as production and planning engineer with Osborne &
Chappel Sdn Bhd, then as petroleum engineer with Sarawak
Shell Berhad. He was then attached to the Malaysia Mining
Corporation Berhad Group (now known as MMC Corporation
Berhad Group) serving in various capacities over the years. In
1985, Mr Ariffin joined Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad
(MSC) as general manager and was its Chief Executive Officer
and Executive Director when he left in 1994. Currently an
independent strategic and corporate consultant, Mr Ariffin
also sits on the board of MSC. He was the former Managing
Director of Trenergy (M) Berhad and Crest Petroleum Bhd,
both companies then listed on Bursa Securities.
Mr Ariffin graduated from the Imperial College of Science
and Technology at the University of London, England with
first class honours in mining engineering in 1972.
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