BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
YAP CHEE KEONG, 55
B Acc, CPA
Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director
First appointed: 7 May 2009
Last re-elected: 30 April 2015
Mr Yap Chee Keong is a Non-Independent and Non-Executive
Director of The Straits Trading Company Limited. He is
the Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of
CityNet Infrastructure Management Pte Ltd, the trustee-
manager of NetLink Trust. He is the Lead Independent
Director of Tiger Airways Holdings Limited, an Independent
Non-Executive Director of Olam International Limited, InterOil
Corporation, MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Citibank Singapore Limited
and Certis CISCO Security Pte Ltd, as well as a Non-Executive
Director of ARA Asset Management Limited. He also serves as
a Board Member of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory
Authority and as a Member of the Public Accountants
Oversight Committee.
Mr Yap has worked in various senior management roles in
multinational and listed companies. He holds a Bachelor of
Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and is
a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants,
CPA Australia and the Singapore Institute of Directors.
THAM KUI SENG, 58
BA (Hons) Engineering Science
Independent and Non-Executive Director
First appointed: 1 October 2009
Last re-elected: 30 April 2015
Mr Tham Kui Seng is a Non-Executive Director of Global
Logistic Properties Limited, Sembcorp Industries Ltd, Banyan
Tree Holdings Limited and Avanda Investment Management
Pte. Ltd. He is also a Member of the board of Singapore
Land Authority.
Mr Tham was the former chief corporate officer of
CapitaLand Limited overseeing the corporate services
functions of the real estate group from 2002 to 2008.
He was previously a director of Raffles Medical Group Ltd
and member of the board of The Housing and
Development Board.
Mr Tham graduated from the University of Oxford
with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in
Engineering Science.
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