Simon Israel
Non-executive and non-independent Director
Chairman, SingTel Board
Chairman, Finance and Investment Committee
Member, Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee
Member, Executive Resource and Compensation Committee
Member, Optus Advisory Committee
Date of Appointment: Director on 4 Jul 2003 and Chairman on 29 Jul 2011
Last Re-elected: 30 Jul 2010
Mr Israel, 59, is Chairman of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited and Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation. He is a Director of CapitaLand Limited and a member of the Governing Board of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Mr Israel was an Executive Director and President of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited before retiring on 1 July 2011. Prior to that, he was with the Danone Group as Chairman Asia Pacific and a member of the Group’s Executive Committee. Mr Israel also held various positions in Sara Lee Corporation in the Asia Pacific region, including Country Manager/Zone Manager for Indonesia, the Philippines, the South Pacific and Thailand, before becoming President (Household & Personal Care), Asia Pacific.
Mr Israel is the former Chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board and a former Director of Fraser and Neave Limited and Neptune Orient Lines Limited.
Mr Israel was conferred the Knight in the Legion of Honour by the French government in 2007, and awarded the Public Service Medal at the Singapore National Day Awards 2011. He holds a Diploma in Business Studies from The University of the South Pacific.
Bobby Chin Yoke Choong
Non-executive and independent Director
Chairman, Risk Committee
Date of Appointment: 1 May 2012
Mr Chin, 60, is the Chairman of Singapore Totalisator Board. He is a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers and serves on the boards of the Competition Commission of Singapore and Singapore Labour Foundation. He is also a Director of several listed companies including Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Yeo Hiap Seng Limited, Ho Bee Investment Ltd, SembCorp Industries Ltd and AV Jennings Limited.
Mr Chin was the Managing Partner of KPMG Singapore from 1992 until his retirement in September 2005. He is a former Director of Neptune Orient Lines Limited. He also served as a Board member of the Urban Redevelopment Authority from 1997 to 2006 and was its Chairman from 2001 to 2006.
Mr Chin holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Chua Sock Koong
Executive and non-independent Director
Member, Optus Advisory Committee
Date of Appointment: Director on 12 Oct 2006 and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 1 Apr 2007
Last Re-elected: 24 Jul 2009
Ms Chua, 54, was appointed Group CEO of SingTel on 1 April 2007. She is responsible for SingTel’s three key businesses – Group Consumer, Group Digital L!fe and Group ICT.
Ms Chua joined SingTel in June 1989 as Treasurer and was made CFO in April 1999. She held the positions of Group CFO and CEO, International from February 2006 until 12 October 2006, when she was appointed Deputy Group CEO.
Ms Chua sits on the Boards of Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Telecom Limited and key subsidiaries of the SingTel Group. She is also a member of the Singapore Management University Board of Trustees, the Public Service Commission and the Corporate Governance Council of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She is a former Board member of JTC Corporation and the Casino Regulatory Authority.
Ms Chua holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from the University of Singapore. She is a Certified Public Accountant in Singapore and a CFA charterholder.
Fang Ai Lian
Non-executive and independent Director
Chairman, Audit Committee
Member, Executive Resource and Compensation Committee
Date of Appointment: 7 Aug 2008
Last Re-elected: 24 Jul 2009
Mrs Fang, 62, has been the Chairman of Great Eastern Holdings Ltd since April 2008, as well as Chairman of its insurance subsidiaries. Prior to that, she was with Ernst & Young for over 30 years, where she was appointed Managing Partner in 1996 and Chairman in 2005.
Mrs Fang is a Director of Banyan Tree Holdings Limited, MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Metro Holdings Limited and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and one of its subsidiaries. She is also the Chairman of the Charity Council and the Tax Academy of Singapore. She is a former Board member of the Public Utilities Board and International Enterprise Singapore.
Mrs Fang qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London in 1973 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Dominic Chiu Fai Ho
Non-executive and independent Director
Member, Audit Committee
Member, Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee
Date of Appointment: 28 Nov 2007
Last Re-elected: 29 Jul 2011
Mr Ho, 61, is non-executive Director of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Hang Lung Properties Limited, the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Limited and DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. He is also non-executive Chairman and Director of DBS Bank (China) Limited.
Mr Ho joined KPMG US in Houston in 1975 and became a partner in 1985. He was transferred to Beijing, China to set up KPMG’s practice in 1984 and resided in China until 1989 when he was assigned to Hong Kong. Mr Ho became the China firm’s Senior Partner based in Beijing in 2000, and was elected Chairman of KPMG in China and Hong Kong SAR in April 2003. He retired in April 2007.
Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accountancy from the University of Houston, US. He is a member of the American Institute of Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Low Check Kian
Non-executive and independent Director
Member, Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee
Member, Finance and Investment Committee
Date of Appointment: 9 May 2011
Last Re-elected: 29 Jul 2011
Mr Low, 53, was one of the founding partners of NewSmith Capital Partners LLP, an independent partnership providing corporate finance advice and investment management services, with its headquarters based in London. Prior to founding NewSmith, Mr Low was a Senior Vice-President and Member of the Executive Management Committee of Merrill Lynch & Co., as well as its Chairman for the Asia Pacific Region.
Mr Low sits on the Boards of Neptune Orient Lines Limited and Fibrechem Technologies Limited, as well as AWAK Technologies Pte. Ltd. Mr Low served as an independent director on the Singapore Exchange Board from July 2000 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in May 2006 until his retirement in October 2011. He also previously sat on the Boards of the InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore and Singapore Workforce Development Agency and chaired their investment arms.
Mr Low holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Peter Edward Mason AM (1)
Non-executive and independent Director
Chairman, Optus Advisory Committee
Member, Executive Resource and Compensation Committee
Date of Appointment: 21 Sep 2010
Last re-elected: 29 Jul 2011
Mr Mason, 65, is the Chairman of AMP Limited, a Director of David Jones Limited and a Senior Advisor to UBS Australia. He is a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House Trust and the Chairman of the Centre for International Finance and Regulation.
Mr Mason has 40 years of experience in investment banking. He was Chairman of JP Morgan Chase Bank in Australia from 2000 to 2005 and Chairman of its associate, Ord Minnett Group.
Prior to this, he was Chairman and Chief Executive of Schroders Australia and Group Managing Director of Schroders’ investment banking businesses in the Asia Pacific region. He has previously been Chairman and/or Director of a number of Australian listed companies.
Mr Mason holds a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours), an MBA and an Honorary Doctorate from The University of New South Wales.
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(1) Member of the Order of Australia
Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala
Non-executive and Lead Independent Director
Chairman, Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee
Chairman, Executive Resource and Compensation Committee
Member, Audit Committee
Date of Appointment: Director on 29 Sep 2006 and Lead Independent Director on 13 May 2009
Last Re-elected: 24 Jul 2009
Mr Nargolwala, 62, is a non-executive Director of Prudential plc., a member of the Board of the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore and a member of the Governing Board of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore. He is also a Director and Chairman of Clifford Capital Pte. Ltd.
Mr Nargolwala was the non-executive Chairman of Credit Suisse Asia Pacific from October 2010 to December 2011 and the CEO of Credit Suisse Asia Pacific and a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse AG from January 2008 to September 2010. He was a Group Executive Director of Standard Chartered PLC before joining Credit Suisse Asia Pacific. Prior to that, he was the Group Executive Vice President and Head of Asia Wholesale Banking Group for Bank of America, headquartered in Hong Kong. Mr Nargolwala was a non-executive Director of Tate & Lyle PLC from December 2004 to December 2007. He was also a non-executive Director of the Asia Pacific Region Board of Visa International until October 2007.
Mr Nargolwala holds a Bachelor degree in Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Delhi, India. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Peter Ong Boon Kwee
Non-executive and non-independent Director
Member, Audit Committee
Member, Risk Committee
Date of Appointment: 1 Sep 2010
Last re-elected: 29 Jul 2011
Mr Ong, 50, is the Head of Singapore’s Civil Service, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of Singapore and Permanent Secretary (Special Duties) in the Prime Minister’s Office. He previously held the positions of Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Trade and Industry), Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Transport) and 2nd Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Defence). Prior to that, he was an Executive Vice President of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited.
Mr Ong currently sits on the Boards of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the National Research Foundation and the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office. He is also the Chairman of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and Calvary Community Care. He is the former Chairman of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, MND Holdings Pte Ltd and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, and a former Director of DBS Group Holdings Limited and DBS Bank Limited.
Mr Ong was conferred the Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Gemilang) at the Singapore National Day Awards 2010. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from The University of Adelaide, Australia and an MBA from Stanford University, US.
Ong Peng Tsin
Non-executive and independent Director
Member, Finance and Investment Committee
Member, Risk Committee
Date of Appointment: 1 Jun 2009
Last Re-elected: 24 Jul 2009
Mr Ong, 49, is the Chairman of InfoComm Investments Pte Ltd and a venture partner of GSR Ventures. He is also a member of the Board of the National Research Foundation and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Mr Ong was the founder and Chairman of Encentuate, Inc. (Encentuate), which was acquired by IBM, Inc. (IBM) in 2008. Prior to Encentuate, Mr Ong was the founder and Chairman of Interwoven, Inc. (Interwoven) (now Autonomy Corporation plc, part of Hewlett-Packard). Before Interwoven, Mr Ong was co-founder and chief architect of Match.com (now part of IAC/InterActiveCorp), and held various engineering and management roles at Illustra Information Technologies, Inc. (now Informix Corporation, part of IBM), Sybase Inc. (now SAP America, Inc.) and Gensym Corporation. He is a former Director of the InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore and JTC Corporation.
Mr Ong holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, US and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US.
Chua Sock Koong
Group Chief Executive Officer
Ms Chua was appointed Group CEO of SingTel on 1 April 2007. She is responsible for SingTel’s three key businesses – Group Consumer, Group Digital L!fe and Group ICT (Infocomms Technology).
She joined SingTel in June 1989 as Treasurer and was made CFO in April 1999. She held the positions of Group CFO and CEO, International from February 2006 until 12 October 2006, when she was appointed Deputy Group CEO.
Ms Chua sits on the Boards of Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Telecom Limited and key subsidiaries of the SingTel Group. She is also a member of the Singapore Management University Board of Trustees, the Public Service Commission and the Corporate Governance Council of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She is a former Board member of JTC Corporation and the Casino Regulatory Authority.
Ms Chua holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from the University of Singapore. She is a Certified Public Accountant in Singapore and a CFA charterholder.
Bradley Gambill
Group Chief Strategy Officer
Mr Gambill was appointed Group Chief Strategy Officer in February 2011. He drives the Group’s transformation strategies and is also responsible for M&A, competitive and business intelligence, business partnerships and business model innovation.
Prior to his appointment in SingTel, Mr Gambill was based in Seoul as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of LG Electronics.
Mr Gambill has more than 20 years of experience in strategy, investments and management consulting. He was also previously a Partner at McKinsey & Company and Managing Director at Innosight Ventures Pte. Ltd.
Mr Gambill graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Public Policy, and holds an MBA from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania, US.
Allen Lew
Chief Executive Officer, Group Digital L!fe
Chief Executive Officer, Group ICT (covering)
Country Chief Officer, Singapore
Mr Lew is CEO, Group Digital L!fe and responsible for leading the Group’s journey to become a leading player in the digital ecosystem, beyond connecting voices to bringing people together with innovative and cutting-edge digital services. As Country Chief Officer, Singapore, he is the principle liaison with local and regulatory bodies. Mr Lew is also currently covering the position of CEO, Group ICT. He assumed these positions 1 April 2012.
Previously, Mr Lew held the position of CEO, Singapore from February 2006 to March 2012. He began his career with the SingTel Group in November 1980 and has served in various senior management positions, including Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Info Service (AIS) – the Group's associate in Thailand, Chief Operating Officer of Singapore Telecom International Pte Ltd and Managing Director of Optus Consumer.
Mr Lew is the Chairman of the AIS Executive Committee, a Board member of the Sentosa Development Corporation and a member of the Singapore Institute of Technology's Board of Trustees.
Mr Lew holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Western Australia and a Master of Science (Management) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US.
Jeann Low
Group Chief Financial Officer
Ms Low was appointed Group CFO in September 2008. She oversees the Group's financial affairs including corporate finance, treasury, risk management and capital management and investor relations. She was previously CFO of Optus from 2006.
Ms Low joined SingTel in 1998 as the Group Financial Controller. In 2004, she was promoted to Executive Vice President of Strategic Investments managing the Group's international investments.
Prior to SingTel, Ms Low worked at an international accounting firm and thereafter in a public listed electronics company in Singapore.
Ms Low is a Director of OpenNet Pte. Ltd. Since April 2010, she has been a Council Member of the Singapore Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms Low is a member of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Pro-Tem Governing Board since November 2010 and chairman of their Finance Committee.
Ms Low holds an Honours Degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and is a Certified Public Accountant in Singapore.
Paul O’Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer, Group Consumer
Country Chief Officer, Australia
Mr O'Sullivan is CEO, Group Consumer responsible for setting new benchmarks in customer service as the leading provider of next-generation communication, infotainment and technology services to consumers and small businesses across Asia Pacific. As Country Chief Officer, Australia, he is the principle liaison with local and regulatory bodies. He assumed these positions 1 April 2012.
Previously, Mr O’Sullivan was CEO of Optus from September 2004 to March 2012. He also held management positions within Optus including Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Optus Mobile, as well as various international management roles at the Colonial Group and the Royal Dutch Shell Group in Canada, the Middle East, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Mr O’Sullivan also serves on the Board of Commissioners of Telkomsel, Indonesia. He is a founding member and Chairman of the Australian Business and Community Network, which partners businesses with schools to improve collaboration between corporate Australia and education leaders.
Mr O’Sullivan has a Bachelor of Arts (Mod) Economics from Trinity College, University of Dublin.
Aileen Tan
Group Director Human Resource
Ms Tan joined SingTel in June 2008 as Group Director Human Resource. She oversees the development of human resource across the SingTel Group, including wholly-owned subsidiaries NCS and Optus. She is also in charge of the Group's corporate social responsibility function.
Prior to SingTel, she was Group General Manager Human Resource at WBL Corporation and Vice President, Centers of Excellence with Abacus International. Ms Tan has over 20 years of HR experience in various multinational corporations and local companies.
Ms Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Statistics and Japanese Studies from the National University of Singapore and holds a Master in Organisational Behaviour from the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant University.
She is a member of the Home Nursing Foundation Board and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency’s Human Resource Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Manpower, Skills and Training Council.
