Board of DirectorsDr Gordon Ku, MB, BS, DCH, FAMS, FRCP, FACPChairmanDr. Ku is the founder and Chairman of Kidney Dialysis foundation. He is also a consultant nephrologist at Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre.He worked in Royal Free Hospital and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital in London. He also taught at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Singapore from 1973 ~ 1978. He served in the National Committee on Renal Care since 1999. |
Neo Kok Beng, MBA, B.Eng, FIES, STIPPresident & CEOMr. Neo has experiences in building up entrepreneurial ventures from concept to commercialization. He specialized in new products and new business; and has setup companies in the areas of information security, telematics, portable digital/computing devices and biomedical systems & services. Kok Beng worked for Singapore Technologies in the corporate HQ (investment & entrepreneurship programme), aerospace, information technology and electronics sectors. He graduated with MBA(NTU) and B.Eng (Hons)(NUS); and was awarded an IES Fellowship at JFK School of Government, Harvard University. He is currently an adjunct associate professor at the National University of Singapore and has also a Fellow/Council Member & Hon Treasurer of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore. |
Dr Gloria K F Loke MB,BS, DCH, FRCP, FAMS.DirectorDr Loke is a Consultant Endocrinologist and Physician at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. She has worked in the Royal Free Hospital , and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital, London. Her major interest is in the management of patients with diabetes mellitus, especially those on renal dialysis. |
Dr Yap-Whang Hwee Yong, MB, BS, MRCP, Dip ABIM, FACP, FAMS, FRCPDirectorDr. Yap-Whang Hwee Yong is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. She was previously an Associate Internist/Associate Professor of Medicine with the Department of Medicine at the MD Anderson Hospital in Texas, USA. She received her MBBS from the University of Newcastle, England (1971) and is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK)(1974). She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine (1975) and the American Board of Internal Medicine, Oncology Specialty (1977). Dr. Yap-Whang is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (1984), the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (1984) and the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh)(1985). Dr. Yap-Whang was previously a Committee Member of the Singapore Art Museum and the Asian Civilisations Museum Board. She has a special interest in the areas of Cancer Chemotherapy and Clinical Pharmacology, Breast Cancer, the Central Nervous System and Hepatic Metastases. Dr. Yap-Whang has wide experience in cancer patient care, both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. |
Low Check Kian, MSc, BSc(1st Class)DirectorCheck Low is a Founder of NewSmith Capital. He manages NewSmith's Asia Pacific offices, has over 20 years' experience in the securities industry in Asia. Prior to founding NewSmith, Check was a Senior Vice-President and Member of the Executive Management Committee of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as well as Chairman of Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific. Check has served as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) since 2000. He also sits on the Board of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency and is serving as the Chairman of its Investment Committee. Check has also held several advisory roles on various Singapore Government Committees including the Financial Centre Advisory Group. Check graduated from the London School of Economics with a B.Sc (Econ) (First Class Honours) and a M.Sc. (Econ), and was awarded the Allan Young Prize, the Baxter-Edey Award and the Henry Luce Foundation Award. |
Lim Ho KeeDirectorMr. Lim Ho Kee is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Singapore Post Limited since March 2003 and served as director from April 1998. Mr Lim is currently a director of Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, MCL Land Limited, Keppel Land Limited, CWT Distribution Limited, Singapore Shipping Corporation Ltd and Mentor Media Ltd. Mr Lim had a career spanning seven years with JP Morgan from 1975 to 1981 as Managing Director of Morgan Guaranty Pacific and Head of Treasury of JP Morgan Singapore. Mr Lim's portfolio of directorship includes the former Tas Board, Singtel, Keppel Tatlee Bank Limited. He was an independent director of SingTel between April 1992 and September 2000, Chairman of UBS East Asia from 1997 to 1999, General Manager of Treasury at Overseas Union Bank from 1982 to 1983 and Deputy Managing Director (Operation) of Monetary Authority of Singapore (on Secondment from Overseas Union Bank) from 1981 to 1982. Mr Lim obtained his Beachelor of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics, UK in 1968. |
Chua Thiam Joo, CFA, B.Eng (Hons.)DirectorMr. Chua is a co-founder of Accion Capital, a private equity fund. Prior to founding Accion, Mr. Chua was a Senior Vice President at GK Goh Strategic Holdings Pte Ltd, part of a prominent private family office in Singapore. Mr. Chua was formerly an Executive Director on the Board of PT Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering Tbk, one of the largest integrated power company listed on IDX. Prior to that, he was a member of the management of PT Kideco Jaya Agung (3rd largest coal mine in Indonesia) and Vice President (Corporate Finance) in Indika Group. Mr. Chua has served as Singapore Economic Development Board’s Jakarta Centre Director as well as First Secretary (Industry) at the Singapore Embassy in Indonesia. Mr. Chua has a B.Eng(Hons) from NUS and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). |