In addition to being the Chairman of the Board, Mr Yeo, 63, is also the
Chairman of the Nominating Committee, and Human Resource and
Remuneration Committee.
Mr Yeo is currently the Special Advisor for Economic Development (Prime
Minister's Office) and the Chairman of SPRING Singapore (a government
development agency with the mission of nurturing local enterprises
especially Small and Medium Enterprises).
As Special Advisor for Economic Development in the Prime Minister's
Office, Mr Yeo assists the Prime Minister's Office in establishing
new economic links with foreign governments who value Singapore's
development experience, and provide strategic inputs to establish strategic
partnerships and open up opportunities with other fast-growing economies.
He was the Chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research
(A*STAR, formerly the National Science and Technology Board) from
February 2001 to March 2007. Mr Yeo was formerly the Chairman of the
Economic Development Board from January 1986 to January 2001 and
Co-Chairman of the Economic Development Board from February 2001 to
January 2006.
Mr Yeo is recognised for his contributions to Singapore's economic
development and his pioneering role in the promotion and development of
the country's information technology, semiconductor, chemical industries
and biomedical sciences.
He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Industrial Engineering) degree
and an honorary doctorate in Engineering from the University of Toronto,
Canada, a Master of Science (Systems Engineering) from the then
University of Singapore, and a MBA in Business Administration from
Harvard University.
He has received numerous honours and awards including France's Ordre
National du Merite (National Order of Merit), Indonesia's Bintang Jasa
Utama (the First Class Order of Service Award), Belgium National Order of
the Crown, the CEO Lifetime Achievement Award, Asia Pacific IPA Awards
2003, the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine by Karolinska Institutet
(2006), the 11th Nikkei Asia Prize for Science, Technology and Innovation
Award (2006), The Order of the Nila Utama (First Class, one of the most
prestigious Singapore National Day Awards 2006) award, the Harvard
Business School's prestigious Alumni Achievement Award 2006, the Doctor
of Science degree by the Imperial College in London (2007), the Order of
the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver by the Japanese Government (2007), the
Distinguished Service (Star) award by the Singapore's Labour Movement,
National Trade Unions Congress (2008), the University of Toronto
Engineering Alumni Medal (2008) and the 1st BioSpectrum Asia-Pacific Life
Time Achievement Award in March 2009.
Mr Lim, 54, serves as the Chairman of the Investment Committee and
member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee, and Human
Resource and Remuneration Committee.
Mr Lim has served in both the public and private sectors in Singapore and
overseas. His past roles included Group Chief Executive Offi cer ("CEO") of
Neptune Orient Lines Limited, CEO of Port of Singapore Authority, Jurong
Town Corporation and China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (based in
Shanghai). He was also the Chairman of the National Computer Board.
Mr Lim was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2006, and served in a
number of portfolios, with the last appointment being Acting Minister for
Information, Communications and the Arts.
Mr Lim is the Chairman of Jurong International Holdings Pte Ltd and a
Director of Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Ltd.
Mr Lim graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours)
degree from the University of Melbourne, and obtained a Master in
Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore.
Mr Lim also completed the Programme for Management Development at
Harvard University, USA. Mr Lim is an Eisenhower Fellow.
Mr Ganguli, 71, is a member of the Investment Committee.
Mr Ganguli was the Chairman and Senior Partner of
PricewaterhouseCoopers, India until his retirement on 31 March 2003. In
a distinguished career spanning four decades, he was involved in a wide
spectrum of fi elds, including audit, taxation, mergers and acquisitions,
corporate restructuring, and cross border investments.
Mr Ganguli is on the board of directors of various companies, including
Tata Communications Limited, Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited,
Maruti Udyog Limited, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, Century Textiles
and Industries Limited, Flextronics Software Systems Limited, Tube
Investments of India Limited, HCL Technologies Limited and New Delhi
Television Limited.
Mr Ganguli was trained in the UK as a Chartered Accountant. He is a Fellow
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and the
Institute of Accountants of India, and a member of the New Delhi chapter
of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Florida, USA.
Mr Michael Gray, 64, is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Mr Gray has more than 35 years of experience in professional advisory
and audit services, mostly in Southeast Asia. Prior to his retirement at
the end of 2004, he was a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore
and, before that, Territorial Senior Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers
Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos). He is an Independent Director
and Chairman of the Audit Committees of Singapore Exchange-listed Avi-
Tech Electronics Limited, JEL Corporation (Holdings) Ltd and Grand Banks
Yachts Limited and the United Kingdom ("UK")-listed VinaCapital Vietnam
Opportunity Fund.
He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Maritime Studies in 1973 from
the University of Plymouth, UK and a Masters of Arts Degree in Southeast
Asian Studies from the National University of Singapore in 2005.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and the
Singapore Institute of Directors. An active Singapore Citizen, Mr Gray has
held a number of positions in statutory boards, grassroots organisations
and Voluntary Welfare Organisations. He was awarded the Public Service
Medal in 1992 and subsequently the Public Service Star in 1999, by the
Singapore Government.
Mr Aggarwal, 57, is a member of the Investment Committee.
For nearly 25 years, Mr Aggarwal was a banker at Citibank and Union Bank of
Switzerland (Singapore). During this time he managed a wide range of financial
services activities and obtained considerable management experience.
Immediately after graduation, he started his banking career with Citibank
in India. Various domestic and international assignments provided him rich
professional experience. Mr Aggarwal later served as Regional Risk Asset
Reviewer in the Asia Pacific group where he assessed risk exposures at
different Citicorp entities based in Japan, South Korea, Australia, New
Zealand, Singapore and India.
After his illustrious years with Citibank, Mr Aggarwal joined Union
Bank of Switzerland, Singapore in 1990, and became the Chairman of
East Asia Credit Committee, where he managed all counter-party risks
in the region at a time when UBS was expanding rapidly. He was also
involved in corporate and structured finance, initial public offering ("IPO")
underwriting, direct investments and other functions as Director of UBS
(East Asia) Ltd, Singapore.
Mr Aggarwal is currently a Director of MSM Satellite (Singapore) Pte
Ltd - a television broadcasting business. In the last 10 years, he has been
involved in promoting and managing new private enterprises in Singapore,
India, USA and Australia, principally in industries such as media, technology
and building materials.
Mr Aggarwal holds a Master of Business Administration degree from
the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India and a Bachelor of
Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India.
A Senior Counsel, Mr Bull is presently a Director of Drew and Napier LLC. He practises corporate and commercial litigation and is actively engaged in trial and appellate advocacy at all levels of the Singapore Courts as well as international arbitrations.
Mr Bull worked for the Chief Justice of Singapore as a Justices’ Law Clerk before joining Drew & Napier in 1994 as a litigation associate. In 1995, he was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship and left for Harvard Law School where he received an LL.M. He passed the New York Bar exams and was admitted to practise in New York. He practised as a litigation associate with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York until late 1997 when he returned to Singapore and Drew & Napier. Mr Bull was made a partner of Drew & Napier in 1998 and a Director of Drew & Napier LLC in May 2002.
Mr Bull graduated with First Class Honours in law from Oxford University in 1992.
Ms Chong, 51, is a member of the Investment Committee, Nominating
Committee, and Human Resource and Remuneration Committee.
Ms Chong is the President and CEO of Ascendas Pte Ltd. Ascendas
pioneered Singapore's first business space trust, Ascendas REIT in
November 2002, and Asia’s first India-based properties business trust,
a-iTrust in August 2008. She is also the Deputy Chairman of Spring
Singapore, the enterprise development agency of Singapore and Chairman
of IE Singapores Network India Steering Committee. Ms Chong is
Singapore's representative for the APEC Business Advisory Council.
Previously Jurong Town Corporation's Deputy CEO, she has extensive
experience in business space management.
Ms Chong studied Estate Management at the National University of
Singapore ("NUS") where, in 1981, she graduated with honours and was
awarded a Gold Medal by the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers.
In 1991, Ms Chong obtained a Masters in Business Administration from
the same university. Ms Chong was registered as a licensed valuer in 1983
and has also completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard
Business School in 1998. In recognition of her unwavering commitment and
service to her alma mater, Ms Chong was conferred the NUS Distinguished
Alumni Service Award in 2009. She was also previously conferred the NUS
Distinguished Alumni Award by the Faculty of Architecture and Building
Management in 1999.
Mr Yap, 42, is the CEO of the Trustee-Manager and a member of the
Investment Committee.
Mr Yap has been with Ascendas Group since 2004 and was appointed
CEO (India Funds) from 1 June 2007, managing
a-iTrust and Ascendas
India Development Trust, a private fund focusing on integrated real
estate development in India. He is also the Executive Vice President, Real
Estate Funds Business, focusing on the formation of new private funds
for Ascendas and developing synergies across the funds. Mr Yap was
previously CEO, India Operations while also managing a-iTrust when it was
a private fund, then known as Ascendas India IT Parks Trust.
Prior to that, he was with the Australian Stock Exchange-listed Lend
Lease Corporation since 1997 and his last held position was Investment
Director of its Asian real estate investment business and concurrently,
Deputy Fund Manager of Asia Pacific Investment Company I and II
(private funds focusing on Asian real estate). From 1992 to 1997, Mr
Yap was with Tan Chong Realty Pte Ltd (the real estate arm of the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange-listed Tan Chong Group) and the Inland Revenue
Authority of Singapore.
Mr Yap holds a Bachelor of Science in Estate Management (Honours)
degree and a Masters of Science in Project Management from the National
University of Singapore.
