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S Dhanabalan
Chairman
Appointed July 1 1999, he worked in DBS Bank from 1968 to 1978 before spending 16 years as a Cabinet Minister in the Singapore government. He is the current Chairman of Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd and a Director of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd. Age 67. |
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Jackson Tai
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Appointed May 13 2001, he has been Chief Executive Officer since June 2002. A United States citizen, he joined DBS in 1999 as Chief Financial Officer and was made President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2001. Prior to joining DBS, Mr Tai served 25 years at J.P. Morgan & Co as an investment banker. He is also a director of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and CapitaLand Ltd. Age 54. |
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Frank Wong Kwong Shing
Chief Operating Officer
Appointed September 16 2003, he is Chief Operating Officer of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank, Vice Chairman of DBS Bank and Chairman of DBS Bank (Hong Kong). A British citizen, he brings over 30 years of experience in financial markets, having worked for Citibank, J.P. Morgan and NatWest Markets, and in Hong Kong, Frankfurt, London and Singapore. Mr Wong is also Director of China Mobile (HK) Ltd. Age 57. |
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Bernard Chen Tien Lap
Director
Appointed July 1 1999, he spent 12 years at the Ministries of Defence and Finance and as Minister of State from 1977 to 1981. He then joined Fraser & Neave group, Where he served the last seven years as General Manager and Director. He was Chief Executive Officer of Intraco Ltd from 1991 to 2000. Mr Chen is now Chairman of The Commercial & Industrial Security Corporation. Age 62. |
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Fock Siew Wah
Director
Appointed July 1 1999, he began his career with DBS and is currently Senior Advisor of Nuri Holdings (S) Pte Ltd and Chairman of Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd. He is a Director of Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd and Singapore Airlines Ltd, and was previously
Regional Treasurer (Asia-Pacific) for J.P. Morgan, President and CEO of Overseas Union Bank, Special Advisor to Singapore’s Finance Minister and Deputy Chairman of Fraser & Neave Limited. Age 64. |
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Gail D Fosler
Director
Appointed October 29 1999, she is Executive Vice President and Chief Economist of The Conference Board. Before joining The Conference Board in 1989, she was Chief Economist and Deputy Staff Director of the US Senate Budget Committee. Ms Fosler is currently a Director of Unisys Corporation, Baxter International, Caterpillar Incorporated, The National Bureau of Economic Research and The Economic Club of New York. She is American. Age 57. |
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Goh Geok Ling
Director
Appointed May 3 2004, he is Chairman of Tuas Power Pte Ltd. Prior to his retirement in October 1999, he was in the electronics industry for 29 years. He spent 28 years with Texas Instruments Singapore Pte Ltd where he last held the post of Managing Director. He became Managing Director of Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd after the acquisition of Texas Instruments. Mr Goh is also a Council Member of Nanyang Technological University. Age 64. |
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Kwa Chong Seng
Director
Appointed July 29 2003, he is Chairman and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and the Lead Country Manager for the ExxonMobil companies in Singapore. He is also Deputy Chairman of Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd. Mr Kwa also serves on the Public Service Commission and the Legal Service Commission in Singapore. Age 58. |
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Leung Chun Ying
Director
Appointed July 22 2002, he is Chairman of DTZ Debenham Tie
Leung Global. A Chinese citizen, he was extensively involved in
establishing Hong Kong as a Special Administrative Region,
having served as a Vice Chairman of the Preparatory Committee
and the Provisional Legislative Council. A member of the Hong
Kong Executive Council, he was its Convenor between 1999
and 2002. Age 50. |
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Narayana Murthy
Director
Appointed August 19 2003, he is Chairman of Infosys
Technologies Ltd, a company he co-founded and in which he had
served as Chief Executive Officer for 20 years. An Indian
citizen, he is also a director on the Central Board of the Reserve
Bank of India, co-chairman of the Indo-British Partnership and a
member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and
Industry. Age 58. |
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Peter Ong Boon Kwee
Director
Appointed March 26 2003, he is Permanent Secretary of the
Ministry of Trade and Industry. Prior to that, he was Permanent
Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and second Permanent
Secretary (Defence) of the Ministry of Defence. From 1998 to
2000, he was seconded to Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd as an
Executive Vice President. He is also the current Chairman of the
Maritime and Port Authority. Age 43. |
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John A Ross
Director
Appointed February 6 2003, he is a retired banker. Prior to his
retirement in 2002, he was Corporate Chief Operating Officer
for the Deutsche Bank Group. Before joining Deutsche Bank in
1992, he spent 21 years at the Bank of New York. A US citizen,
Mr Ross is a Trustee of the German Marshall Fund, the Jewish
Museum, the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Hobart & William
Smith Colleges. Age 60. |
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Thean Lip Ping
Director
Appointed September 9 2002, he is a consultant at the legal
firm of KhattarWong. He was a High Court Judge from
1984–1993 and a Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court from
1993–2002. Prior to that, he was a practising lawyer for 26 years.
Mr Thean is also the Chairman of the Securities Industry Council
of Singapore. Age 72. |
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Wong Ngit Liong
Director
Appointed May 3 2004, he has been the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Venture Group since 1986. Prior to that,
he spent more than 12 years with the Hewlett-Packard Company.
Mr Wong also serves on the boards of SIA Engineering
Company and International Enterprise Singapore.
Age 64. |
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