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1. KOH BOON HWEE
Chairman
Appointed 15 June 2005, he is Executive Director of MediaRing Ltd and Chairman and CEO of Sunningdale Tech Ltd (formerly known as Tech Group Asia Ltd). Mr Koh was formerly Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard in Singapore from 1985-1990 and Executive Chairman of the Wuthelam Group from 1991-2000. He is also a director of Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd and Director of the Harvard Singapore Foundation. Age 57.
2. JACKSON TAI
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Appointed 13 May 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 CapitaLand Ltd, and a Council Member of the Institute of Banking & Finance. Age 56.
3. FRANK WONG KWONG SHING
Chief Operating Officer
Appointed 16 September 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 Limited, and a board member of the Singapore Tourism Board. Age 59.
4. ANG KONG HUA
Director
Appointed 21 March 2005, he is Executive Director of NatSteel Ltd in charge of strategic matters. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive Officer of NatSteel for 28 years. Mr Ang also serves on the boards of Neptune Orient Lines Ltd, K1 Ventures Limited and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. Age 63.
5. ANDREW ROBERT FOWELL BUXTON
Director
Appointed on 17 February 2006, he is a Non-Executive Director of CapitaLand Limited and its subsidiary, CapitaLand Financial Limited. Mr Buxton retired as Chairman of Barclays Bank plc in 1999. He was President of the British Bankers Association from 1998 to 2002 and a Member of the Court of the Bank of England from 1997 to 2001. He is now Deputy Chairman of Xansa plc, and a financial consultant. Age 67.
6. GOH GEOK LING
Director
Appointed 3 May 2004. 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. Following the acquisition of Texas Instruments Singapore’s assets by Micron Technology Inc in 1998, he became the Managing Director of Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd. Mr Goh is also a Council Member of Nanyang Technological University. Age 66.
7. KWA CHONG SENG
Director
Appointed 29 July 2003, he is Chairman and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Asia Pacifi c 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 60.
8. LEUNG CHUN YING
Director
Appointed 22 July 2002, he is Chairman of DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Asia Pacifi c, a property services company. He was extensively involved in the establishment of Hong Kong as a Special Administrative Region, having served as a Vice Chairman of the Preparatory Committee and the Provisional Legislative Council. He continues to be actively involved in public service in Hong Kong, having been a member of the Hong Kong Executive Council since 1997. Age 52.
9. NARAYANA MURTHY
Director
Appointed 19 August 2003, he is Chairman of Infosys Technologies Ltd., a company he founded and in which he had served as Chief Executive Offi cer for 20 years. An Indian citizen, he is also Chairman of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and sits on the Board of Trustees of Singapore Management University. Age 60.
10. PETER ONG BOON KWEE
Director
Appointed 26 March 2003, he is Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Prior to that, he was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Second Permanent Secretary (Defence) at the Ministry of Defence. From 1998 to 2000, he was seconded to Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd as an Executive Vice President. He is the current Chairman of the Maritime and Port Authority. Age 45.
11. JOHN ALAN ROSS
Director
Appointed 6 February 2003, he is a retired banker. Prior to his retirement in February 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, where he was its last Executive Vice President, Head of Global Asset and Liability Management. A United States citizen, Mr Ross is a Trustee of the German Marshall Fund, the Jewish Museum, the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Hobart & William Smith Colleges. Age 62.
12. WONG NGIT LIONG
Director
Appointed 3 May 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 board of Royal Philips Electronics. He is also Chairman of the NUS board of Trustees, and sits on the Research Innovation and Enterprise Council. Age 66.
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