Board of Directors

Age 83. A banker with more than 50 years' experience, Dr Wee has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer (CEO) of UOB since 1974. He relinquished his CEO position on 27 April 2007. He was appointed to the Board on 14 May 1958 and last re-appointed as Director on 26 April 2012. He is the Chairman of the UOB Executive, Remuneration and Board Risk Management Committees, and a member of the Nominating Committee.

Dr Wee is the Chairman of UOB subsidiaries, Far Eastern Bank, United Overseas Insurance, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) and United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company, President Commissioner of PT Bank UOB Indonesia, and Supervisor of United Overseas Bank (China). He is the Chairman of United International Securities, Haw Par Corporation, UOL Group, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, United Industrial Corporation, and Singapore Land and its subsidiary, Marina Centre Holdings. He is also the Chairman of the Wee Foundation.

Dr Wee was conferred the Businessman of the Year award twice at the Singapore Business Awards in 2001 and 1990. In 2006, he received the inaugural Credit Suisse-Ernst & Young Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding achievements in the Singapore business community. In 2009, he was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by The Asian Banker. Dr Wee is the Pro-Chancellor of Nanyang Technological University and Honorary President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations and Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. He received Chinese high school education and was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Letters by National University of Singapore in 2008. He was also conferred the Distinguished Service Order, Singapore's highest National Day Awards in 2011, for his outstanding contributions in community work.

Age 61. Mr Hsieh was appointed to the Board on 16 January 2012 last re-elected at UOB's annual general meeting on 26 April 2012. An independent and non-executive director, he is a member of the Nominating Committee, Remuneration Committee and Board Risk Management Committee.

Mr Hsieh is currently an adviser to PrimePartners Group, which he co-founded, and a director of ICAP plc, Fullerton Fund Management Company and Tiger Airways Holdings. He also serves on the boards of a number of non-profit organisations including National University of Singapore (NUS), NUS Business School, National Arts Council, Singapore Indian Development Association, and Stewardship and Corporate Governance Centre.

He had previously served as Chief Executive Offi cer and a director of Singapore Exchange (2003-2009), and as a board member of Temasek Holdings (2010-2012) and Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (2003-2010).

Mr Hsieh holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) from University of Singapore.

Age 59. Mr Wee was appointed to the Board on 3 January 1990 and last re-elected as Director on 26 April 2012. A career banker, Mr Wee joined UOB in 1979, and has extensive experience handling various functions across the Bank. He served as Deputy Chairman and President of the Bank from 2000 to April 2007 before being appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 27 April 2007. He is a member of the UOB Executive and Board Risk Management Committees.

He also holds directorships in several UOB subsidiaries and affiliates including Far Eastern Bank, United Overseas Insurance, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia), United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company and United International Securities. He is the Chairman of United Overseas Bank (China) and Vice President Commissioner of PT Bank UOB Indonesia.

Mr Wee is actively engaged in regional business development through his participation in key industry bodies. He serves as a council member of The Association of Banks in Singapore and as a director of The Institute of Banking & Finance and chairs the Financial Industry Competency Standards (FICS) Steering Committee. He is a member of the Board of Governors of Singapore-China Foundation, Visa APCEMEA Senior Client Council and Advisory Board of INSEAD East Asia Council and International Council.

He is a director of the Wee Foundation, as well as the patron of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Mr Wee is an honorary council member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He had previously served as Deputy Chairman of the Housing & Development Board, and as a director of the Port of Singapore Authority, UOL Group and Pan Pacific Hotels Group.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) and a Master of Arts (Applied Economics) from The American University, Washington, DC.

Age 72. Prof Cham was appointed to the Board on 4 January 2001 and last re-appointed as Director on 26 April 2012. An independent and non-executive director, he is the Chairman of the Bank's Audit Committee and a member of the Bank's Executive, Nominating, Remuneration and Board Risk Management Committees. Prof Cham is a director of the Bank's subsidiaries, namely, Far Eastern Bank and United Overseas Bank (China). He is the Chairman of NSL Ltd, MFS Technology and the Board of Governors of Singapore-China Foundation, and Deputy Chairman of Singapore Press Holdings. He is a director of Soup Restaurant Group and Singapore International Foundation. He is a former director of Adroit Innovations, Keppel Corporation, Land Transport Authority, TPA Strategic Holdings, Robinson & Company and WBL Corporation, and the former Chairman of Singapore Symphonia Company.

Prof Cham is the Chancellor of SIM University and Chairman of its Board of Trustees, and founding President of Nanyang Technological University
from 1981 to 2002.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil, Hons) from University of Malaya, a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics, Hons) from University of London and a Doctor of Philosophy (Fluid Mechanics) from University of Cambridge, UK. He is also a Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Singapore, Academy of Engineering, Singapore, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK and Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK and a foreign member of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Sweden.

Age 63. Mr Wong was appointed to the Board on 14 March 2000 and last re-elected as Director on 26 April 2012. An independent and non-executive director, Mr Wong is the Chairman of the Bank's Nominating Committee. He is also a director of Far Eastern Bank, a UOB subsidiary.

Mr Wong is a lawyer by profession, and a Senior Counsel. He is the founder-consultant of WongPartnership LLP. He is the President of The Law Society of Singapore, a Vice President of Singapore Academy of Law, and a member of the Public Guardian Board. Mr Wong is the Chairman of Mapletree Industrial Trust Management and FSL Trust Management. He had previously served as a member of the Military Court of Appeal and the Advisory Committee of Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

While in active practice, Mr Wong had consistently been acknowledged as one of the world's leading lawyers in leading directories such as The International Who's Who of Commercial Litigators, The Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration, Asialaw Leading Lawyers, PLC Cross-border Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Handbook, The International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers and Best Lawyers International: Singapore, among others.

Age 54. Mr Lavin was appointed to the Board on 15 July 2010 and last re-elected as Director on 26 April 2012. An independent and non-executive director, he is a member of the UOB Nominating Committee.

Mr Lavin is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Export Now and serves as Chairman of the Public Affairs Practice for Edelman Asia Pacific. He is a director of Globe Specialty Metals, Consistel (Singapore) and Utex Industries. He served as Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Shanghai 2010 World Expo USA Pavilion.

He has wide experience in government having served as Under Secretary for International Trade at the Department of Commerce (2005-2007) and US Ambassador to Singapore (2001-2005) where he helped to negotiate the landmark US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. Mr Lavin previously held senior finance and management positions in Citibank and Bank of America.

Mr Lavin has a Bachelor of Science from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, a Master of Science in Chinese Language and History from Georgetown University, a Master of Arts in International Relations and International Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance at the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.

Age 58. An independent and non-executive director, Mr Cheng was appointed to the Board on 15 July 2010 and last re-elected as Director on 26 April 2012.

He is a director of Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore Health Services, Integrated Health Information Systems and NTUC Fairprice Co-operative. He has a strong background in accounting, finance and infocomm technology. He retired as a managing partner of Accenture after 26 years with the global management and technology consulting firm. He also brings his experience to non-profit organisations, serving as a director of SymAsia Foundation, Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, Council for Third Age, Asia Philanthropic Ventures, Lien Centre for Social Innovation and Caritas Humanitarian Aid & Relief Initiatives, Singapore.

Mr Cheng has a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Hons) from University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and Singapore Institute of Directors, and an Honorary Fellow of Singapore Computer Society.

Age 52. Mr Tan was appointed to the Board on 15 November 2010 and last re-elected as Director on 26 April 2012. An independent and non-executive director, he is a member of the UOB Board Risk Management Committee.

He is the Founder and Chairman of Walden International, a leading venture capital firm. He concurrently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cadence Design Systems and has been a member of its board since 2004. He also serves on the boards of Flextronics International, SINA Corporation, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Inphi Corporation.

He is a member of the Committee of 100, the Dean Advisory Board at the University of California at Berkeley, the School of Engineering Dean's Council and the Board of Trustees at Carnegie Mellon University, and the School of Engineering Dean's Advisory Council at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Science from Nanyang University, Singapore, a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.

Age 66. Mr Koh is currently a director of SGX-ST listed CapitaLand Limited, Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited and CapitaMall Trust Management Limited, and Chairman of Housing & Development Board, MechanoBiology Institute and Singapore Island Country Club.

He retired from the Civil Service in 2005 after 35 years of service where his last appointment was Controller of Income Tax.

Mr Koh holds a Master of Arts degree from Oxford University, UK and Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, USA.

Age 57, Mr Ong was appointed to the Board on 2 January 2013. A non-independent and non-executive director, he has offered himself for re-election at UOB's annual general meeting on 25 April 2013. He is also a director of United Overseas Bank (Malaysia), a UOB subsidiary.

Mr Ong is a director of Singapore Power. He is also the Chairman of the National Heritage Board and a board member of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. He retired in December 2012 as the Executive Chairman of Ernst & Young Singapore after serving 33 years with the firm.

He has previously served on the board of The National Art Gallery, Singapore.
In 2011, he was awarded the Public Service Medal for his contribution to the arts in Singapore.

Mr Ong holds a Bachelor in Accounting (Hons) from the University of Kent at Canterbury. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.