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Board of Directors

As at 1 March 2026
Wong Kan Seng
Chairman
Independent
Wong Kan Seng, 79
Chairman
Independent
Appointed as a director:
27 July 2017
Last re-elected as a director:
18 April 2024
Appointed as Chairman:
15 February 2018
Board Committee Positions
  • Audit Committee (Member)
  • Board Risk Management Committee (Member)
  • Executive Committee (Chairman)
  • Nominating Committee (Member)
  • Remuneration and Human Capital Committee (Member)
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • Nil
Other principal commitments
  • CapitaLand Group (Chairman)
  • CLA Real Estate Holdings (Chairman)
  • Bo’ao Forum for Asia (Director)
  • Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (Patron)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Nil
Past major appointments
  • Prime Minister’s Office (Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security)
  • Ministry of Home Affairs (Minister)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minister)
  • Ministry of Community Development (Minister)
  • Ascendas-Singbridge Holdings (Chairman)
  • Singbridge Holdings (Chairman)
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award (2023)
  • NUS Distinguished Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Award (2019)
  • London Business School Alumni Achievement Award (2004)
  • National Trades Union Congress Medal of Honour (1998)
  • Public Administration Medal (Silver) (1976)
  • Master of Science (Business Studies), London Business School, University of London
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons), University of Singapore
Wee Ee Cheong
Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Wee Ee Cheong, 73
Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Appointed as a director:
3 January 1990
Last re-elected as a director:
21 April 2023
Appointed as Chief Executive Officer:
27 April 2007
Appointed as Deputy Chairman:
24 March 2000
Board Committee Positions
  • Board Risk Management Committee (Member)
  • Executive Committee (Member)
  • Nominating Committee (Member)
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • United Overseas Insurance (Chairman)
Other principal commitments
  • PT Bank UOB Indonesia (President Commissioner)
  • United Overseas Bank (China) (Chairman)
  • United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company (Chairman)
  • United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) (Deputy Chairman)
  • The Association of Banks in Singapore (Council Member)
  • The Institute of Banking and Finance (Council Member)
  • Singapore-China Foundation (Member, Board of Governors)
  • Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Honorary Council Member)
  • Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Patron)
  • Wee Foundation (Director)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Nil
Past major appointments
  • Far Eastern Bank (Director)
  • Pan Pacific Hotels Group (Director)
  • United International Securities (Director)
  • UOL Group (Director)
  • Housing & Development Board (Deputy Chairman)
  • Port of Singapore Authority (Director)
  • Visa Asia Pacific Senior Client Council (Member)
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • The Digital Banker CEO of the Year for Asia Pacific (2025)
  • Securities Investors Association (Singapore) Investors’ Choice Outstanding CEO Award (2024)
  • Singapore Corporate Awards, Best CEO (Large-cap Listed Companies) (2022)
  • The Asian Banker CEO Leadership Achievement for Singapore Award (2022)
  • The Business Times Businessman of the Year (2021/2022)
  • Public Service Star (2013)
  • Master of Arts (Applied Economics), American University, Washington, DC
  • Bachelor of Science (Business Administration), American University, Washington, DC
Michael Lien Jown Leam
Non-executive and
Non-independent
Michael Lien Jown Leam, 62
Non-executive and
Non-independent
Appointed as a director:
27 July 2017
Last re-elected as a director:
18 April 2024
Board Committee Positions
  • Executive Committee (Member)
  • Nominating Committee (Member)
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • Nil
Other principal commitments
  • Wah Hin and Company (Executive Chairman)
  • Sandstone Capital (Director)
  • Leap Philanthropy (Founder and Chairman)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Nil
Past major appointments
  • National University of Singapore (Trustee)
  • Temasek Holdings (Director)
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • Bachelor of Economics (First Class Hons) in Finance and Econometrics, Monash University
Wee Ee Lim
Non-executive and
Non-independent
Wee Ee Lim, 64
Non-executive and
Non-independent
Appointed as a director:
1 July 2018
Last re-elected as a director:
21 April 2025
Board Committee Positions
  • Board Risk Management Committee (Member)
  • Remuneration and Human Capital Committee (Member)
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • Haw Par Corporation (Director, President and Chief Executive Officer)
  • Singapore Land Group (Chairman)
  • UOL Group (Chairman)
Other principal commitments
  • Wee Foundation (Director)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Nil
Past major appointments
  • Nil
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Clark University, USA
Steven Phan Swee Kim
Independent
Steven Phan Swee Kim, 67
Independent
Appointed as a director:
1 July 2019
Last re-elected as a director:
21 April 2023
Board Committee Positions
  • Audit Committee (Member)
  • Executive Committee (Member)
  • Nominating Committee (Chairman)
  • Remuneration and Human Capital Committee (Member)
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • Jardine Cycle & Carriage (Director)
Other principal commitments
  • Advanced MedTech Holdings (Director)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Nil
Past major appointments
  • Ernst & Young (Chairman and Area Managing Partner for Asia Pacific and Member of Global Executive Board)
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (Fellow)
  • Bachelor of Science (Managerial and Administrative Studies), University of Aston, United Kingdom
Chia Tai Tee
Independent
Chia Tai Tee, 63
Independent
Appointed as a director:
1 October 2020
Last re-elected as a director:
21 April 2023
Board Committee Positions
  • Audit Committee (Member)
  • Board Risk Management Committee (Chairman)
  • Nominating Committee (Member)
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • Nil
Other principal commitments
  • Eastspring Investments Group (Director)
  • Truelight Holdings (Director)
  • Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Director)
  • Singapore Institute of Technology - Board of Trustees (Member)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Nil
Past major appointments
  • GIC (Chief Risk Officer)
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • Public Service Medal (2017)
  • Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School
  • PhD in Economics, Australian National University
  • Bachelor of Economics (Hons), University of Adelaide
Tracey Woon Kim Hong
Independent
Tracey Woon Kim Hong, 69
Independent
Appointed as a director:
1 September 2021
Last re-elected as a director:
21 April 2025
Board Committee Positions
  • Audit Committee (Member)
  • Board Risk Management Committee (Member)
  • Remuneration and Human Capital Committee (Chairman)
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • Nil
Other principal commitments
  • GIC - Investment Board (Member)
  • MOH Holdings - Investment Committee (Member)
  • National University Health System (Director)
  • Securities Industry Council (Member)
  • SPH Foundation (Director)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Singapore Press Holdings (Director)
Past major appointments
  • Citigroup Global Markets Singapore, ASEAN Corporate and Investment Banking (Vice Chairman)
  • UBS AG, Asia Pacific Global Wealth Management (Vice Chairman)
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • IBF Distinguished Fellow Award (2016)
  • Bachelor of Law (Hons), National University of Singapore
Dinh Ba Thanh
Independent
Dinh Ba Thanh, 68
Independent
Appointed as a director:
1 December 2021
Last re-elected as a director:
18 April 2024
Board Committee Positions
  • Nil
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • Nil
Other principal commitments
  • DatVietVAC Group Holdings (Chairman and CEO)
  • DatVietVAC M&E Corporation (Chairman)
  • Eastspring Investments Vietnam Navigator Fund - Representative Board (Chairman)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Nil
Past major appointments
  • Nil
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • Eminent Leaders in Asia Award (2018)
  • Bachelor of Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City University
Teo Lay Lim
Independent
Teo Lay Lim, 62
Independent
Appointed as a director:
1 January 2022
Last re-elected as a director:
21 April 2025
Board Committee Positions
  • Executive Committee (Member)
  • Remuneration and Human Capital (Member)
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • Nil
Other principal commitments
  • Singapore Management University College of Integrative Studies – Board of Advisors (Member)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Nil
Past major appointments
  • Accenture Singapore (Chairman)
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
Ong Chong Tee
Independent
Ong Chong Tee, 64
Independent
Appointed as a director:
1 January 2023
Last re-elected as a director:
21 April 2023
Board Committee Positions
  • Audit Committee (Chairman)
  • Board Risk Management Committee (Member)
  • Executive Committee (Member)
Current directorships in other listed companies
  • AIA Group (Director)
Other principal commitments
  • Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Chairman)
  • Arab Regional Payments Clearing and Settlement Organization (Director)
  • CEIBS-APS Centre for Financial Markets – Board of Advisors (Member)
  • GIC – Risk Committee (Member)
  • IFRS Foundation – Board of Trustees (Member)
  • National University of Singapore - Board of Trustees (Member)
  • Temasek Trust Foundation Advisors (Director)
Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding three years
  • Nil
Past major appointments
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore (Deputy Managing Director)
Education/professional qualifications and achievements
  • Public Administration Medal (Gold) (Bar) 2021
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), National University of Singapore
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