Board of Directors
Edmund Cheng Wai Wing, Chairman
David Zalmon Baffsky
David Heng Chen Seng
Khaw Kheng Joo
Rajiv Behari Lall
Mak Swee Wah
Ng Kee Choe
Keith Tay Ah Kee
Yeo Chee Tong
Board Risk Committee
Mak Swee Wah, Chairman
Khaw Kheng Joo
David Heng Chen Seng
Board Executive Committee
Edmund Cheng Wai Wing, Chairman
Ng Kee Choe
Mak Swee Wah
David Heng Chen Seng
Audit Committee
Keith Tay Ah Kee, Chairman
Yeo Chee Tong
David Zalmon Baffsky
Nominating Committee
Khaw Kheng Joo, Chairman
Keith Tay Ah Kee
Rajiv Behari Lall
Remuneration and Human Resource Committee
Edmund Cheng Wai Wing, Chairman
Ng Kee Choe
Yeo Chee Tong
Company Secretary
Shireena Johan Woon
Executive Officers
Clement Woon Hin Yong
Lim Chuang
Tan Chuan Lye
Tony Goh Aik Kwang
Ang Lee Nah
Rob Burnett
Board of Directors
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Mr Edmund Cheng Wai Wing, 56 |
Mr Cheng is the Deputy Chairman of Wing Tai Holdings Limited and Executive Director of DNP Holdings Berhad. Apart from his experience as a property developer, Mr Cheng is also actively involved in both the public and private sectors. He is currently Chairman of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd, and a board member of SNP Corporation Ltd. Mr Cheng is also Chairman of the National Arts Council, where he is keenly involved in efforts at the national level to develop and promote an arts landscape towards a more vibrant economy and society. He also serves as Chairman of the International Advisory Panel of DesignSingapore Council. He is a member on the Board of Trustees of Nanyang Technological University and a member of the International Council for Asia Society.
Mr Cheng previously served as Chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board (1993 - 2001), The Old Parliament House Limited (2002 - 2006), The Esplanade Co Ltd (2003 - 2005) where he is now a member, and as Founding Chairman of DesignSingapore Council (2003 - 2008). He also sat on the Boards of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (1991 - 1994), the Construction Industry Development Board (1992 - 1994) and Singapore Airlines Limited (1996 - 2004). A past President of the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (REDAS), Mr Cheng remains a member of its Presidential Council.
Mr Cheng was recognised by the Singapore Tourism Board in the Tourism Awards Singapore 2002 as an Outstanding Contributor to Tourism. For his significant contributions to the nation, he was awarded the Public Service Star Award (BBM) in 1999 by the Singapore Government.
Mr Cheng graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University and a Masters of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
Past principal directorships in the preceding three years: The Old Parliament House Limited; CIH Limited; SNP Leefung Holdings Limited, DesignSingapore Council.
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Mr David Zalmon Baffsky, 67 |
Mr Baffsky is the Honorary Chairman of Accor Asia Pacific which is part of the Paris-based global hotel group, Accor. Prior to this, he was Executive Chairman of the company, a position he held from 1993 to 2008.
Mr Baffsky is concurrently the Chairman of Ariadne Australia Limited since January 2009. He became a director of the company in 2008 before he assumed his current appointment. He is also a director and the founder of Tourism Asset Holdings Limited, the largest hotel owning company in the Pacific.
From 1986 to 1993, he was Chairman of Citistate Corporation Limited, an Australian public listed company in property development. He was also a director of Club Mediterranee (Australia) Pty Ltd from 1985 to August 2000.
Mr Baffsky previously served on the Singapore Tourism Board and other major government and industry bodies in the Asia Pacific region. He continues to be a member of a number of government and industry bodies in diverse areas, including being actively involved in the Art Gallery of New South Wales and in the national security and future strategy for land and water uses of Northern Australia.
Mr Baffsky was a founding Director and now a Life Member of the Australian Tourism Task Force. He was made an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to tourism and to the community in 2001. In 2003, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for 'Service to Australian Society through Business Indigenous Affairs and the Arts' and was named 'Asia Pacific Hotelier of the Year' by Jones Lang LaSalle.
Mr Baffsky graduated from the University of Sydney's law school in 1966.
Past principal directorships in the preceding three years: Berimelle Pty Limited; GW Hotel Group Pty Limited; KSW Properties Pty Limited.
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Mr David Heng Chen Seng, 43 |
Mr Heng is the Managing Director for Investment at Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (Temasek), a position he has held since November 2006.
Mr Heng has more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance and investment banking. Prior to joining Temasek in November 2003, he was with Deutsche Bank AG as its Vice President (Telecom, Media & Technology) of Investment Banking from 2000 to 2003 and was Vice President of Merger & Acquisition Advisory for Hong Kong and Singapore from 1998 to 2000.
Mr Heng holds directorships in several companies including Cavanagh Investments Pte Ltd, Duxton Investments Pte Ltd and Perikatan Asia Sdn Bhd.
He graduated from the University of Canterbury, NZ with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Hull, UK.
Past principal directorships in the preceding three years: Olyn Investments Limited; Sorak Financial Holdings Pte Ltd; Bugis Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd.
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Mr Khaw Kheng Joo, 61 |
Mr Khaw is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Mediaring Ltd.
He started his working career with Hewlett Packard Company (HP) and spent a total of 26 years with the company in various technical and managerial positions. His last assignment there was General Manager of the PDA Division. He left HP in 1999 to become the President of Omni Electronics (S) Pte Ltd. Before he assumed his present position in Mediaring Ltd, he was Senior Vice President of Celestica Inc., which acquired Omni Electronics Limited.
Mr Khaw was a former board member of the Economic Development Board. He currently serves on the advisory council of Singapore Polytechnic's Business School.
Mr Khaw holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from Oregon State University, USA, and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University, USA. Prior to that, he graduated with a Diploma in Electronics and Communications from Singapore Polytechnic.
Past principal directorships in the preceding three years: Senoko Power Limited; Amtek Engineering Ltd; Maveric Ltd (formerly known as Total Automation Ltd).
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Dr Rajiv Behari Lall, 51 |
Dr Rajiv Behari Lall is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC). He joined IDFC, a company listed on the National Stock Exchange of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange, in January 2005.
Dr Lall is a Director on the boards of the National Stock Exchange of India, National Securities Depositories Ltd., Securities Trading Corporation of India and a number of companies within the IDFC Group.
Before joining IDFC, Dr Lall was a Partner in Warburg Pincus for over eight years, having been elected in 1999. From 1995 to 1997, he was the Executive Director and Head, Asian Economic Research of Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, Hong Kong. Dr Lall was with the World Bank, Washington from 1988 to 1995 and the Manila office of the Asian Development Bank from 1985 to 1987. He was an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department of Florida Atlantic University, USA from 1983 to 1985.
Dr Lall graduated from University College, Oxford University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, New York in 1984, specialising in Macroeconomics, International Trade and Econometrics. He has a number of publications to his credit.
Past principal directorships and appointments in the preceding three years: Lok Advisory Services Private Limited; Asia Society.
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Mr Mak Swee Wah, 48 |
Mr Mak is the Executive Vice President of Operations and Services of Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA). He has been with the company since August 1983. He is also the Chairman and Director of Singapore Flying College Pte Ltd since 1 August 2008.
Mr Mak previously served on the boards of SilkAir (Singapore) Pte Ltd and Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd. In his 25-year stint with SIA, he has held various managerial capacities covering Market Planning and Projects and Country Management. He also assumed senior executive positions such as General Manager of SilkAir (Singapore) Private Limited, Senior Vice President for South West Pacific, where he was based in Sydney, as well as Senior Vice President for Planning before he was promoted to his current position in January 2008.
An SIA scholar, Mr Mak graduated from the London School of Economics in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) degree in Accounting and Finance. He holds a Masters of Science degree in Operational Research from the same university.
Past principal directorships in the preceding three years: LaSalle Foundation Ltd; SilkAir (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd.
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Mr Ng Kee Choe, 65 |
Mr Ng is the Chairman of Singapore Power Limited. He is also the Chairman of SP Ausnet*.
His other current directorships include Chairman of NTUC Income Insurance Co-Operative Ltd, Director of Singapore Exchange Limited and President Commissioner of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk. He is also a member of the Temasek Advisory Panel and the International Advisory Council of China Development Bank as well as Chairman of Tanah Merah Country Club.
Mr Ng was formerly the Vice Chairman of DBS Group Holdings. He retired from his executive position in July 2003, after 33 years of service with DBS.
For his contributions to the public service, Mr Ng was conferred the Public Service Star Award in 2001.
Mr Ng graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of Singapore.
* A stapled group comprising SP Australia Networks (Transmission) Ltd, SP Australia Networks (Distribution) Ltd and SP Australia Networks (Finance) Trust, acting through its responsible entity, SP Australia Networks (RE) Ltd. It is dual listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
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Mr Keith Tay Ah Kee, 65 |
Mr Tay is the Chairman of Stirling Coleman Capital Ltd and Aviva Limited.
He was the Chairman and Managing Partner of KPMG Peat Marwick Singapore from 1984 to 1993. He also served as the President of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) from 1982 to 1992.
Mr Tay has been the Vice Chairman of the Singapore Institute of Directors since 1998. A board member of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce since 1985, he was Chairman of the Chamber from 1995 to 1997. He also holds directorships in various listed companies including Singapore Post Limited, Singapore Reinsurance Corporation Ltd and FJ Benjamin Holdings Ltd.
Mr Tay was conferred the first International Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales in 1988 and the Public Service Star Award (BBM) in 1990 by the President of the Republic of Singapore. In 1993, ICPAS also conferred upon Mr Tay the Gold Medal for distinguished service to the profession and made him an Honorary Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the profession and the Singapore community.
Mr Tay qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London in 1968. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
Past principal directorships in the preceding three years: Singapore Power Limited; Pokka Corporation (Singapore) Limited.
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Mr Yeo Chee Tong, 50 |
Mr Yeo is the President and Chief Executive Officer of SNP Corporation Pte Ltd (formerly listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited) and has been a member of its board since April 2000.
He was formerly with Singapore Computer Systems Ltd and ST Telemedia Pte Ltd before joining SNP Corporation as its Vice President (Development) and subsequently as its President and Chief Executive Officer in 2000. He is also a director in various other companies within the SNP Group.
Mr Yeo holds a Bachelor of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Honours) degree as well as Masters in Science (Engineering) and Masters in Business Administration degrees from the National University of Singapore. He had also completed the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Programme in 1999.
Past principal directorship in the preceding three years: T.K.S. Technologies Public Company Limited.
Executive Officers
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Clement Woon Hin Yong, 50 |
Mr Woon is the President and Chief Executive Officer of SATS since November 2007. Prior to his present position, Mr Woon was the President of Geosystems Division of Leica Geosystems AG, a multinational corporation based in Heerbrugg, Switzerland which provides spatial/surveying solutions and is part of the Hexagon Group from Sweden.
Mr Woon joined Leica since 1992, with responsibilities ranging from operations to business development in the early years. He was transferred to Heerbrugg, Switzerland in 1997 and had held senior positions as President of the Surveying & Engineering and Geosystems divisions of Leica Geosystems since 2001. He had oversight of Leica Geosystem's research and development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance and human resource functions for five business lines covering five sales regions including the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Americas and the Middle East. Mr Woon was instrumental in growing Leica's business and presence in these regions over the last five years.
Mr Woon serves on the Boards of SATS Airport Services Pte Ltd, SATS Catering Pte Ltd, SATS HK Limited, Singapore Food Industries Limited, Asia Airfreight Terminal Co Ltd, Daniels Chilled Foods Limited, Hog Auction Market Pte Ltd, International Cuisine Limited, Primary Industries Private Limited, Primary Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd, S Daniels Plc, SFI Food Pte Ltd, SFI Manufacturing Private Limited, Shanghai ST Food Industries Co Limited, Singapore Food Development Pte Ltd, Singfood Pte Ltd and Urangan Fisheries Pty Ltd. He is also the Vice Chairman of Beijing Airport Inflight Kitchen Ltd and Beijing Aviation Ground Services Co Ltd as well as Vice President Commissioner of PT Jasa Angkasa Semesta Tbk.
Mr Woon holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree and a Masters of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Nanyang Technological University.
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Lim Chuang, 53 |
Mr Lim is the Chief Financial Officer of SATS. He joined SATS on 17 November 2008.
Prior to that, Mr Lim was Chief Financial Officer of NCS Pte Ltd, a leading vendor-independent IT and communications engineering solutions provider, which is wholly-owned by Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel). He assumed this position since 2006 and was responsible for several functions encompassing accounting, tax, treasury, risk management, building management, office services and procurement.
Mr Lim previously held various senior positions when he joined SingTel. From 1998 to 2002, he was the Finance Director for its Consumer Division. He was seconded to SingTel Optus Pty Ltd as its Deputy Chief Financial Officer in 2003. Before joining SingTel, Mr Lim worked in several listed and private companies including Haw Par Corporation, The Hour Glass Limited and Health Corporation of Singapore Pte Ltd, serving in various managerial capacities.
Mr Lim is a Board member of SATS Investments Pte Ltd, Singapore Airport Terminal Services (India) Co. Private Limited, Country Foods Pte Ltd, Singapore Food Industries Limited, Beijing Aviation Ground Services Co Ltd, Daniels Chilled Foods Limited, International Cuisine Limited and S Daniels Plc. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services Ltd in Vietnam.
Mr Lim graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) degree. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore, majoring in International Business and Finance. He is married with three children.
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Tan Chuan Lye, 59 |
Mr Tan is the Executive Vice President (Food Solutions) of SATS. He joined SATS in May 1976 and was appointed to his present position in February 2000. He previously held managerial positions in SIA Ground Services and SATS Airport Services Pte Ltd, and was also in charge of managing Changi Airport Terminal 2 for SIA and SATS operations.
Mr Tan is the Chairman of Country Foods Pte. Ltd. He also sits on the Boards of Aero Laundry and Linen Services Private Limited, Singapore Food Industries Limited, Aviserv Limited, Beijing Airport Inflight Kitchen Ltd, SFI Manufacturing Private Limited and Taj SATS Air Catering Limited.
Mr Tan graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) degree, majoring in Economics.
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Tony Goh Aik Kwang, 56 |
Mr Goh is the Senior Vice President (Strategy and Marketing) of SATS, responsible for key accounts management, branding, service standards and market research/development and planning.
Mr Goh joined SATS in 1978 and assumed his current position in July 2008. Prior to this, he was the Vice President of SATS Marketing. He also held various executive and managerial positions in SATS, covering contracts management, materials and production planning, catering equipment maintenance, IT systems planning, customer servicing and inflight catering management, and in SIA Ground Services.
Mr Goh is a Board member of Aerolog Express Pte Ltd and Alternate Director of Taj SATS Air Catering Limited.
Mr Goh graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) degree.
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Ang Lee Nah, 56 |
Ms Ang is the Senior Vice President (Corporate Development) of SATS, overseeing the Group's Human Resource function, Centre of Excellence and Business Performance Measurement.
Ms Ang joined SATS following the acquisition of Singapore Food Industries Limited (SFI) in April 2009. She was the Chief Financial Officer of public listed SFI until its delisting. Prior to SFI, Ms Ang was with Primary Industries Private Limited where she was the Director of Corporate Services. She was also with US multinational, McDermott Engineering and in external auditing with then Ernst and Whinney (now Ernst and Young).
Ms Ang sits on the Boards of Daniels Chilled Foods Limited, Hog Auction Market Pte Ltd, International Cuisine Limited, Primary Industries Private Limited, Primary Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd, S Daniels Plc, SFI Food Pte Ltd, SFI Manufacturing Private Limited, Shanghai ST Food Industries Co Limited, Singapore Food Development Pte Ltd and Singfood Pte Ltd. She is the Alternate Director for Urangan Fisheries Pty Ltd.
Ms Ang holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Hull (UK). She is also a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a member of the Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
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Rob Burnett, 46 |
Mr Burnett is the Chief Executive Officer of SATS UK Operations. He oversees and is responsible for the performance of Daniels Chilled Foods Limited, International Cuisine Limited and Farmhouse Fare Limited. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Daniels Chilled Foods Limited since July 2002.
Prior to joining Daniels Chilled Foods Limited, Mr Burnett held various senior general management appointments with Albert Fisher Plc, including as Managing Director of the Seafood Division.
Mr Burnett sits on the Boards of Daniels Chilled Foods Limited, Farmhouse Fare Limited, International Cuisine Limited and S Daniels Plc.
Mr Burnett has over 15 years experience in the chilled food industry, and holds a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies from the Aberdeen College of Commerce (UK).
updated 31st October, 2009
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