CEC Delegation 2014
中国企业家俱乐部执行理事长 永隆银行董事长、原招商银行行长 马蔚华 1 Executive Chairman, China Entrepreneur Club Ma Weihua Chairman, Wing Lung Bank Former President, China Merchants Bank
中国企业家俱乐部执行理事 朱新礼 中国汇源果汁集团有限公司董事长 2 Zhu Xinli Executive Board Member, China Entrepreneur Club Chairman, China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited
中国企业家俱乐部执行理事 蒙牛集团创始人 牛根生 老牛基金会创始人、名誉会长 3 Niu Gensheng Executive Board Member, China Entrepreneur Club Founder, Mengniu Dairy Group Founder and Honorary President, LAONIU Foundation
中国企业家俱乐部创始人、常务副理事长 正和岛创始人兼首席架构师 刘东华 4 Founder and Standing Vice Chairman, China Entrepreneur Liu Donghua Club Founder and Chief Guideline Officer, Zhisland
国家创新与发展战略研究会常务副会长 吴建民 5 Executive Vice Chairman, China Institute for Innovation and Wu Jianmin Development Strategy
胡葆森 建业地产股份有限公司董事局主席 6 Frank Wu Chairman, Central China Real Estate Ltd.
海丰国际控股有限公司董事局主席兼执行董事 杨绍鹏 7 Chairman and Executive Director, SITC International Yang Shaopeng Holdings Co., Ltd.
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8 李振福 德福资本首席执行官
Jeffrey Li CEO, GL Capital Group
双全控股有限公司董事长 王伟斌 9 神玉艺术馆馆长 Wang Weibin Chairman, Suntrans Holdings Co., Ltd. Curator, Shenyu Museum
10 汪潮涌 信中利资本集团董事长兼总裁 Wang Chaoyong Chairman and President, ChinaEquity Group Inc.
夏 华 依文集团董事长 11 Xia Hua Chairwoman, EVE Group
远东控股集团有限公司董事局主席兼首席执行官 蒋锡培 12 Chairman of the Board and CEO, Far East Holding Group Jiang Xipei Co., Ltd.
周成建 美特斯邦威服饰股份有限公司董事长 13 Zhou Chengjian Chairman, Metersbonwe Fashion and Accessories Co., Ltd.
刘 君 鹰谷国际集团控股（南非）有限公司董事长 14 Liu Jun Chairman, Eagle International Group Holdings (South Africa)
艾 欣 三通企业（集团）有限公司董事长 15 Ai Xin Chairman, Suntone Group
程 虹 中国企业家俱乐部秘书长 16 Maggie Cheng Secretary-General, China Entrepreneur Club
17 李璟 联想控股常务理事 Li Jing Managing Director, Strategic Investment, Legend Holdings
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Singapore Participants 2014
新加坡工商联合总会主席 1 张松声 太平船务（私人）有限公司董事总经理 S.S. Teo Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
Managing Director, Pacific International Lines (PIL)
总理经济合作特别顾问 2 黄根成 星桥国际新加坡私人有限公司董事长 Wong Kan Seng Special Advisor for Economic Cooperation to the
Prime Minister
Chairman, Singbridge Holdings Pte Ltd
新加坡工商联合总会中国工商组主席 佘文民 新加坡国际企业发展局主席 3 Seah Moon Ming 蘭亭能源有限公司执行总裁 Chairman, China Business Group, Singapore Business Federation Chairman, IE Singapore Executive Director & Group CEO, Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd & Pavilion Gas Pte Ltd
叶进国博士 叶水福集团主席兼总裁 Dr Robert Yap 新加坡全国雇主联合会主席 4 Chairman & CEO, YCH Group
President, Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF)
仁恒置地集团创办人、董事局主席兼首席执行官 新加坡中华总商会副会长 钟声坚 5 Founder, Chairman and CEO, Yanlord Land Group Zhong Sheng Jian Limited
Vice-President, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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腾飞集团主席 中金公司董事 华侨银行有限公司董事 郑国枰博士 胜科工业集团董事 6 Dr Teh Kok Peng Chairman, Ascendas Pte Ltd Board Director, China International Capital Corporation Board Director, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation Board Director, Sembcorp Industries Ltd
林明彦 凯德集团总裁兼集团首席执行官 7 Lim Ming Yan President & Group CEO, CapitaLand Limited
吕俊暘院长 莱佛士医疗集团总裁 8 Dr Loo Choon Yong Executive Chairman, Raffles Medical Group
孟繁秋 中国航油（新加坡）股份有限公司首席执行官兼执行董
Meng Fang Qiu 事 9 中资企业协会会长
CEO & Executive Director, China Aviation Oil
(Singapore) Corporation Ltd
President, China Enterprises Association (Singapore)
新加坡工商联合总会中国工商组副主席
赵万成 胜科城镇发展有限公司首席执行官 10 Kelvin Teo Vice Chairman, China Business Group, SBF CEO, Sembcorp Development
林惠璋 亚腾资产管理有限公司集团总裁 11 John Lim Hwee Group CEO & Executive Director, Chiang ARA Asset Management Ltd
柯文伟 MTQ集团总经理 12 Kuah Boon Wee CEO, MTQ Corporation Ltd
何鸣杰 新加坡工商联合总会执行总裁 13 Ho Meng Kit CEO, Singapore Business Federation
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陈淑珊 星展银行个人银行及财富管理 14 Tan Su Shan 董事总经理兼集团总裁 Managing Director & Group Head, Consumer Banking & Wealth Management DBS
新加坡工商联合总会中国工商组副主席 林理明 RSM石林特许会计事务所资深合伙人兼中国业务部负责 15 Lim Lee Meng 人 Vice Chairman, China Business Group, SBF Senior Partner, RSM Chio Lim
梁炜宁 16 新加坡银行环球业务管理部主管 Leong Wai Leng Head of Business Management Unit, CEO's Office,
Bank of Singapore
17 马诺和 腾飞集团总裁兼首席执行官 Manohar Khiatani President & Group CEO, Ascendas Pte Ltd
18 黄庆生 新加坡工商联合总会中国工商组副主席
Eugene Wong 劲升逻辑公司主席
Vice Chairman, China Business Group, SBF Chairman,
CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd
19 王金榜 PSA 国际港务集团东北亚区总裁 Ong Kim Pong Regional CEO, Northeast Asia, PSA International
刘子奕 盛邦国际咨询私人有限公司副总裁 20 Low Cher Ek Deputy CEO, Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd
杨全正 星桥企业私人有限公司常务副总裁 21 Yeo Chun Cheng EVP,Singbridge Corporate Pte Ltd
22 星展银行机构银行业务部高级副总裁 林文森 Senior VP, Institutional Banking Group, Bernard Lim DBS Bank Ltd
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CEC Delegation Biodata
Ma Weihua | 马蔚华 Executive Chairman, China Entrepreneur Club (CEC) Chairman, Wing Lung Bank Former President, China Merchants Bank
Ma Weihua is the former President and CEO of China Merchants Bank. He holds a PhD in economics from the Southwest University of Finance, and an Honorary PhD from the University of Southern California. He concurrently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for CIGNA & CMC life Insurance Company Ltd., Chairman of China Merchants Fund Management Co. Ltd., and Wing Lung Bank. He also currently sits on the board of China Merchants Group.
Ma has served on multiple international educational and research institutes, social organizations and industry associations. He is now the Chairman of China Business Initiative of Columbia University, member of the Advisory Committee of Emerging Markets of International Institute of Finance, member of the global council of International Finance Forum, member of the Advisory Council of London City, member of advisory board of New York Financial Consulting Committee, member of the VISA Asia-pacific senior advisory committee.
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Zhu Xinli | 朱新礼 Executive Board Member, China Entrepreneur Club (CEC) Chairman, China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited
Zhu Xinli founded Huiyuan Group in 1992. Huiyuan has grown into the leading juice brand in China, with approximately 51% of the current market share. Zhu also serves as the Vice Chairman of the China Beverage Industry Association, visiting professor and adjunct supervisor at Nankai University, China Agricultural University, and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
In 2006, China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited was established from a beverage bottling subsidiary of Huiyuan Group. The company was successfully listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2007, and Coca-Cola proposed an offer of HKD 17.9 billion for acquisition in 2008. The macro-agriculture blueprint of Huiyuan Group consists of three pillars: Huiyuan Juice, Huiyuan Fruits, and Huiyuan Agriculture.
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Niu Gensheng |牛根生 Executive Board Member, China Entrepreneur Club (CEC) Founder, Mengniu Dairy Group Founder and Honorary President, LAONIU Foundation
Niu Gensheng is the founder of Mengniu Dairy Group, Founder and Honorary President of the LAONIU Foundation, and Vice Chairman of The Nature Conservancy’s China Board of Directors.
In February 2006, Mr. Niu resigned as President of Mengniu Dairy Group to be more engaged in philanthropy. In 2007, he was nominated one of the “Top 10 philanthropists in China” by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. He stepped down from the position of Chairman of Mengniu Dairy Group in August 2009 to be a full- time philanthropist. He received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the publisher of the China’s Philanthropy Rankings in 2010.
Niu had been reputed as one of “the Most Influential Business Leaders in China” for five consecutive years from 2003 to 2007, and deemed one of the “top 10 individuals who have influenced China’s lifestyles”, one of the “thirty individuals who have influenced China’s economy in the 30 years of reform and opening-up”, and one of the “60 individuals who have influenced China’s economy since the founding of the People’s Republic of China”.
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Liu Donghua | 刘东华 Founder and Standing Vice Chairman, China Entrepreneur Club (CEC) Founder and Chief Guideline Officer, Zhisland
Liu Donghua is the former President of China Entrepreneur Magazine and the Economic Daily Press. Under Liu’s leadership, China Entrepreneur Magazine has become a leader among mainstream business magazines in China. Liu founded the China Entrepreneur Club (CEC) in 2006, with 31 of the most influential business leaders, economists and diplomats in China. With over 20 years’ experience in the media and publishing industry with particular focus on entrepreneurship, Liu has earned the name of “Chinese entrepreneurs’ confidant” and recently become a passionate entrepreneur himself.
Liu Donghua founded Zhisland in 2011 with an aim to establish a safe and reliable platform for social networking and information exchange amongst entrepreneurs. To date, Zhisland has more than 1000 entrepreneur users, making it the largest website of its kind in China.
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Wu Jianmin | 吴建民 Executive Vice Chairman, China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy
Wu Jianmin is currently Executive Vice Chairman of China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy, Special Researcher of Counselors’ Office of the State Council, Member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Member and Vice President of the Academia Europaea, and Honorary President of the International Bureau of Exhibitions (BIE).
Throughout his career, Wu has made tremendous contributions towards the improvement of Sino-European relations, beginning as a translator for Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai in the 1970’s. Wu has held numerous positions in foreign affairs, including Counselor at China’s mission to the United Nations in New York (1985-89), to the United Nations Office in Geneva and to other international organisations in Switzerland (1996- 98); and to the Netherlands (1994-95) Ambassador to France (1998-2003), and President of International Bureau of Expositions (2003-2007).
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Frank Wu | 胡葆森 Chairman, Central China Real Estate Limited
Frank Wu is Chairman of Central China Real Estate Limited, was Executive Chairman of China Entrepreneur Club in 2010, Vice-President of the China Real Estate Industry Association, and member of the 11th CPPCC Standing Committee.
Established with an initial capital of RMB 8 million in 1992, Central China Real Estate Limited is ranked first in the real estate industry of central and western China, with total assets of over RMB 3 billion and annual tax payment of over RMB 100 million. Apart from numerous properties, the company funds several professional football clubs.
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Yang Shaopeng | 杨绍鹏 Chairman and Executive Director, SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.
Yang Shaopeng has over 33 years’ experience in the shipping industry. Beginning in 1988, Yang worked as an assistant general manager at Sinotrans (Shandong) Co., Ltd. From September 1990, he served as the deputy manager in the storage and transportation department of SFTC, a state-owned foreign trade corporation. He started his business in 1991. In 1997, he reformed his business into an employee-owned private enterprise.
In 2006, he established SITC International Holdings Company as Chairman and Executive Director. SITC International was successfully listed on the HKSE in October 2010. SITC has held the title of China’s largest non-state-owned shipping and Logistics Company since 2006. By the end of 2012, SITC operated 60 container vessels and 52 routes and covered over 40 major ports in 8 countries and regions, including China, Japan, Korea and nations throughout Southeast Asia. According to the statistics from Alphaliner, SITC International Holdings Company ranks 26th in the world's largest container shipping enterprises by its transport capacity in the December, 2012.
Yang holds an MBA from Asia International Open University. Yang also completed a CEO class in China Europe International Business School in 2004.
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Jeffery Li | 李振福 CEO, GL Capital Group
Jeffrey Li is the founder and CEO of GL Capital Group, a private equity firm specialising in investment in the healthcare industry in Greater China. He was the Country President of Novartis China during 2004 - 2010.
Li devotes himself to strengthening the U.S.-China relationship. He is a member of Committee of 100, a member of International Board of Overseas of Illinois Institute of Technology. He is an honorary Vice Chairman of China Charity Federation, and a member of China Advisory Board of The Nature Conservancy.
GL Captial Group was established in 2009, and focuses on long term investments in Mainland China. GL currently manages over US $430 million in assets.
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Wang Weibin | 王伟斌 Chairman, Suntrans Holding Co., Ltd. Curator, Shenyu Museum
Wang Weibin founded Suntrans Group in 1996. At present, Suntrans Group has developed into a diversified group consisting of 15 subsidiaries, with a wide business scope covering culture, healthcare, tourism investment, real estate, and investment.
Wang is currently on the Standing Committee of the All-China Youth Federation, Vice President of Central Federation Youth Association, and a member of China 0verseas Friendship Association. He was named one of the ‘Top 10 Outstanding Youth in China’, ‘National Labor Model’, ‘Outstanding Youth Volunteer in China’ and ‘Outstanding Youth Entrepreneur with Management Innovation’.
Wang holds an EMBA degree from China European International Business School (CEIBS). He completed the EMBA programme and CEO courses in Enterprise Research Center of Peking University and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB).
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Wang Chaoyong | 汪潮涌 Chairman and CEO, ChinaEquity Group
Wang Chaoyong is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of ChinaEquity Group, one of the leading PE/VC investment institutions in China. ChinaEquity was founded in 1999 and focuses on TMT, education, culture& media, retail & consumer goods, new energy and healthcare, with a multi-billion dollar fund under management. The firm has been selected to manage one of the eight Government Investment Support Funds initiated by the Beijing Municipal Government. In addition, Wang chairs Origo PLC, a London-listed investment fund. ChinaEquity and Origo PLC combine prominent investors including Goldman Sachs, GLG Partners, Swedish family funds and Beijing Government.
Wang has acquired extensive experience in securitisation, IPO, cross-border M&A, privatisation and restructuring, PE/VC investment, as well as leading many IPO projects ranging from airline, telecommunications, and infrastructure to shipping and banking. He led over 70 investment projects including Baidu, Sohu, Huayi Brothers, Halo Resources and other Pre-IPO projects like Gobi Mine, Tony Studio, Tongji Medicine, Maibaobao, Longwen Education, Chang’an Liability Insurance, and China Cheng Xin International Credit Rating. Wang is also the Founder of Team China, the first Chinese team in America’s Cup history.
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Xia Hua | 夏华 Chairwoman, EVE Group
Founded by Xia Hua in 1994, Eve Fashion Group is one of the most influential male garment brands in China.
Eve Fashion Group owns four original brands: EVE De CINA, NOTTING HILL, Kevin Kelly, JAQUES PRITT, and is the agent of a few well-known international brands such as Versace, Kenzo, and Fendi. EVE is engaged in various sectors including ready-to- wear, accessories, business attire, gifts, international branding and innovative design. EVE currently owns more than 500 stores nationwide, and more than one hundred distinguished designers and senior craftsmen who are dedicated to cultivating, preserving, inheriting and applying the traditional Chinese craftsmanship and national culture in the fashion world.
As one of the most influential Chinese entrepreneurs in fashion industry, Ms. Xia was named one of the ‘Top 25 Chinese Nationals in Global Fashion Industry 2011’ by Forbes.
She serves as Standing Director of the China Clothing Culture Committee, committee member of All-China Youth Federation, Managing Director of China University of Political Science and Law, and Vice Chairman of the Strategy Committee, Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology (SEE).
Xia graduated from China University of Political Science and Law, and served as a faculty member after graduation.
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Jiang Xipei | 蒋锡培 Chairman of the Board and CEO, Far East Holding Group Co., Ltd.
Jiang Xipei, The Chairman of the Board & CEO of the Far East Holding Group Co., Ltd., vice president of Asian Manufacturing Association, vice president of China Enterprise Confederation and China Entrepreneurs Association, Vice President of Jiangsu Federation of Industry and Commerce, Chairman of Jiangsu Promotion of Private Enterprises Development Association.
Far East Holding Group Co., Ltd. was established in 1990, and has since developed into a large-scale private joint-stock enterprise group. Far East business ventures include investment in wire cable, pharmaceuticals, real estate, and biochemical companies.
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Zhou Chengjian | 周成建 Chairman, Metersbonwe Fashion and Accessories Co., Ltd
Zhou Chengjian started his career in 1984 with a simple clothing shop in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Over the years Zhou built experience in dealing with clothing factories, designers and manufacturing issues. In 1995, he launched Meters/Bonwe, in Shanghai. Metersbonwe was established in Shanghai in 1995. The company is focused on R&D, product procurement and sales of the Meters/bonwe and ME&CITY clothing brands. Through the implementation of production outsourcing, direct sales, and a brand alliance structure, Metersbonwe concentrated on branding, retail design and supply chain management. At present, the brand has 4700 stores across China, with sales exceeding 10 billion RMB in 2011.
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Liu Jun | 刘君 Chairman, Eagle International Group Holdings (South Africa)
Liu Jun is a pioneer of Chinese investment in Africa. In 1995, Liu founded Eagle International Group Holdings (South Africa), which operates businesses in mineral exploitation, real estate, and infrastructure investment and development.
Eagle International Group Holdings is a large-scale comprehensive private enterprise group. Its business operation covers real estate, finance, energy, culture, media, and integrated investment. In recent years, the Group has established all-round cooperation with several China-invested enterprises such as China Railway Group and CITIC in African countries like South Africa and Zimbabwe. At the same time, EIGH has brought more business back to Mainland China, establishing Qingdao Eagle Canyon Real Estate Co., Ltd. The Qingdao Four Seasons Hotel, currently under construction with the investment of the Group, is one of the most luxurious hotels in China.
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Ai Xin | 艾欣 Chairman, Suntone Group
Ai Xin extablished Suntone Group in 1996. Suntone operates integrated businesses in planning design, tourist real estate, consumer technology and financial investment.
Listed as one of China’s top 50 companies in the decoration and renovation industry, Suntone Group has created a number of masterpieces, including the representative Hong Kong Hall in the Great Hall of the People. In 1998, the Suntone Group acquired the Jinlu Group, and in doing so became its largest shareholder. Currently Suntone is focusing on businesses related to architectural design and decoration, tourism development, club management and financial investment.
Ai is a designer who firmly believes that technology and design bring convenience. Founded in 2006, Suntone’s Smart Aijia redefines technology, focusing on efficiency and structural optimisation in ecological chains and lifestyles that are low carbon and environmental friendly.
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Maggie Cheng | 程虹
Secretary-General, China Entrepreneur Club
Maggie Cheng has been General Manager and Secretary-General of the China Entrepreneur Club (CEC) since its establishment. She is also President of Daonong Centre for Enterprise, and Executive Publisher of Green Companies magazine.
Maggie has 15-years of experience in the media industry, serving as a journalist, editor, hostess, producer and other managerial posts. In 2006, Maggie was a core founder of the CEC and has been General Manager and Secretary-General ever since. As an NGO, the CEC has developed into the most influential and representative organisation for business leaders in China in the past seven years.
Maggie has been actively devoted to promoting the internationalisation of Chinese private businesses and populating the spirit of entrepreneurship in China. She initiated the annual International Visits of the China Entrepreneur Club, which have become one of the CEC’s most important projects, with successful business missions to the United States (2011), the UK (2012) and France/Belgium (2013). The delegation was received with the highest respect and greatest hospitality by the host countries, marked by meetings held with international political leaders such as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Under Secretary Robert Hormats, former State Secretary Madeleine Albright and General Colin Powell, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. The annual China Green Companies Summit (CGCS), a general non-profit initiative founded by Maggie has become one of the most well-known economic forums in China for international business leaders to explore sustainable development and business integrity. The Summit has been successfully held for seven years, attracting more than one thousand participants from all around the globe each year.
Maggie majored in Journalism and Communications in college and received her EMBA degree from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).
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Li Jing | 李璟
Managing Director, Strategic Investment, Legend Holdings Corporation
Ms Li Jing is the managing director of strategic investment in Legend Holdings Limited. and the director of the board of New China Life Insurance Asset Management Company. Before her current tenure, she held various positions in Zurich Insurance company. She was the executive director in private debt with Zurich Insurance company from Jan 2014 to Nov 2014. From Jan 2012 to Dec 2013, she was the chief investment officer with Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad. From Jan 2008 to Dec 2011, she was the deputy Asia Pacific & Middle East Regional Manager (CIO and China Investment Strategy Coordinator Director of investment management. She has had more than 10 years experience in the finance industry.
She is a CFA charter holder and has a master of finance in London Business School.
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Singapore Participants Biodata
S.S. Teo
Chairman, Singapore Business Federation Managing Director, Pacific International Lines (PIL)
Teo Siong Seng (S.S.Teo) was born in Singapore in 1954. He graduated from Glasglow University in the United Kingdom in 1979 with a First Class Honours Degree in Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering. He is married with 2 sons.
Mr Teo started his shipping career with his family owned business, Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (PIL) in 1979 and was appointed Managing Director in October 1992.
Mr Teo is also the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PIL's public listed subsidiary company, Singamas Container Holdings Limited, Hong Kong.
He was also appointed as Nominated Member of Parliament from 20th July 2009 to 5th August 2014 representing the commerce sector in Singapore.
He has been a Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI) since 1993, and was installed as President of SCCCI’s 55th Council in March 2009. In March 2011, Mr Teo was re-elected as President of SCCCI’s 56th Council for a second term.
Mr Teo stepped down as SCCCI President on 15/3/13 after finishing his second term of service and is presently the Immediate Past President.
Mr Teo was the Founding Chairman of Singapore Maritime Foundation from 5th March 2006 to 1st January 2010. He was the President of Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) from 2003 to July 2011 after serving 4 terms.
Mr Teo was appointed the Honorary Consul of the United Republic of Tanzania with jurisdiction over the territory of the Republic of Singapore on 19th August. 2013.
Mr Teo has made significant contributions in enhancing Singapore-Sino trade cooperation.
In 2000, he was conferred the Golden Eagle Award for “Best Entrepreneur” by Lianhe Zaobao and Singapore-China Business Association, acknowledging his contributions to Singapore-Sino trade relations.
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Mr Teo was bestowed the Public Service Medal Award by the President of Singapore during Singapore 2010 National Day.
Mr Teo’s other appointments include:
- Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
- Chairman of The Singapore Maritime Institute Board of Directors and Chairman of the Governing Council
- Chairman, The Standard Club Asia Ltd
- Director, Business China
- Board Member of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore Governing Board
- Independent Director, China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd
- Standing Council Member, China Overseas Exchange Association, Beijing
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Wong Kan Seng
Special Advisor for Economic Cooperation to the Prime Minister Chairman, Singbridge Holdings Pte Ltd
Mr Wong Kan Seng is the Special Advisor for Economic Cooperation to the Prime Minister. He is the Chairman of Singbridge Holdings Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings.
Mr Wong was the former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. He retired in May 2011 after serving 26 years in the Singapore Government. His last appointment was as the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister in charge of the Population and Talent Division in the Prime Minister's Office.
Mr Wong is the Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency. He was first elected as Member of Parliament in 1984 and has since been re- elected in six successive general elections. In his 26 years in Government, Mr Wong has held Ministerial appointments in the Communications and Information, Community Development, Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Ministries. He chaired a number of ministerial-level committees which coordinated work across several ministries, for example, on population and talent policies, crisis management such as SARS and community engagement.
During his tenure as Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Wong co-chaired the China-Singapore Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation, the Suzhou Industrial Park Joint Steering Committee and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Joint Steering Council with the then PRC Vice-Premier. He also co-chaired the Qatar-Singapore High Level Joint Committee with the State of Qatar's former Heir Apparent.
Mr Wong is a member of the London Business School's Global Advisory Council and an Advisor to Business China. He also chairs the Lien Legacy Fellowship Council set up by the Lien Foundation. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Nanyang Technological University. Mr Wong was the Leader of the Singapore Parliament from 1987 to 2007, and the Deputy Chairman of the People's Association from 1992 to 2006. (The Chairman of the People's Association is the Prime Minister.) Apart from appointments in the Government, Mr Wong was the Chairman of the Chinese Development Assistance Council from 1992 to 2004, and then as a Trustee from 2004 to 2012. He was the Adviser to the National Transport Workers' Union from 1985 to April 2012.
Before his political career, Mr Wong served in the Government Administrative Service and held appointments as a Department Head of the Republic of Singapore Navy, Director of
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Manpower Division and Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Defence. In 1981, he joined Hewlett Packard, Singapore where he remained till January 1985.
For his contributions to the Civil Service and labour movement, Mr Wong was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1976 by the President of the Republic of Singapore, and the Medal of Honour by the National Trades Union Congress in 1998. He received the London Business School Alumni Achievement Award in 2004.
Mr Wong graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the then University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration degree from the London Business School.
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Seah Moon Ming
Chairman, China Business Group, Singapore Business Federation Chairman, IE Singapore Executive Director & Group CEO ,Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd & Pavilion Gas Pte Ltd
Mr Seah Moon Ming is Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd and Pavilion Gas Pte Ltd.
Mr Seah was Senior Managing Director of Temasek International Pte Ltd from 1 March to 30 September 2013. Prior to joining Temasek, he was the Deputy CEO & President (Defence) of Singapore Technologies Engineering. He first joined the Singapore Technologies Group in 1994 as General Manager of CET Technologies. He was promoted to Managing Director of Singapore Technologies Electronics in July 1997 and served as Singapore Technologies Electronics' President from December 1997 to August 2009.
Mr Seah is Chairman of International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, Trusted Board Ltd and China Business Group of Singapore Business Federation. He also sits on the board of DSO National Laboratories, Singapore Technologies Electronics and Alexandra Health System Pte Ltd. Mr Seah is a member of the Board of Trustees, SIM University, Singapore and Adjunct Professor at its School of Science & Technology. He was Chairman of Temasek Polytechnic from 2006 to 2014.
Mr Seah was awarded the Public Service Star [BBM] by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2014. He was conferred the IES/IEEE Joint Medal of Excellence Award 2008 by the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He received the Honorary Fellow Award from the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO), as well as Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET).
Mr Seah is also a recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, conferred by the NUS Faculty of Engineering. He was awarded the 2006 Asia Brand Innovation - Ten Most Outstanding Personality Award and the 6th International Management Action Award by Chartered Management Institute, Singapore in 2007. In January 2008, Mr Seah was conferred the title of Honorary Citizen of Guiyang, China. He was named as one of China's Top 10 International Chinese Achievers for Financial & Intelligent Persons in 2007 by a consortium of organisations, including the Beijing Normal University and the Chinese editions of Fortune and Time magazines.
Mr Seah holds a Bachelor of Engineering with a major in Electronics Engineering from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Science (EE) with distinction from Naval Postgraduate School, USA. He also attended the Stanford-NUS Executive Program and the Management Development & Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
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Dr Robert Yap
Chairman & CEO, YCH Group President, Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF)
Dr Robert Yap is Chairman and CEO of YCH Group, Singapore’s leading end-to-end Supply Chain Company with operations spanning across the entire Asia-Pacific region. He was conferred the Asia Logistics Hall of Fame award for his significant contributions and thought- leadership to the SCM industry in 2003 and the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) award in 2007. Robert was further honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award (Logistics) presented by the World Chinese Economic Forum in 2013, and the NUS Business School Eminent Business (Senior) Alumni Award in 2014.
Robert sits on the ASEAN-Business Advisory Council, which he chaired from 2007 to 2009. He is President of Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and Board Member at International Enterprise Singapore (IES) and Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). Robert also advises the Singapore National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (SINCPEC), ASEAN SME Advisory Board and SMU School of Information Systems.
With more than 30 years of experience in the Logistics and SCM field, Robert graduated from the Harvard Business School Owner President Management (OPM) program in 1994; and was conferred Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D), honoris causa, in Business Administration in 2001 by Wisconsin International University. Robert is also Founding Chairman of Supply Chain Asia – a community of more than 17,000 supply chain professionals based in the region.
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Zhong Sheng Jian
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Yanlord Land Group Limited Vice-President, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Zhong Sheng Jian is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Yanlord Land Group Limited and is responsible for its overall management and strategy development. Since the 1980s, Mr. Zhong has founded and established a number of businesses in trading, manufacturing, real estate and financial services spanning China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand. He started our property development business in the early 1990s, which is now part of the Singapore SGX Mainboard listed Yanlord Land Group Limited.
In May 2010, Mr Zhong was named and awarded the Singapore Businessman of the Year 2009. Due to his investments in and contribution to various parts of China, Mr. Zhong has been awarded Honorary Citizenships in Nanjing, Zhuhai, Shanwei and Suzhou in the PRC. In 2005, he was also awarded the White Magnolia Award in Shanghai for his contributions to the Municipal City of Shanghai.
Mr. Zhong is a member of the Tianjin People’s Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee, Vice President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Board Member of Business China and Vice President of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations. Mr. Zhong is also a member of several Singapore-China investment and trade committees, including Singapore-Sichuan Trade and Investment Committee, Singapore-Tianjin Economic & Trade Council, Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council and Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council.
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Dr Teh Kok Peng
Chairman, Ascendas Pte Ltd Board Director, China International Capital Corporation Board Director, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation Board Director, Sembcorp Industries Ltd
Dr Teh Kok Peng retired from GIC at the end of June, 2011 and stayed on as Adviser for two years. Before his retirement, he was President of GIC Special Investments from April 1999 to June 2011. Prior to this, he was concurrently Deputy Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Deputy Managing Director of GIC. He began his career with the World Bank under the Young Professionals Program in Washington D.C.
In addition to being the Chairman of Ascendas Pte Ltd, Dr Teh is also a board member of the National University of Singapore, the S. Rajaratnam Endowment, the China International Capital Corporation, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation and Sembcorp Industries Ltd. He also chairs the Advisory Board of the Asia Private Equity Institute at the Singapore Management University.
Dr Teh obtained First Class Honours in Economics at La Trobe University, Melbourne, and a Doctorate in Economics at Nuffield College, Oxford University, England. He attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. In 1993, Dr Teh was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold).
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Lim Ming Yan
President & Group Chief Executive Officer, CapitaLand Limited
Mr Lim Ming Yan is President and Group Chief Executive Officer of CapitaLand Limited. He is a Director of CapitaLand Limited, as well as Deputy Chairman of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited, CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited, CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited and Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited.
Mr Lim is a Board Member of the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore, Director of Business China, an organisation that promotes bilingualism and biculturalism between Singapore and China, as well as Board Member of the Singapore Tourism Board.
Mr Lim was the Chief Operating Officer of CapitaLand from May 2011 to December 2012 and Chief Executive Officer of The Ascott Limited from July 2009 to February 2012. Prior to joining Ascott, Mr Lim was the Chief Executive Officer of CapitaLand China Holdings Pte Ltd from November 2000 to June 2009, responsible for growing CapitaLand into a leading foreign real estate developer in China.
Mr Lim obtained first class honours in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1985. He attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2002.
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Dr Loo Choon Yong
Executive Chairman, Raffles Medical Group
Dr Loo Choon Yong is the Executive Chairman of Raffles Medical Group Limited. He co- founded the Group in 1976 and was appointed to his current position in 1997 when the Group was listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange. Dr Loo is also an independent lead director of CapitaMalls Asia Limited. He is the Chairman of the Asian Medical Foundation Ltd.
Dr Loo was appointed by the President of Singapore since 2006, as the Non-Resident Ambassador to the Italian Republic. He was also appointed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry as Chairman of Jurong Town Corporation from 2013.
Besides his medical training, Dr Loo also read Law at the University of London and is a barrister of Middle Temple.
Dr Loo was awarded the Singapore National Day Awards Public Service Medal (2003) and Public Service Star (2009) and the Distinguished Service Award (2005) from the Ministry of Home Affairs for his contributions to Singapore’s fight against drug abuse.
Dr Loo was awarded the Best Chief Executive Officer (mid-cap category) of the Singapore Corporate Awards 2010 organised by The Business Times and supported by the Singapore Stock Exchange. He was named Businessman of the Year at the Singapore Business Awards 2013 organised by The Business Times and DHL Express Singapore.
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Meng Fang Qiu
CEO / Executive Director, China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd President, China Enterprises Association (Singapore)
Prior to his current appointment, Mr Meng was the Division Director of the Planning and Development Division of China National Aviation Fuel Group Corporation (“CNAF”) from December 2007 to May 2008. He had been involved in strategic planning, investment, company reform and legal policy issues since he joined CNAF in 2003. He led the steering committee for the restructuring of China Aviation Oil Supply Corporation which resulted in the formation of China National Aviation Fuel Corporation Ltd – one of the most strategic restructuring projects of CNAF. Mr Meng was one of the five members of the Corporate Governance Assessment Committee which was constituted during the restructuring of CAO.
Mr Meng was an official of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (“CAAC”) from 1991 to 2003 where he had extensive experience in law and enterprise reform. He was directly involved in the drafting and enacting of the PRC Civil Aviation Law – the first law on civil aviation in the PRC. He worked on the reform of the civil aviation management structure, and participated in the drafting of corporate reform plans for Air China Group, China Eastern Airlines Group, China Southern Airlines Group and logistic services. He was involved in the drafting of corporate reform plans for several Chinese airports. Mr Meng was the project leader of the merger between China Eastern and China Northwest Airlines. He was awarded the honorary title of “Elite Civil Servant” by CAAC.
Mr Meng graduated from China University of Political Science and Law (majored in International Economic Law) and holds a Master of Business Law from Renmin University of China. He holds an Asia Pacific Executive Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is also a qualified legal attorney and is a qualified corporate legal adviser in the PRC. He attended trainings on Singapore’s regulatory environment held by the Singapore Exchange, Singapore Institute of Directors and Rajah & Tann LLP.
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Kelvin Teo
CEO, Sembcorp Development SBF China Business Group Vice Chairman
Mr Teo is CEO of Sembcorp’s Urban Development business. He sits on the boards of various Sembcorp companies and joint ventures, including Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park JV Co,where he is Co-chairman.Mr Teo has in-depth knowledge of the industrial parks and urban development business, having been involved in the start-up and joint venture management of all of Sembcorp Development’s projects across Vietnam, China and Indonesia.
With over two decades at Sembcorp, he previously served as the Urban Development business’ President and Chief Operating Officer, as well as its Chief Financial Officer, prior to taking over as head of the business. An accountant by training, Mr Teo is an affiliate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom and holds a Diploma in Business Studies (with Merit) from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He also completed the Senior Executive Programme jointly conducted by Harvard Business School and Tsinghua University’s School of Economics & Management; as well as the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD.
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John Lim Hwee Chiang
Group CEO & Executive Director, ARA Asset Management Ltd
Mr John Lim is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of ARA Asset Management Limited (“ARA”) since its establishment. He is a non-executive director of ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited, ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited, ARA Asset Management (Prosperity) Limited, Am ARA REIT Managers Sdn. Bhd., ARA-CWT Trust Management (Cache) Limited and Hui Xian Asset Management Limited. Mr Lim is also the chairman of APM Property Management Pte. Ltd., Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Services Pte. Ltd. and the management council of The Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 2197 (Suntec City). In addition, Mr Lim is an independent director and the chairman of the remuneration committee of Singapore-listed Teckwah Industrial Corporation Limited, the chairman of the property management committee of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the managing director of Chinese Chamber Realty Private Limited and a director of the Financial Board of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Consultative Committee to the Department of Real Estate, National University of Singapore.
Mr Lim has more than 30 years of experience in the real estate industry, and has received many notable corporate awards. His recent accolades include the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year Singapore 2012, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year – Financial Services 2012 and the Outstanding CEO of the Year 2011 at the Singapore Business Awards 2012. Mr Lim, along with the Board of Directors of ARA, is also a recipient of the prestigious Best Managed Board (Gold) Award at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2012.
Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, as well as a Diploma in Business Administration, each from the National University of Singapore.
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Kuah Boon Wee
CEO, MTQ Corporation Limited
Mr Kuah is the Group Chief Executive Officer of MTQ Corporation, an engineering services company listed on the SGX with interests primarily in the oil and gas sector. He joined the board in October 2006 and assumed his current position in July 2010.
Prior to that, he had worked from 2004 to 2010 in PSA International, one of the largest port operations group in the world and 100% owned by Temasek Holdings. At PSA, he served as CEO of South East Asia and Singapore Terminals from 2007 to 2010 and Group Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2007. Singapore Terminals represents the Singapore port operations of PSA International and the South East Asia portfolio also included its port interests in Thailand and Vietnam. Before PSA, Mr Kuah was Chief Financial Officer of ST Engineering, a defence and engineering conglomerate majority owned by Temasek Holdings (from 2001 to 2004) and Hongkong Land Holdings, part of the Jardine Matheson Group of companies (from 2000 to 2001). Both of these companies are major companies publicly listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. He worked with Jardine Matheson from 1994 to 2001.
He has been involved in several major transactions involving acquisitions and disposals as well as capital fundraising during his time in these companies. He has considerable international experience, having lived and worked in London, Hong Kong, Australia in addition to Singapore.
Mr Kuah has a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (1st Class Honours) from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London and is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He has also attended the Advanced Management Programme at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is married and has 3 children.
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Ho Meng Kit
CEO, Singapore Business Federation
Mr Ho, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Business Federation (SBF), the country’s apex Business Chamber which assists 21,000 members with business facilitation, voice representation and capacity building initiatives and services.
Prior to joining Singapore Business Federation, Mr Ho was Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has held a variety of senior policy and executive positions including four years as Principal Private Secretary to then Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. He was Chief Executive of the Singapore Broadcasting Authority and Land Transport Authority where he worked collaboratively with Singapore’s media, transport and construction industries. As Managing Director of the Economic Development Board, he has extensive exposure to corporations, their business challenges and the opportunities they seek. As Deputy Secretary in Ministry of Trade & Industry and later in Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ho has an excellent understanding of government policies particularly those relating to support for business.
He graduated in 1978 from Cambridge University, United Kingdom with a degree in Engineering. He completed the Advanced Management Programme, Harvard University in 2003.
Mr Ho holds several additional appointments on company boards and advisory committees.
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Tan Su Shan
Managing Director & Group Head, Consumer Banking & Wealth Management, DBS
Ms Tan Su Shan joined DBS in June 2010. She is currently Group Head, Consumer Banking & Wealth Management. She also serves as the President Commissioner for PT Bank DBS Indonesia.
Prior to joining DBS, Su Shan was Morgan Stanley’s Head of Private Wealth Management for Southeast Asia. Before re-joining Morgan Stanley in May 2008, she was a Region Head for Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei for Citi Private Bank. She was responsible for the private bank’s overall business and a board director of Citi Trust Singapore. Su Shan was also the Singapore Investment Centre Head.
Prior to that, she was an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley in Singapore, serving from 1997 to 2005 as an investment adviser to high net worth families, corporates and institutions in the region.
Before joining Morgan Stanley, Su Shan spent eight years in ING Baring Securities in institutional equity sales, working in key financial hubs in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
Su Shan was a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore between February 2012 to August 2014. She was the founder and past president of the Financial Women’s Association in Singapore, and a board member of Aetos Security Management, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings. She also sits on the investment committee of Ministry of Health Holdings. In addition, Su Shan is co-chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Private Banking Advisory Group.
Married with two children, Su Shan is actively involved in fund-raising for various Singaporean charities and sits on the board of Singapore’s KK Hospital Health Endowment Fund, which provides financial support to needy patients. She was a past board member of the National Museum and a member of the International Women’s Foundation and the Young Presidents Organisation. On the education front, she is an advisor to Hwa Chong Institution, SJI International School and Lincoln College, Oxford University.
Su Shan graduated with a Master of Arts from Oxford University in the United Kingdom, where she studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics. In February 2006, she was selected by Citi Private Bank to participate in the Senior Leadership Program at Harvard Business School. In May 2012, she was awarded the Distinguished Financial Industry Competent Professional (FICP) title, which is the highest certification mark for a financial practitioner in Singapore, by the Institute of Banking and Finance. In June 2013, Su Shan was named
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“Outstanding Private Banker of the Year” by Private Banker International. The first time an Asian has won this global award since its inception 20 years ago. In October 2014, Su Shan became the first Singaporean to be recognised as the world’s “Best Leader in Private Banking” by PWM and The Banker, a leading wealth publication by the Financial Times Group.
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Lim Lee Meng
Senior Partner, RSM Chio Lim SBF China Business Group Vice Chairman
Mr Lim Lee Meng joined the audit department of Arthur Young & Company (predecessor of Ernst & Young) in 1980. He left Arthur Young in 1984 to become the group financial controller of a substantial property and investment group. In 1988, he became a partner of RSM Chio Lim.
He is currently a senior partner and head of the China Practice Group (CPG) of the firm. In addition to his audit and tax portfolio, he also provides advice to companies on cross-border investments and initial public offerings, with a special focus on investments into China.
Lee Meng is the independent director of four listed companies in Singapore, two of which he serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is a member of the Appeal Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the member of the Grant Appeal Advisory Panel of Spring Singapore. Outside his profession, Lee Meng currently chairs the finance committee of the Ang Mo Kio Town Council. He is also the vice-chairman of the School Advisory Committee of River Valley High School.
Lee Meng speaks regularly in public seminars for the business community. The wide range of subject matter he has covered includes SGX regulations and corporate governance, impact of the Singapore Budget on businesses, auditing of companies in PRC and the differences between PRC and Singapore accounting standards.
Lee Meng won the Lianhe Zaobao’s consultancy award in 1990. He is the co-author of the “Singapore Tax Compliance Manual” published by CCH Asia Pte Ltd.
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Leong Wai Leng
Head of Business Management Unit, CEO's Office Bank of Singapore
Ms Leong Wai Leng was appointed as Head of Business Management Unit, CEO's Office of Bank of Singapore in April 2013.
Prior to joining Bank of Singapore, Wai Leng was CEO of OCBC Bank China since 2007 where she has overall responsibility for directing and executing the OCBC Bank's growth strategy in China. Under Wai Leng's five year leadership, OCBC China tripled its branch network and grew its revenue more than four times to S$232 million in 2012. A Singaporean and a graduate of the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Wai Leng has 25 years of experience in finance, both in the corporate world and in commercial banking.
She has worked in China for the last 13 years, including 7 years of corporate experience with Philips Electronics Group as its China Country Treasurer and Vice President, China Group Chief Financial Officer. She held several senior banking positions in Citibank Singapore, JP Morgan Chase Singapore, and HSBC China.
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Manohar Khiatani
President & Group CEO, Ascendas Pte Ltd
Mr Manohar Khiatani is the President and Group CEO of Ascendas, a leading provider of business space solutions in Asia with Assets under Management exceeding US$10 billion. From its base in Singapore, Ascendas has developed a strong regional footprint, serving a global clientele of over 2,400 customers across Asia. Mr Khiatani was previously the Chief Executive Officer of JTC Corporation (JTC), the Singapore Government’s lead agency to plan, promote and develop industrial infrastructure and facilities. At JTC, Mr Khiatani spearheaded the development of specialized and innovative infrastructure solutions for various industrial sectors.
Prior to joining JTC, Mr Khiatani was the Deputy Managing Director at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). Mr Khiatani joined the EDB in 1986 where he played an instrumental role in the development and transformation of important sectors in Singapore’s economy such as aerospace, marine and offshore, electronics, precision engineering, logistics, infocomms and media, and clean technology. He was also in charge of the EDB’s operations in the Americas and Europe.
Between 1994 and 1999, Mr Khiatani was the Managing Director of Preussag SEA, a diversified German conglomerate, where he was responsible for developing the group’s business in South-East Asia. In 1999, Mr Khiatani returned to the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).
Mr Khiatani is a Board Member of Ascendas Pte Ltd, Ascendas Funds Management (S) Limited, Ascendas Property Fund Trustee Pte Ltd, Ascendas Hospitality Fund Management Pte Ltd, Ascendas Hospitality Trust Management Pte Ltd and SIA Engineering Company Ltd.
Mr Khiatani holds a Masters Degree (Naval Architecture) from the University of Hamburg, Germany. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in 2006.
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Eugene Wong
Chairman, CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd SBF China Business Group Vice Chairman
Mr Eugene Wong is the chairman of CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd. He is the founder and Managing Director of the Sirius Venture Capital (SVC), an investment firm which invests in high growth Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), helping them to be publicly listed.
Mr Eugene Wong is a board director of Ajisen China Holdings Limited which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He is a board member of International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore. He is the Immediate Past Chairman of Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA).
Mr Eugene Wong graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (First-Class Honors) from NUS and an MBA from Imperial College London. He also attended the Harvard Business School Owner President Management Program (OPM). He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Director. He is a Fellow of the UK Institute of Directors, Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD).
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Ong Kim Pong
Regional CEO, Northeast Asia, PSA International
Mr. Ong Kim Pong is the Regional CEO of PSA Northeast Asia in PSA International. He has overall responsibility and accountability for PSA Group's portfolio of operating terminals, investments and expansion in this region including China, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong. He also sits on the Senior Management Council of PSA International.
Prior to his current position, Mr Ong was the Managing Director of PSA’s flagship project in Antwerp, Belgium responsible for its business activities and day-to-day operations. Concurrently, he was also the Executive Director of PSA Zeebrugge, Belgium. In his previous capacity, Kim Pong consecutively held the position of Senior Vice President, PSA Mediterranean & Middle East South Asia Region, then Managing Director / CEO of Mersin International Port (MIP) in Turkey. During his tenure with MIP, he distinguished himself by ensuring a smooth transition of ownership of the Mersin Port from the local government to PSA and helped establish MIP as a key gateway port in the eastern Mediterranean. MIP was conferred the Lloyd’s List Turkey Port of the Year Award in 2008. Since the acquisition, MIP has received numerous accolades from the port industry. During that tenure, Mr Ong was, in parallel, activated to lend support to the commercial and operational issues occurring in PSA terminals in Italy and India.
Mr Ong served as Chief Operating Officer for Hesse Noord Naatie N.V. (HNN) in Belgium from 2001 to 2004 where he played an instrumental role in guiding the merger of two of the biggest port operators in Belgium to form HNN and effectively doubling its port capacity during the period. HNN was subsequently re-named as PSA Antwerp.
Mr Ong holds an Honours Degree in Operations Research and Finance as well as a Masters of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is married with three children.
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Low Cher Ek
Deputy CEO, Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd
Mr Low Cher Ek is the Deputy CEO of Surbana International Consultants responsible for Surbana’s overall consultancy business in Singapore and China market. His key responsibilities include managing the businesses' P&L, operation, new pursuits, business development, client relationship plus project implementation and completion. He has wide experience in resource planning and leading technical teams in project development from planning, design, presentation to clients, tender, construction, project management plus dealing with contractors, contract management and completion stages, both locally and overseas. In managing the China business portfolio, it includes overseeing Surbana’s China branch offices and experiences in consultancy work in residential development in Chengdu, Wuxi, Xi’an, Shenyang, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuhan.
Mr Low Cher Ek is an Architect in training registered with Singapore Board of Architects and is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He was previously a Deputy Director at Housing & Development Board and currently a member of BCA Academy Advisory Panel.
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Yeo Chun Cheng
EVP, Singbridge Corporate Pte Ltd
Mr Yeo Chun Cheng is currently the Executive Vice President of Singbridge Corporate Pte Ltd. Chun Cheng has almost 30 years of experience across information technology and media industries, specializing in areas such as software development, information architecture, knowledge management and strategic planning.
Prior to joining Singbridge, Chun Cheng was the Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Industry) for the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore. He championed the building and further strengthening of various sectors of the Singapore media industry, including Broadcast, Animation, Film, Music, Interactive Media, Games and Publishing. His role included developing and implementing sectoral strategies to ensure the production and distribution of quality public broadcast programming, television and film productions, games, interactive media, music and multiplatform projects. Chun Cheng played a vital role in knowledge management and emerging technology strategies. In particular, he headed the national initiative that introduced HDTV to Singapore in 2006. Prior to this he was the Chief Information Officer of the MDA.
As Executive Director of the Interactive Digital Media Programme, he oversees the funding of R&D activities in the Digital Media Sector, including various international university research centres as well as nurturing start-ups in the digital media space.
Before joining MDA in 2004, Chun Cheng worked in California's Silicon Valley where he was head of engineering departments for several start-up IT companies. Before leaving for the United States, he was also the Senior Software Manager at AZTECH Systems, a public-listed company in Singapore, where he oversaw the firm's software operations. This position also took him to Beijing, where he set up AZTECH's R&D Lab. Chun Cheng is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore. He graduated with a Bachelor and Masters degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. He also attended the Advanced Management Program in Harvard Business School.
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Bernard Lim
Senior VP, Institutional Banking Group, DBS Bank Ltd
Mr Bernard Lim has over 18 years of experience in Corporate Banking and Investment Banking work. His experience includes both commercial lending and investment banking activities in areas of syndication, debt issuance and real estate related advisory work like REITs. Bernard is currently heading up China Desk in DBS Bank, Singapore servicing large Chinese corporates in the areas of trade finance, commercial loans and investment banking.
Bernard graduated with a Degree in Bachelor of Business (Banking) from Nanyang Technological University.
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