20 Press Holdings Annual Report 2015 Board of Directors

01 Lee Boon Yang 06 Ng Ser Miang Chairman Non-Executive and Independent Director Non-Executive and Independent Director

02 Alan Chan Heng Loon 07 Quek See Tiat Chief Executive Officer Non-Executive and Independent Director Executive and Non-Independent Director

03 Janet Ang Guat Har 08 Tan Chin Hwee Non-Executive and Independent Director Non Executive and Independent Director

04 Bahren Shaari 09 Tan Yen Yen Non-Executive and Independent Director Non-Executive and Independent Director

05 Chong Siak Ching 10 Lucien Wong Yuen Kuai Non-Executive and Independent Director Non-Executive and Independent Director

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Lee Boon Yang Alan Chan Heng Loon

Boon Yang was appointed a Director Alan joined SPH as its Group Before joining SPH, Alan was an of SPH on 1 October 2011. He is President on 1 July 2002, and was Administrative Officer in the Civil the Non-Executive Chairman of appointed Chief Executive Officer on Service. He has worked in the Keppel Corporation Limited. He is 1 January 2003. He is responsible Government for 25 years and also Chairman of Singapore Press for managing the group’s portfolio some of his previous appointments Holdings Foundation Limited, Keppel of businesses which include included Permanent Secretary Care Foundation Limited, Jilin Food newspapers, magazines and book of the Ministry of Transport, Zone Pte Ltd and Jilin Food Zone publishing; Internet & mobile; Deputy Secretary of the Ministry Investment Holdings Pte Ltd. broadcasting; events and out-of-home of Foreign Affairs, Principal Private advertising and properties. Secretary to Senior Minister He has extensive experience and Director of in public service. He served as Alan is currently on the boards of Manpower, Ministry of Defence. Member of Parliament for Jalan Singapore Press Holdings Ltd and Besar and Jalan Besar Group its subsidiaries including SPH REIT Alan holds a Diplome d’Ingenieur Representation Constituency (GRC) Management Pte Ltd. He is also a from the Ecole Nationale de from December 1984 to April 2011. Director of Singapore Press Holdings l’Aviation Civile, France and MBA He was the Minister for Information, Foundation Limited, MediaCorp TV (with Distinction) from INSEAD, Communications and the Arts Holdings Pte Ltd, MediaCorp Press France. He is a President’s Scholar before retiring from political office Ltd, Lan Ting Holdings Pte Ltd, and was conferred the Public in March 2009. Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd and Pavilion Administration Medal (Gold and Gas Pte Ltd. Silver) and Meritorious Service From 1991 to 2003, he served Medal for his contributions to public as Minister in the Prime Minister’s He currently chairs the External service. In 2009, he was selected Office, Minister for Defence, Review Panel for SAF Safety and by INSEAD as “one of 50 Alumni Minister for Labour and later Minister the Singapore-China Foundation. who changed the world”. for Manpower. Prior to that, He is also a member of the Public he held several public appointments Service Commission (PSC), including Senior Minister of State the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for Defence, National Development Council and the Centre for Liveable and Home Affairs, and Parliamentary Cities’ Distinguished Advisors’ Panel; Secretary to the Ministers and a Director of Business China. for Environment, Finance, He also serves on the boards of the Home Affairs, and Communications Federation Internationale of Periodics and Information. Publishers and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers Before entry into politics, he worked – IFRA (WAN-IFRA). He chaired the as a veterinarian and R&D Officer in Council that revised the Code of the Primary Production Department. Corporate Governance in 2012. He has also worked as the Assistant Regional Director for the US Feed Grains Council, and as Senior Project Manager for the Primary Industries Enterprise Pte Ltd.

Boon Yang holds a B.V.Sc Hon (2A) from the University of Queensland. Singapore Press Holdings Annual Report 2015 23

Janet Ang Guat Har Bahren Shaari Chong Siak Ching

Janet was appointed a Director on Bahren was appointed to the Board Siak Ching was appointed a 17 October 2014. on 1 April 2012. He is the Chief Director of SPH on 22 October Executive Officer of the Bank of 2010. She is the Chief Executive Janet is the Vice-President of Systems Singapore, and before that, was its Officer and a Board Director of the of Engagement & Smarter Cities, Managing Director and Marketing National Gallery Singapore. She IBM Asia Pacific, covering Australia Head of South East Asia. He has was recognised as the ‘Outstanding & New Zealand, India, ASEAN and more than 20 years of private CEO of the Year’ in the Singapore Korea. Prior to this role, Janet was the banking experience in global Business Awards 2009. Managing Director of IBM Singapore financial institutions. He is also a from 2011 to 2015. In her 33 years in Director of BOS Securities Korea. She is also a Director of the industry, she has worked in Japan, Singapore-India Partnership China and Singapore, holding various Prior to joining Bank of Singapore, Foundation, a member of the senior leadership positions in IBM in he was Managing Director of UBS National Arts Council, NUS Board management, sales, marketing and AG Wealth Management where he of Trustees and Yale-NUS College operations. headed the South East Asia and Governing Board. She is also Australia Marketing team. He is the Non-Resident Ambassador- Janet serves on the boards of active in public service and was a designate to Chile. the Public Utilities Board (PUB), board member of the Maritime Port the InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore for 11 years. She was President and Chief Authority (iDA), the NUS Institute In 2008, he was conferred the Executive Officer of Ascendas Pte. of Systems Science (ISS), the National Public Service Medal by the Ltd and served in the Ascendas Volunteer & Philanthropy Center . group of companies from 2000 to (NVPC), and is the Chairperson of 2013. Prior to this, she was Deputy Caritas Singapore. Janet is a member Bahren graduated with a Bachelor Chief Executive Officer of JTC of Business China, a Fellow of the of Accountancy from the National Corporation from 2000 to 2001. Singapore Computer Society (SCS) University of Singapore. He attended and the President of the International the Advance Management Program Siak Ching graduated from the Women’s Forum (IWF) Singapore. of Wharton Business School and National University of Singapore Columbia University. (NUS) with an Honours Degree in She also served on various Estate Management. She also has a committees including the recent Masters in Business Administration Medishield Life Review Committee from NUS and has completed the and the Women’s Health Advisory Advance Management Program Committee (WHAC). at Harvard Business School. She was conferred a Distinguished Janet holds a Business Administration Alumni Award by NUS in the (Hons) degree from NUS Business Faculty of Architecture and School. She was a recipient of the Building Management in 1999. In NUS Business School Eminent Alumni 2009, she was again conferred Award in 2014. a NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award in recognition of her unwavering commitment and service to her alma mater. 24 Singapore Press Holdings Annual Report 2015 Board of Directors

Ng Ser Miang Quek See Tiat Tan Chin Hwee

Ser Miang joined the SPH Board on See Tiat joined the SPH Board on Chin Hwee was appointed a Director 1 August 2007. He is the Chairman 1 September 2013. on 1 March 2014. He is the founding of TIBS International Pte Ltd and a partner and a Director of Apollo Director of Yanlord Land Group Ltd. From 1 July 1987 to 30 June Management Singapore Pte Ltd. He is also the Chairman of the Board 2012, See Tiat was a Partner and of Trustees of Fundacion Valencia Club subsequently Deputy Chairman of He is a Director of Keppel REIT de Futbol De La C.V., and a Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Management Limited (as manager Valencia Club de Futbol, S.A.D. He has extensive audit and business of Keppel REIT), Lien Aid Limited advisory experience, and has been (Singapore), KKH Health Endowment He was a Director of TIBS Ltd, involved in planning, executing and Fund; and on the Board of Trustees of SMRT Ltd, Biosensors International managing audits of large public listed the Nanyang Technological University. Group Ltd, International Factors companies in Singapore. Chin Hwee is an Adjunct Professor (Singapore) Ltd, Transpac in a number of universities, and is Industrial Holdings Limited and See Tiat is the Chairman of the an advisory board member for the WBL Corporation Ltd. He was the Building and Construction Authority Shanghai Advance Institute of Finance Chairman of NTUC Fairprice and serves on the boards of the and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Co-operative Limited, NTUC Choice Monetary Authority of Singapore, He also serves on the Finance Centre Homes Co-operative Limited and Energy Market Authority, Singapore Advisory Panel of the Monetary NTUC Fairprice Foundation Ltd. Technologies Engineering Ltd and Authority of Singapore. Chin Hwee was Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. He is also the Managing Director of Amaranth Ser Miang is Singapore’s non-resident the Deputy President of the Council Advisors, as well as President and Ambassador to the Kingdom of of Estate Agencies. Director of CFA Singapore. Norway, Chairman of the Singapore Olympic Foundation, a member of the See Tiat graduated with Honours Chin Hwee holds a Bachelor International Olympic Committee (IOC) (Second Class Upper) in Economics of Accountancy (Second Class and Chairman of the IOC Finance from the London School of Upper Honours) from Nanyang Commission. He was a former Economics & Political Science. Technological University, and a MBA Nominated Member of Parliament and He is also a Fellow with the Institute from Yale University. He completed a former non-resident Ambassador of Chartered Accountants in England a postgraduate course at Harvard to the Republic of Hungary. He was and Wales. He was conferred the Kennedy School. He is a Chartered Chairman of the Inaugural Youth Public Service Medal in 2009 and the Financial Analyst (CFA) and is both an Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010. Public Service Star in 2014. Australian and Singapore registered He was Vice President of IOC from Certified Public Accountant (CPA). 2009 to 2013. Chin Hwee was honoured as a He was named Outstanding Chief World Economic Forum Young Executive of the Year 1992. In addition Global Leader 2010 and is the to the Public Service Star in 1999, winner of the Singapore 2013 he was conferred the Meritorious Distinguished Financial Industry Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Gemilang) Certified Professional (FICP) Award. by the Singapore Government for the He was also voted by the Hedge National Day Awards in 2010. He was Fund Journal as among the emerging also conferred the Meritorious Award top 40 absolute return investors Commander’s Cross by the President globally and was also named as of Hungary in 2012. Best Asia Credit Hedge Fund Manager by Hong Kong-based Ser Miang holds a BBA (Honours) publication, The Asset. from the University of Singapore. Singapore Press Holdings Annual Report 2015 25

Tan Yen Yen Lucien Wong Yuen Kuai

Yen Yen joined the Board on 1 April Lucien was appointed a Director 2012. She is currently the Regional on 15 October 2009. He is the Vice-President and Managing Chairman and Senior Partner of the Director of SAS South Asia Pacific, law firm, Allen & Gledhill LLP, and has SAS Institute Inc. extensive experience in legal practice, specialising in banking, corporate and She is the Chairman of the Singapore financial services work. Science Centre, a member of the Defence Science & Technology He is currently Chairman of the Agency (DSTA) Board, and Director Maritime and Port Authority of Cap Vista Pte Ltd and Gemalto NV. of Singapore and Singapore Additionally, she sits on the Board of International Arbitration Centre. Advisors of the Singapore Institute He is a member of the Board of of Directors. She is a member of the Trustees of Singapore Business National University of Singapore’s Federation, and a Director of School of Computing. Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd and Singapore International Prior to joining SAS, she was Senior Mediation Centre Limited. He also Vice President, Applications, Oracle sits on the boards of Temasek Corporation Asia Pacific, and Vice Holdings (Private) Limited, Hap Seng President and Managing Director for Plantations Holdings Berhad and Hewlett-Packard Singapore. Limited.

Yen Yen has played an active role Lucien holds a Bachelor of Law in Singapore’s infocomm industry, (2nd Class Upper) Honours degree having served as Chairman of the from the University of Singapore Singapore Infocomm Technology and was called to the Singapore Federation and Deputy Chairperson Bar in 1979. on the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) Internet and Media Advisory Committee. She was also a member of the Government Parliamentary Council of MICA and the Economic Strategies Committee’s IT Working Group subcommittee and the Singapore Institute of Management’s International Academic Panel. She is in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth’s High Performance Sports Performance & Selection Sub-Committee that steers the development of High Performance Sports in Singapore. She is also a member of ASEAN Para Games Organising Steering Committee.

Yen Yen has a degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore and an Executive MBA degree with Helsinki School of Economics Executive Education.