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CFE Media Release – Scope and Committee Composition – 21 Dec 2015 COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE ECONOMY PROFILES OF PRIVATE SECTOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS S/N Photo Bio 1. MR. AZMOON AHMAD 53, Singaporean Senior Vice President and Member of Executive Management, Desay SV Automotive Senior Vice-President, Executive Management; Head, International Business Development and General Manager, Business Unit Radio Navigation Global OEMs in Desay SV Automotive, China Previously Managing Director and Executive Director Asia of ELMOS Semiconductor Singapore; Managing Director of Continental Automotive Singapore; Chief Executive Officer of Siemens VDO Automotive (Singapore). Served two international assignments in France and China. Former board member and Chairman of Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), Singapore 2. MR. CHRISTIAN BISCHOFF 56, Singapore PR Founder and Executive Chairman, Pan Asia Logistics Executive Chairman of Pan Asia Logistics Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd, involved mainly in Strategy and Management of the entire Group Has four decades of experience in Freight Forwarding and Logistics in Asia, Germany and Middle East, in Asia since 1982 Entrepreneur of the Year 2010; Enterprise of the Year 2010; Enterprise 50 Award 2012; Productivity Award 2014 – Award of Excellence in Logistics Sector Page 1 of 13 CFE Media Release – Scope and Committee Composition – 21 Dec 2015 3. MR. JEAN-LUC BUTEL 59, Singapore PR President, K8 Global, and Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company Currently serves as a Global Healthcare Advisor to several public and private institutions; Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company’s to healthcare practice Has done extensive work in the past ten years in the area of business model innovation in healthcare. Previously, Corporate Vice-President and President International for Baxter, responsible for all countries outside the US. Over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including 25 years working in Asia Serves on the board of the Economic Development Board (EDB), Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (A*STAR), Biosensors International; and several healthcare start- ups in Singapore, India and Europe. Supports and serves as a director for Pathway India for the past 25 years. Awarded the Public Service Medal (Friends of Singapore) in 2014 4. MR. BILL CHANG 49, Singaporean Country Chief Officer, Singapore and CEO, Group Enterprise, Singtel Ltd As the Chief Executive Officer of Group Enterprise in Singtel, leads the group to provide innovative and comprehensive Information and Communications Technology solutions to the enterprise customers globally Previously Managing Director of CISCO Systems’ Advanced Services Group, responsible for the company’s operations in Asia Pacific Serves as the Chairman of the Singapore Polytechnic Board of Governors and was previously on the board of the Workforce Development Agency for six years until 2011; also served on the Economic Review Committee in 2001 and Economic Strategies Committee in 2009 Page 2 of 13 CFE Media Release – Scope and Committee Composition – 21 Dec 2015 5. MS. CHAM HUI FONG 47, Singaporean Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Industrial Relations, National Trades Union Congress Contributed in many tripartite committees addressing issues such as wage restructuring and the employment and re-employment of mature workers Serves on the Board of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) and as the Authority Member of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) Awarded Singapore’s Public Service Medal in 2010 6. MR. EDWARD CHIA 31, Singaporean Co-Founder and Managing Director, Timbre Group Co-founded Timbre at age 21 to develop the Singapore music scene through talent cultivation, and growing sustainable audiences for local musicians Serves on the Executive Committee of the Restaurant Association of Singapore Awarded Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year by Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in 2010; Outstanding Young Alumni by National University of Singapore in 2011; Singapore Youth Award in 2014; and Junior Chamber International Honorary Award for business, economic and entrepreneurship accomplishments in 2014 7. MS. CHIA YONG YONG 53, Singaporean Partner, Yusarn Audrey Corporate lawyer Serves as a President of the Board of Management for SPD (formerly known as Society for the Physically Disabled), as a board member of SG Enable, Company Secretary of Very Special Arts Ltd Served as a Nominated Member of Parliament from 26 August 2014 to 25 August 2015 Page 3 of 13 CFE Media Release – Scope and Committee Composition – 21 Dec 2015 8. MS. SUSAN CHONG 46, Singapore PR Founder and CEO, Greenpac Specialises in innovative and environmentally-friendly packaging products and solutions, serving Fortune 500 companies. Grew from a one-woman start-up in 2002 to a market leader in Asia Professional Experience in Marketing (Pharmaceutical industry), entrepreneurship and start-ups Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year, Rotary-ASME 2008 and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014; also awarded EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Asia- Pacific 2015 9. MR. VINCENT CHONG 46, Singaporean President and CEO (Designate), ST Engineering Ltd Oversees ST Engineering’s four business sectors and corporate functions Previously 20 years of experience in ExxonMobil, holding a wide span of positions from refinery process engineering, product marketing, industrial and retail operations to strategic planning through global postings in Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, the UK and the USA Directorships in ST Aerospace Ltd, ST Dynamics Pte Ltd, ST Electronics Ltd, ST Kinetics Ltd, ST Marine Ltd, ST Aerospace Resources Pte Ltd, and ST Engineering Financial I and II Ltd Page 4 of 13 CFE Media Release – Scope and Committee Composition – 21 Dec 2015 10. MS. RACHEL ENG 44, Singaporean Joint Managing Partner, WongPartnership Corporate lawyer, involved in listings, corporate advisory, corporate governance and compliance and financial services regulatory work Serves as an independent non-executive director of StarHub Ltd. and SPH REIT Management Pte. Ltd., manager of SPH REIT, and as board member of Certis CISCO Security Pte. Ltd., the Public Utilities Board and the Singapore Accountancy Commission; also serves on the Board of Trustees of Singapore Institute of Technology and on the Council of the Singapore Business Federation Awarded Law Firm Managing Partner of the Year at Thomson Reuters’ ALB South East Asia Law Awards 2011 and 2013; "Woman of the Year 2014" by Her World in 2014; one of 10 women listed in The Peak Magazine’s Power List 2015 11. MS. GOH SWEE CHEN 55, Singaporean Chairman, Shell Companies in Singapore Appointed first female country chair of Shell Singapore in October 2014, responsible for country level strategic, forward-looking and reputation activities and their management. Oversees country-level Ethics & Compliance and the development of talent; Singapore is a hub for major Shell business operations, with approximately 3,100 employees; concurrently Vice President of Lubricants, Asia Pacific region since 2011 Joined Shell in 2003. Diverse experience in leading P&L businesses (Commercial Fuels and Lubricants), Business Improvement and IT; from 2004 to 2008 led more than 4000 staff across 64 countries as Vice- President of IT Infrastructure and Services, Shell Group Ran global and regional businesses out of Malaysia, Singapore, USA, Netherlands, Australia, Japan and China; previously worked for IBM Australia and Procter & Gamble. Page 5 of 13 CFE Media Release – Scope and Committee Composition – 21 Dec 2015 12. MR. HAN KWEE JUAN 48, Singaporean CEO, Citibank Singapore Ltd Responsible for Citibank’s Consumer Banking business in Singapore covering retail banking, wealth management, mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, unsecured lending and digital banking. Joined Citibank in 1991 and has held numerous business leadership roles in Corporate & Investment Banking and Consumer Banking Serves as director of Citibank Singapore Ltd; Council Member of the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF); member of the National Advisory Council of the Ministry of Education’s Community and Parents in Support of Schools; member of the Institute of Service Excellence at the Singapore Management University (SMU) Board of Advisors; and member of Alumni Advisory Board of Nanyang Business School Conferred IBF Distinguished Fellow for Wealth Management by Institute of Banking & Finance in 2013 13. MS. MARIAM JAAFAR 38, Singaporean Partner and Managing Director (Singapore), The Boston Consulting Group Core member of BCG's Financial Services, TMT and Public Sector practice areas. Recent work has focused on helping companies and countries navigate the opportunities and challenges arising from digital transformation and data Previous job experiences in Starhub, Vertex Management (Singapore), BCG (Boston), and was Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer of Barclays Wealth Management Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa Serves on the Board of Directors of SereS Hotels & Resorts Page 6 of 13 CFE Media Release – Scope and Committee Composition – 21 Dec 2015 14. MR. MARK LEE 42, Singaporean CEO, Sing Lun Holdings Limited Over 17 years of experience in the apparel industry, and transformed Sing Lun from an OEM apparel manufacturer into a full-service provider of apparels, incorporating design and developmental services, manufacturing and supply chain management of a full range of apparel products Awarded “Most Outstanding Entrepreneur” during the Asia Pacific Entrepreneur Awards 2010 in Singapore,