GREAT EASTERN HOLDINGS LIMITED - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Non - Independent Director
Mr Lee was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 30 April 2023. He is currently the Chairman of OCBC Bank.
Mr Lee is a veteran banker with more than 30 years of financial services experience in Standard Chartered Bank, OCBC Bank, Great Eastern Life Assurance and BCS Information System as its Executive Chairman.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Dr Chong was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 22 January 2024. She is also appointed as a Director of GEL and GEG on the same date.
Dr Chong is currently the Managing Partner of iGlobe Partners Pte Ltd ("iGlobe"), a leading Asia-Pacific venture capital firm with interest in smart cities, fintech, biotech startups and early growth companies. She has a long and distinguished career in deep tech, biotech, fintech, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, cybersecurity, digital platform business, digitising and transforming technology for healthcare, and digital platform investments for venture capital firms. She was previously the Chief of Enterprise Business at Starhub and the founding Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Integrated Health Information Systems ("IHiS"), a subsidiary of Singapore's Ministry of Health Holdings. Prior to IHiS, she was the CEO of National Computer Systems.
Job Titles:
- Group Chief Investment Officer
- Member of the Key Executives Team
Joined Great Eastern since 2015. Responsible for formulating the Group's investment strategies and management of all investments within the Group.
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- Member of the Key Executives Team
- CEO, GELI
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- Member of the Key Executives Team
- Group Marketing
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- Member of the Key Executives Team
- CEO, GELM
With Great Eastern since 2002. Responsible for the Malaysia Conventional Life business as well as oversees the growth of the company ™s Takaful business.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Key Executives Team
With Great Eastern since 1994. Responsible for implementation of marketing and product efforts across the Group, including branding and communications.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Mr Lee was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 May 2023.
Mr Lee is an experienced banker with extensive knowledge of the Malaysian market, and he was an advisor to the CEO and Management Committee of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad from April 2016 to July 2017. Mr Lee served as an Executive Vice President and Head of Global Corporate Banking at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) from February 2012 until his retirement in April 2016. Prior to this, since 2002, he was Executive Vice President and Head of Group Investment Banking of OCBC. Mr Lee started his career as a Finance Officer in the Group Treasury Department of Keppel Shipyard in 1978 and joined Marine Midland Bank in 1982 as Assistant Vice President. Subsequently, Mr Lee held managerial positions at various merchant banking units based in Singapore. In 1989, he was appointed Country Manager of Security Pacific Bank. In 1993, he joined Credit Suisse Singapore as Head of Corporate Banking for South East Asia and left as Director, Corporate Lending of Credit Suisse First Boston in 1998 before joining OCBC.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Non - Independent Director
Ms Wong was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 30 April 2021 and was last re-elected as the Company's Director on 19 April 2022.
Ms Wong is the Group CEO and Executive Director of OCBC Bank and sits on the boards of OCBC Bank's major subsidiaries. She has more than 38 years of banking experience, having started out as a Management Trainee in OCBC Bank and was its first China Desk Manager, based at the Hong Kong Branch. She has vast experience in Greater China, covering a wide range of roles in capital markets, syndicated finance and corporate banking. Before returning to OCBC Bank, Ms Wong spent 27 years at The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, where her last role was as its Chief Executive for Greater China, which she was appointed to in 2015. She became the President and CEO of HSBC China based in Shanghai in 2010, and was promoted to be Group General Manager in 2011 to recognise her responsibility for the business operations and strategic expansion in China. She also held non-executive directorships at Baoshan Iron & Steel from 2012 to 2015, and at Bank of Communications from 2016 to 2019.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Key Executives Team
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- Group Chief
- Internal Auditor
- Member of the Key Executives Team
With Great Eastern since 2011. Responsible for the independent and objective assessment of the Group ™s risk management, internal control and governance processes through internal audit.
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- Group Company Secretary
- Member of the Key Executives Team
With Great Eastern since 2009 and the Group since 1999. Oversees the corporate secretarial and legal functions across the Group.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Bristol (UK); Master of Laws (with Merit), University College London; Degree of an Utter Barrister, Gray's Inn (UK); admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Key Executives Team
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- Group Chief Risk Officer
- Member of the Key Executives Team
Joined Great Eastern since 2021. Responsible for the overall risk management of the Group, including market, credit, liquidity, insurance, operational, technology and compliance risks.
Job Titles:
- Group Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Key Executives Team
With Great Eastern since November 2015. Over 30 years of insurance experience and has held senior leadership positions in major multinational insurance companies. Responsible for the overall strategic direction and business growth for the Great Eastern Group.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts with a major in Actuarial Studies and Statistics, Macquarie University, Australia; Certificate of Actuarial Techniques, London Institute of Actuaries, UK.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Key Executives Team
Mr Koh was first appointed to the Board of Great Eastern Holdings Limited (the "Company") on 2 January 2008 as a non-executive Director and was appointed as Chairman of the Company on 1 September 2014. Mr Koh was appointed Chairman of the Company's principal insurance subsidiaries, namely, The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited ("Great Eastern Life") and The Overseas Assurance Corporation Limited ("OAC")* on 1 September 2014. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Octagon Advisors Pte. Ltd. He is also a Director of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited, Hon Sui Sen Endowment CLG Limited, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and United Engineers Limited. He was previously Deputy President of United Overseas Bank Ltd ("UOB") and a Director of Far Eastern Bank Ltd, Fraser and Neave, Limited, Japan Wealth Management Securities Inc., Sing-Han International Financial Services Limited and UOB. Mr Koh was previously with the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") for 24 years until 1998. His last appointment being Deputy Managing Director, Banking and Financial Institution Group. He also served as a Member of the advisory team to the International Monetary Fund on reforms to Thailand's financial sector.
Mr Koh holds a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from the former Nanyang University, Singapore, and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University, USA.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Key Executives Team
- Non - Executive Non - Independent Director
Mr Lee was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 July 2014. He is also a Director of Great Eastern Life. Mr Lee trained as a Chartered Accountant in London and, in his professional career spanning 36 years, he has worked in both the United Kingdom and Singapore. He was a partner of Price Waterhouse and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP until 2010, holding leadership positions at firm, practice, industries and sector levels. As a non-executive, independent Director of other public and private companies, he held Chairmanship of Board, Audit Committee and Nominating Committee positions. These include CapitaLand Mall Trust Management Limited, FEO Hospitality Trust Management Pte Ltd, Jurong International Holdings Pte Ltd, MFS Technology Ltd and WBL Corporation Ltd, amongst others.
He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Key Executives Team
Mr Law was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 January 2013. He is the Chairman of Asia Capital Reinsurance Group Pte Ltd, Concord Insurance Company Limited, Frasers Hospitality Asset Management Pte Ltd and Frasers Hospitality Trust Management Pte Ltd. He is also a Director of ACR Capital Holdings Pte Ltd and IFS Capital Limited. Mr Law was previously Deputy Managing Director (Administration and Insurance) at the MAS, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of OAC*, a Member of Central Provident Fund as well as Director of ECICS Limited and Manulife (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Mr Law holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours in Mathematics) from the University of Singapore and a Master of Science (Actuarial Science) from the Northeastern University, USA. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, USA, and was awarded the Public Service Star (BBM) in 2001.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr Lee was first appointed to the Boards of GEL and GEG on 16 April 2022. Mr Lee is a Member of the SIC, a council appointed by the Minister-in-charge of MAS to administer and enforce the Singapore Code on Takeovers and Mergers.
Mr Lee is an experienced banking, insurance and capital markets regulator with more than 20 years in senior management roles at the MAS. He was previously a Board Member, Audit and Risk Committee Member, and Human Resources and Finance Committee Member, of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. He was also a Board Member and Chair of Investment Committee of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, and a Member of the Corporate Governance Council. During his time with MAS, he represented MAS in various international fora, including the Board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissioners, and on several committees and working groups of the Financial Stability Board and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Before his retirement in March 2021, he held the position of Assistant Managing Director (AMD), Group Head, Capital Markets Group in MAS where he was in charge of the regulation and supervision of capital markets.
Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (2nd Upper Honours) from the National University of Singapore. He also passed the Chartered Financial Analyst examinations. Mr Lee was awarded the National Day Awards 2007 - Public Administration Medal (Silver).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Key Executives Team
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Mr Lee was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 August 2017 and was last re-elected as the Company's Director on 21 April 2023.
Mr Lee was previously the Chairman of Building and Construction Authority, Deputy CEO and President of Defence Business of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and the President of Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited. He was with the Singapore Technologies Engineering Group for 17 years until he retired in June 2017. Prior to this, he served in the Ministry of Defence ("MINDEF"). He held various key appointments as Director of Joint Intelligence Directorate, Director of Military Security Department and Assistant Chief of General Staff (Logistics).
Mr Lee was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 August 2017 and was last re-elected as the Company ™s Director on 19 April 2018.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr Leo was first appointed to the Boards of GEL and GEG on 15 April 2016. He is an independent consultant and an Independent Non-Executive Director of CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust Management Limited.
Mr Leo was previously a Managing Director and Advisor of State Street Bank & Trust, Singapore and a Senior Partner of Capelle Consulting Singapore. He was a Director of Tri Sector Associates Ltd, a Director and Audit Committee Member of CRA from 2008 to 2012, and a Member of SIC from 2010 to 2012. Mr Leo was previously with the MAS for 20 years until 2012 in various capacities including Assistant Secretary of SIC, Senior Deputy Director of Supervisory Policy, Director of Human Resource Department, Executive Director of External Department, Executive Director of Banking Supervision, his last appointment being Assistant Managing Director of Capital Markets Group.
Mr Leo holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Second Upper Honours) from National University of Singapore and a Masters of Finance, International Finance from RMIT University. He also completed the International Executive Programme at INSEAD.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Independent Director
- Co - Founder and Managing Partner at Monk 's Hill Ventures
Dr Lim was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 22 January 2024.
Dr Lim is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Monk's Hill Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital firm in Southeast Asia. Dr Lim has extensive experience in venture capital, fund management, tech entrepreneurship and strategy consulting. Dr Lim was formerly the CEO of Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd, a venture subsidiary of the Infocomm & Media Development Authority. He is also the founder and early employees of several startups, including SportsHook, Encentuate and Reputation Technologies. He started his career as a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group. He is a graduate of MIT with degrees in electrical engineering.
Jee Fang is determined to make the world a kinder place, and for her this means making mobility a lot more accessible for the elderly.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Key Executives Team
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Mr Ng was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 March 2021. He is currently Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Manpower and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board. He is a Director of D'Crypt Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, and is the Chairman of D'Crypt's Audit Committee. He also serves on the Board Committee for Transformation at PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency.
Mr Ng served as the Chief Executive Officer of the CPF Board from 2015 to 2019. He began his career with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), and held various key appointments in the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and SAF, including Chief of Staff-Joint Staff, Fleet Commander and MINDEF's Director (Policy).
Mr Ng served as the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy from 2011 to 2014. He has also served on the Boards of various companies and statutory boards, including the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, SPRING Singapore, Defence Science and Technology Agency, DSO National Laboratories, ST Engineering (Electronics) and Raffles Health Insurance.
Mr Ng was awarded the President ™s Scholarship and SAF Overseas Scholarship in 1989. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. He holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, and was conferred the Lucius Littauer Fellow award by the Kennedy School of Government. Mr Ng was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Gold)(Military) in 2013.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Key Executives Team
Mr Ip was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 5 March 2010 and was last re-elected as the Company's Director on 15 April 2015. Mr Ip served as Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1 July 2014 to 1 November 2015. He is a Director of the Company's principal insurance subsidiaries, including Great Eastern Life, OAC* and Chairman of several of the Company's subsidiaries in Malaysia. He is presently the Group Managing Director of United Engineers Limited. He is also a Director of AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT Management Limited as well as the Deputy Chairman of the Building and Construction Authority and a Member of Securities Industry Council. Mr Ip was previously Chairman of Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad and UE E&C Ltd as well as a Director of Australia Oriental Minerals NL, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. He is a Chartered Accountant by training and has over 32 years of experience in finance and investments, real estate and managing companies. From 2000 to 2009, he was President and Group Chief Executive Officer of The Straits Trading Company Limited ("STC"), the main activities of which are in real estate, mining and hospitality. Prior to joining STC in 1983, he was with Ernst & Whinney (now known as Ernst & Young LLP).
Mr Ip holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Key Executives Team
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- Member of the Key Executives Team
- Regional
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr Quah was first appointed to the Boards of GEL and GEG on 1 March 2012 and 1 January 2014 respectively. Mr Quah is a Partner of Avanda LLP and a Director of Avanda Investment Management Pte. Ltd., Cypress Holdings Private Limited and Grand Alpine Enterprise Ltd. He is an Advisor of the Investment Committee of Wah Hin & Company Pte Ltd.
Mr Quah was previously the Chairman of SLF Strategic Advisers Private Limited, a Director of EDBI Pte. Ltd., Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Bank of Singapore Limited, Singapore Exchange Limited and Singapore Labour Foundation, a Member of Board of Trustees of Singapore University of Technology and Design, Managing Director and President of GIC Asset Management Private Limited, the Chairman of the Investment Committee and a Member of the Evaluation Committee of MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, and Advisor to the Executive Committee of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd.
Mr Quah holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) from National University of Singapore. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Alumni Member of the Stanford Graduate Business School. In 2010, he was awarded the Institute of Banking and Finance Distinguished Financial Industry Certified Professionals title.
Job Titles:
- Group Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Key Executives Team
Ronnie Tan
Group Chief Financial Officer
With Great Eastern since 2002. Responsible for Corporate Finance, Actuarial, Accounting, Financial Controls and Tax functions for the Group, as well as Investor Relations.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Highest Distinction), University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Fellow of the Society of Actuaries; Chartered Financial Analyst.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Key Executives Team
- Strategy and Transformation
With Great Eastern since 2020. Responsible for driving the growth and governance of the agency, financial advisory and bancassurance channels across the Group.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Key Executives Team
Mr Tsien was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 15 April 2012 and was last re-elected as the Company's Director on 15 April 2015. He was a Director of OAC* until 1 January 2014. Mr Tsien is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of OCBC Bank. Prior to these appointments, he was the Senior Executive Vice President and Global Head, Global Corporate Bank overseeing the corporate and commercial banking business at OCBC Bank. Mr Tsien is also Chairman of OCBC Wing Hang Bank (China) Ltd and a Commissioner of PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk. He is a Director of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. He also serves on the boards of major OCBC Group companies, including Bank of Singapore Ltd, OCBC AI-Amin Bank Berhad, OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad and OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited. He is a Council Member of the Association of Banks in Singapore, a Member of the MAS's Financial Centre Advisory Panel. Prior to joining OCBC Bank, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of China Construction Bank (Asia) when China Construction Bank acquired Bank of America (Asia). From 1995 to 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America (Asia), and Asia Consumer and Commercial Banking Group Executive of Bank of America Corporation.
Mr Tsien holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Key Executives Team
- Non - Executive Independent Director
- Principal Insurance Subsidiaries
Mr Soon was first appointed to the Board of Great Eastern Holdings Limited (the "Company") on 1 January 2016 as a non-executive Director and was appointed as the Chairman of the Company on 22 April 2023. He was last re-elected as the Company's Director on 21 April 2023.
Mr Soon was appointed as the Chairman of the Company's principal insurance subsidiaries, namely, The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited ("GEL") and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited ("GEG") on 22 April 2023.
Mr Soon held a series of senior positions in Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation ("OCBC Bank") from 2002 to December 2011 when he retired from the bank. He was the Chief Financial Officer of OCBC Bank from September 2002 to June 2008, and from April 2010 to November 2011. He was the Head of Group Investments of OCBC Bank from June 2008 to April 2010. Prior to joining OCBC Bank, Mr Soon was the Chief Financial Officer of Wilmar Holdings Pte Ltd from 2000 to 2002. From 1983 to 2000, he worked in Citicorp Investment Bank (Singapore) Limited and was Managing Director from 1993 to 2000.
Mr Soon was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 January 2016. He is a Director of OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited, SPH REIT Management Pte Ltd and Wah Hin & Company Private Limited.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Independent Director
Mr Tam was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 May 2023.
Mr Tam has more than 38 years of extensive experience in corporate and financial advisory and is well versed in merger and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and insolvency, forensic accounting and investigations, valuations, dispute resolution and litigation support. He was previously the Group Chief Financial Officer of Fullerton Healthcare Corporation Limited and has held various senior management positions within Deloitte including as Regional Managing Partner - Financial Advisory Services and Leader - Family Enterprise Consulting for Deloitte Southeast Asia, and Deputy Managing Partner - Markets for Deloitte Singapore. He also served on their Boards and on their Southeast Asia and Singapore Executive Committees. He also has experience with various Big 4 accounting firms (Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and Andersen) in London, Hong Kong and Singapore across a wide range of industries and portfolios.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Key Executives Team
- Non - Executive Independent Director
MRS TEOH was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 August 2017 and was last re-elected as the Company ™s Director on 19 April 2018.
Mrs Teoh has extensive experience in the fields of tax law and trust law. She started her law career as a public officer in the Legal Division of the IRAS where she served 14 years, including her scholarship bond of 8 years. She then entered private law practice and was the Head of the Tax and Trust Practice in Drew & Napier LLC when she retired in 2008. After retiring from Drew & Napier LLC, Mrs Teoh rejoined the IRAS as a part-time Consultant for 6 years. She was also a Consultant with Rajah & Tann LLP, and had also served on the boards of non-profit organisations. She was a Director of Tsao Foundation, a Director of The Community Foundation of Singapore and was the Honorary General Secretary of the Singapore Girl Guides Association.
Mr Thean was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 5 January 2017. He has 24 years of experience in consulting, technology, change and transformation delivery and his experience is mainly focused on working with CIevel executives to create strong linkages between transformation programs to the respective clients' business agenda. He has extensive financial services industry experience and has been working with large financial institutions in the ASEAN region.
Mr Thean holds a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne, Australia and has completed an Advanced Business Management Programme from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA.
Job Titles:
- Group Chief Investment Officer
Joined Great Eastern in August 2017. Responsible for formulating the Group ™s investment strategies and management of all investments within the Group.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Key Executives Team
Mr Wee was first appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 January 2016 and last re-elected as the Company's Director on 19 April 2016. He has more than 39 years of corporate banking experience. He was Managing Director and Head of Corporate Banking Singapore at UOB until his retirement in June 2013. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Banking with Overseas Union Bank Ltd and Head, Credit and Marketing with First National Bank of Chicago (Singapore). He is presently a Director of several companies, including Frasers Centrepoint Ltd, Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Ltd, OCBC Bank and PACC Offshore Services Holdings Ltd.
Mr Wee holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University, USA and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) from the University of Singapore.