SOH - Key Persons
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- Associate Professor
- Member of the Management Committee
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Head, Administration
Dr Chua Thian Poh, Past President of SHHK, expressed that the naming of the SHHK building and Tan Lark Sye Walk will inspire future generations of students to remember the unity and dedication of our community to education and promote our commitment to Singapore's future progress and prosperity.
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- Executive Director, NTU Sustainability Office
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Director, Language and Communication Centre
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Assistant Chair ( Communications and Community Engagement )
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Head, Art History
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Head, Chinese
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Assistant Chair ( Careers and Attachment )
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Assistant Chair ( Students )
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- Associate Professor
- Member of the Management Committee
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Director, Centre for Modern Languages
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Academic Lead
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- 2nd Permanent Secretary ( Education ), Ministry of Education and 2nd Permanent Secretary ( Smart Nation ), Prime Minister Office
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- Member of the NTU Board of Trustees
Mr Ching Wei Hong is the former Deputy President, Group Wealth Management & Consumer Banking, OCBC Bank.
Mr Ching joined OCBC in November 1999 as head of transaction banking and has held various senior roles including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Group Head Operations & Technology and Chairman of Bank of Singapore before being named Deputy President on 9 January 2020.
In his capacity as COO of OCBC, he was responsible for the Global Wealth Management and Consumer Division, focusing on building the OCBC Group's consumer banking franchise and wealth management business in its key markets in Asia. Mr Ching also oversaw OCBC's Group Customer Experience unit and OCBC's fintech and innovation unit, The Open Vault at OCBC.
Mr Ching has more than 38 years of experience in regional finance, wealth management, consumer retail banking, corporate banking and cash management. Before joining OCBC, he was Director of Corporate Finance, Philips Electronics Asia Pacific. He also held senior regional assignments in Bank of America and was Treasurer of Union Carbide Asia Pacific.
Mr Ching holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
At present, he is a member of Nanyang Technological University's Board of Trustees.
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- Founding Managing Partner
- Member of the Forbes Midas List
David Su is a founding managing partner at MPCi, focused primarily on Internet, software, energy technology and healthcare investments.
David has been investing in China over the past two decades and some of his early-stage investments include XPeng (NYSE: XPEV/HK: 9868), Didi Chuxing (NYSE: DIDI), Ele. me (acquired by Alibaba in 2018), Bona Film (NASDAQ: BONA), Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU), Kingfriend Biochemical (CH: 603707), China Youzan (HK: 8083), AAC Technologies (HK: 2018).
Before MPCi, David was a founding partner of TDF Capital and KPCB China. Prior to joining the venture capital industry, David worked at Lotus Development, IBM Software Group for seven years and was last responsible for Lotus' software and services business in Greater China region.
David is a member of the Forbes Midas List since 2023, which recognizes the top 100 tech investors from across the globe. David graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. David currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Nanyang Technological University Singapore and CapitaLand Investment Limited.
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- Member of Confederation of Indian Industry 's ( CII ) International Council
- President of Growth Markets - Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Latin America, India Enterprise, Public Services ( Global ) & Corporate Affairs / Tata Consultancy Services
As President of Growth Markets - Asia Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA), Latin America (LATAM), India Enterprise, Public Services (Global) & Corporate Affairs, Girish manages an extensive and thriving business portfolio with tremendous growth valued at USD 5.6 billion across 35+ countries, empowering a diverse workforce of 75,000+ professionals in TCS - one of the world's most admired companies in 2023 by Fortune Magazine and second most valuable IT services brand in the 2024 Global 500 IT Services Ranking by Brand Finance.
An accomplished and seasoned IT executive driving transformative strategies and leading clients to unprecedented success, while optimizing operations and fostering a collaborative culture, Girish is a firm believer of harnessing the power of technology and innovation to catalyze change and drive sustainable business outcomes to elevate customer engagement.
A visionary leader adept at navigating dynamic technological landscapes, ensuring sustained growth, and committed to building high-performing teams that deliver stellar results. Under his stewardship, TCS has ventured into new growth markets and expanded its footprint in sustainability and community outreach, leaving an indelible mark on the organization's legacy of impact and progress.
Girish is passionate of community work and believes in connecting with the local communities for positive impact as he regularly lends his time and expertise to different business and industry bodies. He was appointed on the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore (Ranked #26* in World University Rankings) Board of Trustees by the Singapore's Ministry of Education in 2023.
Girish is a member of Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) International Council, chairing its National Committee on ASEAN and Oceania. He chairs the CII-India Business Forum (CII-IBF), Singapore chapter. He is also a Business Champion for India-Australia relations appointed by the Australian Government and was recognized with the "Leading CEO" award by the Singapore Human Resource Institute (SHRI) in 2018. He was also appointed by the Singapore People's Association as one of the Project We Care Management Committee Members (2024-2025), to share TCS's expertise and experience in design thinking/tech programmes for the local communities. He also received the Special Recognition (Individual) Award by the People's Association in 2018.
Girish has been appointed to sit on the board of Women on Wings as Director from April 2024 - an organization to help families living in rural India move out of poverty through economic development. It aims to co-create one million jobs for women in rural India by 2030, in partnership with Indian social enterprises and women entrepreneurship programs.
He was on the Supervisory board of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for the past six years, the pioneer in sustainability reporting standards, where he chaired its Audit, Risk and Compensation committee.
Girish also sits on the advisory board of Health Innovation Exchange (HIEx), a Geneva-based UN organization dedicated to creating innovative solutions for health-related challenges. In recognition of his services to the community, he was also a recipient of the Frans Banninck Cocq Medal from the Mayor of Amsterdam.
He was named among Asia's leading ESG and Sustainability Champions in 2022 for his efforts in driving change and creating sustainable business outcomes in Asia Pacific.
Girish holds a Master in Business Administration from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and is a Computer Science graduate from PSG Tech. He has also completed the Wharton's Corporate Governance program in 2022, as a testament of his commitment to lifelong learning.
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- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Partner, Head of the Intellectual Property, Technology & Data Group / Wong Partnership LLP
Lam Chung Nian heads the Intellectual Property, Technology & Data Group of WongPartnership LLP, one of Singapore's leading law firms. He handles both contentious and non-contentious matters in the areas of intellectual property, media, information technology, data protection and telecommunications law, and has extensive experience advising local and multinational companies, listed corporations and government regulators on transactional, enforcement, advisory and regulatory matters in these disciplines.
He graduated from the National University of Singapore. He is admitted to the Singapore Bar and to the Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales, and is a registered patent agent in Singapore.
Chung Nian is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has also been appointed as an IP Adjudicator empowered to hear disputes before the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), as well as to the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators for Intellectual Property Disputes, the World Intellectual Property Organisation ("WIPO") Panel of Film and Media Mediators, Arbitrators and Experts, and the panel of mediators for the IPOS-WIPO initiative for Mediation for Proceedings Instituted in IPOS.
He is the President of the Asian Patent Attorney Association (Singapore Chapter), a member of the International Trademark Association, and of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Law Society of Singapore. He has also served as a Co-Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Communications Law Committee, of which he is now a member of its Advisory Board, and is currently also a member of the Projects Committee of the IBA.
He is also a tutor at the Preparatory Course Leading to Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations, and an Associate Faculty at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He has also taught at the Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law programme jointly conducted by IP Academy (Singapore) and the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, as well as at the Master of IP and Innovation Management course at SUSS.
Chung Nian's list of awards and accolades include Who's Who Legal's "15 most highly regarded individuals in the world" for Telecoms & Media in 2014; Intellectual Property: Trademarks award for Singapore at International Law Office's Client Choice Awards 2015; Telecommunications category award for Singapore at International Law Office's Client Choice Awards 2016; one of only two lawyers in Singapore to be identified in Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders - Data 2019; and Lawyer of the Year for Information Technology Law for Singapore in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers.
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- Regional Managing Partner
- EY Asean Regional Managing Partner
- Regional Managing Partner, ASEAN and Country Managing Partner, Singapore and Brunei / Ernst & Young Solution LLP
Mr Liew Nam Soon is EY Asean Regional Managing Partner as well as EY Singapore and Brunei Managing Partner responsible for business performance and client services across assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions services in 14 geographic markets.
Prior to this, he was EY Asean Markets Managing Partner and EY Asean Financial Services Managing Partner, working with some of the largest financial services institutions across Asia.
Nam Soon has extensive consulting and industry experience in retail, corporate, investment and private banking; asset management; insurance; private equity and FinTech. This includes advising senior executives on business strategy, digital transformation, risk management and governance, regulatory compliance, M&A and managed services. He is also experienced in helping businesses to design and implement target operating models, manage cross-border operations as well as build ecosystems and alliances across different sectors.
Nam Soon holds an MBA from Imperial College London and a BEng (Hons) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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- President & CEO / Continental Automotive Singapore Pte Ltd
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- Non - Resident Ambassador to Kuwait / Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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- Director of the Health Sciences Authority
- Executive Director and CEO / Seviora Holdings
- Executive Director and CEO of Seviora Holdings
Mr. Jimmy Phoon is the Executive Director and CEO of Seviora Holdings. He was formerly the CEO of SeaTown Holdings International from 2010 to 2020.
Before SeaTown, Jimmy was the Senior Managing Director, Head of Strategy at Temasek Holdings. Prior to joining Temasek in 1999, Jimmy was with Standard Chartered Merchant Bank Asia Limited ("SCMBA"). In his eight years with SCMBA, he managed several initial public offerings, public takeovers, mergers & acquisitions and corporate restructurings. From 1988 to 1992, Jimmy was a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Finance of Singapore, where he was responsible for the formulation of corporate and international tax policies.
Jimmy is a director of the Health Sciences Authority and a member of Nanyang Technological University's Investment Committee. He is also a director of Azalea Asset Management, Innoven Capital and SeaTown Holdings.
Jimmy holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honors) degree from Monash University, Australia.
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- Chartered Financial Analyst
- Chief Financial Officer / DBS Group
- Chief Financial Officer of DBS Group
Mrs Chng Sok Hui is the Chief Financial Officer of DBS Group, and a member of the DBS Executive Committee. Prior to this appointment in October 2008, she was the Managing Director and Head of Risk Management at DBS Group and held the position for six years.
Sok Hui currently serves on the Board of the Singapore Exchange Limited and chairs its Risk Management Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Changi Airport Group and chairs its Audit Committee. Additionally, she is a member of the CareShield Life Council. Sok Hui has previously served on the Boards of DBS Bank India Limited, Bank of the Philippine Islands, The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Housing & Development Board, Accounting Standards Council and, for 10 years, as the Supervisor of the Board of DBS Bank (China) Limited.
Sok Hui is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM), an IBF Distinguished Fellow as well as a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore. Sok Hui was the recipient AsiaRisk's Risk Manager of the Year Award in 2002 and The Asian Banker's Inaugural Risk Manager of the Year Award in 2012. Sok Hui was named "Best CFO" at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2013, "Accountant of the Year" at the Inaugural Singapore Accountancy Awards in 2014 and "Best CFO in Singapore" by the FinanceAsia's Best Companies Awards in 2023. She is a member of the International Women's Forum (Singapore).
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- Founder / Paeonia Group
- Founder of Paeonia Group
Ms Alice Yin Hung is the founder of Paeonia Group, a Singapore-based family office and investment holding company. It directly manages wholly owned companies in the US and Greater China with decades of operating history in global markets.
Across her companies, Alice has built a leading testing equipment and scientific laboratory instrumentation business and the largest engine oil testing machinery business. She also has a global portfolio of residential and commercial real estate. Alice has been keenly involved in the startup ecosystem. With a global venture investment mandate, her portfolio spans over 30 deep tech startups and VC funds globally.
Paeonia Group has served as a wellspring of philanthropy and arts & culture, including support to the University of Pennsylvania, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Tsinghua University, Wuhan University, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. In Singapore, Paeonia has supported the activities of the KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Fei Yue Community Services, and the National University of Singapore. Alice also chairs the Audit Committee of the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) as a Global Trustee.
An alumna of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Alice is the immediate past Chair of Wharton's Executive Board for Asia and has endowed the Alice Y. Hung President's Distinguished Professorship. In recognition of her various contributions and achievements, Alice was named The Wharton School 2019 China Entrepreneur of the Year, St. Mark's School (Massachusetts, USA) 2013 Outstanding Alumna, and a member of the St. Mark's School Pillar Society.
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- Chairman
- Board Chair, NTU Board of Trustees / Chairman, National Arts Council
Swee Chen joined Shell in 2003 and retired as Chairman, Shell Companies in Singapore in January 2019. She was previously with Procter & Gamble and IBM. A global leader, she has lived and worked in Singapore, Malaysia, Netherlands, Australia, USA, Japan and China. Swee Chen has a diverse professional background, having led significant businesses in Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods and IT sectors.
Swee Chen is currently Chairman, National Arts Council, and Chairman, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Board of Trustees. She also serves on the Boards of Singapore Airlines, SP Group, JTC Corporation, Woodside Energy (Australia) and GenZero. She is a member of the Legal Services Commission.
Swee Chen had previously chaired/served in the Boards of Shell Joint Ventures in China, Korea and Saudi Arabia.
Swee Chen graduated with B.Sc. - Victoria University and MBA - Chicago Booth, University of Chicago. She was named Distinguished Alumni, Chicago Booth, in 2018. She is married with three children.
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- President / Nanyang Technological University
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- Vice Chancellor Emeritus / University of Cambridge
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Director of Strategic Developments in the Humanities
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Daim Chair Professor in Humanities & Social Sciences Professor / Associate Provost ( Educational Innovation )