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SIA Annual Report 03/04 31
The Board members for 2003-04 are:
Position held Date of first Date of last Nature of
Name of Director on the Board appointment to the Board re-election as Director Appointment
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Koh Boon Hwee Chairman 14 M arch 2001 14 July 2001 Non-executive/
Non-Independent
Cheong Choong Kong Deputy Chairman 1 August 1984 N/A Executive/
(stepped down on 9 June 2003) Non-Independent
Charles B Goode Director 1 July 1999 13 July 2002 Non-executive/
Independent
Ho Kwon Ping Director 15 July 2000 26 July 2003 Non-executive/
Independent
Sir Brian Pitman Director 26 July 2003 26 July 2003 Non-executive/
Independent
Edmund Cheng Wai Wing Director 1 June 1996 14 July 2001 Non-executive/
Independent
Fock Siew Wah Director 15 July 2000 26 July 2003 Non-executive/
Non-Independent
Lim Boon Heng Director 12 July 1997 13 July 2002 Non-executive/
Non-Independent
Davinder Singh Director 15 July 2000 14 July 2001 Non-executive/
Independent
Chew Choon Seng Director 5 M arch 2003 26 July 2003 Non-executive/
Non-Independent
Chia Pei-Yuan Director 1 October 2003 N/A Non-executive/
Independent
As can be seen from the Table above, there is a strong independent element in the Board, with the Nominating Committee
considering 7 out of 11 directors to be independent. Koh Boon Hwee and Fock Siew Wah are Temasek’s nominees.
Lim Boon Heng is a Minister (Prime Minister’s Office), and Chew Choon Seng is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Safety and Reliability Committee (SRC)
The SRC comprises three members, namely, Koh Boon Hwee
(Chairman), Lim Boon Heng and Ho Kwon Ping (appointed
on 10 October 2003).
The SRC’s role includes:
•ensuring that the Company’s systems and programmes
comply with regulatory requirements and accord with
the best practices of the aviation industry;
• reviewing regular reports on safety and reliability
performances;
• reviewing accident investigation findings and
recommendations;
• advising Management and reporting to the Board on
safety and reliability issues.
Principle 2: There should be a strong and independent
element on the Board, w hich is able to exercise objective
judgement on corporate affairs independently, in
particular, from M anagement. No individual or small
group of individuals should be allow ed to dominate
the Board’s decision making.