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involved in developing and operating
hotels, resorts, spas, residential properties,
retail galleries and other lifestyle-related
activities. He is also Chairman of the
Wah Chang Group of companies and the
Singapore Management University. He is
a director of the main Board of Standard
Chartered Bank and the Government of
Singapore Investment Corporation, and
a member of the Regional Advisory Board
of the London Business School.
Mr Ho graduated with a Bachelor of
Arts in Economics from the University
of Singapore.
EDMUND CHENG WAI WING
Mr Cheng brings great experience in
the tourism industry to the SIA Board,
having spent nine years as Chairman
of the Singapore Tourism Board until
2002. He has been a director of SIA
since June 1996 and Chairman of
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd
from 22 May 2003. His other board
appointments include being Chairman
of Design Singapore Council, Deputy
Chairman of Wing Tai Holdings,
The Esplanade Company and National
Arts Council, and a director of Clipsal
Holdings and SNP Corporation. He is
a member of the International Council
of the Asia Society.
Dr Cheong graduated with a Bachelor of
Science degree with First Class Honours
in Mathematics from the University of
Adelaide. He went on to earn a Masters
of Science and a Ph.D, both in Mathematics,
from the Australian National University.
CHARLES B GOODE
Mr Goode, who joined the SIA Board in
July 1999, is Chairman of the Australia
and New Zealand Banking Group, a
position he has held since 1995, and is
also Chairman of Woodside Petroleum
Ltd. Among his other appointments, Mr
Goode is President of the Howard Florey
Institute of Experimental Physiology and
Medicine, and is Chairman of The Ian
Potter Foundation, one of Australia’s
largest private philanthropic foundations.
Mr Goode graduated with a Bachelor
of Commerce with Honours from the
University of Melbourne. He also holds a
Master of Business Administration from
Columbia University, and a Doctor of Laws
– Honoris Causa from the University of
Melbourne and Monash University. He is
a Companion of the Order of Australia.
HO KWON PING
Mr Ho has been a Director of SIA since
July 2000. He is Chairman of the Banyan
Tree Hotels and Resorts Group, which
owns listed and private companies
Board of Directors
KOH BOON HWEE
Mr Koh joined the board of SIA in March
2001 and was appointed Chairman
in July of that year. Among other
appointments, he is the Chairman of SIA
Engineering Company and of the Nanyang
Technological University Council, a director
of Broadvision Inc, Agilent Technologies
Inc, Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd, and
Executive Director of MediaRing Ltd.
Mr Koh holds a degree in Mechanical
Engineering (First Class Honours) from
the Imperial College of Science and
Technology, University of London, and an
MBA (Distinction) from the Harvard
Business School.
CHEONG CHOONG KONG
Dr Cheong joined SIA in 1974 and served
in several management positions before
being appointed Managing Director in
1984. He was re-titled Chief Executive
Officer in 1996 and became Deputy
Chairman the same year. He retired from
SIA on 9 June 2003. Prior to his retirement
from SIA, he was Chairman of two major
SIA subsidiaries – SIA Engineering
Company and Singapore Airport Terminal
Services. He serves on the Boards of
Directors of OCBC Bank and Singapore
Press Holdings Ltd, and became Chairman
and Executive Director of OCBC Bank
from 1 July 2003. He is also the Chairman
of the Council of the National University
of Singapore.