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Singapore Airlines Annual Report 05/06
From left to right:
Stephen Lee Ching Yen; Chew Choon Seng; Charles B Goode
Fock Siew Wah; Ho Kwon Ping; Davinder Singh; Sir Brian Pitman;
Chia Pei-Yuan; James Koh Cher Siang; David Michael Gonski
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
STEPHEN LEE CHING YEN
Mr Lee has been a Director of Singapore
Airlines since 26 April 2004 and became
its Chairman on 1 January 2006. He
is also Managing Director of both
Shanghai Commercial and Savings
Bank Ltd. (Taiwan) and Great Malaysia
Textile Manufacturing Company Private
Limited. Mr Lee serves as President
of Singapore National Employers
Federation, Chairman of both SIA
Engineering Company Limited and
Singapore Business Federation, Advisor
to PSA International Pte Ltd and a
Director of Fraser & Neave Limited.
Mr Lee was a Nominated Member
of the Singapore Parliament from 1994
to 1997 and Chairman of International
Enterprise Singapore from 1995 to
2002. In October 2005, he stepped
down as Chairman of PSA Corporation
Limited and PSA International Pte Ltd.
Mr Lee has also served on the Boards
of Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd and
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.
In 1998, Mr Lee was awarded the
Public Service Star for his contributions
to both the public and private sectors.
He holds an MBA from Northwestern
University Illinois.
CHEW CHOON SENG
Mr Chew has been a Director of
Singapore Airlines since 5 March 2003
and became the Chief Executive Offi cer
in June 2003. He joined the Company in
1972 and has held senior assignments
in Finance and in Marketing, at head
offi ce and overseas.
Mr Chew is Chairman of Singapore
Aircraft Leasing Enterprise, the Airline’s
leasing associate and Deputy Chairman
of both Singapore Airport Terminal
Services Limited and SIA Engineering
Company Limited. He also serves as a
Director of Singapore Exchange
Limited and Government of Singapore
Investment Corporation Private Limited,
and is a member of the Board of
Governors of Singapore International
Foundation. Mr Chew is also Chairman
of the Board of Governors of
International Air Transport Association.
He was Chairman of SMRT Corporation
Ltd from March 2000 to July 2003.
Mr Chew has a Bachelor of Engineering
(First Class Honours) degree from
University of Singapore and a Master
of Science in Operations Research and
Management Studies from Imperial
College of Science and Technology,
University of London.
CHARLES B GOODE
Mr Goode has been a Director of
Singapore Airlines since 1 July 1999.
He is Chairman of Australia and
New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.,
Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australian
United Investment Company Ltd., and
Diversifi ed United Investment Ltd. He is
Chairman of The Ian Potter Foundation,
one of Australia’s largest private
philanthropic foundations.
Mr Goode holds a Bachelor of
Commerce (Hons) degree from the
University of Melbourne, an MBA from
Columbia University and a Doctor of
Laws Honoris Causa from University of
Melbourne and Monash University. He
was made a Companion of the Order of
Australia in June 2001.
FOCK SIEW WAH
Mr Fock has been a Director of
Singapore Airlines since 15 July 2000.
He is Chairman of PSA Corporation
Limited, PSA International Pte Ltd,
Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd and a
Director of Tarsus Gate Investments Ltd.
Mr Fock is also Senior Advisor of Nuri
Holdings (S) Pte Ltd, Special Advisor
to the Board of DBS Bank (Hong Kong)
Limited, Special Advisor to Chairman,
DBS Bank Ltd and member of the
Temasek Advisory Panel. In 2005, Mr
Fock stepped down from the Boards
of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited,
DBS Bank Ltd, DBS Group Holdings
Ltd, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited,
Fraser & Neave Limited, Fraser & Neave
(Singapore) Pte Limited and Times
Publishing Limited.
Mr Fock’s career started in commercial
banking in DBS. At the time of
leaving DBS, he was the Head of the
Commercial Banking Division. He was
the Regional Head and Senior Vice
President and the Senior Banker and
Regional Treasurer (Asia Pacifi c) of JP
Morgan. This was followed by his tenure
at Overseas Union Bank as President
and Chief Executive Offi cer from 1988
to 1991. Subsequently, Mr Fock was
appointed Special Advisor to the Minister
of Finance of the Republic of Singapore
and was the Chairman of the Land
Transport Authority and East West Bank
in the United States.
In 1997, Mr Fock was awarded the
Meritorious Service Medal by the
Government of Singapore.
HO KWON PING
Mr Ho has been a Director of Singapore
Airlines since 15 July 2000. He is
Chairman of Banyan Tree Hotel and
Resorts Group, which owns both listed
and private companies engaged in the
development, ownership and operation
of hotels, resorts, spas, residential
properties, retail galleries and other
lifestyle activities in the region. He is also
Chairman of the Wah Chang Group of
companies, Singapore Management
University and MediaCorp Pte Ltd. He is
a member of the Advisory Board of both
London Business School and INSEAD.
Mr Ho was Chairman of Thai Wah Public
Company Limited, a Director of Standard