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Singapore Airlines Annual Report 2007-08
6
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stephen Lee Ching Yen
Chairman
Appointed Director on 26 April 2004 and Chairman on
1 January 2006. Mr Lee is the Managing Director of
Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank Ltd. (Taiwan)
and GMT Investments Pte Ltd. Mr Lee is President of the
Singapore National Employers Federation and Chairman
of the Singapore Business Federation. Mr Lee is also
a member of the Advisory Panel of Temasek Holdings
(Private) Limited. Mr Lee was a Nominated Member
of Parliament from 1994 to 1997 and Chairman of
International Enterprise Singapore from 1995 to 2002.
In 2006, Mr Lee was awarded the Distinguished Service
Order for his contributions to both the public and private
sectors. Mr Lee was also appointed an Alternate Member
of the Council of Presidential Advisers from 2 January
2008. Age 61.
Chew Choon Seng
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Appointed Director on 5 March 2003, Mr Chew became
the Chief Executive Officer on 9 June 2003. He joined
the Company in 1972 and has held senior assignments
in Finance, Planning and Marketing, at head office and
overseas. Mr Chew has been a member of the Board of
Governors of the International Air Transport Association
(IATA) since June 2003. He was named Outstanding
CEO for 2007 by the judges of the 23rd Singapore
Business Awards in March 2008. Age 61.
Chia Pei-Yuan
Director
Appointed Director on 1 October 2003. Mr Chia retired
in 1996 as Vice Chairman and a Director of Citicorp
and Citibank N.A., where he was responsible for global
consumer business. He was also Citibank’s senior
customer and government contact in Asia. Mr Chia is a
Senior Advisor to Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited;
Senior Fellow of the SEI Center for Advanced Studies
in Management at the Wharton Business School and
a Trustee Emeritus of the Asia Society. He received
an honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from Tunghai
University, Taiwan in 2007. Age 69.
Euleen Goh Yiu Kiang
Director
Appointed Director on 1 September 2006. Ms Goh
has been the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of
Singapore International Foundation since 1 April 2008.
She is also the Chairperson of the Financial Industry
Competency Standards Committee, since her appointment
in 2003. She is Advisor to the Singapore Institute of
International Affairs and Council member of the Singapore
Institute of Banking and Finance. Ms Goh held various
senior management positions in Standard Chartered Bank
before retiring as Chief Executive Officer in March 2006,
after more than 20 years service. She was awarded a
Public Service Medal for her contributions to the Financial
Services sector in 2006. Age 53.
David Michael Gonski
Director
Appointed Director on 9 May 2006. Mr Gonski is
Chairman of the Investec Bank (Australia) Limited and
Coca Cola Amatil Ltd. He is a director of the Westfield
Group and the Australian Securities Exchange Ltd. He is
also Consultant to Morgan Stanley Australia Limited
and Chancellor of the University of New South Wales.
Mr Gonski was made Companion of the Order of Australia
(AC) in the Queen’s Birthday 2007 awards. This award is
Australia’s highest honour. He also received the Centenary
Medal in 2003. Mr Gonski is a lawyer by training. Age 54.