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Singapore Airlines Annual Report 2007-08
7
James Koh Cher Siang
Director
Appointed Director on 1 August 2005. Mr Koh is
Chairman of Housing and Development Board and
Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation Limited.
From 1997 to 2005, he was Chief Executive Officer
of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. In that
capacity, he was both Commissioner of Inland Revenue
and Commissioner of Charities. Mr Koh has substantial
experience in public administration having served in the
Ministries of Finance, National Development, Community
Development, Education and the Prime Minister’s Office.
He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in
1983 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2002 for his
outstanding contributions to the public sector. Age 62.
Christina Ong
Director
Appointed Director on 1 September 2007. Mrs Christina
Ong is a well-known hotelier and fashion retailer who
owns the Como Hotels and Resorts Group of hotels
and spas. She is also the owner of various high-end
international fashion stores under the Club 21 umbrella.
Mrs Ong was a recipient of The Italian Fashion Hall of
Fame Award in 1995 and The Italian Award of Cavaliere
De Lavo. Age 60.
Sir Brian Pitman
Director
Appointed Director on 26 July 2003. Sir Brian Pitman was
knighted in 1994 for his service to banking. He is also
Senior Advisor to Morgan Stanley International.
Sir Brian started his career in Lloyds Bank in 1952, rising
to Chief Executive in 1983 and Group Chief Executive of
the Lloyds TSB Group, following their merger in 1995.
From 1997 to 2001, Sir Brian was Chairman of the Lloyds
TSB Group. Sir Brian received an honorary Doctorate in
Science from The City University in 1996, and from the
University of Science and Technology, Manchester in
2000. He was the winner of the 1999 Gold Medal of the
Institute of Management. Age 76.
Lucien Wong Yuen Kuai
Director
Appointed Director on 1 September 2007. He is the
Managing Partner of Allen & Gledhill LLP. He specialises
in banking, corporate and financial services work and has
extensive experience and expertise in capital markets and
mergers and acquisitions. Mr Wong is widely regarded
to be a leader in his field, with regular citations in
international legal publications. He is a board member of
the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Maritime
and Port Authority of Singapore, and also served as a
member of the Council on Corporate Disclosure and
Governance, the body responsible for setting accounting
and corporate governance standards in Singapore. He
has sat on several law review committees in Singapore,
which reviewed amendments to Singapore company and
securities laws. Age 54.