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4. 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 was the
Chairperson of International Enterprise Singapore from April
2005 to April 2008 and Accounting Standards Council from
11 December 2007 to 31 October 2011. Ms Goh held
various senior management positions in Standard Chartered
Bank before retiring as Chief Executive Officer, Singapore
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.
5. David Michael Gonski •฀฀Director
Appointed Director on 9 May 2006. Mr Gonski is Chairman
of several companies including Investec Bank (Australia)
Limited and Coca Cola Amatil Ltd. He is also Chancellor of the
University of New South Wales and Chairman of the Board
of Guardians of the Future Fund. Mr Gonski was awarded
Australia’s highest honour when he was made Companion
of the Order of Australia (AC) in the Queen’s Birthday 2007
awards. He also received the Centenary Medal in 2003.
Mr Gonski is a lawyer by training.
6. Christina Ong ฀•฀฀Director
Appointed Director on 1 September 2007. Mrs Ong is a well-
known hotelier and fashion retailer who owns the Como
Hotels & 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.
7. Helmut Gunter Wilhelm Panke฀฀•฀฀Director
Appointed Director on 1 September 2009. Dr Panke, a
trained nuclear engineer, was with BMW AG from 1982 to
2006. During this time, he served in a number of senior
positions, including Executive Chairman of the Board of
Management from May 2002 through August 2006. Among
other positions held, from 1993 through 1996, he served as
Chairman and CEO of BMW (US) Holding Corp, responsible
for the carmaker’s North American activities. Dr Panke played
a key role in the building of the first BMW plant in the USA
in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
8. Jackson Peter Tai฀฀•฀฀Director
Appointed Director on 1 September 2011. Mr Tai is on the
Boards of Bank of China, MasterCard Incorporated, NYSE
Euronext and Philips Electronics NV. Mr Tai was a senior
executive with DBS Group and DBS Bank Ltd in Singapore
between July 1999 and December 2007. Mr Tai joined
DBS as Chief Financial Officer and in January 2001 became
President and Chief Operating Officer. He became Vice
Chairman and CEO in June 2002. Mr Tai joined DBS after
25 years with JP Morgan & Co, during which he held senior
positions in New York, San Francisco and Tokyo.
9. Lucien Wong Yuen Kuai ฀•฀฀Director฀
Appointed Director on 1 September 2007. Mr Wong is the
Managing Partner of Allen & Gledhill LLP and has over 30 years
of experience in the practice of law, specialising in banking,
corporate and financial services work. His other directorships
include Director of Cerebos Pacific Limited, Director of Hap
Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad and Director of Singapore
Press Holdings Limited. He is also Chairman of the Maritime
and Port Authority of Singapore and a Board member of the
Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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