BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Singapore Technologies Engineering

16 SIMPLY SMARTER 

BOARD OF 

DIRECTORS 

Mr Peter SEAH Lim Huat 

(Chairman) 

Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat, 65, was 

appointed non-executive Chairman 

on 15 April 2002 and is due for 

re-election at the 2012 AGM under 

Article 98 of the Company’s Articles 

of Association. He is a member of the 

Temasek Holdings Advisory Panel. 

Mr Seah was a banker for 33 years 

before retiring as Vice Chairman 

and CEO of the former Overseas 

Union Bank in 2001. He then joined 

Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd 

as President & CEO and held this 

position until 31 December 2004. Mr 

Seah is also Chairman of DBS Group 

Holdings Ltd* and DBS Bank Ltd and 

sits on the Boards of CapitaLand 

Limited*, StarHub Ltd*, STATS 

ChipPAC Ltd.* and Government of 

Singapore Investment Corporation Pte 

Ltd. His other appointments include 

being Chairman of LaSalle College 

of the Arts Limited and Singapore 

Health Services Pte Ltd and a 

member of the Defence Science & 

Technology Agency (DSTA). Mr Seah 

was awarded the Public Service Star 

(Bintang Bakti Masyarakat) in 1999 

and made a Justice of the Peace in 

2003. He graduated from the former 

University of Singapore in 1968 

with an honours degree in Business 

Administration. 

Mr TAN Pheng Hock 

Mr Tan Pheng Hock, 54, is the President 

& CEO of ST Engineering and an 

executive Director. He was appointed 

Director on 1 May 2001 and is due for 

re-election at the 2012 AGM under 

Article 98 of the Company’s Articles 

of Association. Mr Tan is Chairman of 

Singapore Workforce Development 

Agency and Nanyang Polytechnic 

Board of Governors. He is also Deputy 

Chairman of the Singapore Quality 

Award Governing Council. Mr Tan 

serves as Director on the board of the 

Singapore Economic Development 

Board and the Board of Governors of the 

S. Rajaratnam School of International 

Studies. He was awarded the Public 

Service Star in 2011. He began his 

career with ST Engineering as an 

engineer in ST Marine in 1981. Over 

the last three decades, he had held 

numerous senior appointments in the 

Group including that of Executive Vice 

President of ST Marine, President 

of ST Kinetics, President and Chief 

Operating Officer of ST Engineering and 

ST Engineering Group President. He 

holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class 

Honours) in Marine Engineering from the 

University of Surrey, UK and a Master of 

Science in Management from Stanford 

University, USA. 

Mr KOH Beng Seng 

Mr Koh Beng Seng, 61, is the CEO 

of Octagon Advisors Pte. Ltd. He 

was appointed an independent nonexecutive 

Director on 15 September 

2003 and is due for re-election at the 

2012 AGM under Article 98 of the 

Company’s Articles of Association. 

Mr Koh was Deputy President of 

United Overseas Bank Ltd from 

June 2000 to 31 January 2005. Prior 

to this, Mr Koh was Senior Advisor 

to Asia Pulp & Paper Co Ltd, and 

Advisor to Bank of China and the 

International Monetary Fund. Mr 

Koh has extensive experience in the 

financial services sector. He was with 

the Monetary Authority of Singapore 

from 1973 to 1998, where he served 

as Deputy Managing Director from 

1988 to 1998. Mr Koh is a Director of 

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited^, 

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited, 

Fraser and Neave Limited*, Sing- 

Han International Financial Services 

Limited and Great Eastern Holdings 

Limited*. Mr Koh holds a Bachelor 

of Commerce (First Class Honours) 

from the former Nanyang University, 

Singapore, and a Master of Business 

Administration from Columbia 

University, USA.

Lieutenant-General 

NEO Kian Hong 

LG Neo Kian Hong, 47, is Chief of the 

Defence Force. He was appointed a 

non-executive Director on 31 March 

2010 and was last re-elected as 

Director on 21 April 2010. Prior to 

this, LG Neo was the Chief of Army. 

He joined the Ministry of Defence 

(MINDEF) in 1984 and was awarded 

the SAF Overseas Scholarship in 

1985, SAF Postgraduate Scholarship 

(General Development) in 1997 and 

The Public Administration Medal 

(Gold) in 2007. In the course of his 

military career, he has held various 

key command and staff positions 

in MINDEF. LG Neo is a Director of 

Jurong Town Corporation and a board 

member of DSTA Board. He holds a 

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 

(Electrical & Electronic) from the 

University of London, UK, as well as 

a Master of Science (Management of 

Technology) from the Massachusetts 

Institute of Technology, USA. 

The names of the directors holding office at the date of 

this report are set out below together with details of their 

academic and professional qualifications, age, date of first 

appointment as Director, date of last re-election as Director, 

as well as directorships in companies. 

Dr TAN Kim Siew Mr QUEK Tong Boon 

Dr Tan Kim Siew, 58, is Permanent 

Secretary (Defence Development), 

MINDEF. He was appointed a nonexecutive 

Director on 15 December 

2003 and was last re-elected as 

Director on 21 April 2010. Prior to his 

present appointment with MINDEF, 

he was the Deputy Secretary (Policy) 

with the Ministry of Finance. He 

was formerly the CEO and Chief 

Planner of the Urban Redevelopment 

Authority from 1996 to 2001. Dr Tan 

is Chairman of the DSTA and DSO 

National Laboratories, and is also a 

Director of Singapore Technologies 

Holdings Pte Ltd. Dr Tan holds a 

Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Tripos 

and a Ph.D in Engineering from the 

University of Cambridge, UK. 

SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD Annual Report 2011 

Mr Quek Tong Boon, 56, is Chief 

Defence Scientist and Chief Research 

& Technology Officer in MINDEF. 

He was appointed a non-executive 

Director on 1 March 2008 and was 

last re-elected as Director on 20 April 

2011. He joined the Defence Science 

Organisation of MINDEF in 1980 and 

in the course of his career, has held 

various key appointments, including 

that of Deputy Secretary (Technology 

and Transformation) of MINDEF and 

CEO of the DSO National Laboratories. 

Mr Quek’s current chairmanship 

includes that of the Intellectual Property 

Office of Singapore (IPOS). He is also 

an Adjunct Professor at the Department 

of Electrical & Computer Engineering 

of the National University of Singapore 

(NUS). He holds a Bachelor of Arts 

(Honours) (Engineering) from the 

University of Cambridge, UK, and 

a Master of Science (Electrical 

Engineering) from NUS. 

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Mr QUEK Poh Huat 

Mr Quek Poh Huat, 65, is Senior 

Advisor of Singapore Power Limited. 

Prior to this, he was the Group CEO 

of Singapore Power Limited until his 

retirement on 31 December 2011. 

He was appointed a non-executive 

Director on 15 April 2002 and was last 

re-elected as Director on 20 April 2011. 

Mr Quek is Singapore’s non-resident 

Ambassador to Sweden. 

He was awarded the Public Service 

Star in August 1994. Mr Quek obtained 

a Bachelor of Science in Chemical 

Engineering from the University of 

Leeds, UK, and a Master of Science 

in Management from the Naval 

Postgraduate School, USA. 

PAST DIRECTORSHIPS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS 

Mr Peter SEAH Lim Huat 

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad 

Bank of China Limited 

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. 

Chinese Chamber Realty Private Limited 

Mr Venkatachalam 

KRISHNAKUMAR 

Mr Venkatachalam Krishnakumar, 62, is 

Chairman of Oracle Financial Services 

Software Pte Ltd (Singapore). Prior 

to this, he had held Senior Advisory 

roles at DBS Bank Ltd, McKinsey and 

Company and Barclays Bank PLC, 

Global Retail and Commercial Banking. 

He was Chief Operating Officer and 

Chief Financial Officer for the Asia Pacific 

Consumer Bank of Citigroup until his 

retirement on 28 February 2005, after a 

31-year career with the group. During 

his career with Citigroup, he held several 

senior appointments in India, Singapore 

and New York. He was appointed an 

independent non-executive Director on 

15 April 2002 and is due for re-election 

at the 2012 AGM under Article 98 of 

the Company’s Articles of Association. 

He is a Director of HiSoft Technology 

International Ltd # , MediaCorp Pte. Ltd., 

Aspen Holdings Limited and Cypress 

Holdings Limited. He holds a Bachelor 

of Engineering and Master of Business 

Administration from the Indian Institute of 

Management, India. 

GIC Special Investments Private Limited 

Global Crossing Limited 

SembCorp Industries Ltd 

Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited 

Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd 

Mr Davinder SINGH 

Mr Davinder Singh, 54, is CEO of Drew 

& Napier LLC. He was appointed an 

independent non-executive Director 

on 1 August 2007 and was last reelected 

as Director on 20 April 2011. 

Mr Davinder Singh has been in legal 

practice for more than 20 years. He 

was appointed Senior Counsel in 1997, 

the first batch of Senior Counsels to 

be so appointed in Singapore. He is 

a Director of Singapore Exchange 

Limited* and Petra Foods Limited*. 

Mr Davinder Singh holds an LLB 

(Honours) from the former University 

of Singapore. 

Mr TAN Pheng Hock 

2006 JV Pte. Ltd. (Dissolved under members’ 

voluntary liquidation) 

Neptune Orient Lines Limited 

SembCorp Marine Ltd

Dr Stanley LAI Tze Chang 

Dr Stanley Lai Tze Chang, 44, is 

Head of the Intellectual Property & 

Technology Department, Allen and 

Gledhill LLP. He was appointed an 


on 8 October 2009 and was last reelected 

as Director on 21 April 2010. 

Dr Lai was appointed Senior Counsel 

at the Opening of the Legal Year 

2010. Dr Lai was appointed Deputy 

Chairman of IPOS from 1 October 

2011. He obtained his law degree from 

the University of Leicester (UK) in 1992 

and qualified to practise as a Barrister 

in England and Wales in 1993. Dr Lai 

is a member of Lincoln’s Inn. He was 

called to the Singapore bar in 1995. Dr 

Lai also holds a Master and Doctorate 

(Ph.D) in law from the University of 

Cambridge, UK. 

PAST DIRECTORSHIPS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS 

KOH Beng Seng 

Japan Wealth Management Securities Inc 

Lieutenant-General NEO Kian Hong 

Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd 

Mr KHOO Boon Hui 

Mr Khoo Boon Hui, 57, is the Senior 

Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of 

Home Affairs. He was appointed an 


on 1 September 2010 and was last 

re-elected as Director on 20 April 2011. 

Mr Khoo was appointed Commissioner 

of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) 

in July 1997, and relinquished this 

post in January 2010 after serving 32 

years in SPF. He is also the President 

of INTERPOL, Alternate Chairman 

of Home Team Academy Board of 

Governors, Deputy Chairman of 

Singapore Island Country Club and 

Singapore Quality Award Governing 

Council and a Board Member of 

Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd. 

Mr Khoo holds a Bachelor of Arts 

(Engineering Science & Economics) 

degree from Oxford University and a 

Master in Public Administration from 

the Kennedy School of Government, 

Harvard University. He attended the 

Advanced Management Program at 

Wharton School of the University of 

Pennsylvania in 2002. 

QUEK Poh Huat 

Singapore Power Limited 

SP PowerAssets Limited 

PowerGas Limited 

SP PowerGrid Limited 

SP Services Limited 

SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD Annual Report 2011 

Colonel ONG Ann Kiat 

COL Ong Ann Kiat, 38, is Commander 

of Imagery Support Group in MINDEF. 

Prior to this, he was the Assistant Chief 

of General Staff (Plans) in MINDEF. 

COL Ong was appointed Alternate 

Director to LG Neo Kian Hong on 31 

March 2010. He joined the SAF in 

1992. COL Ong was awarded the SAF 

Overseas Scholarship in 1992, and the 

SAF Postgraduate Scholarship (General 

Development) in 2008. He has held 

various command and staff positions 

in MINDEF in the course of his military 

career. COL Ong holds a Bachelor 

of Science (First Class Honours) 

(Economics) from the London School 

of Economics and Political Science, 

University of London, UK as well as 

a Master of Business Administration 

from the Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology, USA. 

* listed on the SGX-ST 

^ listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong 

# listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market 

Mr Venkatachalam KRISHNAKUMAR 

The Central Depository (Pte) Limited 

Mr Davinder SINGH 

Freshfields Drew & Napier Pte Ltd 

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