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DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
Tan Teck Huat, aged 39, is the Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of our Company.
He was the head of the corporate finance department at SPH before he joined our Company in April
2000. With SPH since 1987, he has worked in various areas of the SPH Group including Asset
Management, Treasury and Investment, Corporate Planning and Business Development and Editorial.
Mr Tan joined the Administrative Service of the Singapore Civil Service in 1983 and was posted to
the Ministry of Communications. He was last with the Ministry of Education before joining SPH in
1987 as an economics journalist. An Overseas Merit Scholar, Mr Tan holds a Masters of Arts degree
from Cambridge University.
Koh Boon Hwee, aged 49, is the Executive Chairman of the Wuthelam Group of Companies. He is
also Chairman of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Singapore Post and the Council of Nanyang
Technological University. In addition, Mr Koh serves on the boards of several other statutory and
public bodies including the Securities Industry Council, the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore
International Foundation and the Singapore-US Business Council. Prior to joining the Wuthelam
Group in January 1991, Mr Koh spent 14 years in Hewlett-Packard in various positions and was the
Managing Director of Hewlett-Packard Singapore as well as the Asia Pacific Director of Manufacturing
and Business Development before he left Hewlett-Packard. Mr Koh was awarded the nation’s Public
Service Star in 1991 and The Meritorious Service Medal in 1995 by the President of Singapore in
recognition of his service to the government in the field of telecommunications. He graduated from
the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London in 1972 with a Bachelor’s
Degree (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering and from the Harvard Business School in
1976 with an MBA (Distinction).
Eddie Kuo Chen-Yu, aged 59, is the founding Dean (since 1992) of the School of Communication
Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was formerly Head of Sociology
Department from 1986 to 1990, Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies from 1986 to 1988 and
Director of the Mass Communication Programme 1990 to 1995 at the National University of Singapore.
He has edited/authored more than 10 books and published articles in various journals. Professor
Kuo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from National Chengchi University, Taipei and
participated in the Graduate Programme in Sociology, Columbia University, New York. He further
obtained a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Hawaii in 1966 and a PhD from
the University of Minnesota in 1972.
Soon Tit Koon, aged 48, is the Chief Financial Officer and an executive director of Wilmar Holdings
Pte Ltd. Prior to joining Wilmar Holdings Pte Ltd in March 2000, Mr Soon held various positions at
Citicorp Investment Bank (Singapore) Limited, and was the Managing Director of Citicorp from 1993
until he joined Wilmar Holdings Pte Ltd. Prior to joining Citicorp, Mr Soon worked for six years as a
chemical engineer in the petroleum industry. Mr Soon received a Bachelor of Science (Honours)
degree in Applied Chemistry from the University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration
degree from the University of Chicago. He has also participated in the Advanced Management Program
at Harvard University.
Teo Ming Kian, aged 48, is the Executive Chairman of NSTB and Chairman of Singapore Technologies
Pte Ltd. He is also the Deputy Chairman of the Economic Development Board. Mr Teo was the
Second Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence from April 1991 and was redesignated the
Permanent Secretary (Defence Development) in September 1992. He was the Permanent Secretary
of the Ministry of Communications from 1 November 1995 till 31 May 1999. He was awarded Public
Administration Medals, both Gold and Silver, and the Commander First Class – Royal Order of the
Polar Star (Sweden). A Colombo Plan Scholar, Mr Teo graduated from Monash University, Australia
with a First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering in 1975. He attained the Master of Science in
Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA in 1986.
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