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Board
The CapitaLand Board comprises 12 directors of whom 11 are non-executive directors. The Chairman is Dr Hu Tsu Tau and the Deputy Chairman is Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat. The sole executive director is Mr Liew Mun Leong, who is the President & CEO. The Board meets regularly, at least once every quarter, to delibrate strategy policies of the Group including significant acquisitions and disposals, approve the annual budget, review the performance of the Group's businesses and approve the release of the quarterly, half-yearly and full-year results.
The Board members are:
Dr Hu Tsu Tau
Dr Hu Tsu Tau |
Dr Hu Tsu Tau Dr Hu Tsu Tau, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 13 April 2004 and was elected Chairman on the same day. He was last re-appointed as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2009. He is also Chairman of CapitaLand’s Investment Committee. Dr Hu is presently a Member of the Board of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd (GIC) and Chairman of Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte Ltd. He was Chairman of GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd. From 1985 to 2001, he was a Cabinet Minister whose portfolio included the Trade and Industry, Health and Finance ministries. Prior to his ministerial appointment, Dr Hu was Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and GIC from 1983 to 1984. Before his appointments in MAS and GIC, he was with the Shell Group of companies from 1960, and his last position in this global company was as Chairman and Chief Executive of the Shell Group of companies in Singapore. Dr Hu is a graduate of the University of California, USA with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma (Chemical Engineering) and a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Birmingham, UK. |
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Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat
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Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat Mr Peter Seah, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 18 December 2001 and was appointed as Deputy Chairman on 1 January 2009. Mr Seah was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 27 April 2007. He is also Chairman of CapitaLand’s Finance and Budget Committee and a Member of CapitaLand’s Executive Resource and Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee. Mr Seah is presently the Chairman of SembCorp Industries Ltd, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (both listed on the SGX-ST) and LaSalle Foundation Limited. He is also Deputy Chairman of Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd and Global Crossing Limited. Mr Seah is a Director of STATS ChipPAC Ltd, StarHub Ltd, DBS Group Holdings Ltd (all listed on the SGX-ST), as well as DBS Bank Ltd. Mr Seah also sits on the Board of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd and is a Member of S Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Mr Seah was President & CEO of Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd. Prior to the above appointment, Mr Seah was with Overseas Union Bank (OUB) from 1977 and became its President & CEO in 1991. Mr Seah retired as Vice Chairman and CEO from OUB on 30 September 2001. Mr Seah was also the Chairman of Singapore Computer Systems Limited (listed on the SGX-ST), President Commissioner of PT Indosat Tbk (listed on the Stock Exchange of Indonesia), and Director of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd (listed on the SGX-ST) and Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited (listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand). Mr Seah is a graduate of the University of Singapore with an Honours Degree in Business Administration. |
Mr Liew Mun Leong
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Mr Liew Mun Leong Mr Liew Mun Leong is President and CEO of CapitaLand Group. He joined the Board of Pidemco Land as Director on 1 January 1997. Pidemco Land merged with DBS Land to form CapitaLand in November 2000. Mr Liew continued to serve on the CapitaLand Board and was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 27 April 2007. He also serves as Member of CapitaLand’s Investment Committee, Nominating Committee, Corporate Disclosure Committee and Finance and Budget Committee. Mr Liew is Chairman of CapitaMalls Asia Limited (listed on the SGX-ST), CapitaLand Residential Singapore Pte Ltd, CapitaLand China Holdings Pte Ltd, CapitaLand Commercial Limited, CapitaLand Financial Limited and CapitaLand ILEC Pte. Ltd. He is Deputy Chairman of The Ascott Limited as well as the Deputy Chairman of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaMall Trust listed on the SGX-ST), CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaCommercial Trust listed on the SGX-ST), CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaRetail China Trust listed on the SGX-ST) and Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited (the manager of Ascott Residence Trust listed on the SGX-ST). Mr Liew is also Chairman of CapitaLand China Executive Committee and CapitaLand Vietnam Executive Committee. The committees co-ordinate and align CapitaLand’s investments, operations, branding and resources in China and Vietnam respectively. He is also a Director of CapitaLand Hope Foundation, the Group’s philanthropic arm. Mr Liew is presently Chairman of Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd and a Director of Singapore Exchange Limited (listed on the SGX-ST). In 2006, Mr Liew was named Outstanding CEO of the Year in the Singapore Business Awards. In 2007, he was conferred the CEO of the Year award (for firms with market value of S$500 million or more) in The Business Times’ Singapore Corporate Awards. In 2008, Mr Liew was named Asia’s Best Executive of 2008 (Singapore) by Asiamoney and Best CEO in Asia (Property) by Institutional Investor. Mr Liew graduated from the University of Singapore with a Civil Engineering degree and is a registered professional civil engineer. |
Mr Jackson Peter Tai
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Mr Jackson Peter Tai Mr Jackson Tai, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 20 November 2000 and was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2008. He is a Member of CapitaLand’s Investment Committee and Finance and Budget Committee. Mr Tai is a Supervisory Board Member of ING Groep NV in the Netherlands and Director of MasterCard Incorporated and Brookstone, Inc. in the USA. Mr Tai is a Director of Cassis Worldwide Private Limited. He is also a Member of the Bloomberg L.P. Asia-Pacific Advisory Board. Mr Tai was formerly the Vice Chairman and CEO of DBS Group Holdings Ltd (listed on the SGX-ST) and DBS Bank Ltd. Prior to joining DBS Bank Ltd, Mr Tai was a senior regional manager for J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated in New York, Tokyo, and San Francisco, and a Managing Director of the Investment Banking Division. Mr Tai is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, with a Bachelor of Science in Management. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University, USA. |
Mr Richard Edward Hale
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Mr Richard Edward Hale Mr Richard Hale, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 10 February 2003 and was last re-appointed as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2009. He is also Chairman of CapitaLand’s Audit Committee and a Member of CapitaLand’s Risk Committee. Mr Hale is presently Chairman of CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaCommercial Trust listed on the SGX-ST). He is also Deputy Chairman of Sembcorp Marine Ltd and a Director of Sembcorp Industries Ltd (both listed on the SGX-ST). He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors. Mr Hale started his career with The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd in October 1958 and served in London, Paris, Hong Kong, Germany, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore before retiring from the Bank as CEO Singapore and Director in March 1995. From July 1995 to September 1997, he acted as advisor on environmental matters for HSBC Holdings plc London, based in Singapore. Mr Hale was Executive Chairman of SNP Corporation Ltd from April 1999 to April 2000, and also served as Chairman of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce for 1993 and 1994. He was formerly a Governor of United World College of South East Asia, Singapore and a Director of The Ascott Group Limited (formerly listed on the SGX-ST and now known as The Ascott Limited), Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Limited (listed on the SGX-ST) and BW Trust Management Pte Ltd. Mr Hale was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, UK. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London. |
Mr James Koh Cher Siang
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Mr James Koh Cher Siang Mr James Koh, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 1 July 2005 and was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2009. He is Chairman of CapitaLand’s Risk Committee and Corporate Disclosure Committee; and a Member of CapitaLand’s Audit Committee. Mr Koh is Chairman of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaMall Trust listed on the SGX-ST) and Chairman of its Audit Committee and Corporate Disclosure Committee. He is also a Director of CapitaLand Hope Foundation, the CapitaLand Group’s philanthropic arm. Mr Koh is presently Chairman of Housing & Development Board, Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation Limited, Governing Board for the Mechanobiology Research Centre of Excellence and Singapore Island Country Club. He sits on the Boards of Singapore Airlines Limited, UOL Group Limited and Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited (all listed on the SGX-ST). He is also a Director of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise. From 1997 to 2005, Mr Koh served as CEO of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. In that capacity, he was both Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Commissioner of Charities. Prior to these appointments, Mr Koh was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of National Development, Community Development and Education. 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. Mr Koh is a graduate of Oxford University, UK with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Master of Arts in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics. He also holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, USA. |
Mrs Arfat Pannir Selvam
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Mrs Arfat Pannir Selvam Mrs Arfat Selvam, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 2 January 2006 and was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2009. She is a Member of CapitaLand’s Audit Committee, Corporate Disclosure Committee, Nominating Committee and Risk Committee. Mrs Selvam is presently the Managing Director of Arfat Selvam Alliance LLC, a corporate finance law practice. With over 40 years in legal practice as a corporate finance lawyer, Mrs Selvam has been involved in some landmark Singapore acquisition transactions. Mrs Selvam is also a Director of CapitaMalls Asia Limited, which is listed on SGX-ST. She was the President of the Law Society of Singapore in 2003. Mrs Selvam is a graduate of the University of Singapore and was admitted to practise as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1969. |
Professor Kenneth Stuart Courtis
Professor Kenneth Stuart Courtis
Director
Professor Kenneth Courtis, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 14 February 2007 and was re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2009. He is a Member of CapitaLand’s Finance and Budget Committee and Investment Committee.
Professor Courtis is Founding Chairman of Next Capital Partners. He was formerly Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia, Managing Director, Chief Economist and Strategist of Deutsche Bank Group Asia, and a Director of CNOOC Ltd, Hong Kong. He is presently a Director of Noble Group Limited (listed on the SGX-ST).
Professor Courtis is one of the world's leading investment bankers and analysts of Asian economies. He has led a number of large, international corporate transactions centred on Asia, and pioneered a number of investment banking areas across the region. Widely sought after for his knowledge of how global market forces, financial and political developments, and corporate strategy interact, Professor Courtis advises major clients throughout the Asia Pacific region, as well as in Europe and North America.
Professor Courtis also works closely with central banks, ministries of finance, and heads of government throughout Asia, and has been called on several occasions to advise the President of the USA, and the heads of government of several countries in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East.
Professor Courtis has lectured at Keio and Tokyo Universities, Japan's two most prestigious educational institutions; l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris; and in universities in North America. He is a member of the boards, advisory councils, and trustee of a number of international firms, universities, and research institutes in Asia, Europe and North America.
Professor Courtis received his Bachelor degree from Glendon College in Toronto and a Master in International Relations from Sussex University in the UK. He received a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD (the European Institute of Business Administration), and a Doctorate with honours and high distinction, from l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris.
Dr Fu Yuning
Dr Fu Yuning
Director
Dr Fu Yuning, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 27 July 2009. Dr Fu is also a Director of CapitaMalls Asia Limited (listed on the SGX-ST).
Dr Fu is presently a Director and President of China Merchants Group Limited, a position he has held since April 2000. He is concurrently Chairman of China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange), China International Marine Containers (Group) Limited (listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange) and China Merchants Energy Shipping Company Limited (listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange). Dr Fu is also an independent Non-Executive Director of Integrated Distribution Services Group Limited and Sino Land Company Limited (both listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and a Director of China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange).
Dr Fu holds directorships in some public associations such as General Committee Member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Director of Hong Kong Port Development Council, Member of the Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), HKSAR and Member of Textron's International Advisory Council in USA. He is also Chairman of China Chapter of the Global Logistics Institute.
Dr Fu was President and Managing Director of China Nanshan Development (Group) Incorporation. From February 1999 to July 2000, he was Chairman of Union Bank of Hong Kong Limited. From 2001 to 2003, he was an Independent Director of Jurong Port Pte. Limited in Singapore.
Dr Fu graduated from Dalian Institute of Technology in China with a degree in Port and Waterway Engineering and obtained his Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University in the UK, where he also worked as a Post-Doctorate research fellow briefly afterwards.
Mr John Powell Morschel
Mr John Powell Morschel
Director
Mr John Morschel, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 1 February 2010.
Mr Morschel is presently Chairman of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and New Zealand Stock Exchange) and a Director of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (listed on the SGX-ST) and Tenix Group Pty. Ltd. Prior to his present appointment, he was an Executive Director and then Managing Director and CEO of Lend Lease Group LLC (listed on the Australian Securities Exchange). Mr Morschel was Chairman of Comalco Ltd, CSR Limited, Leighton Holdings Limited and Rinker Group Limited. He was also a Director of Westpac Banking Corporation, Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd, Gifford Communications Ltd, Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited.
Mr Morschel holds a Diploma in Quantity Surveying from The University of New South Wales. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.
Mr Ng Kee Choe
Mr Ng Kee Choe
Director
Mr Ng Kee Choe, an Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 16 April 2010.
Mr Ng is presently Chairman of Singapore Power Ltd (listed on the SGX-ST), SP AusNet and NTUC Income Insurance Co-Operative Ltd and President-Commissioner of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk. Mr Ng is a member of Temasek Advisory Panel and International Advisory Council of China Development Bank. In addition, he is also a director of Singapore Exchange Limited and Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (both listed on the SGX-ST).
Mr Ng was the Vice-Chairman of DBS Group Holdings Ltd ("DBS"). He retired from his executive position in July 2003 after 33 years of service with DBS. For his contributions to public service, Mr Ng was awarded the Public Service Star award in 2001.
Mr Ng is a graduate of University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science (Honours).
Mr Simon Claude Israel
Mr Simon Claude Israel
Director
Mr Simon Claude Israel, a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 1 July 2010. He is a Member of CapitaLand’s Investment Committee and Executive Resource and Compensation Committee.
Mr Israel is presently an Executive Director of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, the Singapore-headquartered investment firm, since July 2006. He is Chairman of Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd (listed on the SGX-ST), Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation and Singapore Tourism Board and a Director of Neptune Orient Lines Limited and Singapore Telecommunications Limited (both listed on the SGX-ST).
Mr Israel was Chairman of Asia Pacific of the Danone Group. Prior to this, he worked across the Asia Pacific region in a 22-year career with Sara Lee Corporation. He was also a Director of Fraser and Neave Limited (listed on the SGX-ST).
Mr Israel holds a Diploma in Business Studies from The University of the South Pacific.
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