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Dr Hu Tsu Tau, a Non-Executive Independent 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 29 April 2005. He is also Chairman of CapitaLand’s Investment Committee.
Dr Hu is presently Chairman of GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd and Asia Financial Holdings Pte Ltd. He is also a
Member of the Board of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd (GIC) and a Director of Buildfolio.Com.Inc. He was previously Chairman of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd.
From 1985 to 2001, he was a Cabinet Minister holding posts in the Trade and Industry, Health and Finance ministries. Prior to his ministerial appointment, Dr Hu held the posts of Managing Director concurrently in 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 in 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 Hsuan Owyang, a Non-Executive Independent Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 20 November 2000 and was elected Deputy Chairman on the same day. He was last re-appointed as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2005.
Mr Owyang is Chairman of CapitaLand’s Finance and Budget Committee and Deputy Chairman of CapitaLand’s Investment Committee. He sits on CapitaLand’s Executive Resource and Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee. Mr Owyang is also Chairman of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited.
In addition, Mr Owyang is Chairman Emeritus of The Institute of Policy Studies, and Chairman of East Asian Institute, N.M. Rothschild & Sons (Singapore) Limited and Ayala International Holdings Limited. He is also a Director of MobileOne Limited and former Chairman of Transpac Industrial Holdings Limited, both companies listed on the SGX-ST; and a Director of N.M. Rothschild China Holding AG and Franke Singapore Pte Ltd.
He served on the Board of Singapore’s Housing & Development Board (HDB) since 1977 and was appointed Chairman of HDB in 1983 until his retirement in October 1998. Mr Owyang had extensive banking experience and worked on Wall Street for 12 years as an investment advisor. He was also Director and General Manager of Overseas Union Bank which he was associated with for more than 18 years before his appointment as Executive Deputy Chairman of Post Office Savings Bank until 1988.
Mr Owyang is a graduate of the University of Dubuque, USA with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He also holds a Master in Business Administration from Harvard University, USA.
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Mr Liew Mun Leong is President and CEO of CapitaLand Group. He joined the CapitaLand Board as Director on 1 January 1997 and was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2005. He also serves on CapitaLand’s Investment Committee, Nominating Committee, Corporate Disclosure Committee and Finance and Budget Committee.
Mr Liew is Chairman of CapitaLand Residential Limited, CapitaLand Commercial and Integrated Development Limited, CapitaLand Retail Limited, and Deputy Chairman of CapitaLand Financial Limited. Concurrently, Mr Liew is Deputy Chairman of The Ascott Group Limited and Raffles Holdings Limited, subsidiaries of CapitaLand listed on the SGX-ST. He is Deputy Chairman of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited, the manager of CapitaMall Trust, the first listed real estate investment trust in Singapore, and CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited. He is also a Director of CapitaLand Hope Foundation.
As public service, Mr Liew chairs the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), and the Board of Governors of Temasek Polytechnic. Mr Liew also serves as a member of the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance, a national body on corporate disclosure and governance including prescribing of accounting standards in Singapore.
With more than two decades of experience in construction and real estate in Singapore and overseas, Mr Liew participated in a number of public sector infrastructural development projects in Singapore, including the development and construction of Changi International Airport. For five years, he was CEO of Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (SISIR), a statutory board responsible for Singapore’s national standards and industrial research and development to support the manufacturing industry in Singapore. Thereafter, he headed a public listed engineering and construction company in Singapore. From 1997 to 1998, Mr Liew was elected the President of International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).
Mr Liew graduated from the University of Singapore with a Civil Engineering degree in 1970 and is a registered professional civil engineer.
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Mr Andrew Buxton, a Non-Executive Independent Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 1 June 2003 and was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 12 April 2004. He is also a Director of CapitaLand Financial Limited, a subsidiary of CapitaLand.
He has recently been appointed on the Boards of DBS Group Holdings Ltd and DBS Bank Ltd.
Mr Buxton retired in 1999 as Chairman of Barclays Bank plc. He joined Barclays Bank in 1963 and rose to be in charge of the Bank’s Corporate Division, becoming Chairman in 1993. After his retirement, he became the Senior Advisor to the Barclays Bank group on Middle East business until 2003. He is now Deputy Chairman of Xansa plc, and a financial consultant.
He was President of the British Bankers Association from 1998 to 2002 and was a Member of the Court of the Bank of England from 1997 to 2001. He was also Chairman of the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in London and a Governor of the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.
Mr Buxton holds a Masters Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University, UK. He has also been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from the City University, London, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London.
Mr Buxton was honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2003 when he was made a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG).
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Professor Robert Edelstein, a Non-Executive Independent Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 5 May 2005.
He is a Director of Medenomics, Inc, a private holding company in USA, and Tonti Fund in Ireland. He also has served as a member of several prestigious Corporate Boards.
Professor Edelstein is currently the Co-Chairman & Professor of Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics, University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business. He joined the University of California in 1985. He also serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Housing Economics, International Real Estate Review, Journal of Property Research & the Journal of Real Estate Research.
He has been President of the American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association and has served on the Board of Directors of the American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association.
Professor Edelstein holds a Doctorate in Economics from Harvard University, USA.
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Dr Victor Fung, a Non-Executive Independent Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 5 May 2005. He was previously a Member of the CapitaLand’s International Advisory Panel.
Dr Fung is presently the Group Chairman of the Li & Fung Group of companies. He is also Chairman of the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council, the Hong Kong Airport Authority, Hong Kong University
Council and the Hong Kong - Japan Business Co-operation Committee. He is also a member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Commission on Strategic Development and Judicial Officers Recommendation Committee of the Hong Kong Government. Dr Fung is an independent non-executive Director of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, PCCW Ltd, Orient Overseas (International) Ltd, and Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd in Hong Kong, and the Baosteel Group Corporation in the People’s Republic of China. In 2003, the Hong Kong Government awarded Dr Fung the Gold Bauhinia Star for distinguished service to the community.
Dr Fung was Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong representative on the APEC Business Advisory Council.
Dr Fung holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Doctorate in Business Economics from Harvard University, USA.
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Mr Richard Hale, a Non-Executive Independent Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 10 February 2003, and was appointed as Chairman of CapitaLand’s Audit Committee and a Member of CapitaLand’s Risk Committee on the same day. He was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2005.
Mr Hale also sits on the Board of The Ascott Group Limited (Ascott) and is Chairman and Member of Ascott’s Nominating Committee and Executive Resource and Compensation Committee, respectively.
In addition, he is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors and also sits on the Boards of Sembcorp Industries Ltd, Sembcorp Logistics Ltd and Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Limited, companies listed on the SGX-ST, and is a Director of Wildlife Reserves Singapore Pte Ltd.
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 1 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.
Mr Hale is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London.
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Mr James Koh Cher Siang, a Non-Executive Independent Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 1 July 2005.
Mr Koh is also the Chairman of CapitaLand’s Risk Committee and Corporate Disclosure Committee, and a Member of CapitaLand’s Audit Committee.
Mr Koh is presently the Chairman of Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation Limited and Deputy Chairman of Housing & Development Board and National Kidney Foundation. He sits on the Boards of Singapore Airlines Limited, United Overseas Land Ltd and Hotel Plaza Limited, companies listed on the SGX-ST. He is also a Director of CapitaLand Hope Foundation.
From 1997 to 2005, Mr Koh served as Chief Executive Officer 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 of National Development, (the then) Ministry of Community Development, and Ministry of 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.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy, Political Science, Economics from Oxford University, UK. He also holds a Master of Arts from Oxford University, UK, and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, USA.
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Mr Lim Chin Beng, a Non-Executive Independent Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 23 February 1998 and was last re-appointed as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2005. Mr Lim is also a Member of CapitaLand’s Executive Resource and Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee.
Currently, Mr Lim is the Chairman of The Ascott Group Limited, CapitaLand Hope Foundation and Changi International Airshow & Events Pte Ltd. He sits on the Boards of StarHub Ltd, Pontiac Land Pte Ltd, Pontiac Hotel Pte Ltd, RCMS Hotels Ltd and RCMS Properties Pte Ltd. Mr Lim is also Chairman of Pontiac Land’s Audit Committee and a Member of the Public Service Commission. He was previously Chairman of Singapore Technologies Aerospace Limited, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd and SPH Mediaworks Ltd, and a Director of Value Management Pte Ltd.
Mr Lim has 30 years of experience in the aviation industry beginning with the Malaysian Airlines in the 1960s. In the 1970s, he helped start up Singapore Airlines and was its Managing Director from 1972 to 1982. Mr Lim retired as Deputy Chairman of Singapore Airlines in 1996. Between 1991 to 1997, Mr Lim was also Singapore’s Ambassador to Japan.
Mr Lim is a graduate from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics. He also attended an Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School, USA in 1973.
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Mr Peter Seah, a Non-Executive Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 18 December 2001 and is also serving as Chairman of CapitaLand’s Executive Resource and Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee. He was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 29 April 2005.
Currently, Mr Peter Seah is Chairman of SembCorp Industries Ltd, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and Singapore Computer Systems Limited. He is also Deputy Chairman of Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd, STT Communications Ltd and Global Crossing Limited, and President Commissioner of PT Indosat Tbk and PT Bank Internasional Indonesia Tbk.
Mr Peter Seah is a Director of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, STATS ChipPAC Ltd, Starhub Ltd, Asia Financial Holdings Pte Ltd, EDB Investments Pte Ltd, PSA International Pte Ltd and Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited. He sits on the Boards of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd and GIC Special Investments Private Limited, and is a Member of Defence Science and Technology Agency. He is also the Honorary Treasurer of the Singapore Business Federation Council and Vice President of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Mr Peter Seah was President & CEO of Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd. Prior to the above appointment, Mr Seah was with Overseas Union Bank (OUB) since 1977, holding several senior positions and becoming its President & CEO in 1991. Mr Seah retired as Vice Chairman and CEO from OUB on 30 September 2001.
Mr Seah graduated from the University of Singapore with an Honours Degree in Business Administration in 1968.
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Mrs Arfat Selvam, a Non-Executive Independent Director, was appointed to the CapitaLand Board on 2 January 2006. She is also a Member of CapitaLand’s Audit Committee, Corporate Disclosure Committee and Risk Committee.
Mrs Selvam is currently the Managing Director of Arfat Selvam Alliance LLC, a boutique corporate finance law practice. With over 35 years in legal practice as a corporate finance lawyer, Mrs Selvam has been involved in some landmark Singapore acquisition transactions. She was also a Member of the Company Law Reform Committee which made major recommendations on changes to the companies and securities laws in Singapore.
Mrs Selvam is currently on the Board of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors. She was also a Member of the Senate of the Academy of Law and the Board of Legal Education. Mrs Selvam was President of the Law Society of Singapore in 2003.
She also serves the community through her participation as a Member of the Executive Committees of Singapore Council of Women’s Organisation, Breast Cancer Foundation and International Women Forum.
Mrs Selvam graduated from the University of Singapore with a law degree in 1968 and was admitted to practise as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1969.
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Mr Jackson Tai, a Non-Executive Independent Director, joined the CapitaLand Board on 20 November 2000 and was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand’s Annual General Meeting on 12 April 2004. In addition, Mr Jackson Tai is a Member of CapitaLand’s Investment Committee and Finance and Budget Committee.
Currently, Mr Tai is Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank, and also Chairman of the DBS Group Holdings’ Management Committee and DBS Group Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. Prior to joining DBS Bank, Mr Tai was a Managing Director of J P Morgan & Co’s Investment Banking Division.
Mr Tai is also a Director of Singapore Telecommunications Limited, DBS Group Holdings Ltd and MasterCard Asia/Pacific.
Mr Tai graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University, USA.
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