Board of Directors

  • Wong Kan Seng

    Wong Kan Seng

    Chairman
    Independent Director

    Bachelor of Arts (Honours), National University of Singapore
    Master of Science (Business Studies), London Business School, University of London

    Date of appointment as a Director: 21 September 2021
    Date of appointment as Chairman: 21 September 2021

    ​Board committees served on​
    – Executive Committee (Chairman)​
    – Executive Resource Nominating and Compensation Committee (Chairman)​

    Present principal commitments
    – CLA Real Estate Holdings Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Ascendas-Singbridge Pte. Ltd.) (Chairman (Independent))​
    – Temasek International Advisors Pte Ltd (Senior International Advisor)
    – United Overseas Bank (Chairman (Independent)) 
    – Bo’ao Forum for Asia (Director)
    – Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (Patron)

    Awards 
    – Public Administration Medal (Silver) (1976)
    – National Trade Union Congress Medal of Honour (1998)
    – London Business School, Alumni Achievement Award (2004)

    Mr Wong served 26 years in the Singapore Government where he held various ministerial appointments in the Ministries of Communications and Information, Community Development, Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs, and at the National Population and Talent Division (Prime Minister’s Office).  He retired as Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security in 2011 but remained as a Member of Parliament till 2015.  He joined the private sector in 2011.

  • Miguel Ko

    Miguel Ko

    Deputy Chairman
    Non-Executive Independent Director

    Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA
    Master of Business Administration, Suffolk University, USA
    Certified Public Accountant by the State Board of Accountancy, New Hampshire, USA

    Date of first appointment as a Director: 6 August 2019
    Date of appointment as Deputy Chairman: 21 September 2021

    Board committees served on​
    – Executive Committee (Member)​
    – Executive Resource Nominating and Compensation Committee (Member)​

    Present principal commitments
    – CLA Real Estate Holdings Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Ascendas-Singbridge Pte. Ltd.) (Deputy Chairman (Non-Executive Independent))​
    – CapitaLand Investment Limited(Chairman (Non-Executive Non-Independent))
    – Temasek International Advisors Pte Ltd (Corporate Advisor)

    Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding five years
    – Ascendas Funds Management (S) Limited, (Manager of Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust) (Vice Chairman) 
    – Managers of Ascendas Hospitality Trust(Chairman) 
    – Samsonite International S.A. 

    Awards 
    – Regional Hotel Chief of the Year in 2007 and 2008 (voted by Readers of Travel Weekly) 
    – Visionary Leader in 2007 (Travel Weekly Asia Industry Awards) 
    – Global Award in 2007 (World Travel Mart in London)
    – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 (China Hotel Investment Conference in Shanghai)
    –  Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 (Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific - HICAP)

    1 CapitaLand Investment Limited was listed on the Official List of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on 20 September 2021.

    2 Managers of Ascendas Hospitality Trust comprising Ascendas Hospitality Fund Management Pte Ltd (Manager of Ascendas Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust, or “A-HREIT”) and Ascendas Hospitality Trust Management Pte. Ltd. (Trustee-Manager of Ascendas Hospitality Business Trust, or “A-HBT”). Ascendas Hospitality Trust (a stapled group comprising A-HREIT and A-HBT) was delisted from the Official List of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on 3 January 2020.

     

  • Stephen Lee Ching Yen

    Stephen Lee Ching Yen

    Independent Director

    Master of Business Administration, Northwestern University, USA

    Date of first appointment as a Director: 1 August 2022

    Board committees served on
    – Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
    – Executive Resource Nominating and Compensation Committee (Member)

    Present principal commitments
    – CLA Real Estate Holdings Pte Ltd (formerly known as Ascendas-Singbridge Pte Ltd)
    – The Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Limited (Chairman and Managing Director)
    – Dr Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Fund (Board Member)
    – G2000 Apparel (S) Private Limited (Director)
    – Great Malaysia Textile Investments Pte Ltd (Managing Director)
    – Kidney Dialysis Foundation (Director)
    – M+S Pte. Ltd. (Deputy Chairman)
    – Marina South Investments Pte. Ltd. (Director)
    – MS Property Management Pte. Ltd. (Director)
    – NTUC-ARU (Administration & Research Unit) (Member of the Board of Trustees)
    – NTUC Foundation Limited (Member)
    – Ophir-Rochor Investments Pte. Ltd. (Director)
    – Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd (Chairman)
    – Singapore University of Social Sciences (Chancellor)
    – Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (Director)
    – Tripartite Alliance Limited (Chairman)

    Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding five years
    – CapitaLand Limited¹
    – SIA Engineering Company Limited (Chairman)
    – Singapore Airlines Limited (Chairman)
    – CapitaLand Investment Limited

    Awards
    – The Order of Nila Utama (First Class) at the Singapore National Day Awards 2015
    – The Distinguished Comrade of Labour Award by the Singapore National Trade Union Congress 2015
    – The Distinguished Service Order at the Singapore National Day Awards 2006
    – The Public Service Star at the Singapore National Day Awards 1998

    1 CapitaLand Limited was delisted from the Official List of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on 21 September 2021.

     

  • Ong Yew Huat

    Ong Yew Huat

    Independent Director

    Bachelor of Accounting (Honours), University of Kent at Canterbury
    Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
    Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants

    Date of appointment as a Director: 21 September 2021

    ​Board committees served on​
    – Audit and Risk Committee (Chairman)​
    – Executive Resource Nominating and Compensation Committee (Member)​

    Present principal commitments
    – CLA Real Estate Holdings Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Ascendas-Singbridge Pte. Ltd.) (Independent Director))​
    – Singapore Power Limited (Independent Director)
    – Singapore Mediation Centre (Director)
    – Carson Cumberbatch PLC (Director)

    Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding five years
    – United Overseas Bank Ltd, Singapore
    – United Overseas Bank Malaysia Bhd (Chairman)

    Awards 
    – Public Service Star (2017)

  • Jonathan Yap

    Jonathan Yap

    Executive Non-Independent Director

    Bachelor of Science in Estate Management (Honours), National University of Singapore
    Master of Science in Project Management, National University of Singapore

    Date of appointment as a Director: 1 September 2023

    Present principal commitments 
    – CapitaLand Group Pte Ltd (CEO, CapitaLand Development and Executive Non-Independent Director)
    – CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust Management Limited (Director)
    – CapitaLand Singapore Limited (Director)
    – CapitaLand Development Pte Ltd (Director)
    – CapitaLand VN Limited (Director)
    – CapitaLand China Investments Limited (Director)
    – CapitaLand China Holdings Pte Ltd (Director)
    – CapitaLand Treasury Limited (Director)
    – Pidemco Land Singapore Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Ascendas Pte Ltd (Director)
    – CapitaLand Development International Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Singbridge Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Singapore-Suzhou Township Development Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Surbana Property Investment Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Singapore-Sichuan Investment Holdings Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Jewel Changi Airport Devt Pte Ltd (Director)
    – PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency (Director)
    – Management Board of Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore (Member)

  • Lee Chee Koon

    Lee Chee Koon

    Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

    Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (First Class Honours), National University of Singapore
    Master of Science in Advanced Mechanical Engineering (Distinction), Imperial College London, UK

    Date of appointment as a Director: 1 January 2022

    Board committees served on
    – Executive Committee (Member)

    Present principal commitments 
    – CapitaLand Investment Ltd (Group CEO and Executive Non-Independent Director)
    – The Ascott Limited (Chairman)
    – CapitaLand Mall Asia Limited (Director)

    Past directorships in listed companies held over the preceding five years
    – CapitaLand Limited1
    – CapitaLand Commercial Trust Management Limited (Manager of CapitaLand Commercial Trust2)
    – CapitaLand China Trust Management Limited (Manager of CapitaLand China Trust)
    – Managers of Ascott Residence Trust3

    Awards 
    – National Order of Merit (Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite) in 2016
    – Business China Young Achiever Award in 2017 

    1  CapitaLand Limited was delisted from the Official List of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on 21 September 2021.

    2  CapitaLand Commercial Trust was delisted from the Official List of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on 3 November 2020. 

    3  Managers of Ascott Residence Trust comprising Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited (Manager of Ascott Real Estate Investment Trust, or “Ascott Reit”) and Ascott Business Trust Management Pte. Ltd. (Trustee-Manager of Ascott Business Trust, or “Ascott BT”). Ascott Residence Trust is a stapled group comprising Ascott Reit and Ascott BT with effect from 31 December 2019.

  • Cheong Koon Hean

    Cheong Koon Hean

    Independent Director

    Bachelor of Science (with merit) and Bachelor of Architecture (First Class Honours with University Gold Medal), University of Newcastle, Australia
    Masters in Urban Development Planning, University College London
    Doctor of Architecture honoris causa, University of Newcastle, Australia
    Professor of Practice, Singapore University of Technology and Design 

    Date of appointment as a Director: 1 January 2022

    Board committees served on
    – Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
    – Executive Committee (Member)

    Present principal commitments
    – National University of Singapore (Member, Board of Trustees)
    – International Federation of Housing and Planning (Council Member)
    – Centre of Liveable Cities Ltd, Ministry of National Development (Chairman)
    – Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design (Chairman)
    – Infrastructure Asia International Advisory Panel (Member)
    – Urban Solutions and Sustainability Domain International Advisory Panel, National Research Foundation (Member)
    – Keppel Technology Advisory Panel, Keppel Corporation Ltd (Member)
    – Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment Senior Advisor (Public Sector Sustainability)
    – Cinnamon College, National University of Singapore (Rector) 

    Key Awards
    – Public Administration medal (Silver) (1997) 
    – Public Administration medal (Gold) (2005)
    – Meritorious Service Medal for outstanding public service (2010)
    – Convocation Medal for Professional Excellence 2010 (University of Newcastle)
    – Urban Land Institute Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development (2016)
    – Lynn S Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (2016)
    – Asia-Pacific Landscape Architecture Luminary Award (2017)

  • Leong Wai Leng

    Leong Wai Leng

    Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

    Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK
    Master of Applied Finance, Macquarie University, Australia

    Date of appointment as a Director: 1 March 2023

    Board committees served on
    – Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
    – Executive Resource Nominating and Compensation Committee (Member)

    Present principal commitments
    – Temasek International (President, Singapore Market)
    – CLA Real Estate Holdings Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Ascendas Singbridge Pte. Ltd.) (Non-Executive Non-Independent Director)
    – Singapore Power Limited (Chairman)
    – Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (Director)
    – SP Group Treasury Pte. Ltd. (Chairman)
    – NTUC Enterprise Co-operative Limited (Director)
    – Temasek International Pte. Ltd. (Director)
    – Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council (under Enterprise Singapore)(Council Member)
    – Temasek Foundation International CLG Limited (Member)
    – One° 15 Marina Club (Member/Board of Advisors)
    – NTUC Club (Council Member)

  • Juliet Teo

    Juliet Teo

    Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

    Bachelor of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
    Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder

    Date of appointment as a Director: 1 February 2023

    Board committees served on
    – Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
    – Executive Committee (Member)

    Present principal commitments
    – Temasek (Deputy Head, Portfolio Development Group; Head Transportation and Logistics; Deputy Head, Singapore Market)
    – CLA Real Estate Holdings Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Ascendas Singbridge Pte. Ltd.) (Non-Executive Non-Independent Director)
    – Belford Investments Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Reefknot Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Reefknot Investments Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Reefknot Holdings Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Kyanite Holdings Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Kyanite Investment Holdings (I) Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Kyanite Investment Holdings (II) Pte Ltd (Director)
    – Kyanite Investment Holdings Pte Ltd (Director)