About Straits Trading

Ms Chew Gek Hiang, an accountant by training, has been with the Tecity Group, the parent company of The Straits Trading Company Limited, since 1991. As Executive Director and Head of Finance, she is actively involved in the investment activities of the Tecity Group and is responsible for its securities trading portfolio. Ms Chew also oversees the human resource and administrative functions of the Tecity Group. She is also a Director of Tecity Asset Management Pte Ltd.

Ms Chew is a Council Member of The Tan Chin Tuan Foundation in Singapore and the President of Noah’s Ark CARES (“Companion Animal Rescue and Education Society”). She also currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Academy of Chinese Medicine, Singapore.

After graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1986, Ms Chew worked with Ernst and Whinney in Singapore for a year. She then joined Ernst and Young (London) in 1987 to pursue chartered accountancy, and was admitted to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in October 1990.

Mr Chia Chee Ming, Timothy is Chairman of Hup Soon Global Corporation Private Limited. He sits on the boards of several other private and public companies, including Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd, Fraser and Neave, Limited, Singapore Power Limited, Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd, Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC, Ceylon Investment PLC, Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad and Thai Beverage Public Company Limited. He is a Member of the Corporate Governance Advisory Committee of The Monetary Authority of Singapore, a Member of the Advisory Board of the Asian Civilisations Museum and a Term Trustee of the Singapore Indian Development Association. Mr Chia was a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Singapore Management University.

Mr Chia graduated with a Bachelor of Science cum laude, majoring in Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University in the United States of America.

Mr Tan Chian Khong has about 35 years of experience in the audit industry in Singapore. He retired from Ernst and Young LLP in June 2016.

Mr Tan currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hong Leong Asia Ltd, CSE Global Limited and Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd. He is a Board Member of SMRT Corporation Ltd, and also a Member of the Audit Committee of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) of Singapore.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and a Master of International Environmental Management from the University of Adelaide. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and also holds a US Illinois CPA certificate.

Mr Chua Tian Chu was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Meritus Hotels and Resorts from 2012 to 2013.

Prior to this, Mr Chua held the positions of Executive Vice President of International Sector and Greater China Region, as well as Head, Global Financial Institutions Group of United Overseas Bank Limited, and Managing Director and Head of Investment Finance of Citigroup Private Bank (Asia Pacific Region) as well as Head of Citigroup Corporate Banking in Singapore. He was also the former Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of Far East Orchard Limited (then known as Orchard Parade Holdings Limited).

Mr Chua holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He has also attended the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School.

Mr Lau Cheng Soon sits on the Board of UOL Group Limited and is an Independent Advisory Board Member of the Pro-invest Group’s Funds I/II/III.

Mr Lau has held senior management roles in the Asia Pacific real estate investment business for over 30 years. Mr Lau was the Managing Director of Asia Pacific for Invesco Real Estate and was responsible for the management of the Asia Pacific real estate business. He was the Chairman of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee and the Asia Pacific Investment Committee. He also served as a member of the Global Executive Committee and the Global Remuneration Committee.

Prior to Invesco Real Estate, he was a Managing Director of Ayala International, a member of the Ayala Group. He was previously an Executive Director and Board Member of Tuan Sing Holdings Limited (listed on the main board of the Singapore Stock Exchange). He has directed numerous real estate investment and development projects across all major markets in the Asia Pacific region. He began his career as an engineer with Shell and was also a management consultant with Booz Allen and Hamilton in both the US and Asia.

Mr Lau earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering) degree from Oregon State University.

Mr Lee Chuan Seng is currently Chairman of the Committee of Government Scientific Advisors and Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of National Development and National Environment Agency. He also chairs the Singapore Business Federation Emissions Factor Registry Governing Committee, and is a trustee of a philanthropic trust and a Director of Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

As a professional engineer, Mr Lee had worked and lived in New Zealand, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore. He helped lead the growth of Beca Asia, a leading engineering consultancy in the region based in Singapore across Asia into China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and the Middle East. He retired from active practice in 2013 and continued the linkage as Emeritus Chairman, Beca Asia until August 2022.

Mr Lee graduated from the University of Auckland, New Zealand with a Bachelor of Engineering (1st class honours). Among his awards are the Public Service Medal in 2010 for his services to the engineering profession; the Public Service Star in 2018 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2024 by the Singapore Government for his service to sustainability and the environment; the NZ-ASEAN Award in 2015 by the New Zealand Government for his services to NZ trade and enterprise; the inaugural Green Visionary Award in 2015 by BCA-SGBC for his contributions to green buildings and sustainability. He was made a BCA iBuildSG Distinguished Fellow for his contributions to the construction industry and given the PEB Distinguished Professional Engineer Award for his services to the engineering profession in 2020. He was conferred the President’s Award for the Environment in 2023.

Mr Ho Tian Yee is the Chairman of the Board of Fullerton Fund Management Company Ltd. and FFMC Holdings Pte. Ltd. He has over 30 years of experience serving on boards of various institutions including financial services, hospital management, food and beverage and publishing. Concurrently, he also serves as Chairman of DBS Foundation Ltd. and a Director of Weilee Investment Pte. Ltd. He is also an investment advisor to Blue Edge Advisors Pte. Ltd.

Mr Ho started his career with Bankers Trust Company, where his last position was Managing Director and Head of South East Asia. He was responsible for the bank’s markets strategy in Asia.

Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics from Portsmouth University and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago.

Ms Lin Diaan Yi is the Founder of DY Lin Advisory. She is the Managing Director of Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Bhd and also a Director of The Esplanade Co Ltd, Viva Foundation for Children with Cancer and the Communicable Diseases Agency.

Ms Lin Diaan Yi has more than 20 years of experience with McKinsey & Company where her last role was the Leader for the Social, Public Health and Healthcare sectors across Asia. Prior to that, she was its Managing Partner in Singapore. At McKinsey, Ms Lin provided consultancy extensively to companies in Singapore and across Asia on large-scale programs to drive performance transformation, accelerated digitalisation and economic development, in industries spanning financial services, telecommunications and retail. She also directed McKinsey’s work with sovereign wealth funds and their portfolio companies in the region to maximise value and transform performance. While at McKinsey, Ms Lin had also authored several published works.

Prior to McKinsey, Ms Lin had worked as an investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York and London where she was a core member of the equity private placement group responsible for securing mandates.

Ms Lin is a member of the Bar for England and Wales and holds a Master (Hons) in Law from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University and a Master of Business Administration with distinction from Harvard Business School.

Dr Gary Hilton Weiss has substantial board and board committee experience at both listed and non-listed entities. He is currently the Chairman of Coast Entertainment Holdings Ltd. and Cromwell Property Group, Deputy Chairman of Myer Holdings Limited, an Executive Director of Ariadne Australia Limited, a diversified investment company with investments in a variety of sectors. Dr Weiss is also a Director of Hearts & Minds Investments Limited, Thorney Opportunities Limited, Webjet Group Limited, the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, the Center for Independent Studies, Invest Gold Coast and Australian Olympic Athletes and Coaches Foundation Limited.

He was the former Chairman of Coats plc, Ridley Corporation Limited, Estia Health Ltd and Clearview Wealth Limited and sat on the boards of a number of other public and private companies in Australia. Dr Weiss has been involved in overseeing large businesses with operations in many regions including Asia Pacific, Europe, China, India and the United States and is familiar with investments across a wide range of industries and sectors, including real estate.

Dr Weiss holds an LLB (Hons) and LLM from Victoria University of Wellington and a Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD) from Cornell University. He was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He was awarded the Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in 2019.