Board of Directors

First joined the Board on 10 March 1981 as Director and was appointed on 1 March 1989 as Managing Director & CEO. Mr Teo was elevated to Chairman of the Board on 8 November 2002 and continued to be the Managing Director & CEO. Made Executive Chairman effective 11 September 2007. At the last Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 24 October 2008 was re-elected to the Board.

Made a member of the Chinese Development Assistance Council Board of Directors since 1992. In 2009 was elevated to Senior Honorary Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and re-elected as Vice President of Ngee Ann Kongsi Council.

Non-Executive Chairman of Cerebos Pacific Limited and AXA Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd, Mr Teo also serves on the Board of Ngee Ann Development Pte Ltd, a joint venture company with Takashimaya Tokyo, as well as Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre Pte Ltd, which delivers post graduate tertiary courses from the University of Adelaide, South Australia in Singapore.

Graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Economics from the University of Adelaide, Australia. A Fellow member of CPA Australia as well as the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Mr Jamie Teo Miang Yeow joined Singapura Finance Ltd on 30 March 2000 and was appointed to the Board as Executive Director on 8 November 2002. Mr Teo was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 17 March 2005. Since 11 September 2007, Mr Teo holds the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He was last re-elected as a Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 26 October 2007.

Mr Teo is a member of the Risk Management, Investment and Executive Committees. Prior to joining the Company, he worked with Ernst & Young Consultants as a senior consultant.

Mr Teo holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Adelaide, Australia. He holds directorships in several private companies. He is a Council member of Ngee Ann Kongsi, and represents Ngee Ann Kongsi as a member of the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Council. He is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors and an Honorary Treasurer of Finance Houses Association of Singapore.

Mr Ong Pang Boon joined the Board of Singapura Finance Ltd as an Independent nonexecutive Director on 6 March 1985. He was last re-appointed as a Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 24 October 2008. Mr Ong is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Mr Ong was formerly Director of Hong Leong Holdings Ltd (1985-2007), City Developments Ltd (1985-2006) and Hong Leong Finance Ltd (1985-2001). He was an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly and Parliament (1959-1988) and Cabinet Minister (1959- 1984). Mr Ong holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Malaya.

Mr Phua Bah Lee joined the Board of Singapura Finance Ltd as an Independent nonexecutive Director on 19 October 1988. He was last re-appointed as a Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 24 October 2008. Mr Phua is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees.

Mr Phua is a Director of Metro Holdings Limited, GP Batteries International Limited, GP Industries Limited, Pan-United Corporation Ltd and Wing Tai Holdings Limited. He was the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Communications from 1968 to 1971 and Senior Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Defence from 1972 to 1988. He was a Member of Parliament for the Tampines Constituency from 1968 to 1988. He graduated from the Nanyang University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

Mr Teoh Eng Hong joined the Board of Singapura Finance Ltd as an Independent nonexecutive Director on 18 June 1992. He was last re-elected as a Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 24 October 2008. Mr Teoh is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Nominating, Remuneration and Executive Committees.

Mr Teoh was with Shell Group of Companies for over 30 years and had held various senior management positions and directorships in various oil and chemicals companies associated with Shell. Hence he has extensive experience in many aspects of the oil and chemical related businesses. Mr Teoh holds a Bachelor of Economics (1st class Honours) from the University of Adelaide, Australia. His other interest is in the education industry.

Mr William Ho Ah Seng joined Singapura Finance Ltd as General Manager on 2 April 1983. He was appointed to the Board as Executive Director on 1 March 1989. After his retirement as the Executive Director on 31 January 2008, Mr Ho continues to serve on the board as a non-executive and non-independent Director. Mr Ho was last re-elected as a Director at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 26 October 2007.

Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of London. He is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.