Ms Koh Kah Sek was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 November 2016 and was last re-elected on 19 April 2023. Ms Koh was appointed as Chair of the Board on 18 April 2022 and as a member of the NC on 1 January 2023. As Ms Koh is directly associated with Far East Organization Pte. Ltd., which is a substantial shareholder of the Company, she is considered by the NC and Board to be non-independent.
Ms Koh is an Executive Director and the CFO of Far East Organization (“FEO”), where she is responsible for FEO’s financial affairs, including corporate finance, treasury, overseas investments, risk management and capital management. She also oversees the corporate function of FEO’s Group Legal Division.
Ms Koh is also a Non-Executive ID and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Netlink NBN Management Pte. Ltd., trustee-manager of Netlink NBN Trust.
Prior to joining FEO, Ms Koh worked in Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) from 2005 to 2011. In SingTel, she held various senior management positions, such as the Group Financial Controller, CFO of Singapore Business and Group Treasurer. Ms Koh previously served as a board member of public listed companies including Globe Telecom Inc. and Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited. Prior to joining SingTel, Ms Koh began her career with Price Waterhouse and thereafter she worked at a leading global investment bank before she held a senior management role in a public listed F&B company in Singapore.
Ms Koh graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is a member of The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a Fellow Member of CPA Australia.
Mr Alan Tang Yew Kuen was appointed as an Executive Director on 1 January 2020, and was last re-elected on 19 April 2023. Mr Tang was also appointed as the Group CEO of the Company on 1 January 2020.
Mr Tang has rich and balanced experience in the global hospitality real estate capital market and operations. He served as Senior Vice President, Head Hospitality of GIC Real Estate Private Limited, where he held leadership responsibilities for investment and asset management of a USD multi-billion portfolio. During his tenure at GIC Real Estate Private Limited, he oversaw both direct and indirect (through third-party funds) equity and debt investments, as well as both private and public-listed entities. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Tang was Chief Operating Officer of Frasers Hospitality International Pte. Ltd., where he led the operations of its hotels and serviced apartments worldwide.
Mr Tang received a Bachelor of Science (Distinction) in 1992 from the School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, USA. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). In 2016, he completed the Module 10 of the Capital Markets and Financial Advisory Services (CMFAS) Examination.
Mr Ramlee Bin Buang was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 25 April 2017 and was last re-elected on 26 April 2021. Mr Ramlee was appointed Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee on 24 April 2018, and as Lead Independent Director on 1 January 2023. The Nominating Committee and Board considers Mr Ramlee to be an Independent Director.
Mr Ramlee has extensive experience in corporate and international business and finance, accounting, tax, corporate investor relationship, management information systems, risk management and audit, human resource development in leading multinational corporations and in various industries ranging from petroleum, power tools and housewares to household and personal care products, health supplements, food and beverage and hospitals.
Mr Ramlee holds a Professional Qualification from the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom, a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK and a Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Marketing Institute of Singapore. He is a non-practicing member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He attended the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in 2011. He is a Certified Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Professional, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (The Coaches Training Institute) and an Associated Certified Coach with International Coaching Federation. He was conferred the Public Service Medal (PBM) in 2018.
Mdm Ee Choo Lin Diana was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 29 April 2011, and was last re-elected on 19 April 2023. Mdm Ee is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee. As Mdm Ee has served the Board for more than nine years, with effect from 1 January 2022, she was re-designated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. Nonetheless, Mdm Ee continues to demonstrate strong independence in character and judgement, and provides impartial and autonomous views.
Mdm Ee has extensive international experience in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industry. She held senior executive leadership positions at Raffles International Limited managing multi-hotel brands and gained broad commercial experience in business operations, brand stewardship, global sales and marketing, distribution and revenue management, technical services, quality assurance and strategic organisational development.
Formerly, as President of Raffles Hotels & Resorts, she held responsibilities for the brand’s growth strategy and for the operating and financial performance of its hotels, in multi-cultural environments spanning South East Asia, China, the United States, Middle East and Europe. Mdm Ee has previously served as a Board Member of Sentosa Development Corporation, the Singapore Tourism Board, the Board of Governors of Republic Polytechnic Singapore, and as Chairman of Mount Faber Leisure Group Pte. Ltd., an operator of a suite of leisure and lifestyle offerings including attractions such as the Singapore Cable Car and operations in retail and F&B.
She is presently Vice-Chairman of SHATEC Institutes Pte. Ltd. (the hospitality and tourism institute of the Singapore Hotel Association) and a Director of Constellar Holdings Pte. Ltd., manager of proprietary large scale international events in Asia and operator of Singapore Expo, Singapore’s largest purpose-built venue for Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE).
Mdm Ee obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore.
Mr Shailesh Anand Ganu was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 12 February 2019, and was last re-elected on 18 April 2022. Mr Ganu was appointed as the Chair of the RC on 1 January 2022. The NC and Board considers Mr Ganu to be an ID.
Mr Ganu is a seasoned business leader, management consultant, and senior human capital practitioner with experience leading large teams and projects in both corporate and consulting environments. He has over 23 years of experience working closely with the Boards and management teams of some of the leading companies in the world across Real Estate and several other industries. He is an Executive Compensation, Sustainability and Corporate Governance expert, with deep expertise in the design and implementation of people strategies, organisation development, business transformations, and ESG issues.
Mr Ganu has a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) degree from the University of Mumbai, India; and a Masters of Business Administration from Sydney Business School - University of Wollongong, Australia. He is a member and faculty of non-executive director institutes across the region, and is an associate lecturer teaching corporate governance and strategic HR courses. He is a keynote speaker, and frequently writes for business publications on gender diversity and board effectiveness matters.
Ms Ku Xian Hong was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2022, and was last re-elected on 18 April 2022. Ms Ku was appointed as Chair of the NC on 25 April 2024 and as a member of RC on 25 April 2024. The NC and Board considers Ms Ku to be an ID.
Prior to her directorship roles, Ms Ku spent 27 years in Accenture Singapore where she was a Managing Director. She assumed multiple Asia Pacific leadership roles during her career at Accenture where she led technology and consulting projects across clients in various industries. She also spent four years in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan where she established the Greater China Change Management practice to help clients transform their organisation and workforce.
Ms Ku chairs the Regulatory and Risk Committee at Netlink NBN Management Pte. Ltd., trustee-manager of Netlink NBN Trust. She is also a member of the RC at Netlink NBN. She has recently stepped down from the Council of Singapore Cancer Society after 9 years’ service where she was the Chairperson of its Digital and Technology Committee.
Ms Ku obtained her Bachelor of Science from the National University of Singapore and Master of Business Administration (with Distinction) from the DePaul University, Chicago.
Mr Chan Hon Chew was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 6 March 2024, and was last re-elected on 25 April 2024. Mr Chan was appointed as a member of the ARC on 25 April 2024. The NC and Board considers Mr Chan to be an Independent Director.
Mr Chan has extensive experience in business and finance, strategic planning, investment, corporate accounting and reporting, treasury, tax and risk management. He began his career with Price Waterhouse and thereafter worked as Financial Controller at IBM, before moving to Wing Tai Holdings as Assistant General Manager, Finance where he oversaw all financial matters as well as tax, legal and corporate secretarial functions.
In 2003, Mr Chan joined Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA) where he served as Senior Vice President, Finance and was responsible for a diverse range of functions including investor relations, risk management and insurance and was involved in SIA’s strategic planning process. During his tenure with SIA, Mr Chan received the Best CFO Award at the 2011 Singapore Corporate Awards, under the category of companies with S$1 billion and above in market capitalization.
In 2014, Mr Chan joined Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel) where he served as CFO and contributed significantly to sharpening Keppel’s focus as one integrated company when its various operating units were privatized between 2015 to 2019. While at Keppel, the Singapore Ministry of Finance appointed Mr Chan to the Board of the Accounting Standard Council. Mr Chan contributed to the successful digitalization and streamlining of Keppel’s finance processes, and the prudent management of Keppel’s finances. Mr Chan retired from Keppel in December 2023.
Mr Chan obtained his Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from the National University of Singapore. He is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, and a Chartered Financial Analyst with CFA Institute. Mr Chan is also a Senior Accredited Director with the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Mr Kiong Kim Hock Arthur was appointed CEO of the hospitality business of the Company on 1 September 2012.
Arthur was the Managing Director of Hotel Operation (Asia Pacifc & China) and Senior Vice President of Group Marketing Services at Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts from 2008 to 2012. He was the Director of Far East Hospitality Business Group from August 2005 to 2007. Arthur was Vice-President of Marketing (Asia Pacifc) for the Peninsula Group based in Hong Kong from 2002 to 2005, where he was responsible for the marketing functions in Head Offce and sales performance of the hotels outside the USA.
Arthur has 37 years of hotel industry experience having held operations, sales and marketing roles for various hotels in Asia and the USA including The Peninsula Hotels, The Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, The Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt International, Westin Hotels and Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts.
Ms Joanna Gok Yin Yin was appointed CFO of the Company on 2 January 2018. Joanna leads the finance and corporate development teams and is responsible for business ventures, strategic partnerships, risk management, IR and overall financial matters of the Company and its group of companies. She also supports the Group CEO in the Group’s strategic business planning process. Joanna has over 20 years of diversifed experience in her previous roles in external audit and transaction services in the Big Four audit firms and finance and investment-related roles.
Joanna joined the Company in 2012 and held various managerial positions before her appointment as CFO.
Prior to joining the Company, Joanna served as CFO of Newage Investment Holding Pte Ltd for two years, overseeing financial matters of the holding company in Singapore which owns hotels and offce buildings in Jakarta. Joanna began her career at Arthur Andersen before moving on to Ernst & Young where she led statutory audit and IPO-audit engagements. Thereafter, she joined the Transaction Services team in KPMG Singapore as Senior Manager, before leaving as Director in 2010. In KPMG, she led financial due diligence engagements for both buy-side and sell-side engagements.
Joanna holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore.