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board of directors
01. Tan Guong Ching 03. Kua Hong Pak
Chairman Independent Director
Date of Appointment: Director on 8 August 1998 and Date of Appointment: 19 November 2001
Chairman on 1 April 2001
Last Re-elected: 14 April 2014
Last Re-elected: 14 April 2014 Chairman, Audit Committee
Chairman, Board of Directors
Chairman, Risk Committee Mr Kua Hong Pak is the Managing Director and Group
Member, Strategy Committee CEO of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited. Mr Kua
brings wide-ranging experience of financial accounting,
Mr Tan Guong Ching is the Chairman of Singapore management and investment to the Board. Mr Kua
Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd, STT Communications is also the Deputy Chairman of SBS Transit Ltd and
Ltd, Asia Mobile Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Singapore VICOM Ltd. Prior to joining ComfortDelGro Corporation
Technologies Aerospace Ltd. He was formerly the CEO Limited, Mr Kua served as the President and CEO of
of the Housing & Development Board, the Principal Times Publishing Limited and Executive Director of SBS
Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and the Transit Ltd. Mr Kua was conferred the Public Service
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Star in 1996 and re-appointed a Justice of the Peace
the Ministry of the Environment and the then Ministry of by the President of Singapore in 2010. He holds a
Communications & Information. Mr Tan initiated several Bachelor of Accountancy from the former University
major projects during his career, such as neighbourhood of Singapore. Mr Kua participated in the Advanced
policing, civil defence, commissioning of the mass Management Program conducted by the Harvard
rapid transit system, the corporatisation of Singapore Business School, USA.
Telecommunications Ltd and the re-organisation of the
then Telecommunication Authority of Singapore. Mr
Tan served in the Administrative Service for 33 years. In
recognition of Mr Tan’s contributions to the Civil Service,
he was awarded a Public Administration Medal (Gold)
in 1991, a Long Service Medal in 1997 and an NTUC
Commendation Medal in 1999. Mr Tan holds a Bachelor
and a Master of Engineering (Chemical) from McMaster
University, Canada.
02. Tan Tong Hai 04. Peter Seah Lim Huat
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment: 1 March 2013 Date of Appointment: 22 July 2002
Last Re-elected: 15 April 2013 Last Re-elected: 14 April 2014
Member, Risk Committee Chairman, Executive Resource and Compensation Committee
Chairman, Nominating Committee
Mr Tan Tong Hai joined StarHub in 2009 as its Chief
Operating Officer, overseeing the day-to-day operations Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat is the Chairman of DBS Bank
of StarHub. He has over 20 years of experience in Ltd, DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Singapore Health Services
the regional information technology (IT), Internet and Pte Ltd and Lasalle College of the Arts Limited. Mr Seah
e-commerce industries and has had broad experience also serves on the boards of CapitaLand Limited and
at top management levels. Mr Tan was previously the STATS ChipPAC Ltd. He has extensive experience in the
President and the CEO of Singapore Computer Systems financial industry. He served as the President and CEO
from August 2005 to December 2008, and the President and a Director of Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd from
and the CEO of Pacific Internet (PacNet) from March December 2001 to December 2004. Prior to that, he held
2001 to August 2005. He was instrumental in turning several senior level positions in the former Overseas
both companies around when he was at their helms. In Union Bank Limited before retiring as Vice Chairman
addition, Mr Tan is currently the Chairman of Nanyang and CEO in September 2001. Mr Seah holds a Bachelor
Polytechnic’s Board of Governors. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) from the former
of Electrical Engineering (Honours) from the National University of Singapore.
University of Singapore.
20 many lives of hubbing
