Board of Directors

Board of Directors
S Dhanabalan Chairman

Chairman of Temasek since September 1996. Chairman of DBS Group Holdings Ltd from 1999 to 2005 and Chairman of Singapore Airlines Ltd from 1996 to 1998. Began career in the Singapore Civil Service in 1960. Entered politics in 1976. Held a number of cabinet positions from 1978 to 1994.

Kwa Chong Seng Deputy Chairman

Deputy Chairman and Director of Temasek since September 1997. Presently Chairman and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a board director of DBS Group Holdings Ltd and a member of the Public Service Commission. Previously Chairman of MediaCorp Pte Ltd. Began career with Esso Singapore in 1969. Conferred the Public Service Star in 2005.

Ho Ching Executive Director & CEO

Joined Temasek as a Director in January 2002, becoming its Executive Director in May 2002. Executive Director & CEO since January 2004. Began career with the Ministry of Defence and held various positions in the Defence Science Organisation and the Defence Materiel Organisation. President and CEO of the Singapore Technologies Group from April 1997 to December 2001. Conferred the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1985 and the Public Service Star in 1996.

Kua Hong Pak Director

Director of Temasek since November 1996. Presently Managing Director and Group CEO of ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd and Deputy Chairman of SBS Transit Ltd and VICOM Ltd. A board director of PSA International Pte Ltd, PSA Corporation Ltd, StarHub Ltd, Ringier Print (HK) Ltd and Cabcharge Australia Limited. Conferred the Public Service Star in 1996 and re-appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2005.

Koh Boon Hwee Director

Director of Temasek since November 1996. Presently Chairman of DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Executive Chairman and CEO of Sunningdale Tech Ltd, and Executive Director of MediaRing Limited. Previously Chairman of Singapore Airlines Ltd, SIA Engineering Co. Ltd and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Executive Chairman of the Wuthelam Group and Managing Director of Hewlett Packard Singapore. Conferred the Meritorious Service Medal in 1995 and the Public Service Star in 1991.

Goh Yew Lin Director

Director of Temasek since August 2005. Presently Managing Director of GK Goh Holdings Ltd, and an independent director of CIMB-GK Pte Ltd, Boyer Allan Management Ltd and various funds managed by Boyer Allan. Actively involved in the securities industry in Southeast Asia for 25 years until 2005. Current Chairman of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Deputy Chairman of the Singapore Symphonia Company Limited, and a board member of the National University of Singapore.

Simon Israel Executive Director

Joined Temasek as a Director in August 2005, becoming its Executive Director in July 2006 after 10 years with the Danone Group as Chairman Asia Pacific and as a member of the Danone Group’s Executive Committee. Prior to the Danone Group, had a 22-year career with Sara Lee Corporation across the Asia Pacific region. Current Chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board and Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd. Conferred Knight in the Legion of Honour by the French Government in 2007.

Teo Ming Kian Director

Director of Temasek since October 2006. Presently Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Permanent Secretary of National Research and Development in the Prime Minister’s Office. Current Chairman of MND Holdings Pte Ltd, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Executive Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board from February 2001 to October 2006. Conferred the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 1993.

Marcus Wallenberg Director

Appointed a Director of Temasek on 8 July 2008. Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), SAAB AB and AB Electrolux and Deputy Chairman of L M Ericsson. Also a board director of AstraZeneca, Stora Enso, Foundation Asset Management, and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. A recent Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce and previously President and CEO of Investor AB.


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