WEE EE LIM
President & CEO
Mr Wee Ee Lim, aged 53, joined the
Group in 1986 and became President
& CEO of Haw Par Corporation Limited
in 2003. He was appointed to the
Board on 23 March 1994 and was
last re-elected on 24 April 2013. Mr
Wee is a member of the Investment
Committee. He has been closely involved
in the management and growth of the
Group over the last 28 years.
He is a Director of United Industrial
Corporation Limited, UOL Group Limited
and Hua Han Bio-Pharmaceutical
Holdings Limited (a company listed
on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange)
and Wee Foundation.
He was a Director of Pan Pacific Hotels
Group Limited from 2006 till 2013
and of Singapore Land Limited from
1999 till August 2014.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics)
degree from Clark University, USA.
SAT PAL KHATTAR
Independent Director
Mr Sat Pal Khattar, aged 72, was a
founding partner and later consultant
in Messrs KhattarWong with over
40 years’ experience in the legal
profession. He was appointed to the
Board on 1 January 1977 and was
last re-appointed on 28 April 2014.
He is Chairman of the Remuneration
and Nominating Committees.
He is the Chairman and Director
of Khattar Holdings Pte Ltd Group
of Companies which is principally
engaged in investments. He is also
a Director of the Institute of South
Asian Studies.
He was Chairman of Guocoland Limited
from 1990 till 2012, Director of Guoco
Group Limited from 1991 till 2012
and that of GuocoLeisure Limited
from 2009 till 2012.
He was also Chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the Singapore Business
Federation and Member of Presidential
Council for Minority Rights till 2012
after completing various terms.
He holds a LLM degree and LLB
(Hons) degree from the University
of Singapore.
He was presented the SICCI-DBS
Singapore-India Business Award in
2009 and was bestowed the Padma
Shri award by the President of India
in 2011.
HWANG SOO JIN
Independent Director
Mr Hwang Soo Jin, aged 79, is a
chartered insurer with more than 50
years of business experience. He was
appointed to the Board on 28 October
1986 and was last re-appointed on
28 April 2014. He is a member of the
Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Mr Hwang is the Chairman Emeritus,
Director and Senior Advisor of Singapore
Reinsurance Corporation Ltd, a Director
of United Industrial Corporation Limited
and United Overseas Insurance Limited.
He was a Director of Singapore Land
Limited from 2003 till August 2014.
He is a Chartered Insurer of the
Chartered Insurance Institute, UK,
an advisor to the ASEAN Insurance
Council, an Honorary Fellow of The
Singapore Insurance Institute and a
Justice of the Peace.
WEE CHO YAW
Non-Executive Chairman
Dr Wee Cho Yaw, aged 85, has been Chairman of the Company and of the Haw
Par Group since 1978. He was appointed to the Board on 31 October 1975 and
was last re-appointed on 28 April 2014. He is the Chairman of the Investment
Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nominating Committees.
A career banker with more than 50 years’ experience in the banking industry, Dr
Wee is Chairman Emeritus and Advisor of United Overseas Bank Limited and Far
Eastern Bank Limited. He chairs the boards of United Overseas Insurance Limited,
UOL Group Limited, Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited, United Industrial Corporation
Limited, Marina Centre Holdings Private Limited and Wee Foundation.
He was Chairman of United International Securities Limited from 1973 till 2013
and of Singapore Land Limited from 1996 till 2014.
He is Honorary President of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations,
Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan and Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce
& Industry.
Dr Wee received Chinese high school education and was conferred Honorary Degree
of Doctor of Letters by National University of Singapore in 2008 and by Nanyang
Technological University in August 2014. He is currently the Pro-Chancellor of
Nanyang Technological University.
Dr Wee was conferred the Businessman Of The Year award twice at the Singapore
Business Awards in 2001 and 1990. He received the inaugural Credit Suisse-Ernst
& Young Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 for his outstanding achievements in
the Singapore business community and The Asian Banker’s Lifetime Achievement
Award in 2009. For his contributions to the community and to education, Dr Wee
received in 2011 the Distinguished Service Order, Singapore’s highest National
Day Award.
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