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ANNUAL REPORT 2015
HAW PAR CORPORATION LIMITED
B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S
Dr Wee Cho Yaw, aged 87, 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 2015. He is the Chairman
of the Investment Committee and a
member of the Remuneration and
Nominating Committees.
A veteran banker with more than
50 years’ experience in the banking
industry, Dr Wee is Chairman Emeritus
and Adviser of United Overseas Bank
Limited and Far Eastern Bank Limited.
He also 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.
Previously, he was the Chairman of
United International Securities Limited
and Singapore Land Limited. Dr Wee
is also a Director of Chung Cheng High
School. He is the Honorary President of
the Singapore Federation of Chinese
Clan Associations, Singapore Hokkien
Huay Kuan and Singapore Chinese
Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
WEE CHO YAW
Non-Executive &
Non-Independent Chairman
Dr Wee received Chinese high school
education. He was conferred an
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters
by National University of Singapore in
2008. He received a second Honorary
Degree of Doctor of Letters from
Nanyang Technological University in
2014. Both Degrees were conferred
in recognition of his long-standing
support of education and outstanding
contributions to community welfare
and the business community. In 2011,
he received the Distinguished Service
Order, Singapore‘s highest National Day
Award, from the President of Singapore
for his outstanding contributions to
the economic, education, social and
community development fields in
Singapore. He is currently the Pro-
Chancellor of Nanyang Technological
University, having been appointed
since 2004.
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 exceptional achievements in
the Singapore business community.
The Asian Banker presented the Lifetime
Achievement Award to him in 2009.
WEE EE-CHAO
Deputy Chairman &
Non-Executive Director
Mr Wee Ee-chao, aged 61, is a
non-executive and non-independent
director. He was appointed to the
Board on 8 July 2003 and was last
re-elected on 28 April 2015. He was
appointed as the Deputy Chairman of
the Board on 25 February 2016.
Mr Wee is the Chairman and
Managing Director of UOB-Kay Hian
Holdings Limited. He is a Director
of UOL Group Limited and Wee
Foundation. He also manages Kheng
Leong Company (Private) Limited
which is involved in real estate
development and investments.
He was a Director of Pan Pacific Hotels
Group Limited.
He holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree from The
American University, Washington
DC, USA.
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