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Council Members
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The SBF Council, which manages the affairs of the Federation, will include nominated, elected and co-opted representatives. The Council will have a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 26 members.
The three local ethnic chambers i.e. Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry will have permanent representation in the Council. Up to 1/4 of the total number of the Council Members shall be representatives from foreign chambers of commerce and industry. In addition, up to 6 members could be co-opted by the Council. The rest of the council members would be nominees of local chambers or elected representatives of member companies.
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Tony
Chew Leong Chee
( Chairman )
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- Executive Chairman, Asia Resource Corporation
- Chairman, KFC Vietnam Company
- Lead Independent Director, Keppel Corporation
- Board Member, Macondray Corporation, Orangestar Holdings
- Chairman, Governing Board, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore
- Chairman, Network Indonesia
- Adviser, Singapore Institute of International Affairs
- Conferred Public Service Medal in 2001
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Chua Thian Poh
( Vice Chairman ) |
- Chairman & CEO of Ho Bee Investment Ltd
- President of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Advisor of Network China Steering Committee
- Chairman of Business China
- Chairman of Bishan East Citizens' Consultative Committee
- Deputy President of Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan
- Member of Board of Trustees and Chairman of Finance & Establishment Committee of Chinese Development Assistance Council
- Council Member of National Arts Council
- Conferred The Public Service Star (BBM) in 2004
- Appointed as Justice of the Peace in 2005
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Barry Desker
( Vice Chairman ) |
- Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University
- Director of Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University
- Chairman of Singapore International Foundation, Jurong Port Pte Ltd and Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd
- Member of the Executive Board of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (2006-2008)
- Was Chief Executive Officer of the former Singapore Trade Development Board (1994-2000) and Singapore's Ambassador to Indonesia (1986-1993)
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Cheng Wai Keung
( Honorary Secretary ) |
- Chairman and Managing Director, Wing Tai Holdings Limited
- Chairman, Neptune Orient Lines Ltd
- Vice-Chairman, Singapore-Suzhou Township Development Pte Limited
- Director, GP Batteries International Limited
- Conferred the Public Service Star (BBM) in 1987, the Public Service Star (Bar) (BBM-Lintang) in 1997 and the Distinguished Service Order (DUBC) in August 2007
- Reappointed Justice of the Peace in 2005
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Lawrence Leow
( Deputy Honorary Secretary ) |
- President, Association of Small and Medium Enterprises
- Chairman / Chief Executive Officer of the Crescendas Group
- Board Member of Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING Singapore)
- Adviser of People's Association - Youth Movement (PAYM)
- Member of Pro-Enterprise Panel set up by Ministry of Finance
- Member, GPC for Finance and Trade & Industry Resource Panel
- Member, Social Enterprise Financing Sub-committee organised by Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
- Member, Singapore Youth Award Advisory Committee (Entrepreneurship)
- Member, Young Business Leaders Selection Panel by National Youth Council
- Patron of Yew Tee Citizens' Consultative Committee and Constituency Sports Club
- Former Nominated Member of Parliament
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Bob Tan
( Honorary Treasurer ) |
- Chairman, Jurong Engineering Limited
- Chairman of the Institute of Technical Education
- Directorships in other companies including Power Seraya Ltd and SMRT Corporation Ltd
- Vice President of Singapore National Employers Federation
- Co-Chairman of Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices
- Member of National Wages Council
- Board Member of Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies
- Member of NTUC Club Management Council
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Kristin Paulson
( Deputy Honorary Treasurer ) |
- President (South Asia Pacific) of United Technologies International Operations, Inc
- Past Chairman of American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
- Governor & Executive Committee Governor of American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
- Vice-Chair, Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers
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Simon Cheong
( Council Member ) |
- Chairman and CEO of SC Global Developments Ltd
- President of Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (REDAS)
- Board of the Raffles Girls Secondary School in Singapore, 1999 - 2007
- Executive Chairman of Vantage Corporation Ltd, 2002-2004
- Board Member of Singapore Turf Club, 2001-2002
- Board Member of Singapore Dance Theatre, 2003-2006
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David P. Conner
( Council Member ) |
- Chief Executive Officer and Director, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
- Chairman of The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS)
- Director of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd
- Chairman of Bank of Singapore Ltd
- Director of Great Eastern Holdings Ltd, The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd and The Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd
- Deputy Chairman and Director of Lion Capital Management Ltd
- Commissioner of PT Bank NISP Tbk
- Trustee of Washington University in St. Louis
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Desmond Hill
( Council Member ) |
- Deputy General Manager, Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd
- President, Singapore Contractors Association Ltd
- President, Singapore Squash Rackets Association
- Member, Singapore Accreditation Council
- Member, Building and Construction Standard Committee SPRING
- Member, National Crime Prevention Council
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Joachim Ihrcke
( Council Member ) |
- President, European Chamber Of Commerce
- Managing Director, Droege & Comp. Singapore Pte Ltd
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Vijay Iyengar
( Council Member ) |
- Chairman, Singapore Indian Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
- Managing Director, Agrocorp International Pte Ltd
- Director, Sri Kowshiki International Pte Ltd, Ramco System Pte Ltd, Asian Media Education Centre Pte Ltd, Parameswara Holdings Ltd, Compass Tours Point Pte Ltd, Ambit (S) Pte Ltd and Singapore Mercantile Exchange Pte Ltd
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Jung Young Soo
( Council Member ) |
- Chairman, Korean Chamber of Commerce (Singapore)
- Chairman & CEO, Hankook Saints James Pte Ltd
- Board Director, Singapore International Chamber of Commerce
- Chairman & CEO, Jinmax Enterprise Pte Ltd
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Edwin Khew
( Council Member ) |
- Nominated Member of Parliament
- Director, IUT Singapore Pte Ltd
- CEO & Managing Director, IUT Global Pte Ltd
- Immediate Past President, Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa)
- Chairman, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), Singapore Association for Environment, Occupational Health, and Safety Companies (SAFEco), Singapore Standards Council (Spring), GS1 Singapore Council (SMa)
- Director, EDC@SMa, IUT Singapore Pte Ltd
- Deputy Chairman, Institute of Chemical Engineers (U.K), Singapore Branch, Singapore Accreditation Council, Spring
- Board and EXCO member, Singapore Environment Council
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Yasuhiko Kitagawa
( Council Member ) |
- President, Japanese Chamber Of Commerce & Industry, Singapore
- General Manager, Mitsubishi Corporation Singapore Branch
- Former President, Japanese Association Singapore
- Board Director, Singapore International Chamber of Commerce
- Director, Mtisubishi Elevator (Singapore) Pte Ltd, MCLT Singapore Pte Ltd,
- Mi-Mi Investment Singapore Pte Ltd, MC Development Asia Pte Ltd,
- Singapore-Suzhou Township Development Pte Ltd and Diamond Tanker Pte Ltd
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Dato' Mohd Zain Abdullah
( Council Member ) |
- President, Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Executive Chairman, Prestige Marine Services Pte Ltd, Prestige Energy Pte Ltd, Prestige Air & Logistics Pte Ltd, Paradigm Shipping Pte Ltd, Peta Marine Pte Ltd, Yam Holdings Sdn Bhd, E.A. Bunkering Sdn Bhd and PM Marine Sdn Bhd
- Director, Saso Logistics Pte Ltd
- President Director, PT. Tri Bhakti Mandiri Lines
- Director, Enterprise Promotions Centres Pte Ltd and Malay Heritage Foundation Ltd
- Advisor, Singapore Silat Federation, PA Talent Advisory Council and The Malay Language Learning and Promotion Committee
- Advisory Board Member, Muslim Kidney Action Association (MKAC)
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Philip Ng
( Council Member ) |
- Chief Executive Officer, Far East Organization
- Chairman, Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd and Yeo Hiap Seng (Malaysia) Berhad
- Executive Chairman, Orchard Parade Holdings Limited
- Director, Sino Group (Hong Kong)
- Ambassador of The Republic of Singapore to The Republic of Chile
- Republic Polytechnic Board of Governors
- Governing Board of The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
- NUS Graduate Medical School (GMS) Governing Board
- Director, National University of Singapore
- Director, Nanyang Primary School
- Non-Executive Director, Super Coffeemix Manufacturing Limited
- The Singapore-China Foundation Board of Governors
- Cairnhill Community Club Management Committee (Honorary Patron)
- Advisory Board for the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC)
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Tang Kin Fei
( Council Member ) |
- Group President, CEO & Director, Sembcorp Industries Ltd
- Director, Sembcorp Marine Ltd
- Director, GuocoLeisure Limited
- Director, Interational Enterprise Singapore
- Chairman/Director, Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Ltd
- Council Member, Singapore-Tianjin Economic & Trade Council, Abu Dhabi-Singapore Business Forum, Saudi-Singapore Economic City Business Forum, Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council and Singapore-Zhejiang Economic & Trade Council
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Robert Yap
( Council Member ) |
- Chairman & CEO of YCH Group Pte Ltd
- Co-Chairman of Korea-Singapore Logistics Council, Founding Member of India-Singapore CEO Forum, Member of the Malaysia-Singapore Business Council and Founding Chairman of Supply Chain Asia Advisory Council
- Chairman of ASEAN-Business Advisory Council and e-ASEAN Committee under the ASEAN-Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- Member of Network Indonesia Steering Committee, Network China Steering Committee, Singapore-Tianjin Economic & Trade Council (STETC), Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council (SJCC) and Regional Representative (Tianjin) for Network China
- Member of the Singapore Customs' Advisory Committee
- Board of Advisors of School of Information Systems in Singapore Management University
- Member of the Committee on Singapore's Competitiveness 2001, and the Economic Review Committee 2003, and served on the Board of Directors in JTC and PSB
- Bestowed the IT Leaders Award in 2003 by the Singapore Computer Society and inducted to the Asia Logistics Award Hall of Fame by Lloyds FTB in 2003
- Awarded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Singapore 2007
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Renny Yeo
( Council Member ) |
- President, Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa)
- Chairman, GS1 Singapore and EPC Global (SMa)
- Chairman, Draka Cableteq Asia Pacific Holding Pte Ltd, Singapore Cables Manufacturers Pte Ltd and Draka Comteq Singapore
- Board Member, Oakwell Engineering Ltd
- Council Member, Standard Council (SPRING)
- Deputy Chairman, The Singapore National Committee of The International Electrotechnical Commission
- Chairman, Electrical & Electronic Product Standards Committee (SPRING)
- Member, Singapore’s Enterprise Development Advisory Council (SPRING)
- Member, IE Singapore’s Advisory Committee ?Export Development Program
- Conferred the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) in 2000
- Patron, Singapore Productivity Association
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