Manager of Parkway Life REIT

Board Of Directors

The Board is entrusted with the responsibility for the overall management of the Manager. The Board of Parkway Trust Management Limited comprises:

  • MR. LIM KOK HOONG, Independent Director and Chairman
  • MR. PUAH TUAN SOON BENSON, Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
  • MR. TAN BONG LIN, Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
  • DR. LIM CHEOK PENG, Non-Executive Director
  • DR. TAN SEE LENG, Non-Executive Director
  • MR. AHMAD SHAHIZAM MOHD SHARIFF, Non-Executive Director
  • MR. TAN SEE HAW, Non-Executive Director
  • MR. YONG YEAN CHAU, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

None of the Directors has any family relationship with one another, any substantial shareholder of the Manager or any Substantial Unitholder.

Experience and Expertise of the Board of Directors

MR. LIM KOK HOONG

MR. LIM KOK HOONG

Independent Director and Chairman
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Mr. Lim is an Independent Director on the Board of several public listed companies in Singapore.

Mr. Lim has over 32 years experience in public accountancy. He was a Senior Partner with Ernst & Young Singapore from 2002 to 2003 and prior to that was the Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen Singapore from 1990 to 2002. He also previously held the position of Regional Managing Partner, Asean, for Arthur Andersen during the period 2000 to 2002.

Mr. Lim graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1971 with a Bachelor of Commerce. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.

Mr. PUAH TUAN SON BENSON

MR. PUAH TUAN SOON BENSON

Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
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Mr. Puah has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Esplanade Co Ltd (TECL) since 1998. Concurrent to his position as CEO of TECL, Mr. Puah was also appointed as CEO of the National Arts Council (NAC), with effect from 1 August 2009. Prior to these appointments, he was the CEO of Temasia Health Pte Ltd, the international business and management arm of Health Corporation of Singapore (HCS), an entity linked to the Government of Singapore that invests and develops businesses in health services, from 1997 to 1998. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Puah was the Director and Chief Executive of Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), a government statutory board responsible for the development, management and promotion of Sentosa, Sentosa Cove and 11 off-shore islands. From 1982 to 1994, Mr. Puah worked in various senior positions in hotels managed by global hotel operators including Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in Hong Kong and Singapore. Shangri-la's Rasa Sentosa Resort in Singapore, Shangri-la Hotel Surabaya in Indonesia, Hilton International in Singapore amongst others.

Mr. Puah graduated from the University of Surrey, Guildford in the United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Catering & Tourism Administration.

MR. TAN BONG LIN

MR. TAN BONG LIN

Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
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Mr. Tan has over 28 years experience working in financial institutions. Between 1990 and 2007, he was with Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte Ltd and was its Managing Director from 1991 to 2007.

His responsibility included overseeing the Smith Barney brokerage and advisory business. Prior to his appointment in Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte Ltd, he held various positions in Drexel Burnham Lambert (S) Pte Ltd, including as a Dealer, an Operations Manager and an Assistant General Manager, from 1980 to 1990. Mr. Tan was a member of the Finance Committee at Singapore Broadcasting Authority from 1997 to 2002.

Mr. Tan graduated from the University of Singapore in 1980 with a Bachelor of Accountancy.

DR. LIM CHEOK PENG

DR. LIM CHEOK PENG

Non-Executive Director
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Dr. Lim has over 25 years international experience in the healthcare sector. He was the Managing Director of Parkway Holdings Limited (the Sponsor), an appointment which he has held since 2000 and became the Vice Chairman in 2009.

On 1 May 2011, Dr. Lim was appointed as Executive Director of IHH Healthcare Berhad (formerly known as Integrated Healthcare Holdings Berhad) and redesignated to Managing Director of IHH Healthcare Berhad in April 2012. He is also a Consultant Physician & Cardiologist in private practice in Singapore.

Dr. Lim is the Co-Chairman of Health & Life Science of the Singapore British Business Council and is a member of the Council for the Third Age of Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports. He was a member of Singapore Medical Council from 2005 to 2011 and was a board member of Republic Polytechnic from 2005 to 2009.

Dr. Lim graduated from the University of Singapore in 1972 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). In 1976, he obtained a Master in Medicine (Internal Medicine) from the University of Singapore. Dr. Lim was elected to the membership from the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom in 1977. In 1991, Dr. Lim obtained the Diploma of Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Edinburgh and was admitted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Cardiology) at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore in 2003.

DR. TAN SEE LENG

Non-Executive Director
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Dr. Tan is the Group CEO and Managing Director of Parkway Pantai Limited.

Dr. Tan first joined Parkway Holdings Limited in September 2004 as Chief Operating Officer of Mount Elizabeth Hospital. He was subsequently appointed Senior Vice President, International Operations in November 2006 and was later seconded to Pantai Holdings Berhad as CEO of the Hospitals Division, a position he held till February 2008. In 2009, Dr. Tan held the position of Executive Vice President of Singapore and Malaysia Operations at Parkway till April 2010 when he was appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Parkway Holdings Limited. Due to the restructuring of the Group, Dr. Tan became the Group CEO and Managing Director of Parkway Pantai Limited in May 2011. On 5 April 2012, Dr. Tan was appointed as Executive Director of IHH Healthcare Berhad (formerly known as Integrated Healthcare Holdings Berhad).

Prior to joining Parkway and Pantai, Dr. Tan founded a private primary healthcare group in Singapore. Dr. Tan has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry and is an active member of various medical committees in Singapore. This includes serving as an Appointed Member on the Ministry of Health's Steering Committee for Primary Healthcare for the country for 2010 in 2003.

In 2007, Dr. Tan successfully organized the 18th Wonca World Conference in Singapore which netted the College of Family Physicians Singapore (CFPS) a net profit of more than US$1.3 million. In recognition of his contribution to CFPS, Dr. Tan was awarded the prestigious Albert and Mary Lim award - the highest accolade, awarded for contribution and services rendered to the College and to the discipline of Family Medicine.

In 2008, Dr. Tan was appointed Chairman to the Board of Directors and to the Board of Trustees CFPS Holdings Pte Ltd. On 25 June 2011, Dr. Tan was elected as Vice President of CFPS.

In 2011, Dr. Tan was appointed as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore.

In 2012, Dr. Tan was appointed a Council Member of the Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council to deepen Singapore’s engagement with Guangdong and benefit Singapore businesses through joint exploration of new opportunities in the province.

Dr. Tan holds an MBBS as well as a Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) from the National University of Singapore. In addition, Dr. Tan also has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

MR. AHMAD SHAHIZAM BIN MOHD SHARIFF

Non-Executive Director
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Mr. Ahmad, 42, is Parkway Pantai Limited’s Executive Director. He heads Parkway’s Corporate Services functions and is responsible for leading all corporate functions of the Group including Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal & Risk Management and Corporate Communications.

Prior to joining Parkway, he was Director, Investments of Khazanah Nasional Berhad where he was responsible for investments in the healthcare and power sectors. He first joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad in 2004 and as Director, Communications & External Relations Unit, he was Khazanah's spokesperson and was also responsible for Khazanah's communications strategy for media, investor, government and stakeholder relations. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a Bachelor of Laws and he also holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University.

Mr. Ahmad has been a Board member of Parkway since 2008 and is also a Board member of Pantai Holdings Berhad and IMU Health Sdn Bhd.

MR. TAN SEE HAW

MR. TAN SEE HAW

Non-Executive Director
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Mr. Tan joined Parkway Holdings Limited (the Sponsor) as the Group Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") on 5 January 2009 and was appointed Group CFO of Parkway Pantai Limited upon its acquisition of both the Sponsor and Pantai Irama Ventures Sdn Bhd on 28 April 2011. On 10 January 2013, Mr. Tan was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of IHH Healthcare Berhad.

Prior to his appointment with the Sponsor, Mr. Tan was the Vice President of IT and Supply Chain of Unisem (M) Bhd, overseeing these functions for all of Unisem's worldwide operations. Concurrently, he was also the CFO of Advanced Interconnect Technologies (AIT), a position which he held since 1999. As the CFO of AIT, Mr. Tan was head of the Group Finance and Purchasing globally. Before joining AIT, Mr. Tan held key regional finance positions for major corporations such as Asia-Pacific Breweries Ltd (Director of Group Finance) and Pepsi-Cola International (Asia Division Financial Controller). He also held finance and audit positions at NL Petroleum (Far East) Pte Ltd and Price Waterhouse & Co.

Mr. Tan graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Accountancy from the former Singapore University in 1980. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.

MR. YONG YEAN CHAU

MR. YONG YEAN CHAU

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
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Mr. Yong is the CEO and Executive Director of Parkway Trust Management Limited, the manager of Parkway Life REIT. He joined Parkway Trust Management Limited as CFO in February 2008 and was promoted to CEO in December 2008. Mr. Yong was previously the CFO of the Singapore Tourism Board, overseeing its finance and corporate services functions. Prior to that, he was the CFO of Ascendas Pte Ltd (Ascendas). During his tenure with Ascendas, he was seconded to China- Singapore Suzhou Development Ltd and Singapore-Suzhou Township Development Pte Ltd as the CFO, in Suzhou, China. Before joining Ascendas, Mr. Yong held other finance and audit positions in Beijing ISS International School, Housing and Development Board and Arthur Andersen.

Mr. Yong graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1992 with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) and was conferred a Fellow Certified Public Accountant (FCPA) by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. He has also completed the Advanced Management Programme with Harvard Business School.