Gwee Lian Kheng

Mr. Gwee was appointed to the Board on 4 March 2019 as the Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee, and a member of the Remuneration Committee. Mr. Gwee was the Group Chief Executive and Executive Director of UOL Group Limited, a listed property and hospitality company. He has served the UOL Group for more than 45 years prior to his retirement on 31 January 2019.

Mr. Gwee is an accountant by profession and is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (United Kingdom), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom) and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from the University of Singapore in 1970.

Mr. Gwee received the Asia Pacific Hotelier of the Year Award in 2003 and the Hotel Legends Hall of Fame Award at the 11th Australian New Zealand Pacific Hotel Industry Conference in 2011. He was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (PBM) Public Service Medal and the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (BBM) Public Service Star in 1994 and 2002 respectively.

Mr. Gwee currently sits on the boards of directors of UOL Group Limited and United Industrial Corporation Limited.