Michael Yap Kiam Siew

Mr Michael Yap Kiam Siew was appointed as an independent Director of Azeus on 14 September 2004. He has been re-designated as Executive Director and Deputy Chairman of the Board since 20 April 2020. He is the Founder and Chairman of TNB Ventures Pte Ltd and The Co-Foundry Pte Ltd. Prior, he served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) until January 2013. Prior to his position at MDA, Mr Yap was the Chief Executive Officer of Commerce Exchange Pte Ltd. Before that, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the National Computer Board and has served as a board member of various public organisations.

He was also on the board of directors of various companies including public listed ones in Singapore and Malaysia.

Mr Yap holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, United States. He has also completed the Stanford Executive Program from Stanford University. Mr Yap was named BusinessWeek’s 50 Stars of Asia and by the World Economic Forum as one of the Top 100 Future Global Leaders.