Mrs Fang Ai Lian was appointed a Director of Metro in July 2008. She is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee.
She is an Independent Director of Singapore Post Limited, Jubilant Pharma Limited and Cromwell EREIT Management Pte Ltd. She is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Singapore Business Federation and Medishield Life Council. She is also a member of the SGX Listings Advisory Committee and SingHealth Fund Limited.
Mrs Fang was a member of Tote Board (Singapore Totalisator Board) until May 2022 and Board of Trustees of Singapore University of Technology and Design until August 2019. She was the Chairman of Great Eastern Holdings Limited and its insurance subsidiaries as well as a Director of OCBC Bank until her retirement in April 2014. Prior to that, she was with Ernst & Young (“EY”) for 37 years where she last held the position of Chairman of EY Singapore until her retirement on 31 March 2008. She previously served as Chairman of the Charity Council. She was also a Justice of the Peace and was conferred the Public Service Star (Bar) in 2021. Her past directorships include Banyan Tree Holdings Limited, Singapore Telecommunications Limited and MediaCorp Pte Ltd. She was an Advisor to the Far East Organization Group.
Mrs Fang qualified as a Chartered Accountant in England and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.