Desmond Choo Pey Ching

Mr. Desmond Choo is a non-executive and independent Director of SBS Transit Ltd. He is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, the Nominating and Remuneration Committee, and the Sustainability Committee.

He is currently the Assistant Secretary-General and Director of Policy Division at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), overseeing the economic and social policies, strategic communications, and international affairs teams. He is also the Executive Secretary of the Union of Telecoms Employees of Singapore and Adviser to Young NTUC.

Mr. Choo is an elected Member of Parliament for Tampines Group Representative Constituency and the Adviser to Tampines Changkat Grassroots Organisations since 2015. He is also the Mayor of the North East District, overseeing social and community development for 20 constituencies. He also serves as Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Manpower.

Mr. Choo has also sat on the Board of Directors for Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd since June 2018.

Prior to NTUC, he had served in various roles in the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Ministry of Manpower as well as in the private sector. Prior to his NTUC appointment, he was Senior Vice President, Investments, of Kestrel Capital Pte Ltd. He was instrumental in leading the acquisition of Spanish La Liga’s Valencia CF and the development of the non-profit Foundation of Valencia CF. He was on the Board of the Foundation of Valencia CF. He also advised the development of Hotel Football in Manchester, UK.

Mr. Choo was awarded the SPF Overseas Merit Scholarship in 1997 to read Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.