Yap Chee Keong

Mr Yap chairs the board's Audit Committee and is a member of the Risk Committee.

Formerly the executive director of The Straits Trading Company and chief financial officer of Singapore Power, Mr Yap brings to the board both financial and audit expertise, as well as experience in industry sectors including energy, infrastructure and real estate. He is a director of companies such as Shangri-La Asia, Olam International, Mediacorp, Certis CISCO Security and Ensign InfoSecurity.

Previously, Mr Yap served on the board of Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) as well as on ACRA’s Public Accountants Oversight Committee. He was a member of the working group convened by MAS, SGX and ACRA to review the Guidebook for Audit Committees in Singapore, as well as the panel convened by MAS, SGX, ACRA and the Singapore Institute of Directors, which formulated guidelines for board risk committees.

Mr Yap holds a BAcc from National University of Singapore and is a fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and CPA Australia.