Yeoh Oon Jin

Non-Executive and Independent Director at Singapore Press Holdings

Oon Jin was appointed as a Director on 9 July 2021.

Oon Jin was the Executive Chairman of PwC Singapore before his retirement following a 38-year career with PwC. He was a key member of the firm's Leadership Team for more than 15 years and had led the firm through key growth milestones. Oon Jin also chaired several of the firm's regional joint ventures such as PwC SEA Consulting and PwC SEA Corporate Finance.

He was also a member of the PwC Executive Board for the CaTSH firm, which comprises the PwC firms in Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In addition, Oon Jin was a member of the PwC Strategy Council, which comprises leaders from the largest 21 firms in the PwC global network.

Oon Jin serves as the Chairman of Singapore Land Authority (SLA). Oon Jin is currently the Vice Chairman of Singapore Business Federation. He was previously a board member of Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and National Arts Council (NAC).

In addition, he is a Director of the Singapore Exchange, and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Nanyang Business School as well as a member of the Corporate Governance Advisory Committee, which was set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He was a Council Member of Singapore Institute of International Affairs.

He was previously the Vice Chairman of the Singapore Institute of Directors, past Council Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and past Chairman of the Auditing & Assurance Standards Committee of ISCA.

Oon Jin has continued to support the non-profit sector over the years. He is currently a board member and audit committee chairman of Kidney Dialysis Foundation. He also serves on the board of Governors for the Lien Foundation. He was previously on the board of Shared Services for Charities.

He holds a B Com (Accounting) (1st Class Honours) from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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