William Lay

William Lay is an experienced tax professional currently serving as Tax Director at Temasek since December 2014, specializing in tax advisory services. Prior roles include Senior Tax Manager at Standard Chartered from February 2009 to November 2014, where responsibilities encompassed global tax leadership across various financial markets, transaction banking, asset management, and related services. William has also held the position of Vice President at DBS Bank, focusing on structured finance, and served as Tax Manager at Standard Chartered Bank, managing corporate tax compliance and advisory. Early career experience includes roles as Assistant Tax Manager at EY following the merger with Andersen, and as Senior Tax Consultant at Arthur Andersen & Co., where a brief entrepreneurial venture occurred. William holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from Nanyang Technological University Singapore, obtained in 1997.