Steven Phan Swee Kim

Independent Director at United Overseas Bank

Mr Phan was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2019 and was last re-elected as Director on 5 June 2020. He is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, Executive Committee, and the Remuneration and Human Capital Committee.

An accountant by training, Mr Phan has more than 35 years of experience in the auditing and advisory fields, of which close to 10 years were spent overseas in London and Kuala Lumpur. He was formerly the Ernst & Young Area Managing Partner for the Asia Pacific region and was responsible for all its businesses in the region, including assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. He was also a member of its Global Executive Board prior to his retirement in 2018. His work experience also includes business consulting and process improvement for multinationals, government and quasi-government organisations, and advising companies on initial public offerings on various exchanges.

Mr Phan is a director of Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Advanced MedTech Holdings and the Singapore Accountancy Commission. He had also previously served as a director of Spring Singapore and Singapore Land Authority.

Mr Phan graduated from the University of Aston, United Kingdom, with a Bachelor of Science in Managerial and Administrative Studies and is a fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He also qualified as a chartered accountant under the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Timeline

  • Independent Director

    Current role