Phua Siok Gek Cynthia

Ms Phua was appointed as Independent Director of the Company on 1 June 2015. Ms Phua has over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry having held the position of Executive Vice President of Singbridge Corporate Pte Ltd, Executive Director of Retail Services in Knight Frank Pte Ltd, General Manager of the Real Estate Unit in NTUC FairPrice, Managing Director of SLF Management Services Pte Ltd and CEO of Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council. Cynthia was involved in the overseas projects in Singbridge and in Knight Frank. At FairPrice, Cynthia headed the company’s real estate investment, development, sourcing and management of the retail spaces. Under Cynthia’s leadership, FairPrice and Cheers expanded their footprint in Singapore from 103 to over 254 outlets island-wide. Between 2001 and 2011 Cynthia was also an elected Member of Parliament in the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency and Chairman of Aljunied Town Council. Cynthia holds a B. Sc (Estate Management) Honors from the National University of Singapore. She also attended the Advanced Management Programme in Harvard Business School. Cynthia currently holds directorship and advisory appointments in other charitable and social organisations.