BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board comprises three independent, four non-independent non-executive directors and
one executive director. Together they bring to the Board a wide range of industry experience,
expertise and knowledge in real estate, asset management, finance and banking, law and
strategic planning. The Board is committed to ensure that the highest standards of corporate
governance are practised in the management of CITM and CIT, as a fundamental part of its
responsibility to protect and enhance CIT Unitholders’ value and interests.
DR CHUA YONG HAI, 70
Independent Chairman
Date of appointment as Director:
28 October 2008
Date of last re-appointment as Director:
28 October 2014
DESCRIPTION
Dr Chua has many years of working experience in the
investment management and real estate sectors holding
key positions such as Director of Investments in the
Ministry of Finance, first General Manager of Temasek
Holdings Pte Ltd, Group Managing Director of United
Engineers Ltd, Group General Manager of Suntec
City Development Pte Ltd and Director of Lend Lease
Corporation Ltd. Currently, he is a non-executive board
director of several private companies and also the Board
Chairman of the Manager of two SGX-listed REITs.
A Singapore government scholar and an Australian
Fellowship holder, Dr Chua holds a PhD in Chemical
Engineering from the University of New South Wales, and
a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a Graduate Diploma
in Business Administration from the then University of
Singapore. He has been active in community and social
work for which he has been awarded the Public Service
Medal and the Public Service Star by the President of
Singapore and is also a Justice of Peace.
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of New
South Wales
• Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours), University
of Singapore
• Graduate Diploma in Business Administration,
University of Singapore
• Qualified Chemical Engineer
PRESENT DIRECTORSHIPS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014:
Listed Companies
• Frasers Centrepoint Asset Management (Commercial)
Ltd (the Manager of Frasers Commercial Trust)
• Chiwayland International Ltd
Other Principal Commitments
1
• Cambridge-MTN Pte. Ltd.
• Lend Lease Asian Retail Investment Fund
(No.1 – No. 5) Ltd
• Singapore Cooperation Enterprise Ltd
• Singapore’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to
Maldives
• Justice of Peace
PAST DIRECTORSHIPS IN LISTED COMPANIES HELD
OVER THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS:
• Sakari Resources Ltd (delisted on 15 February 2013)
1 The term “principal commitments” shall include all commitments which involve significant time commitment such as full-time occupation,
consultancy work, committee work, non-listed company board representations and directorships and involvement in non-profit organisations. Where
a director sits on the boards of non-active related corporations, those appointments should not normally be considered principal commitments.
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