2019-10-01 Singapore Tatler

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COMMODITIES

ROBERTFRIEDLAND
RobertFriedlandfounded
andchairsToronto-listed
IvanhoeMines,a leaderin
theminingandprecious
metalsindustries.The
ReedCollegegraduate
alsofundsIvanhoe
CapitalCorporation,
whichinvestsin
emergingmarketsand
hasa 12.7percent
stakeinAustralia-listed
CleanTeQHoldings,
whichsuppliescobalt
andnickeltolithium-ion
battery producers.

KUOKKHOONHONG
KuokKhoonHongis
thechairmanandCEO
ofWilmarInternational,
oneoftheworld’s
largestagricommodity
companies.Hehasover
40 yearsofexperience
inthegrains,edibleoils
andoilseedsbusiness,
andhasoverseenthe
completionofnumerous
projectsinvolvingthe
establishmentofoilpalm
plantationsinAsiaand
Africa.Ontheside,
Kuok enjoys reading.

LEESENGTEE
LeeSengTeeis
thechairmanof
LeeFoundationanda
directorofLeeRubber
Group.Thesonoflate
philanthropistLeeKong
Chian,hehascontributed
towardsbuildinglibraries
andreadingrooms
worldwide.Anhonorary
foreignmemberofthe
AmericanAcademyof
ArtsandSciences,he
receivedtheHonorary
DoctorofLettersfrom
NUS in 2009.

EDMUNDCHENG
WAIWING
Thedeputychairman
anddeputymanaging
directoroflistedproperty,
lifestyleandinvestment
companyWingTai
Holdings,EdmundCheng
is alsothechairmanof
SingaporeArtMuseum,
CivilAviationAuthority
ofSingaporeand
MapletreeInvestments.
Theformerchairmanof
NationalArtsCouncilis an
art and design enthusiast.

CHENGWAIKEUNG
WingTaiHoldings
chairmanandmanaging
directorChengWai
Keungis alsothedeputy
chairmanofTemasek
Holdings,vicechairman
oftheSingapore-Suzhou
Tow n s h i pD e v e l o p m e n t ,
anda directorof
SingHealth.Appointed
JusticeofthePeacein
2000,heis activein
community service, too.

SIMONCHEONG
ThechairmanandCEOof
SCGlobalDevelopments,
SimonCheongled
theluxuryproperty
developertoacquire
a primecommercial
developmentinTokyoin
2017.Thefollowingyear,
thecompanyunveiled
itsfirstluxuryhoteland
residenceprojectinSetsu
Niseko,whichis slated
toopeninDecember
2021.Cheongis alsoan
independentdirector
of Singapore Airlines.

CHINGCHIAT
KWONG
ChingChiatKwongis
theexecutivechairman
andCEOofproperty
developerOxleyHoldings.
TheformerChevron
House,whichheled
thefirmtoacquirefor
$660min2018,was
soldin 2019 forjust
over$1b.Hesitsonthe
boardsofRenCiHospital
andThyeHuaKwan
Nursing Home.

RAYMONDCHOONG
RaymondChoongis
thegrouppresidentand
CEOofGuocoLand,
whose$2.4bmixed-use
developmentGuoco
Midtownis poisedto
revitalisetheBeachRoad
districtwhenit is ready
in2022.GuocoLand’s
LeedonResidencewas
theWorldGoldWinner
attheFIABCIWorld
Prixd’ExcellenceAwards
2018.Choongalsositson
theboardsofGuocoLand
(Malaysia)andEco
World Inter nationa l.

CHUATHIANPOH
Thechairmanand
CEOofHoBeeLand,
ChuaThianPohis alsothe
non-residentambassador
ofSingaporetothe
RepublicofMaldives,and
a memberoftheCouncil
ofPresidentialAdvisers.
Thegolfingenthusiast
receivedthePresident’s
AwardforPhilanthropy
(Individual)in2012,the
DistinguishedService
Orderin2014,andthe
NUSHonoraryDoctorof
Letters in 2019.

ROBERTMEYER
Astheexecutivedirector
andCEOofHalcyonAgri,
RobertMeyerhelmsone
oftheworld’sleading
naturalrubberfranchises,
whichhasoverUS$2b
insalesand17,000
employeesglobally.He
hasbeenleadingeffortsto
committoandpromote
theuseofsustainable
rubber.Outsideofwork,
Meyeris passionate
about motoring.

SUNNYGEORGE
VERGHESE
SunnyGeorgeVerghese
is theco-founderand
groupCEOoffood
andagribusinessOlam
International,whose
wholly-ownedsubsidiary
OlamHoldingsBV
secureda US$375m
Europeanrevolvingcredit
facilityin2019.ThePublic
ServiceMedalrecipient
alsochairstheWorld
BusinessCouncilfor
Sustainable Development.

DOROTHYCHAN
DorothyChanis the
executivedirectorof
FarEastOrganization
(FEO),foundedbyherlate
fatherNgTengFong.FEO
andCentralSingapore
CommunityDevelopment
Councilhavesetup
BlessOurCity,a two-year
initiativewitha $1mgrant
tobenefitoverlooked
communities.Theboard
directorofJurongHealth
Fundis a recipientofthe
SG50OutstandingChinese
Business Pioneers Award.

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