2019-10-01 Singapore Tatler

FINANCE

KHORHOCKSENG

KhorHockSengis

thegroupCEOof

GreatEasternHoldings,

andresponsibleforthe

overallstrategicdirection

andbusinessgrowthof

GreatEasternGroup.

Underhischarge,the

companyunderwenta

digitaltransformationthat

includedcollaborating

withdigitalecosystem

partners.It alsorecently

launchedGreatEastern

GeneralInsurance

in Indonesia.

KOHBOONHWEE

KohBoonHweeis the

co-founder,managing

partnerandinvestment

committeechairmanof

CredencePartners.In

2018,heledtheUS$2.5m

fundingroundforadtech

start-upPostr.Thatsame

year,Koh,alsothechair

ofgloballifescienceand

laboratoryspecialist

AgilentTechnology,

wasoneofa groupof

financierswhoinvested

US$1.2minSingapore

solar start-up SolarHome.

HOCHING

Asexecutivedirector

andCEOofTemasek

Holdings,HoChing

overseestheinvestment

company’s$308bportfolio

ofassetsinareassuchas

technology,realestate

andagribusiness.In2018,

thecompanylaunchedits

firstretailprivateequity

bond.HoChingis married

toSingapore’sprime

minister Lee Hsien Loong.

LOHBOONCHYE

LohBoonChye

is theCEOofthe

SingaporeExchange,

whichpartneredthe

TelAvivStockExchange

togettechnologyand

healthcarecompaniesto

listonbothexchanges.He

is alsoontheboardsof

GIC,EDBandtheWorld

FederationofExchanges,

andchairstheDiversity

ActionCommittee,

whichaddressesfemale

under-representation

on company boards.

SAURABHMITTAL

SaurabhMittalis the

founder,chairmanand

CIOofinvestmentfirm

MissionHoldings.The

formerpartneratFarallon

Capitalandco-founder

ofIndiabullsGroup

wasappointedthevice

chairmanofAsianmartial

artsmediagiantOne

Championshipin2018.

Hehashissightsset

onmakingOne

ChampionshipAsia’sfirst

multibillion-dollarglobal

sports media property.

PETERLIM

Billionairebusinessman

PeterLimis behind

ThomsonMedicalGroup,

investmentholding

companyMeritonCapital

andSpanishfootball

clubValenciaCF.In

2019,thephilanthropist

pledgedhissupportfor

younglocalathletes

withanadditional$10m

donationtotheSingapore

OlympicFoundation-Peter

LimScholarshipanda

separate$20mtohelp

underprivileged children.

PETERSEAH

PeterSeahis thechairman

ofDBSGroupHoldings,

winneroftheSingapore

CorporateAwards’

SpecialRecognition

Awardin 2018 for“its

all-roundexcellencein

corporategovernance”.

Theveteranbankeralso

chairsSingaporeAirlines,

SingHealthandLaSalle

CollegeoftheArts,

andsitsontheboards

ofseveralcompanies

includingFullerton

Financial Holdings.

RONSIM

RonSimis thefounder,

executivechairmanand

CEOofV3Group,the

holdingcompanyfor

Osim,TWGTeaand

GNC.In2018,hedonated

$3mtotheSingapore

ManagementUniversity’s

BusinessFamiliesInstitute

tosetuptheV3Group

ProfessorshipinFamily

Entrepreneurship.He

is a memberofthe

SingaporeBusiness

Federation’s council.

EDUARDOEDUARDOSAVERINSAVERIN

FacebookFacebookco-founderco-founder

EduardoEduardoSaverinSaverinis alsois alsothethe

co-founderco-founderandandpartnerpartner

ofofdigitaldigitaltechnologytechnology

investmentinvestmentfirmfirmB CapitalB Capital

Group,Group,whichwhichraisedraised

US$406mUS$406minininitialinitial

capitalcapitalforforitsitssecondsecond

fundfundinin2019.2019.ToTodate,date,

B CapitalB Capitalhashasinvestedinvested

inin 1919 start-ups,start-ups,includingincluding

logisticslogisticsfirmfirmNinjaNinjaVan,Van,

e-scootere-scootercompanycompanyBirdBird

andandCXA,CXA,ananAI-poweredAI-powered

healthhealthandandwellnesswellness

insuranceinsurance tech start-up.techstart-up.

EDMUNDLEE

EdmundLeeis the

seniorcountryofficerof

JPMorganinSingapore.

Heis theeldestsonof

thelateFreddyLee,a

prominentstockbroker,

andnephewofthelate

LeeKuanYew.Theformer

CEOofDBSVickers

SecuritiesinSingapore

ledJPMorgan’sstrategic

developmentinSingapore

andforgedstrong

relationshipswiththe

local business community.

LIMBOONHENG

Thechairmanof

Te m a s e kH o l d i n g s ,

LimBoonHeng,also

chairsNTUCEnterprise

Co-operative,NTUC’s

socialenterprisearm.

His 13 yearswithNTUC

makestheformercabinet

ministerSingapore’s

longest-servinglabour

chieftodate.Heis also

thedeputychairof

theSingaporeLabour

Foundationand

specialadvisertothe

chairmanofthePeople’s

Association board.

EDMUNDKOH

EdmundKohis thefirst

Singaporeanpresident

ofUBSAsiaPacificand

a memberofthegroup

executiveboardofUBS

Group,bothsinceJanuary

2019.Priortothese

roles,hewasthehead

ofwealthmanagement

forAsia-Pacificand

thecountryheadfor

Singapore.Underhis

leadershipthen,the

Swissinvestmentbank

saw$17.2binnetnew

money inflow in 2018.

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