Simon Israel

Non-executive and non-independent Director

Chairman, Singtel Board

Chairman, Finance and Investment Committee

Member, Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee

Member, Executive Resource and Compensation Committee

Member, Optus Advisory Committee

Date of Appointment: Director on 4 Jul 2003 and Chairman on 29 Jul 2011

Last Re-elected: 30 Jul 2010

Mr Israel, 59, is Chairman of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited and Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation. He is a Director of CapitaLand Limited and a member of the Governing Board of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Mr Israel was an Executive Director and President of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited before retiring on 1 July 2011. Prior to that, he was with the Danone Group as Chairman Asia Pacific and a member of the Group’s Executive Committee. Mr Israel also held various positions in Sara Lee Corporation in the Asia Pacific region, including Country Manager/Zone Manager for Indonesia, the Philippines, the South Pacific and Thailand, before becoming President (Household & Personal Care), Asia Pacific.

Mr Israel is the former Chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board and a former Director of Fraser and Neave Limited and Neptune Orient Lines Limited.

Mr Israel was conferred the Knight in the Legion of Honour by the French government in 2007, and awarded the Public Service Medal at the Singapore National Day Awards 2011. He holds a Diploma in Business Studies from The University of the South Pacific.

Bobby Chin Yoke Choong

Non-executive and independent Director

Chairman, Risk Committee

Date of Appointment: 1 May 2012

Mr Chin, 60, is the Chairman of Singapore Totalisator Board. He is a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers and serves on the boards of the Competition Commission of Singapore and Singapore Labour Foundation. He is also a Director of several listed companies including Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Yeo Hiap Seng Limited, Ho Bee Investment Ltd, SembCorp Industries Ltd and AV Jennings Limited.

Mr Chin was the Managing Partner of KPMG Singapore from 1992 until his retirement in September 2005. He is a former Director of Neptune Orient Lines Limited. He also served as a Board member of the Urban Redevelopment Authority from 1997 to 2006 and was its Chairman from 2001 to 2006.

Mr Chin holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Chua Sock Koong

Executive and non-independent Director

Member, Optus Advisory Committee

Date of Appointment: Director on 12 Oct 2006 and
Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 1 Apr 2007

Last Re-elected: 24 Jul 2009

Ms Chua, 54, was appointed Group CEO on 1 April 2007. She is responsible for Singtel’s three key businesses – Group Consumer, Group Digital L!fe and Group ICT.

Ms Chua joined Singtel in June 1989 as Treasurer and was made CFO in April 1999. She held the positions of Group CFO and CEO, International from February 2006 to 12 October 2006, when she was appointed Deputy Group CEO.

Ms Chua sits on the Boards of Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Telecom Limited and key subsidiaries of the Singtel Group. She is also a member of the Singapore Management University Board of Trustees and the Public Service Commission. She is a former Board member of JTC Corporation and the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore, and also a former member of the Corporate Governance Council established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Ms Chua holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from the University of Singapore. She is a Certified Public Accountant in Singapore and a CFA charterholder.

Fang Ai Lian

Non-executive and independent Director

Chairman, Audit Committee

Member, Executive Resource and Compensation Committee

Date of Appointment: 7 Aug 2008

Last Re-elected: 24 Jul 2009

Mrs Fang, 62, has been the Chairman of Great Eastern Holdings Ltd since April 2008, as well as Chairman of its insurance subsidiaries. Prior to that, she was with Ernst & Young for over 30 years, where she was appointed Managing Partner in 1996 and Chairman in 2005.

Mrs Fang is a Director of Banyan Tree Holdings Limited, MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Metro Holdings Limited and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and one of its subsidiaries. She is also the Chairman of the Charity Council and the Tax Academy of Singapore. She is a former Board member of the Public Utilities Board and International Enterprise Singapore.

Mrs Fang qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London in 1973 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Dominic Chiu Fai Ho

Non-executive and independent Director

Member, Audit Committee

Member, Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee

Date of Appointment: 28 Nov 2007

Last Re-elected: 29 Jul 2011

Mr Ho, 61, is a non-executive Director of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Hang Lung Properties Limited, the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Limited and DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. He is also non-executive Chairman and Director of DBS Bank (China) Limited.

Mr Ho joined KPMG US in Houston in 1975 and became a partner in 1985. He was transferred to Beijing, China to set up KPMG’s practice in 1984 and resided in China until 1989 when he was assigned to Hong Kong. Mr Ho became the China firm’s Senior Partner based in Beijing in 2000, and was elected Chairman of KPMG in China and Hong Kong SAR in April 2003. He retired in April 2007.

Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accountancy from the University of Houston, US. He is a member of the American Institute of Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Low Check Kian

Non-executive and independent Director

Member, Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee

Member, Finance and Investment Committee

Date of Appointment: 9 May 2011

Last Re-elected: 29 Jul 2011

Mr Low, 53, was one of the founding partners of NewSmith Capital Partners LLP, an independent partnership providing corporate finance advice and investment management services, with its headquarters based in London. Prior to founding NewSmith, Mr Low was a Senior Vice-President and Member of the Executive Management Committee of Merrill Lynch & Co., as well as its Chairman for the Asia Pacific Region.

Mr Low sits on the Boards of Neptune Orient Lines Limited and Fibrechem Technologies Limited, as well as AWAK Technologies Pte. Ltd. Mr Low served as an independent director on the Singapore Exchange Board from July 2000 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in May 2006 until his retirement in October 2011. He also previously sat on the Boards of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and Singapore Workforce Development Agency and chaired their investment arms.

Mr Low holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Peter Edward Mason Am(1)

Non-executive and independent Director

Chairman, Optus Advisory Committee

Member, Executive Resource and Compensation Committee

Date of Appointment: 21 Sep 2010

Last Re-elected: 29 Jul 2011

Mr Mason, 65, is the Chairman of AMP Limited, a Director of David Jones Limited and a Senior Advisor to UBS Australia. He is a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House Trust and the Chairman of the Centre for International Finance and Regulation.

Mr Mason has 40 years experience in investment banking. He was Chairman of JP Morgan Chase Bank in Australia from 2000 to 2005 and Chairman of its associate, Ord Minnett Group.

Prior to this, he was Chairman and Chief Executive of Schroders Australia and Group Managing Director of Schroders’ investment banking businesses in the Asia Pacific region. He has previously been Chairman and/or Director of a number of Australian-listed companies.

Mr Mason holds a Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours), an MBA and an Honorary Doctorate from The University of New South Wales.

Note: (1) Member of the Order of Australia

Kaikhushru Shiavax Nargolwala

Non-executive and Lead Independent Director

Chairman, Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee

Chairman, Executive Resource and Compensation Committee

Member, Audit Committee

Date of Appointment: Director on 29 Sep 2006 and Lead Independent Director on 13 May 2009

Last Re-elected: 24 Jul 2009

Mr Nargolwala, 62, is a non-executive Director of Prudential plc., a member of the Board of the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore and a member of the Governing Board of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore. He is also a Director and Chairman of Clifford Capital Pte. Ltd. and a Director of PSA International Pte Ltd.

Mr Nargolwala was the non-executive Chairman of Credit Suisse Asia Pacific from October 2010 to December 2011 and the CEO of Credit Suisse Asia Pacific and a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse AG from January 2008 to September 2010. He was a Group Executive Director of Standard Chartered PLC before joining Credit Suisse Asia Pacific. Prior to that, he was the Group Executive Vice President and Head of Asia Wholesale Banking Group for Bank of America, headquartered in Hong Kong. Mr Nargolwala was a non-executive Director of Tate & Lyle PLC from December 2004 to December 2007. He was also a non-executive Director of the Asia Pacific Region Board of Visa International until October 2007.

Mr Nargolwala holds a Bachelor degree in Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Delhi, India. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Peter Ong Boon Kwee

Non-executive and non-independent Director

Member, Audit Committee

Member, Risk Committee

Date of Appointment: 1 Sep 2010

Last Re-elected: 29 Jul 2011

Mr Ong, 50, is the Head of Singapore’s Civil Service, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of Singapore and Permanent Secretary (Special Duties) in the Prime Minister’s Office. He previously held the positions of Permanent Secretary (National Security and Intelligence Co-ordination), Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Trade and Industry), Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Transport) and 2nd Permanent Secretary (Ministry of Defence). Prior to that, he was an Executive Vice President of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited.

Mr Ong currently sits on the Boards of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the National Research Foundation and the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office. He is also the Chairman of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and Calvary Community Care. He is the former Chairman of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, MND Holdings Pte Ltd and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, and a former Director of DBS Group Holdings Limited and DBS Bank Limited.

Mr Ong was conferred the Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Gemilang) at the Singapore National Day Awards 2010. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from The University of Adelaide, Australia and an MBA from Stanford University, US.

Ong Peng Tsin

Non-executive and independent Director

Member, Finance and Investment Committee

Member, Risk Committee

Date of Appointment: 1 Jun 2009

Last Re-elected: 24 Jul 2009

Mr Ong, 49, is the Chairman of Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd and a venture partner of GSR Ventures. He is also a member of the Board of the National Research Foundation and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Singapore University of Technology and Design.

Mr Ong was the founder and Chairman of Encentuate, Inc. (Encentuate), which was acquired by IBM, Inc. (IBM) in 2008. Prior to Encentuate, Mr Ong was the founder and Chairman of Interwoven, Inc. (Interwoven) (now Autonomy Corporation plc, part of Hewlett-Packard). Before Interwoven, Mr Ong was co-founder and chief architect of Match.com (now part of IAC/InterActiveCorp), and held various engineering and management roles at Illustra Information Technologies, Inc. (now Informix Corporation, part of IBM), Sybase Inc. (now SAP America, Inc.) and Gensym Corporation. He is a former Director of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and JTC Corporation.

Mr Ong holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, US and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US.