Chew Heng Ching

Mr. Chew has more than 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors and has held several senior roles including chaithe rman, CEO and managing director for; Bonvest Holdings Ltd, Chosen Holdings Ltd, Pharmesis International Ltd, Spindex Industries Ltd, Sinopipe Holdings Limited and Stratech Systems Limited. He also serves on the Board of Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities and Ang Mo Kio-Thye Hua Kwan Hospital.

Mr. Chew was the founding president of the Singapore Institute of Directors and chairman of its Governing Council from 1998 – 2009 and was a council member of the Singapore Business Federation. He was the chairman of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce from 2005 – 2007 and remains a board member.

Former Deputy Speaker of the Singapore Parliament and Member of Parliament from 1984 to 2006, Mr. Chew was Chairman of the Estimates (Budget) Committee and sat on the Public Accounts Committee. He was also the coordinating Chairman of all PAP Town Councils in Singapore.

Mr. Chew, who started his career in Government Administrative Service, is a graduate under a Colombo Plan Scholarship, in Industrial Engineering (First Class Honours) and Economics from the University of Newcastle, Australia. As a university gold medallist, he also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering.