Owi Kek Hean

Mr. Owi Kek Hean (黃格賢) (“Mr. Owi”), aged 63, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2017. He is also the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. He was last re-elected a Director of the Company on 27 April 2020.

Mr. Owi worked with KPMG LLP in Singapore from 1982 until his retirement in October 2015 and had held various senior positions including Head of Tax, Head of Enterprise Services, Finance Partner and Deputy Managing Partner.

Mr. Owi has been appointed as an Independent Director and the Lead Independent Director of SLB Development Ltd, a company which shares are listed on the Catalist Board of SGX-ST (SGX:1J0), since 23 March 2018. He is also an Executive Director of IMO & Partners Pte Ltd, a Director of Centurion US Student Accommodation Holdings Pte Ltd and an Independent Director of Centurion US Student Accommodation Inc.

Mr. Owi obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore in May 1981. He is an Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax and Goods and Services Tax) with the Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals.