Mr Sam is the Lead Independent Director of the Group and chairs the Audit Committee. Mr Sam has over 40 years of experience with notable roles with NTUC, Ministry of Education, Comfort Group. Mr Sam was also a member of the CPF Board (1985), Resource Panel, Government Parliamentary Committee on Communications and Information (1987), Chairman of NTUC Club (1987), and Chairman of Executive Council, Singapore National Cooperation Federation (1987), and Chairman of NTUC Denticare Cooperative Ltd (1991-2002). Today Mr Sam holds Directorship of 5 Public Listed Companies. Mr Sam graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Engineering Sciences and Economics, and has a Master of Arts degree from the University of Oxford.