He is an Independent Director of our Company. He was appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman on 5th June 2012. He has over 40 years of experience primarily in companies involved in the trading and manufacturing industries.
At present, he is the Managing Director of NUR Investment & Trading Pte. Ltd and Director of several other trading and manufacturing companies. He also sits as an Independent Director on the Boards of PSC Corporation Ltd and TalkMed Group Ltd.
He currently serves as Singapore’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, the Pro-Chancellor of Nanyang Technology University in Singapore, and a Life Trustee of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA).
He has been simultaneously involved in the corporate sector and in public and community services for over four decades, holding several high-profile appointments. He was a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 1996. His efforts across various fields have earned significant recognition through several awards and citations.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics (Honours) from the University of Singapore (now known as National University of Singapore) and holds a Certificate in Education conferred by the former Singapore Teachers’ Training College. He has been conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Business by the University of Newcastle, Australia, and an Honorary Doctorate in Commercial Science by St. John’s University, New York.