Board of Directors

Dr Tan Thong Kwan Benjamin

Chairman

Dr Benjamin Tan is a Dental Specialist in Periodontology in private practice and adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore.  He has been involved in various leadership roles in the development and training of dentists in the fields of Periodontology and Dental Implantology in Singapore since 2000.

Dr Benjamin Tan has served as a member of the Sub-committee overseeing Epworth Home Sweet Home in the early years of its inception. He currently also serves as a member of the board of HealthServe Ltd, an IPC registered charity dedicated to bringing healing and hope to the migrant community in Singapore.

Mr Edmund Bek

Vice-Chairman

Mr Edmund Bek started his banking career more than 10 years ago with Morgan Stanley. He has rotated across various functions within the bank and has been with his current role at the Private Wealth Management Division since 2012.

Beginning in 2018, Edmund began his involvement with Epworth by serving on its Foster Care subcommittee and continues to do so. He has been a board member since 2020.

Mr Ang Hock Kheng

Secretary

Mr Ang Hock Kheng runs an executive search company as well as provides human resource consultancy and training services to corporate clients. He has more than 20 years of human resource experience in the aviation, IT, accounting and finance, property development and hospitality industries, as well as the public sector, at IDA and HSA.

Companies that he has worked for include Singapore Airlines Ltd, United Overseas Land Ltd, Pacific Internet Ltd and Ernst & Young LLP. He has also served as a member of the Staff Committee at YMCA Singapore, and is currently serving as a member of the Committee of Human Resource Management at the Methodist Church in Singapore.

Mr Choo Tuck Wai

Treasurer

Mr Choo Tuck Wai has over 30 years of banking experience including central banking, global markets sales, product control, operations, audit, operational risk and business management. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is currently Executive Director – Group Governance, Risk & Compliance in UOB.

Ms Winnie Cruz-Ding

Vice-Treasurer

Ms Winnie Cruz-Ding is the CFO of AET Tankers. She has over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting where she has held CFO and financial leadership positions with large multinationals in various industries, including technology, hospitality, and publishing & legal research information solutions. She has also held interim regional CEO and HR Head roles that provided her a rich and broad experience in business strategy, controllership and compliance, corporate finance, driving transformation programmes, and M&A.

Winnie is a qualified CPA with an MBA from the University of Dubuque in the US, and a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.

Mr Brian Ng

Member

Mr Brian Ng is a business entrepreneur who co-founded his first business while at university. With a background in accountancy, he approaches his ventures with a strong understanding of financial matters, alongside a commitment to business ethics and responsibility. Brian is a devoted husband and father of four.

Mr Chen Voon Hoe

Member

Mr Chen Voon Hoe has been a partner in PwC Singapore since 2007. He has over 30 years of experience advising multinational corporations across Asia on financial reporting, corporate treasury, valuation and risk management solutions. Prior to PwC, he had also worked in an investment bank and regulator. Aside from work, he currently volunteers as an Audit Committee member of St Luke’s Hospital.

Mr Chiang Chie Foo

Member

Mr Chiang Chie Foo joined the Management Committee in September 2017. He is currently holding non-executive positions in the PUB – Singapore’s National Water Agency, NCS and Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation.

Mr Chiang Chie Foo retired from the Civil Service in 2013.

Positions held during his 32 years in the Civil Service included Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Defence and Prime Minister’s Office. Subsequent to retirement from the Civil Service in 2013, he was the Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Defence till September 2023.

Ms Sylvia Meilisa Taslim

Member

Ms Sylvia M. Taslim is a Partner in an international law firm in Singapore. For nearly two decades, she has advised on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions, venture capital investing as well as other general corporate matters. Sylvia earned her LL.B. in Laws from the National University of Singapore, and she is a member of the Singapore Law Society. Sylvia also serves as a member of the Sub-Committee overseeing Epworth Home Sweet Home.

Ms Emily Lim-Leh

Member

Ms Emily Lim-Leh is an award-winning author of over 50 children’s books. She has over 15 years of writing and publishing experience working with private and public organisations. Emily serves on the Asia board of trustees of a non-profit Christian agency that trains writers and publishers. She is a recipient of the Public Service Medal (COVID-19) for her voluntary e-book collaborations with Ministry of Health Singapore and pediatric doctors for the benefit of families and children during COVID.

Mr Hardev Singh

Member

Mr Hardev Singh is a teacher in the Singapore Teaching Service. He has been teaching for 22 years in a secondary school and is currently serving as a Head of Department. Hardev has been a member of the Committee overseeing Epworth Home Sweet Home since its inception in July 2013.

Mr Mike Chee

Member

A father of three girls and a servant of the Church, Mike has served in the music ministry at Barker Road Methodist Church since 1992, presently as a worship leader.

An old-timer in the shipping industry, Mike is a problem-solver at an independent trading house. Mike also serves in the Foster Care and Home Sweet Home Committees at Epworth.

Mr Cheng Siak Kian

Member

Mr Cheng Siak Kian is the Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited.  He is a Non-Independent Executive Director of the Company and a member of the Strategy & Investment Committee and the Sustainability Committee.  Concurrently, he is also the Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of SBS Transit Ltd and VICOM Ltd.

Mr Cheng joined the Company in September 2015. Prior to his appointment as the Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 1 January 2023, he served in various positions within the Group. Appointments held include Chief Executive Officer of SBS Transit Ltd from 2020 to 2022 with concurrent appointments as Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Company from March 2022 to December 2022, and Chief Executive Officer of ComfortDelGro Australia Pty Ltd (New South Wales) from 2016 to 2019.

He obtained a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (First Class) from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom and a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

Ms Yvonne Lim

Member

Ms Yvonne Lim has over 20 years’ experience in private banking, corporate finance, and legal and regulatory risk management. She is currently the Head of Family Office at DBS Bank Ltd and had previously served as the Regional Head of Legal and Compliance team for DBS’ consumer banking and wealth management business. Yvonne started her career as a corporate finance lawyer with one of the leading firms in Singapore and read law at the National University of Singapore.

Ms Lian Ying Ying

Member

Ms Ying-Ying Lian is the Head of Human Resources Singapore at Deutsche Bank (DB). She also holds a concurrent role in leading HR for DB Private Banking Emerging Markets covering Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Latin America.

Ying-Ying has more than 20 years of HR experience, with coverage across Singapore, Asia-Pacific and other key regions. She is passionate about driving HR value and delivery for business success as well as building a strong people culture. Ying-Ying started her career in the Singapore Public Service, focusing on industry and manpower development.