Board of
Directors
TAN SRI DATO’ (DR)
FRANCIS YEOH SOCK PING
Executive Chairman
Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr) Francis Yeoh joined
the Board on 31 December 2008. Tan Sri
Francis studied at Kingston University,
UK, where he obtained a Bachelor of
Science (Hons) in Civil Engineering and
was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of
Engineering in 2004. In July 2014, Tan Sri
Francis was conferred an Honorary Degree
of Doctor of Laws from the University
of Nottingham. He was appointed as an
Executive Director of YTL Corp in 1984
and has been the Managing Director
of YTL Group since 1988. Under his
stewardship, YTL Corp has grown from a
single listed entity into a force comprising
five listed entities, i.e. YTL Corp, YTL
Power International Berhad, YTL Land &
Development Berhad, YTL e-Solutions
Berhad and YTL Hospitality REIT.
Tan Sri Francis is presently the
Managing Director of YTL Corp, YTL
Power International Berhad and YTL
Land & Development Berhad, all listed
on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia
Securities Berhad. Tan Sri Francis is also
the Executive Chairman and Managing
Director of YTL e-Solutions Berhad
which is listed on the ACE Market of
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Tan
Sri Francis sits on the board of several
public companies such as YTL Cement
Berhad and YTL Industries Berhad, and
private utilities companies including
Wessex Water Limited and Wessex
Water Services Limited in England and
Wales, and YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited
in Singapore. He also sits on the board
of trustee(s) of YTL Foundation. Tan Sri
Francis is also an Independent Non-
Executive Director of The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited,
and is a director and Chief Executive
Officer of Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd, the
manager of YTL Hospitality REIT.
Tan Sri Francis is a Founder Member
of the Malaysian Business Council and
The Capital Markets Advisory Council.
He is also a member of The Nature
Conservancy Asia Pacific Council, the
Asia Business Council, Trustee of the Asia
Society and Chairman for South East Asia
of the International Friends of the Louvre.
He is also a member of the Advisory
Council of London Business School,
Wharton School and INSEAD. He served
as a member of Barclays Asia-Pacific
Advisory Committee from 2005 to 2012.
Tan Sri Francis has been ranked by both
Fortune and Businessweek magazines
as one of Asia’s 25 Most Powerful and
Influential Business Personalities and
by Asiamoney as one of Asia’s Top
Executives. He was named “Ernst &
Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year”
in Malaysia in 2002 and Malaysia’s “CEO
of the Year” by CNBC Asia Pacific in 2005.
In 2006, Tan Sri Francis was awarded
the Commander of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and received
a prestigious professional accolade when
made a fellow of the Institute of Civil
Engineers in London in 2008.
He was the Primus Inter Pares Honouree
of the 2010 Oslo Business for Peace
Award, for his advocacy of socially
responsible business ethics and practices.
The Award was conferred by a panel of
Nobel Laureates in Oslo, home of the
Nobel Peace Prize. He also received the
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
at CNBC’s 9th Asia Business Leaders
Awards 2010.
Tan Sri Francis is responsible for charting
the strategic direction and growth of
Starhill Global REIT in consultation with
the Board and monitoring the translation
of Board decisions into executive actions
and the overall management of Starhill
Global REIT’s business and operations.
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medical, infrastructure, and real estate.
These included senior positions in the
Singapore Technologies Group, Dornier
Medical, Sembcorp Industries and
Guocoland Limited. He is currently an
Independent Non-Executive Director of
Daiman Development Berhad, a company
listed on the Main Market of Bursa
Malaysia Securities Berhad.
Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Aerospace Engineering from
the University of Texas, Austin, USA. He
also completed the Stanford Executive
Program at Stanford University in 2002.
Mr Ho Sing joined the Board on 20 April
2010. He is the Chief Executive Officer
of the Manager. He assists the Executive
Chairman and the Board in formulating
strategies for Starhill Global REIT and is
responsible for the day-to-day operations
of Starhill Global REIT.
He has over 20 years of leadership and
management experience with multi-
national companies in engineering,
MR HO SING
Executive Director
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Dato’ Yeoh also serves on the
board of several other public
companies such as YTL Cement
Berhad, YTL Industries Berhad and
The Kuala Lumpur Performing
Arts Centre, and private utilities
company, Wessex Water Limited
in England and Wales and YTL
PowerSeraya Pte Limited in
Singapore. He is also an Executive
Director of Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd,
the manager of YTL Hospitality REIT.
Dato’ Yeoh Seok Kian joined the Board
on 31 December 2008. He has been an
Executive Director of YTL Corp since
1984. He is currently the Deputy Managing
Director of YTL Corp and YTL Power
International Berhad, and the Executive
Director of YTL Land & Development
Berhad, all listed on the Main Market of
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
DATO’ YEOH SEOK KIAN
Non-Executive Director
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Dato’ Yeoh holds a Bachelor of Science
(Honours) degree in Building from
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh,
United Kingdom. He also attended the
Advance Management Programme
conducted by Wharton Business School,
University of Pennsylvania and is a
Fellow of the Faculty of Building,
United Kingdom, as well as a Member
of the Chartered Institute of Building
(United Kingdom).
Engineering Limited and Singapore
Reinsurance Corporation Ltd., and AMVIG
Holdings Limited, a company listed on the
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
He was the Chairman and Managing
Partner of KPMG Peat Marwick Singapore
from 1984 to 1993 and President of the
Institute of Certified Public Accountants
of Singapore (now known as Institute
of Singapore Chartered Accountants)
from 1982 to 1992.
His past principal directorships in the
preceding three years include Singapore
Institute of Directors and SATS Limited.
Mr Keith Tay joined the Board on
1 October 2007 and is the Chairman of
the Audit Committee. He is the Chairman
of Stirling Coleman Capital Limited
and a Board Member of the Singapore
International Chamber of Commerce
(of which he was a past Chairman).
In addition, Mr Tay also serves on the
boards of several other companies listed
on the SGX-ST, viz, FJ Benjamin Holdings
Ltd, Singapore Post Limited, Rotary
MR KEITH TAY AH KEE
Lead Independent Director
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Mr Tay qualified as a Chartered
Accountant in London, UK. He was
conferred the BBM – Public Service Star in
1990 by the President of the Republic of
Singapore. In 1988, he was conferred the
First International Award by the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in England &
Wales for outstanding contributions to the
profession. The Institute of Certified Public
Accountants of Singapore conferred upon
Mr Tay the Gold Medal for distinguished
service to the profession and made him
an Honorary Fellow in 1993.
Dr Hong was previously Professor
(2003 - 2013) and Dean (2003 - 2007)
at the College of Business, NTU, and
President and Chief Executive Officer
of Haw Par Corporation Limited (1990
– 2003), and has taught at the Kellogg
School of Management in Chicago and the
National University of Singapore. His past
principal directorships in the preceding
three years include Luye Pharma Ltd.
Dr Hong holds a first class honours
degree in Electrical Engineering from
Dr Hong Hai joined the Board on 18 July
2005 and is a member of the Audit
Committee. He is Adjunct Professor at
Nanyang Business School, and Senior
Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies
at Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
in Singapore. He is a director of Asiamedic
Limited, Poh Tiong Choon Logistics Ltd and
China Merchant Holdings (Pacific) Ltd.
DR HONG HAI
Independent Director
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the University of Canterbury, Masters
Degrees from Harvard University and
Cambridge University, and PhDs from
Carnegie-Mellon University and the
London School of Economics. A former
Member of Parliament and Chairman of
the Parliamentary Select Committee on
Land Transportation, he is an Honorary
Council Member of the Singapore Chinese
Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
various companies, including Singapore
Dance Theatre Ltd, Linyi Investments
Pte Ltd and Religare Health Trust Trustee
Manager Pte Ltd, the trustee-manager
of Religare Health Trust.
Mr Hwang was a partner of Allen & Gledhill
LLP from 1972 to 1991, and again from
1993 to 2002. His past appointments
include being Singapore’s Non-
Resident Ambassador to Switzerland, a
Commissioner of the UN Compensation
Commission, President of the Law Society
of Singapore, Vice President of the ICC
International Court of Arbitration, Member
of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
Mr Michael Hwang joined the Board on
1 January 2006 and is a member of the
Audit Committee. He was formerly a
Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme
Court of Singapore from 1991 - 1992
and one of the first 12 Senior Counsel
appointed in Singapore. Mr Hwang now
practices as an independent barrister and
international arbitrator and also serves as
the Chief Justice of the Dubai International
Financial Centre Courts. Currently,
Mr Hwang also sits on the board of
MR MICHAEL HWANG
Independent Director
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at the Hague. Mr Hwang advised the
Real Estate Developers’ Association of
Singapore for many years, including
preparations for the establishment of
REITs in Singapore. He has served on the
boards of several publicly listed companies
including The Straits Trading Company
Ltd, Del Monte Pacific Limited, The Hour
Glass Limited as well as PSA Corporation
Ltd (and its predecessor the Port of
Singapore Authority).
Mr Hwang holds undergraduate and post-
graduate law degrees from the University
of Oxford, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws
degree from the University of Sydney.
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Annual
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FY 2014/15
