UBS Appoints ex-Temasek Deputy Chairman & ex-SGX Chairman Kwa Chong Seng as UBS Chairman Singapore & Southeast Asia (1/1/25) Reporting to President of UBS APAC Iqbal Khan and Working Closely with Chairman UBS APAC Edmund Koh & UBS Singapore Country Head Jin Yee Young, Kwa Chong Seng was Temasek Deputy Chairman from 1997 to 2012, SGX Chairman from 2016 to 2022 and ExxonMobil APAC Chairman from 1999 to 2011
21st November | Hong Kong
UBS has appointed ex-Temasek Deputy Chairman & ex-SGX Chairman Kwa Chong Seng as UBS Chairman Singapore & Southeast Asia (1/1/25), reporting to President of UBS APAC Iqbal Khan and working closely with Chairman UBS APAC Edmund Koh & UBS Singapore Country Head Jin Yee Young. Kwa Chong Seng was Temasek Deputy Chairman from 1997 to 2012, SGX Chairman from 2016 to 2022 and ExxonMobil APAC Chairman from 1999 to 2011. Kwa Chong Seng – Kwa Chong Seng is currently Chairman of 5-Hour International Corporation Private Limited and 5-Hour International Corporation Pte Ltd. He is a Director of Smart Energy Systems, Inc – a Delaware USA corporation. He is also Strategic Advisor to Renew Group Private Limited. Mr Kwa has an illustrious career in the Public Sector. He was appointed a Member of the Public Service Commission in 1997 and stepped down as Deputy Chairman of the Public Service Commission in April 2023. He was a Board member of the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). He was Chairman of Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) from 2016 to 2022 and Chairman of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd from 2013 to 2023. Mr Kwa was also Director/Deputy Chairman of Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd (1997 to 2012), non-executive Director of DBS Group Holdings Ltd and DBS Bank Ltd (2003 to 2012) and Board Member of Seatown Holdings Pte Ltd (2012 to 2021). Mr Kwa has more than 40 years’ experience in the petroleum industry. He started his career with Esso Singapore Pte Ltd in 1969, holding various roles in Logistics, Marketing and other parts of the downstream business before becoming Chairman and Managing Director in 1992. He held this post until 1999 when he became Chairman and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. He retired from this position in 2011. In 1994, Mr Kwa was awarded the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award by the National University of Singapore. In 1999, he was conferred the Honorary Ningbo Citizenship. Mr Kwa was also awarded The Public Service Star in 2005, The Public Service Star (Bar) in 2016 and The Distinguished Service Order in 2023, by the Singapore Government. Mr Kwa graduated from the University of Singapore with a Mechanical Engineering degree. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore.
“ UBS Appoints ex-Temasek Deputy Chairman & ex-SGX Chairman Kwa Chong Seng as UBS Chairman Singapore & Southeast Asia (1/1/25) Reporting to President of UBS APAC Iqbal Khan and Working Closely with Chairman UBS APAC Edmund Koh & UBS Singapore Country Head Jin Yee Young, Kwa Chong Seng was Temasek Deputy Chairman from 1997 to 2012, SGX Chairman from 2016 to 2022 and ExxonMobil APAC Chairman from 1999 to 2011 “
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UBS Appoints ex-Temasek Deputy Chairman & ex-SGX Chairman Kwa Chong Seng as UBS Chairman Singapore & Southeast Asia (1/1/25) Reporting to President of UBS APAC Iqbal Khan and Working Closely with Chairman UBS APAC Edmund Koh & UBS Singapore Country Head Jin Yee Young, Kwa Chong Seng was Temasek Deputy Chairman from 1997 to 2012, SGX Chairman from 2016 to 2022 and ExxonMobil APAC Chairman from 1999 to 2011
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