position which he held since 1999. As
the CFO of AIT, Mr. Tan was head of
the Group Finance and Purchasing
globally. Before joining AIT, Mr. Tan
held key regional finance positions
for major corporations such as Asia-
Pacific Breweries Ltd (Director of Group
Finance) and Pepsi-Cola International
(Asia Division Financial Controller). He
also held finance and audit positions
at NL Petroleum (Far East) Pte Ltd and
Price Waterhouse & Co.
Mr. Tan graduated with a Bachelor
Degree in Accountancy from the former
Singapore University in 1980. He is also
a Fellow of the ISCA.
DR. LIM SUET WUN
Non-Executive Director
Dr. Lim is the CEO, Parkway Operations
Division of Parkway Pantai Limited.
Dr. Lim has more than 28 years of
experience in healthcare management.
Before joining Parkway in 2011, he was
the CEO of the National Healthcare
Group and Tan Tock Seng Hospital
(TTSH). In 2003, Dr. Lim led the
TTSH team through the SARS crisis,
when it was designated as the SARS
hospital for the whole of Singapore.
For his leadership, he was awarded
the Public Service Star by the President
of Singapore.
Before this, Dr. Lim held the
positions of CEO of the National
University of Hospital and COO of KK
Women’s Hospital.
From 2011 to 2012, Dr. Lim was
appointed as Chairman to the Board
of Joint Commission International
(JCI), the world’s leading international
healthcare accreditation organization.
Dr. Lim was also previous Chairman of
Johns Hopkins International Medical
Center (Singapore), and served on
the Boards of the Ministry of Health
Holdings Pte Ltd, National University
Health System Pte Ltd and Singapore’s
Nursing Board. He headed several
Ministry of Health committees including
the review of the country’s Medishield
Insurance scheme in 2005.
Dr. Lim is currently a Member of
the Central Provident Fund (CPF)
Board and Honorary Secretary in the
Council of the Singapore National
Employers Federation.
A doctor by training, Dr. Lim also has
Masters in Business Administration
and Masters in Public Health from the
University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA).
MR. YONG YEAN CHAU
Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Director
Mr. Yong is the CEO and Executive
Director of Parkway Trust Management
Limited, the manager of Parkway
Life REIT. He joined Parkway Trust
Management Limited as CFO in
February 2008 and was promoted to
CEO in December 2008. Mr. Yong was
previously the CFO of the Singapore
Tourism Board, overseeing its finance
and corporate services functions. Prior
to that, he was the CFO of Ascendas
Pte Ltd (Ascendas). During his tenure
with Ascendas, he was seconded to
China-Singapore Suzhou Development
Ltd and Singapore-Suzhou Township
Development Pte Ltd as the CFO in
Suzhou, China. Before joining Ascendas,
Mr. Yong held other finance and audit
positions in Beijing ISS International
School, Housing and Development
Board and Arthur Andersen.
Mr. Yong graduated from the National
University of Singapore with a
Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours)
and was conferred a Fellow Chartered
Accountant of Singapore by the ISCA.
He has also completed the Advanced
Management Programme with Harvard
Business School.
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