Board of Directors

Board of Director - Wee Ee Lim

Wee Ee Lim Chairman

Mr Wee, aged 61, is the Chairman of UOL. He was appointed as Chairman on 27 February 2024.

First Appointed as a Director

9 May 2006

Last Appointed as a Director

27 April 2022

Length of service as a Director (as at 31 December 2022)

16 years 7 months

Board of Director - Liam Wee Sin

Liam Wee Sin Group Chief Executive

Mr Liam, aged 64, was appointed Group Chief Executive of UOL in 2019. He serves on UOL Board of Directors, including several of its subsidiaries. In his 30 years of service with the Group, Mr Liam has led and strengthened the Group’s position as a diversified property and hospitality company with a global footprint.

Since April 2021, Mr Liam has served as co-chair of the Urban Systems Cluster Sub-Committee under the Future Economy Council, which drives the growth and transformation of Singapore’s economy. He also co-chairs the Buildability & Quality Advisory Committee.

Mr Liam was a member of the URA Architecture and Urban Design Excellence Committee, URA Design Advisory Committee and the Preservation of Monuments Board. He was also the first vice-president of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (“REDAS”).

Mr Liam is a strong supporter of underprivileged communities. He also spearheads inclusive hiring practices and champions inclusive arts and sports for people with diverse abilities.

First Appointed as a Director

25 April 2019

Last Appointed as a Director

27 April 2022

Length of service as a Director (as at 31 December 2022)

3 years 8 months

Board of Director - Poon Hon Thang Samuel

Poon Hon Thang Samuel

Mr Poon, aged 73, has more than three decades of experience in the financial industry. From 1979 to 1988, Mr Poon served at Citibank N.A. (Singapore) where he was responsible for credit, marketing, remedial management and structured finance. From 1988 to 2006, before he retired as senior executive vice president from United Overseas Bank Limited (“UOB”), Mr Poon was responsible for consumer banking, corporate banking, commercial banking, corporate finance and international banking at UOB.

First Appointed as a Director

12 May 2016

Last Appointed as a Director

10 June 2020

Length of service as a Director (as at 31 December 2022)

6 years 7 months

Board of Director - Wee Ee-Chao

Wee Ee-Chao

Mr Wee, aged 68, was appointed chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board from January 2002 to December 2004. He was also the first vice-president of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (“REDAS”) from 2005 to 2006 and continued to serve on the committee of REDAS from 2007 to 2010.

First Appointed as a Director

9 May 2006

Last Appointed as a Director

23 April 2021

Length of service as a Director (as at 31 December 2022)

16 years 7 months

Board of Director - Sim Hwee Cher

Sim Hwee Cher

Mr Sim, aged 65, has over 30 years of audit experience and has been actively involved in managing audits of companies including those in the real estate, construction and insurance industries. Mr Sim was vice chairman (operations), assurance leader and member of the leadership team at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Singapore (“PwC”) and executive committee member of PwC China, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong before his retirement in July 2018.

First Appointed as a Director

25 April 2019

Last Appointed as a Director

23 April 2021

Length of service as a Director (as at 31 December 2022)

3 years 8 months

Board of Director - Lee Chin Yong Francis

Lee Chin Yong Francis

Mr Lee, aged 68, joined United Overseas Bank Limited (“UOB”) in 1980 and has more than 40 years’ experience in the financial industry. He was the adviser to UOB Group Retail before retiring in April 2019. Mr Lee was the Country CEO of UOB (Malaysia) before he was appointed in 2003 as Head of International Division, UOB. Mr Lee was also concurrently the then Group Retail Head (Personal Financial Services and Business Banking). Mr Lee was also a non-executive director of UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Limited from 2006 to 2017 and a member of its audit committee.

First Appointed as a Director

2 January 2020

Last Appointed as a Director

27 April 2022

Length of service as a Director (as at 31 December 2022)

3 years

Board of Director - Lau Cheng Soon

Lau Cheng Soon

Mr Lau, aged 67, has over 30 years of senior management roles in the Asia Pacific real estate investment business and has been actively involved in planning, developing, managing and marketing numerous real estate investment and development projects across major markets in the Asia Pacific region. Mr Lau was the Head of Asia Pacific for Invesco Real Estate from 2006 till his retirement in March 2021. He was also a member of the global executive committee and the global remuneration committee of Invesco Real Estate

First Appointed as a Director

23 April 2021

Last Appointed as a Director

Length of service as a Director (as at 31 December 2022)

1 year 8 months

Board of Director - Yip Wai Ping Annabelle

Yip Wai Ping Annabelle

Ms Yip, aged 59, is a corporate lawyer with over 30 years’ experience. She is a Senior Consultant of WongPartnership LLP and was the Joint Head of the Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice until March 2022. Apart from corporate governance and compliance, she is experienced in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, employment and business establishment. Ms Yip is also a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

First Appointed as a Director

27 May 2022

Last Appointed as a Director

Length of service as a Director (as at 31 December 2022)

7 months