Day Award, by the Singapore Government in
addition to the Public Service Star in 1999. He
received the Outstanding Chief Executive of the
Year Award (Singapore Business Awards) in 1992.
Mr. Ng graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in
Business Administration (Honours) from the then
University of Singapore and is also a Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Transport (FCIT).
MS. NG SHIN EIN
Independent Director
Ms. Ng Shin Ein is our Independent Director and
was first appointed on May 11, 2006. Her last re-
election as our Director was on April 28, 2015.
Ms. Ng ShinEin is theManagingPartner of Gryphus
Capital, a pan-Asian private equity investment firm
founded by professionals with legal, investment
management and operational backgrounds.
Ms. Ng also leads a network of investors to take
proprietary stakes in companies and co-invests
with other family offices and private equity firms.
Pursuant to such investments, she engages actively
with portfolio companies, focusing on strategic
development and innovation.
Prior to Gryphus Capital, Ms. Ng spent a number
of years at the Singapore Exchange, where she
was responsible for developing Singapore’s capital
market and bringing foreign companies to list
in Singapore. Additionally, she was part of the
Singapore Exchange’s IPO Approval Committee,
where she contributed industry perspectives and
also acted as a conduit between the marketplace
and regulators.
Ms. Ng also sits on the board of NTUC Fairprice
and is its youngest ever director. Additionally, she
serves on the boards of First Resources Limited,
Eu Yan Sang International Limited and UPP
Holdings Limited, companies listed on the
mainboard of the Singapore Exchange, and Sabana
Real Estate Investment Management Pte. Ltd..
Ms. Ng was also an adjunct research fellow at
the National University of Singapore, where she
focused on her areas of interest, philanthropy and
social enterprises.
Admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the
Singapore Supreme Court, Ms. Ng started her
career as a corporate lawyer in Messrs Lee & Lee.
Whilst at Messrs Lee & Lee, she advised clients
on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and
fundraising exercises.
Ms. Ng holds a Degree in LLB (Honours) from
Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of
London.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (RET) NG JUI PING
Independent Director
Lieutenant-General (Ret) Ng is our Independent
Director and was first appointed on September 20,
2006. His last re-election as our Director was on
April 26, 2013.
General Ng has a distinguished 30-year military
career culminating in the position of Chief of
Defence Force, Singapore, from which he retired
in 1995. He was also Chief of Army and Chief of
Staff (General Staff). He has been conferred the
Meritorious Service Medal (Military) and the
Public Administration Medal (Gold), among other
national honours, for distinguished service to
Singapore. He has also been conferred prestigious
awards by regional countries for his contributions.
Following his retirement from the Singapore Armed
Forces, General Ng took up the entrepreneurial
route. He listed the company he co-founded on the
SGX-ST in January 2000 and exited via a share sale
in late 2004. He is currently Chairman of August
Asia Consulting Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned business
advisory. He is an Independent Director on the
SGX-ST listed boards of Pacific Andes Resources
Development Limited and Singapore Shipping
Corporation Limited.
General Ng held various positions including
Deputy Chairman of the Central Provident Fund
Board, Singapore; Director of PSA International
Pte Ltd and Chairman of its China and North
East Asia Grouping; Director of NTUC Income;
Chairman of Singapore Technologies Automotive
Ltd and Chartered Industries of Singapore Pte Ltd;
Corporate Advisor to Singapore Technologies Pte.
Ltd. and Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd;
and Chairman Asia Pacific of AGT International,
a global public safety and security corporation.
He was Advisor to Aldar, the largest Abu Dhabi
property developer, and to Chesterton International
Property Consultants Pte. Ltd.
General Ng is a Master of Arts (History) fromDuke
University, USA and a graduate of the Advanced
Management Programme, Harvard Business
School, USA.
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