Board of Directors

 

Mr. CHEW Hua Seng

Chairman and CEO

 

Mr. CHEW Hua Seng is the founder, controlling shareholder, Chairman and CEO of Raffles Education Limited (the “Company”). Under his astute leadership, the Company has grown to become a premier private education provider, with 13 institutions of learning, including two universities, spread across 8 different countries. Mr. CHEW founded the Company in 1990, and led it to be listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore in 2002.

 

Mr. CHEW is Executive Chairman of Oriental University City Holdings (H.K.) Limited (“OUCHK”), listed on the Growth Enterprise market of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Mr. CHEW’s role in OUCHK is primarily to oversee overall strategic planning and management of OUCHK group of companies.

 

Mr. CHEW was appointed as a Non-Executive Chairman of Sitra Holdings (International) Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, with effect from 21 October 2019.

 

Mr. CHEW holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Singapore (now known as the National University of Singapore) obtained in May 1979 and was awarded the National University of Singapore Business School Eminent Business Alumni Award in November 2010 for his outstanding achievements. Mr. CHEW was also conferred the Public Service Medal in 2010 by the President of Singapore for his contribution to community service.

 

 

 

Mdm. LIM Siew Mun

Lead Independent
Non-Executive Director

 

Mdm. LIM Siew Mun joined the Board of Raffles Education Limited on 1 July 2021 and designated to Lead Independent Non-Executive Directors on 28 February 2022. Mdm. LIM is currently a member of charitable and religious organizations, a consultant and a mental health professional.

 

Mdm. LIM held various senior positions in finance. She was CEO of Credit Suisse First Boston Southeast Asia, Director of Credit Suisse First Boston Asia and Head of Capital Markets of BNP Paribas. Mdm. LIM was also CEO and Vice Chair of the Board of Olivant Asia, Director of Stonehage Asia, and Founder of Strategic Access Pte Ltd.

 

Mdm. LIM holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from National University of Singapore, a Masters in Arts from Singapore Bible College and an Advanced Certificate in Trust Services from the Wealth Management Institute.

 

Mr. LIM How Teck

Independent
Non-Executive Director

 

Mr. LIM How Teck is currently Chairman of Redwood International Pte. Ltd. (an investment & consultancy company). Mr. LIM sits on the Board of Aetherium Acquisition Corporation and Trident Digital Tech Pte Ltd. He is also an adviser to many private companies and family offices.

 

Mr. LIM has in-depth knowledge of the shipping industry, having been with the NOL Group from 1979 to 2005, where he held various positions from Executive Director, Group CFO, Group COO, and Group Deputy CEO.

 

Mr. LIM has extensive international qualifications and experience in business finance and accounting. Prior to joining NOL, he worked in Coopers & Lybrand (an international accounting firm) and Plessey Singapore (a multi-national trading and manufacturing company).

 

Mr. LIM had previously served as Chairman of the Singapore Commodity Exchange Ltd (SICOM), PSA Marine Pte Ltd, Certis Cisco Security Pte Ltd, Cisco Recall Total Information Management Pte Ltd, Lloyds Syndicate 1965, Heliconia Capital Management Pte Ltd, NauticAWT Pte Ltd, ARA Trust Management (Cache) Ltd, Pacific King Shipping Holding Pte Ltd, Integra2000 Ltd, Tuas Power Ltd, Swissco Holdings Ltd and 33 Ventures Pte Ltd.

 

Mr. LIM holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree from the University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of UK (FCMA), a Fellow of the Certified Public Accountants of Australia (FCPA Aust), a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (FCPA ICPAS), and a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors (FSID). He is a graduate of Harvard Graduate School of Business in Corporate Financial Management Course and Advanced Management Programme in 1983 and 1989 respectively.

 

Mr. LIM was awarded the Public Service Medal (PBM) National Day Award in 1999 and the Public Service Star (BBM) National Day Award in 2014.

 

 

BG(Retd) CHUA Chwee Koh

Independent
Non-Executive Director

 

BG(Retd) CHUA Chwee Koh joined the Board of Raffles Education in March 2022 as an Independent Non-Executive Director BG(Retd) CHUA brings with him a wealth of experience, having spent 17 years with Certis CISCO, leading and transforming the business, where he was the Chief Operating Officer for 13 years. He played a key role in integrating operations and technology in the security business and was leading the digital transformation in the last three years. Prior to joining Certis in 2004, Mr. CHUA served 22 years in the Singapore Armed Forces and retired with the rank of Brigadier General. In addition, he is also an Independent Director of Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd (listed on Nasdaq), a member of Audit Committee of Dementia Singapore (a charity), a Senior Advisor at Vizzio Technologies Pte Ltd, and an individual consultant at A.T. Kearney Saudi Arabia Limited (a management consulting firm).

 

BG(Retd) CHUA graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering & Economics with First Class Honours from University of Birmingham in 1985. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University and has also completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.

 

 

Mr. Joseph HO Yan Jun

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

 

Mr. Joseph HO Yan Jun is a Partner in the China Practice and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice at WongPartnership LLP. His main practice areas are corporate finance, equity capital markets, foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions and property development in the People’s Republic of China.

 

Mr. HO presents and participates in panel discussions at regional and local conferences on PRC-related topics. He is a member of The Law Society of Singapore’s Inquiry Panel.

 

Mr. HO graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Yunnan University (PRC) and obtained Master of Laws from China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing and McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (U.S.) and Master of Business Administration from Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance. He was also a Visiting Scholar at the School of Law, Columbia University (U.S.) from 1990 to 1991. He is admitted to the Bar of the People’s Republic of China.