Mr Kuah Boon Wee - was appointed Independent Director of UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Limited, Chairman of Audit Committee and member of Remuneration Committee on 3 May 2016.
Mr Kuah is the Group Chief Executive Officer of MTQ Corporation, an oil and gas engineering and subsea services company listed on the SGX. He joined the board in October 2006 and assumed his current position in July 2010. Prior to that, he had worked from 2004 to 2010 in PSA International and served as CEO of South East Asia and Singapore Terminals (from 2007 to 2010) and Group Chief Financial Officer (from 2004 to 2007). Before PSA, Mr Kuah was Chief Financial Officer of ST Engineering and Hongkong Land Holdings.
He has a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (1st Class Honours) from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
Mr Kuah serves on the Council of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and is also Chairman of NTUC LearningHub. He has been on the board of The Hour Glass Limited since 1 April 2011 and is the lead Independent Director.
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