Appointments to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) Board

The Minister for Finance has re-appointed Mrs Tan Ching Yee as Chairman of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (“ACRA”) Board. The Minister has also appointed Mr Ong Chong Tee as Deputy Chairman of the ACRA Board. In addition, four new Board Members have been appointed, and eight current Board Members have been re-appointed to the Board. The appointments will take effect from 1 April 2021.

2     The four new Board Members are:

• Mr Glen Francis

Chief Technology Officer

Singapore Press Holdings

• Mr Lam Yi Young 

Chief Executive Officer

Singapore Business Federation

• Ms Catherine Lee 

Independent Director

Far East Hospitality Trust

• Ms Lock Yin Mei 

Partner

Allen & Overy LLP

3     The eight re-appointed Board Members are:

• Ms Ameera Ashraf 

Partner and Head of Antitrust & Competition Practice

WongPartnership LLP

• Ms Lai Chin Yee

Finance Director

Qian Hu Corporation Limited

• Mr Paul Lee

Managing Partner

RSM Chio Lim LLP

• Mr Mohammad Shariq Sayeed Barmaky

Audit & Assurance Leader, Singapore and

Regional Managing Partner, Audit & Assurance, Southeast Asia

Deloitte & Touche LLP

• Mr Muhammad Hidhir Bin Abdul Majid

Principal District Judge and

Principal Director (Strategic Planning and Research Division)

Family Justice Courts

• Mr Ong Khiaw Hong

Chief Executive

Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

• Mr Ow Fook Chuen

Accountant-General

Accountant-General's Department

• Mr Kevin Wong

Non-Executive Company Director

4     The new Board composition is at Annex A. Brief write-ups of the new Deputy Chairman and the four new Board Members are at Annex B.

5     The Ministry of Finance and ACRA welcome the new Deputy Chairman and members, and would like to express their appreciation to the retiring members – Mr Adrian Chan, Mr Ho Meng Kit, Mr Lee Boon Ngiap, Mr Bruce Liang, and Mr Tham Sai Choy – whose current terms end on 31 March 2021, for their invaluable contributions to the Board.

Issued by:

Ministry of Finance 

Singapore

29 March 2021