Mr. Pao Kiew Tee is an Independent Director of our Company and was appointed to our Board on 9 June 2009. Mr. Pao is a Senior Government Auditor currently holding the position of Group Audit Director, where he is responsible for leading teams in the audit of financial statements and operation audits of statutory boards and Government-linked companies.
Since 1979, Mr. Pao has been a Government Auditor, first as an Audit Senior for the Singapore Government and rose through the ranks to become Assistant Director, Director and currently Group Audit Director. Prior to joining the Singapore Government, Mr. Pao was with an accounting firm in New Zealand between 1977 and 1978. From graduation in 1974 to 1977, Mr. Pao worked for the Commercial Bank of Australia in New Zealand.
Mr. Pao holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree granted by University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand in 1974 and a Diploma in Banking granted by New Zealand Institute of Banks in 1977. Mr. Pao is a Chartered Secretary and Administrator of United Kingdom and a fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. Mr. Pao is also currently an Independent Director of Communication Design International Limited and the Honorary Treasurer of the Serangoon Gardens Country Club.
