Mr Lim Jit Poh was appointed non-executive Chairman and Director of SBS Transit Ltd in 2003. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee. Mr Lim is also the Chairman of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited, VICOM Ltd, Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited, China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd, China Printing & Dyeing Holding Limited, Sky China Petroleum Services Ltd and Surbana Corporation Pte Ltd as well as a Director of several listed companies with business interests in stock broking, property trust, hospitality, manufacturing and oil and energy services. Mr Lim is also a director of several unlisted companies under the ownerships of the Singapore Labour Foundation and Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited.
Mr Lim was a former top civil servant and a Fulbright scholar. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal by the Government of Singapore in 1972 and three awards by the National Trades Union Congress, namely Friend of Labour Award in 1986, Meritorious Service Award in 1990 and Distinguished Service Award in 2000. In 2006, he was also one of the recipients of the Distinguished Science Alumni Award from the National University of Singapore. Mr Lim is a trustee of the Singapore National Employers’ Federation.
Mr Lim was a Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the National University of Singapore, and a member of the Singapore British Business Council. He was also very active in community work being Chairman of a community centre management committee. Presently, he serves as Vice President of Orchid Country Club and a member of the Board of Management of Pei Chun Public School.
Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physics from the University of Singapore and a Masters of Education from the University of Oregon, USA.
Mr Kua Hong Pak was appointed a Director of SBS Transit Ltd in 2002. In 2003, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Company. Mr Kua is presently the Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited. Prior to this, he was the President/Chief Executive Officer of Times Publishing Limited from 1989 to 2001.
Mr Kua also serves on the boards of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, PSA International Pte Ltd, PSA Corporation Limited, StarHub Ltd, Ringier Print (HK) Limited and Cabcharge Australia Limited. He is also an Honorary Citizen of Shenyang City, China. In recognition of his contributions to community service, he was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1991 and Public Service Star in 1996 by the President of the Republic of Singapore and re-appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2005. He was also awarded a Medal of Commendation by the National Trades Union Congress in 2005.
Mr Kua holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from University of Singapore and is a Fellow of the United Nations Asian Institute. He also attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.
Mr Gan Juay Kiat, Executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd, was also appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 March 2010.
Mr Gan first joined ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited as Group Corporate Planning Officer in February 2006. Subsequently, he was also appointed the Chief Executive Officer and Director of ComfortDelGro Bus Pte Ltd. In April 2007, he assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer of SBS Transit Ltd, overseeing the day-to-day operations of both the Bus and Rail Businesses.
Prior to joining the ComfortDelGro Group, Mr Gan was the Chief Corporate Officer at the Ascott Group and Senior Vice President (Corporate Planning) at CapitaLand Limited.
Mr Gan started his career in the Singapore Armed Forces where he held several senior command and staff appointments. He moved on to join General Electric Company as a Divisional Director, and later to Times Publishing Limited in business development, corporate planning where he was appointed Senior Vice President (Retail & Distribution).
Mr Gan was a President’s Scholar and SAF (UK) Scholar in 1976. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Engineering Tripos) from the University of Cambridge.
Mr Cheong Yip Seng has been a non-executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd since 1997. He is a member of the Company’s Nominating Committee and Service Quality Committee. Mr Cheong was the Editor-in-Chief of the English/Malay Newspapers Division of Singapore Press Holdings Limited from 1987 to 2006. In 2007, he became editorial adviser, SPH.
He is a Member of the National University of Singapore’s Board of Trustees. In 1997, Mr Cheong was awarded the ASEAN Award for Information.
Mr Cheong attended the Executive Programme at Stanford Business School and Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.
Mr Chin Harn Tong has been a non-executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd since 1993. He is the Chairman of the Company’s Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. He is currently also a Director of CityCab Pte Ltd. He had previously been the Secretary, Executive Director and Advisor of NTUC Comfort (1971 - 1986).
Mr Chin is the Advisor to the North-East Community Development Council and the Singapore Stevedores’ Union. He was the Member of Parliament for Aljunied from 1972 to 1996. He was also the Political Secretary, Parliamentary Secretary and Senior Parliamentary Secretary between 1976 and 1988.
Mr Chin was awarded the Public Administration Medal by the Government of Singapore in 1971, the Friend of Labour in 1971 and the Meritorious Service Award by the National Trades Union Congress in 2000. He was also appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1998.
Mr Chin holds a Bachelor of Arts from Nanyang University (1963). In 1970 he was awarded the Colombo Plan Fellowship in Industrial Relations, Australia and was subsequently seconded to the NTUC and was promoted to the Government’s Administrative Service.
Mr John De Payva has been a non-executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd since 1999. He is the Chairman of the Company’s Nominating Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee and Service Quality Committee.
Mr De Payva is the President of the National Trades Union Congress. He is also a Director and Secretary General of the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union since January 1988 and a Director of NTUC Thrift & Loan Cooperative Ltd and VITA Holdings Limited.
Mr De Payva holds a Diploma in Industrial Relations from the Singapore Institute of Labour Studies.
Mr De Payva was awarded the Public Star Medal in 1998 and Public Service Star in 2004 by the President of the Republic of Singapore.
Mr Tan Kong Eng has been a non-executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd since 1992. He was the Managing Director of DelGro Corporation Limited between 1973 and 1994. He is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. Mr Tan retired in 1994 and is currently a Director of Glory & Company Private Limited and Changi Bus Company (Private) Limited.
Mr Wee Siew Kim has been a non-executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd since 2003. He is the Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee and member of the Service Quality Committee.
Mr Wee is the Deputy CEO of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. Prior to this, Mr Wee held several positions within Singapore Technologies Engineering and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd, the last being the President of the latter organisation.
Mr Wee is also the Member of Parliament, Ang Mo Kio GRC. He is presently a Director of Singapore British Engineering Pte Ltd, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd, Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited, Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd and Singapore Technologies Dynamics Pte Ltd and Chairman of SAS Components DB.
Mr Wee holds a Bachelor of Science (Aeronautical Engineering) (Hons) from the Imperial College of Science and Technology and Masters in Business Administration from Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.
Mr Wong Chin Huat, David has been a non-executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd since 1997. He is the Chairman of the Company’s Service Quality Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee.
Mr Wong is the Senior Partner of Ramdas and Wong, a position he held since June 1974.
Mr Wong is also a Director of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited and several other listed companies. Currently, he also serves as a member of the Public Service Commission and the Singapore Labour Foundation as well as Chairman of Bedok Citizens’ Consultative Committee.
Mr Wong was awarded the Friend of Labour in 1989, the Meritorious Service Award in 1995 and the Distinguished Service Award in 2001 by the National Trades Union Congress. Mr Wong also received a Certificate of Appreciation by the Singapore Labour Foundation for services rendered as a Director of Pasir Ris Resort Services Pte Ltd in 1989. In 1991, he was awarded the Public Service Star and in 2005, the Public Service Star (Bar) by the President of the Republic of Singapore for community and social services rendered.
Mr Wong holds a LL.B (Hons) from the University of Singapore and a LL.M from the University of London.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Mr Wee Siew Kim - Chairman
Mr Chin Harn Tong - Member
Mr Tan Kong Eng - Member
REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
Mr Chin Harn Tong - Chairman
Mr John De Payva - Member
Mr Lim Jit Poh - Member
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Mr John De Payva - Chairman
Mr Cheong Yip Seng - Member
Mr Wong Chin Huat, David - Member
SERVICE QUALITY COMMITTEE
Mr Wong Chin Huat, David - Chairman
Mr Cheong Yip Seng - Member
(Appointed on 11 August 2006)
Mr John De Payva - Member
Mr Wee Siew Kim - Member