Sembcorp - Technology Advisory Panel

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Technology Advisory Panel

Sembcorp’s Technology Advisory Panel advises the company on digital and technological developments in line with our strategy to be a leading provider of sustainable solutions.

The panel provides independent advice on the development and application of significant emerging as well as potentially disruptive technologies. It further guides the appropriate management of specialised research and development projects and systems for intellectual property creation and protection.

The panel also advises Sembcorp on technological trends and opportunities. Members of the panel help to introduce new and emerging technologies or companies to the Group and regularly advise on topical issues and technologies in their respective fields of interest and expertise.

Tow Heng Tan

Chairman

Mr Tow is chief executive officer of Pavilion Capital International, a North Asia-focused private equity firm.
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Tow Heng Tan

Chairman

Mr Tow is chief executive officer of Pavilion Capital International, a North Asia-focused private equity firm.

He previously held senior leadership positions serving as chief investment officer of Temasek International, senior director of DBS Vickers and managing director of Lum Chang Securities. He was also an investment banker with Schroders Singapore.

He sits on the boards of Fullerton Financial Holdings, the National Healthcare Group, Temasek Trust and Temasek Trust Asset Management (formerly known as ABC World Asia).

Mr Tow is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom. He is a chartered accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Dr Josephine Kwa Lay Keng

Dr Kwa brings to the board rich experience in technology as well as research and development (R&D) across various industries.
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Dr Josephine Kwa Lay Keng

Dr Kwa brings to the board rich experience in technology as well as research and development (R&D) across various industries, including energy and engineering. She is a member of the board and audit committee of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research. She is also a director of Southern Steel and Barghest Building Performance.

Dr Kwa was previously chief executive officer of NSL and also served in various other functions over her 23-year tenure with the company, including being its chief operating officer and head of technology, responsible for R&D, information technology, energy and environmental investments, and strategy. Dr Kwa chaired the National Energy Efficiency Committee for Industries in Singapore from 2000 to 2009 and continues to serve on the steering committee for the Singapore Certified Energy Manager Programme.

Dr Kwa holds a PhD and Bachelor of Science with honours in Mechanical Engineering from University of Leeds.
Lim Ming Yan

Mr Lim is chairman of the Singapore Business Federation.
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Lim Ming Yan

Mr Lim is chairman of the Singapore Business Federation. He also sits on the boards of DLF Cyber City Developers, DLF Assets and Enterprise Singapore. Mr Lim is a member of the board of trustees of Chinese Development Assistance Council and Singapore Management University, as well as a member of Singapore’s Future Economy Council. He is Singapore’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius as well.

Mr Lim previously served as president and group chief executive officer of CapitaLand Group.

Mr Lim holds a first-class honours in Mechanical Engineering and Economics as well as an honorary doctorate from University of Birmingham. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Prof Ng How Yong

Prof Ng is a Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor of the Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai and an Adjunct Professor of National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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Prof Ng How Yong

Prof Ng is a Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor of the Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai and an Adjunct Professor of National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He was a Provost’s Chair Professor of NUS, director of NUS Environmental Research Institute, as well as director of Sembcorp-NUS Corporate Laboratory.

He has over 25 years of experience in biological wastewater treatment and membrane processes for water reuse and seawater desalination, and has served as a consultant on municipal wastewater treatment and reuse, industrial effluent treatment as well as seawater desalination in Singapore, China, Japan and the United States of America.

Prof Ng is also a fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore and the International Water Association (IWA), chairman of the management committee of the IWA Specialist Group on Membrane Technology, and the immediate past president of the Environmental Engineering Society of Singapore.

Prof Ng holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from University of California, Berkeley and first-class honours in Civil Engineering from NUS.
Prof Lui Pao Chuen

Prof Lui is the Temasek Defence Professor of National University of Singapore.
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Prof Lui Pao Chuen

Prof Lui is the Temasek Defence Professor of National University of Singapore. He was formerly Singapore’s Chief Defence Scientist and has several decades of experience in engineering, science and research. He sits on the boards of corporations, government agencies, research institutions and technical organisations as well as the steering committees of major infrastructure projects.

Prof Lui is a fellow of the Singapore Academy of Engineering and the Singapore National Academy of Sciences as well as an honorary fellow of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations. His accolades include the National Science & Technology Medal, the Institute of Physics Singapore’s President’s Medal, as well as the International Council on Systems Engineering’s Pioneer Award. In addition, Prof Lui is the recipient of the Lifetime Engineering Achievement Award from the Institution of Engineers Singapore, the Defence Technology Medal (Outstanding Service) from the Ministry of Defence, as well as the Aviation Pioneer Award from the Singapore Institute of Aerospace Engineers.

Prof Lui holds a Master of Science in Operations Research and Systems Analysis from Naval Postgraduate School and Bachelor of Science in Physics from NUS.
Wong Kim Yin

Group President & CEO

Mr Wong has close to 30 years of leadership experience in the energy sector and in investment management.
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Wong Kim Yin

Mr Wong has close to 30 years of leadership experience in the energy sector and in investment management. He has been instrumental in leading Sembcorp’s transformation of its portfolio from brown to green.

Mr Wong was the group chief executive officer of Singapore Power (SP Group) from 2012 to 2020. Prior to SP Group, he led investments and project development in his roles at Temasek International and The AES Corporation.

Mr Wong is the chairman of SkillsFuture Singapore and serves on the boards of the National Research Foundation, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and DSO National Laboratories. He is also a board member of China Venture Capital Fund Corporation and a Vice Chairman of the World Energy Council.

Mr Wong holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Systems from National University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.