Board of Directors

Standing (L-R): Lee Joo Hai, Ahmed Butti Ahmed, Gay Chee Cheong, Raj Mitta Seated (L-R): Christopher Murugasu, Olivia Lum, Professor Tan Teck Meng, Teo Kiang Kok

Olivia Lum
Group CEO, President & Managing Director

Ms Lum started corporate life as a chemist with Glaxo Pharmaceutical and left in 1989 to start up Hydrochem (S) Pte Ltd, the precursor to Hyflux Ltd. Managing the Group for 20 years now, Ms Lum is the driving force behind Hyflux’s growth and business expansion, responsible for policy and strategy formulation and corporate direction.

A former Nominated Member of the Singapore Parliament, Ms Lum holds several positions in the public service. Presently, she sits on the board of a number of companies. She is a member of the National University of Singapore Board of Trustees, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited as well as National University Health System Pte Ltd. In addition to her commitments in Hyflux, Ms Lum is also a member of the Singapore- Tianjin Economic & Trade Council, and the Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council.

Among the many accolades Ms Lum has received for her entrepreneurial achievements are: the Winner of the Regional Growth Award by Nihon Keizai

Shimbun Inc. at the 11th Nikkei Asia Prize 2006, and most recently the Rising Asia – The Next 10 Years Award by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and AXN ASIA. She was also awarded the Asiamoney’s Corporate Executive of the Year 2005 in Singapore. Ms Lum holds an Honours degree in Science from the National University of Singapore.

Teo Kiang Kok
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Mr Teo has been a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Hyflux Ltd since December 2000. He is currently a member of the Nominating, Audit, Remuneration, Risk Management and Executive Committees.

A lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, Mr Teo is a senior partner of the law firm, Shook Lin & Bok LLP. He heads Shook Lin & Bok LLP’s corporate & corporate finance and China practices.

Mr Teo serves on the boards of a number of other companies including Memtech International Limited, Jadason Enterprises Ltd and Ocean Sky International Ltd. Mr Teo holds an Honours degree in Law from the University of Hull and is a Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn.

Lee Joo Hai
Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr Lee has been a Non-Executive Independent Director of Hyflux Ltd since December 2000. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating, Remuneration, Risk Management and Executive Committees. Mr Lee is a CPA and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is currently a senior partner in BDO Raffles, a public accounting firm and has in excess of 20 years of experience in accounting and auditing.

Mr Lee also sits on the board of other listed companies, including Lung Kee (Bermuda) Holdings Ltd and Food Junction Holdings Ltd.

Gay Chee Cheong
Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr Gay has been a Non-Executive Independent Director of Hyflux Ltd since August 2001. He is also the Chairman of the Nominating Committee, as well as a Executive Committees. member of the Remuneration, Audit and

Mr Gay co-founded and was the CEO of 2G Capital Private Limited, a private investment company investing in equities and private companies in the Asia Pacific economies. The company was awarded Highest Net Profit in 2006 and Net Profit Excellence in 2007 in the annual SME 500 ranking.

Mr Gay was the Group Executive Director of JIT Electronics Pte Ltd for four years, responsible for corporate development, business strategy and investments of the JIT Group. He established operational subsidiaries in Singapore, China and Hungary and served concurrently as their respective Managing Directors. He initiated and was responsible for the public listing of JIT Electronics in November 1997 and the subsequent merger of JIT with Flextronics International valued at $1.16 billion in August 2000.

Mr Gay was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Training Award (Graduating) and attended the Royal Military Academy (RMA), Sandhurst and Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, United Kingdom. At RMA, Sandhurst, Mr Gay won the Nigeria Prize for Best Overseas Student Officer and at the Singapore Command and Staff College, the Top Student Prize.

Mr Gay holds Honours degrees in Electronics Engineering from the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, United Kingdom, and in Economics from University of London. He also has a Masters of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.

Christopher Murugasu
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Mr Murugasu has been a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Hyflux Ltd since February 2005.

Mr Murugasu is also a member of the Risk Management and Remuneration Committees.

Previously Senior Vice President for Corporate Services at Hyflux, he was responsible for the Group’s human resources, procurement and general administration functions. Prior to joining Hyflux, Mr Murugasu had accumulated over 15 years of experience in the public sector as well as with a foreign bank. He holds an Honours degree in Computing Science from Imperial College, United Kingdom, and a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.

Raj Mitta Non-Executive Independent Director Mr Mitta has been a Non-Executive Independent Director of Hyfux Ltd since April 2007. He is the Chairman of Risk Management Committee.

Mr Mitta is currently the Chairman of Essential Value Associates Pte Ltd, a boutique high-powered consultancy firm, providing hands-on personal counseling on issues of managing change and strategic implementation with the result of driving lasting change in organisations and developing high growth businesses with quality governance and sustainability.

Mr Mitta’s client list includes multinationals like PepsiCo, Gillette, Kelloggs, and the Governments of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia and India. He has also worked with regional conglomerates like Hutchisons (HK), Jardines (HK), Bakrie Group (Indonesia), Reliance (India), Amex, Citicorp, British Airways and telecom operators like Optus, Orange, Singapore Telecom and Deutsche Telekom.

Prior to his experience of over 14 years in consulting, Mr Mitta held senior marketing roles with Pepsico (US and Cyprus) and Mars Inc. (UK). Mr Mitta is a seasoned negotiator and deal maker with well developed cross cultural sensitivity developed through living and working across diverse countries.

Mr Mitta holds a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bombay, and a Masters in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; in India.

Professor Tan Teck Meng Non-Executive Independent Director Professor Tan has been a Non-Executive Independent Director of Hyflux Ltd since April 2007. He is the Chairman of Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Professor Tan is currently Professor of Accounting in the School of Accountancy at Singapore Management University and a Council Member of the Accounting Standards Council.

Professor Tan also sits on the board of a number of companies including: Singapore Reinsurance Corporation Limited; and Kim Eng Holdings Limited among others.

Professor Tan has a Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc) Degree from the University of Singapore and a Masters of Commerce (MCom) (Honours) from the University of New South Wales in Australia. In 1996, he was awarded an Honorary PhD by Liaoning University (China).

He holds Fellowships in the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (FCPA), Australian Society of CPAs (FCPA), Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (FCIS), and Chartered Management Institute, UK (FCMI).

Ahmed Butti Ahmed
Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr Ahmed has been a Non-Executive Independent Director of Hyflux Ltd since April 2008.

Mr Ahmed is currently the Director General of Dubai Customs and CEO of the Ports, Customs and Freezone Corporation (PCFC) Authority.

Mr Ahmed serves as Chairman for several companies including Imdaad (facilities management), Palm Utilities (district cooling & water treatment) and Dubai Security Services. In addition, he also serves as a board member for Dubai World, Tamweel and Federal Customs Authority. He holds a Masters degree in Science from Denver University, USA.