just compare the caliber of MTR (HK) CEO and our SMRT CEO... little surprise at the state of our daily train rides.
Saw Phaik Hwa, 55, is President and Chief Executive Officer of SMRT Corporation Ltd. Ms Saw brings to SMRT a wealth of
experience in retail and international business. Prior to joining SMRT, she served as Regional President for DFS Venture Singapore (Pte) Limited, in charge of businesses in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Her 19-year career with the DFS group of companies saw her rising through management ranks, including assuming operational responsibilities in Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam, to her final position.
She is a director of The Esplanade Co Ltd and a board member of the National Environment Agency and the Health Promotion Board. She also sits on the Board of Trustees of the Singapore Management University, the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Community Charity Fund and
Youth Business Singapore. She is a member of the Sports Sub-Committee of Singapore Totalisator Board.
Ms Saw is an ardent practitioner of taiji and sits on the Council of the Singapore Jian Chuan Tai Chi Chuan Physical Culture Association as President and as Vice President on the Executive Committee of the International Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan Federation. She is also appointed
as Governor for Singapore and Malaysia for the international body of Wu’s Tai Chi Chuan Academy as well as 3rd Vice Chairman of Singapore Wushu Dragon & Lion Dance Federation.
She was conferred the Leading CEO Award, organised by the Singapore HR Institute in 2005 and a Medal of Commendation at the 2007 May Day Award.
Ms Saw graduated with an Honours degree in Biochemistry from the University of Singapore. She also attended an Advanced Management Programme at the University of Hawaii.
- smrt.com.sg
Sir Chung-kong is a chartered engineer. He holds BS and MS degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of California respectively. He also holds an MBA degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and was a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by the University of Bath.
Sir Chung-kong was knighted in the United Kingdom in 2000 for his contribution to industry. [3] He is currently member of the Council of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Hong Kong Tourism Board, the Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and as the Council's representative to serve on the Board of Trustees of its Shaw College. He is also a member of the general committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, and the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Sir Chung-kong was a non-executive director of Standard Chartered plc. He is now the non-executive chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_Chung-Kong
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