Board of Directors
Olivier is Chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board. He is the Lead Independent Director of DBS Group Holdings Ltd and DBS Bank Ltd and a Director of Raffles Medical Group.
Olivier has previously served as Chairman of Certis CISCO Security Pte. Ltd., PropertyGuru Group Limited, ASX-listed Australand Holdings Limited, globalORE Pte Ltd, Mount Faber Leisure Group, and the Advisory Council of the Singapore CFO Institute and as a Member of the Securities Industry Council. He has also held directorships in several SGX-listed companies including Banyan Tree Holdings, CapitaMalls Asia, and served on the boards of Singapore Management University, Jurong Town Corporation, Sentosa Development Corporation and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).
Olivier worked at CapitaLand Limited from 2003 to 2014 and served as Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Group Chief Investment Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) during his career there. He was named CFO of the Year in the Business Times Singapore Corporate Awards 2007. Between 1989 and 2003, he worked at Citibank Singapore in various roles in the corporate and investment banking units and was Head of the Real Estate Unit in his ultimate role.
Olivier holds a First Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in the United Kingdom.
As Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Nikhil directs StarHub’s strategic focus and ensures the overall success of the company. He also leads transformation efforts and capitalises on growth opportunities that create value for all stakeholders.
With 20 years of experience in the global ICT sector, Nikhil worked with senior executive teams to make synergistic investments in infrastructure and enterprise communications and technology. He previously served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer for ST Telemedia and Group Chief Executive Officer of ST Telemedia’s Infrastructure Technology (InfraTech). Nikhil was also an investment banker for over 18 years at Citigroup, where he led capital markets and M&A transactions across Southeast Asia, Greater China, India and the US.
Recognised for championing digital transformation as a core business strategy for growth, Nikhil was named the Top Digital CEO at the SPARK Digital Leaders Award 2023. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Economics from University College London.
Deborah is a Director of, and chairs the Audit Committees of, SATS Ltd and CapitaLand India Trust Management Pte. Ltd. (Trustee Manager of CapitaLand India Trust). She is also a board member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In addition, Deborah is a Director of, and chairs the Audit and Risk Committees of, SkillsFuture Singapore, Workforce Singapore and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at the Nanyang Technological University. She is also the chairperson of the Institute of Human Resource Professionals (IHRP) and serves on the Judicial Service Commission.
Before Deborah retired as a Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Singapore on 31 October 2020, she was a member of PwC Global Assurance Quality Leadership working with a portfolio of PwC member firms including the United Kingdom, Korea and Japan. Prior to this appointment, Deborah was a member of the Leadership Team for PwC Singapore, and led the Risk and Quality, and Human Capital functions.
Deborah was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2015 and the Public Service Star in 2020. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from the National University of Singapore, and is a Fellow with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia.
Nayantara is a Director of ANV Consulting Pte Ltd, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, Inchcape plc and Marico Ltd. She is a business leader with over 28 years of Asia-Pacific CEO and leadership experience at Procter & Gamble (P&G). At P&G, Nayantara held various senior level management positions, including Vice-President of the Asia-Pacific Beauty Care, Global Skin Care and Gillette Asia business units.
Nayantara has vast experience in the FMCG sector including how to build winning customer centric plans in a fast changing and digitally disrupted environment. She served on the Boards of P&G Gillette India from 2011 to 2013 and P&G Health & Hygiene India from 2003 to 2005. Nayantara was a member of P&G’s Global Business Leadership Council and Global Diversity & Inclusion Council.
Nayantara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stella Maris College, University of Madras, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management - (IIM) Ahmedabad.
Michelle is a Director of Catapult Group International Limited, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. She is also Chairman of Disrupt Media Ltd and a Director of Cache IM Holdings Pty Ltd and Cache Investment Management Ltd. She has previously served as Chairman of Mighty Kingdom Limited and as a director of BNK Banking Corporation Limited, TRAVLR Pty Limited and Hoppr Ltd.
Michelle has extensive experience and expertise in media management, content development, and a detailed knowledge of both traditional broadcasting and the new digital media landscape. Over the last 28 years, Michelle has worked for a range of broadcasting and media organisations in Australia, Europe and Asia, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BSkyB, Star TV and Google. She is well placed to guide StarHub’s strategic development, with her extensive knowledge of the Asian media market, digital technology and digital disruption.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts and Law (Honours) from Sydney University.
Shin Ein brings with her a blend of legal, business and diplomatic experience. She is a legally trained private equity entrepreneur and co-founder of Gryphus Capital, a pan-Asian private equity firm. Prior to this, she spent a number of years at the Singapore Exchange where she was responsible for developing Singapore’s capital market and bringing foreign companies to list in Singapore. Additionally, she was part of the Singapore Exchange’s IPO Approval Committee, where she contributed industry perspectives and acted as a conduit between the market and regulators.
Shin Ein was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Singapore Supreme Court in 1998 and practiced as a corporate lawyer in Messrs Lee & Lee.
Shin Ein has served on boards of companies listed on Nasdaq, the Singapore Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange. She has steered some of these companies through their IPOs and seen others through their privatisations. She presently serves on the boards of Grab Holdings Inc., CSE Global Limited and SingLand Properties Limited. She is also on the Board of Governors of the Singapore International Foundation.
In 2015, Shin Ein was awarded the Friend of Labour award for her service as a board member of Fairprice.
Apart from corporate boards, Shin Ein serves as Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. In 2021, she was awarded the Commander’s Cross, Order of Merit, the second highest civilian state award of Hungary.
Lionel is an independent Director of GetGo Technologies Pte Ltd and an Advisor at Insignia Ventures Partners Fund III GP Ltd. Lionel was Chief Executive Officer and Director of SportsHub Pte. Ltd. from February 2020 to December 2022, CEO Advisor at Grab from September 2018 to 31 December 2019, and the Chief Executive of the Singapore Tourism Board from June 2012 to May 2018. Prior to that, he was the Dean & CEO of the Singapore Civil Service College and Deputy Secretary (Development) in the Public Service Division of the Prime Minister’s Office. His work for the Singapore government also included securing FTAs and market access for Singapore companies (Ministry of Trade & Industry), designing tax reforms for economic competitiveness and fiscal sustainability (Ministry of Finance), and promoting culture and the arts (Ministry of Information and The Arts).
Lionel holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sloan School of Management.
Kwee Juan is Group Executive and Country Head of DBS Singapore, where he is responsible for leading the franchise in the Group’s largest market. He also served as Group Chief Information Officer from November 2023 to June 2024, implementing a Technology Risk Appetite framework, enhancing system observability, resiliency, and delivering more reliable digital services to the customers.
Kwee Juan is currently Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Chairman of the Digital Steering Committee of Association of Banks of Singapore, council member of Singapore National Employers’ Federation (SNEF) and a member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) Digital Finance steering committee. Prior to this, he was DBS’ Group Head of Strategy and Planning, where he played a pivotal role in driving the digital and business transformation agenda across the Group. Before joining DBS, Kwee Juan was CEO and Board member of Citibank Singapore Limited (CSL). He worked in Citibank for 28 years in variety of roles in trading, corporate & investment banking, transaction banking and consumer banking. Kwee Juan served as a member of the Main Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) and CFE’s Subcommittee on Future Growth Industries and Markets in 2016.
In 2017, Kwee Juan was awarded the NTU Alumni Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to the banking industry and NTU. He was also recognised by Retail Banker International as “Trailblazer of the Year (Individual)” in 2015 for the growth and transformation of CSL under his leadership. Kwee Juan was conferred the title “IBF Distinguished Fellow” for Wealth Management by the Institute of Banking & Finance in 2013.
Kwee Juan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Information Systems from the National University of Singapore and an MBA (Banking and Finance) from Nanyang Technological University. He has also completed executive leadership courses from Wharton Business School and the Asia Financial Leadership Programme.
Ek Tor is Chairman of PrimePartners Group Pte Ltd, PrimePartners Corporate Finance Pte Ltd and N PrimePartners Capital Pte Ltd, a joint venture asset management company based in Singapore. He is also non-executive Chairman of ST Telemedia, STT Communications Ltd and Asia Mobile Holdings Pte. Ltd. and a non-executive director of STT GDC Pte. Ltd and Ensign InfoSecurity Pte. Ltd.
Ek Tor has vast experience in investment banking and asset management in Asia, and brings with him in-depth financial and analytical expertise. He had contributed to and been instrumental in the development of two major regional investment banking groups – Morgan Grenfell Asia (1980-1993) and BNP Prime Peregrine (1997-1999). Ek Tor held senior executive positions within the Morgan Grenfell Asia group and was the Regional Managing Director of BNP Prime Peregrine (Singapore) Ltd.
Ek Tor holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Business Administration, from the University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Paul is a member of the Advisory Board of The Asian Civilisations Museum. He has previously served on the boards of Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust Management Ltd., Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd. and Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. Paul was a senior partner of KPMG Singapore, where he was in charge of the Audit & Risk Advisory Practice and Risk Management function until his retirement in September 2003.
Paul is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Stephen is the President & Group Chief Executive Officer of ST Telemedia and is also a member of ST Telemedia’s Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of TeleChoice International Limited.
Stephen joined ST Telemedia in 2005 and held various senior positions including Chief Financial Officer and President & Chief Operating Officer. He played a crucial role in enhancing ST Telemedia’s business competitiveness and asset portfolio while simultaneously maintaining prudent financial management. Prior to joining ST Telemedia, Stephen was Financial Advisor to the company on the combination of its data centre business with Equinix and Pihana Pacific, creating one of the world’s largest carrier-neutral data centre networks. Stephen has more than 26 years of global investment, financial management, strategic planning and Communications, Media and Technology (CMT) industry experience. He spent over 14 years of his career in investment banking with Credit Suisse, primarily heading its telecommunications and media group throughout Asia and the Pacific.
Stephen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, with First Class Honours in Economics and Finance, from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Ahmad is Group Regional CEO at Ooredoo Group and a Commissioner of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison. Prior to that he was President Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indosat Ooredoo.
Ahmad is the Chairman of Ooredoo Myanmar Ltd., Ooredoo Tunisie and Ooredoo Algerie. He also serves on the Boards of Asia Mobile Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Shenington Investments Pte Ltd. He has more than 17 years of experience with the Ooredoo Group in various operational and management roles, including Group Chief Technology Officer, Chief Sales & Service Officer and Senior Director of Radio Networks. He has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, with a proven track record of effective management, team leadership, project management, business development and strategy.
Ahmad holds a degree in Engineering (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) from the University of Colorado at Denver.