Dr Cham joined the Board in 1985 as an Independent and Non-executive Director and was last re-appointed in 2011. Currently, he is a Non-independent and Non-executive Director and is also a member of the Nominating and Risk Committees. He helmed Nanyang Technological University for more than 20 years as its President until he stepped down in 2003. He is presently the Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, SIM University. Currently the Chairman of NSL Ltd, MFS Technology Ltd and Y.E.S. F&B Group Pte Ltd, he is also the Deputy Chairman of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. He serves as a Director at United Overseas Bank Limited and Soup Restaurant Group Ltd and was on the boards of Robinson & Company Ltd, TSH Corporation Limited and Land Transport Authority. He was a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers and has been conferred a Public Administration Medal (P.P.A.) and the Distinguished Service Order (D.U.B.C.). Dr Cham holds a BEng (Hons) from the University of Malaya and a BSc (Hons) degree in Science from the University of London. He obtained his PhD from Cambridge University, UK. He has been conferred several honorary degrees, including from the University of Strathclyde, the University of Surrey, Loughborough University and Soka University. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK and the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK. He is also the President of the Singapore Academy of Engineering. |
