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HSIEH FU HUA YEO LIAN SIM DANIEL TAN BAK HIANG
GAN SEOW ANN MUTHUKRISHNAN RAMASWAMI LINUS KOH KIA MENG
SECK WAI KWONG CHEW HONG GIAN ROBERT W VAN ZWIETEN

HSIEH FU HUA
Chief Executive Officer,
Singapore Exchange Limited

Mr Hsieh has served as CEO and a non-independent director on the SGX board since 1 March 2003. His career has been in merchant banking and capital markets in Asia. He was Managing Partner of PrimePartners – an independent private equity firm based in Singapore, and was Group Managing Director of BNP Prime Peregrine Group in Hong Kong – the joint venture Asian investment banking arm of BNP founded by PrimePartners. Prior to forming PrimePartners in 1993, he was Chief Executive of Morgan Grenfell Asia Holdings Pte Ltd which he joined in 1974.

He is a member of the National University of Singapore Board of Trustees, the board of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and the National Arts Council. He is also Chairman of SIM Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of the Singapore Institute of Management). He graduated in 1974 from the University of Singapore in Business Administration.

Mr Hsieh was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting on
22 September 2005.


GAN SEOW ANN
Senior Executive Vice President

As Head of Markets, Mr Gan is responsible for the management and distribution of SGX’s suite of securities, derivatives and data products. This involves the development of key customer segments comprising intermediaries, institutions, issuers, traders and data vendors, and facilitating their access and participation in SGX’s markets. Mr Gan also oversees the positioning of Singapore as a choice listing venue. In addition, Mr Gan chairs the Business and Technology Committees, leading the co-ordination and resolution of cross-group issues pertaining to major business and technology initiatives, in line with corporate objectives. He is also responsible for Processing and Retail Business with the charter to transform SGX into a post-trade processing hub and to improve penetration of the retail business. Mr Gan also oversees Corporate and Marketing Communications at SGX.

Prior to joining SGX on 20 March 2001, Mr Gan held various senior regional positions in the capital markets. From 1996 to 2001, he was Managing Director at Merrill Lynch, Singapore, where he oversaw the company’s business activities in its South East Asian offices and managed its exchange seats in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.
From 1990 to 1996, he was Managing Director of Crosby Securities, responsible for the
equities business in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Mr Gan serves on several boards, including Seeds Capital, TIF Ventures and National Kidney Foundation. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) with Distinction and holds a Master of Business Administration from McMaster University, Canada.


SECK WAI KWONG
Senior Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)*

Mr Seck joined SGX on 2 June 2003. He is Senior Executive Vice President and CFO. Mr Seck also oversees the Clearing and Commodities Business as well as Legal and Compliance. As CFO, his portfolio includes finance and treasury, capital and enterprise risk management, and investor relations. In his role as head of Clearing and Commodities Business, he leads projects such as JADE (Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange), the commodity exchange joint venture with Chicago Board of Trade; and AsiaClear®, the over-the-counter clearing facility for oil swaps and forward freight agreements.

Prior to SGX, Mr Seck held senior executive positions in the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. From 1999 to 2002, he was Managing Director of DBS Bank where he directed its wealth management business and, prior to that, its corporate and investment banking activities. Mr Seck was the Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income for Asia ex-Japan at Lehman Brothers from 1995 to 1999, and was also the Adviser to the Investment Company of the People’s Republic of China in 1995.

He is currently on the boards of the Energy Market Authority, the Financial Sector Development Fund, and the Institute of Banking and Finance. Mr Seck holds a Master of Business Administration (with Distinction) from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA,
and a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) from Monash University, Australia.

* Mr Seck was appointed as CFO on 1 August 2007. He was previously CFO from 1 June 2003 to 31 December 2005.


YEO LIAN SIM
Senior Executive Vice President

Ms Yeo is Senior Executive Vice President and Head of the Risk Management & Regulation Group, which is responsible for maintaining a robust regulatory framework for SGX’s operation of a fair, orderly and transparent market. The group encompasses member supervision, issuer regulation, market surveillance, enforcement, risk management and regulatory policy. It also works closely with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in developing and enforcing rules and regulations for market participants. Ms Yeo has been with SGX since 1 July 2004 and was promoted to Senior Executive Vice President on 1 August 2007. Before SGX, Ms Yeo was from Temasek Holdings, where she was responsible for capital resource management. Prior to that, she was at MAS where she held responsibilities in various areas, namely, managing the Singapore dollar exchange rate, money market operations and the investment of foreign reserves, as well as overseeing the regulation of the securities and futures markets.

Ms Yeo graduated with Honours in Economics and Political Science from the University of Singapore and holds a Master’s degree from the London Business School, UK.


MUTHUKRISHNAN RAMASWAMI
Senior Executive Vice President

Mr Ramaswami is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, heading the Operations and Technology Group. His charter includes market control, clearing and settlement, depository operations, IT planning and governance, IT solutions and services delivery.

Mr Ramaswami joined SGX on 1 July 2007. He was previously from Citigroup Global Consumer Bank where he was the Chief Information Officer with the International Consumer Business.
He also held senior executive positions in Citigroup’s international and regional offices.

Mr Ramaswami holds a Master’s Degree in Mathematics (Honours) from Birla Institute of
Technology and Sciences, and also a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies
(Masters in Business Administration) from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.


CHEW HONG GIAN
Executive Vice President

Mr Chew is Executive Vice President and Head of Operations, where he oversees and
manages the securities and derivatives trading, clearing and settlement operations, securities depository, and customer service functions. Previously, as the Head of Technology, he oversaw the implementation of an integrated trading system and helped modernise SGX’s IT data centres. Mr Chew has also held other senior positions at SGX prior to his current appointment, having been responsible for managing depository operations, marketing brokerage technology solutions and establishing an in-sourcing service. Mr Chew has been
with SGX since 10 November 2000.

Before joining SGX, Mr Chew was with the National Computer Board and the Monetary Authority of Singapore where he participated in a strategic review of Singapore’s
financial sector.

He graduated from the University of Michigan, USA with a Bachelor (Highest Honours) and a Master in Computer Science. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (International Business) from the Nanyang Business School of Singapore.


DANIEL TAN BAK HIANG
Executive Vice President

Mr Tan was with the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) since 16 September 1983, and joined SGX when SES and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange were merged in 1999 to form SGX. He is Executive Vice President and in charge of Processing and Retail Business. His responsibilities include increasing the depth and breadth of retail participation in the securities and derivatives market, conducting strategic studies and analysis of consumer investing behaviour, and the development of retail-oriented products and services.

Prior to leading Processing and Retail Business, Mr Tan was the Head of Operations, as well as Head of Technology. He played a key role in the implementation of SGX’s strategic IT initiatives and was responsible for aligning these initiatives with SGX’s strategic vision.

Mr Tan was previously with the Housing & Development Board. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, Canada.


LINUS KOH KIA MENG
Executive Vice President

Mr Koh joined SGX on 20 May 2004 and was Chief Financial Officer, Head of Corporate Services Group and Head of Strategy unit from 1 December 2006 to 31 July 2007. His last day of service with SGX was 31 August 2007.


ROBERT W VAN ZWIETEN
Executive Vice President

Mr van Zwieten joined SGX as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Services Group on 1 January 2006. His last day of service with SGX was 30 June 2007.