Chumpol NaLamlieng (Chairman)
Mr NaLamlieng, 62, is a non-executive and independent Director of SingTel. He was appointed a Director on 13 June 2002 and Chairman on 29 August 2003. Mr NaLamlieng was last re-elected as a Director on 25 July 2008. Mr NaLamlieng is a Member of the Board of Directors of The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd. (“Siam Cement”). He was President of Siam Cement for 13 years before stepping down in December 2005. His career with Siam Cement spans more than 30 years.

Mr NaLamlieng is also a non-executive Director of British Airways Plc. and the Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd.

Mr NaLamlieng was conferred the Royal Decoration, Knight Grand Commander (Second Class, Higher Grade) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao, Thailand in May 2002 and the Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, France in July 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Washington, US and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, US.


Graham John Bradley
Mr Bradley, 60, is a non-executive and independent Director of SingTel. He was appointed a Director on 24 March 2004 and was last re-elected on 25 July 2008.

Mr Bradley is a professional company director and is also involved in various philanthropic pursuits. He practised law for six years in Australia and US before joining McKinsey & Company in 1978. He was a Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company from 1984 to 1991, National Managing Partner of Blake Dawson from 1991 to 1995, and CEO of Perpetual Limited from 1995 to 2003.

Mr Bradley is Chairman of HSBC Bank Australia Limited, Stockland Corporation Limited, Boart Longyear Limited and Po Valley Energy Limited. He is also a Director of Brandenburg Ensemble Limited. He is the former Chairman of Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited, Garvan Research Foundation and Sydney Community Foundation and a former Director of MBF Australia Limited and Queensland Investment Corporation.

Mr Bradley holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from The University of Sydney and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, US.


Chua Sock Koong (SingTel Group CEO)
Ms Chua, 51, is an executive and non-independent Director of SingTel. She was appointed a Director on 12 October 2006 and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 1 April 2007. She was last re-elected on 27 July 2007.

Ms Chua joined SingTel in June 1989 as Treasurer. In April 1999, she was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a position she held till February 2006 when she assumed the positions of Group CFO and CEO (International). She was appointed Deputy Group CEO on 12 October 2006.

Ms Chua sits on the boards of Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Telecom Limited and key subsidiaries of the SingTel Group. She is also a member of the Singapore Management University Board of Trustees, the Casino Regulatory Authority and the Public Service Commission. She is a former Board Member of JTC Corporation.

Ms Chua holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from the University of Singapore. She is a Certified Public Accountant with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and a CFA charterholder.


Fang Ai Lian
Fang Ai Lian, 59, is a non-executive and independent Director of SingTel. She was appointed a Director on 7 August 2008.

Mrs Fang has been the Chairman of Great Eastern Holdings Ltd since April 2008, as well as Chairman of its insurance subsidiaries in both Singapore and Malaysia. Prior to that, she was with Ernst & Young for over 30 years, where she was appointed Managing Partner in 1996 and Chairman in 2005.

Mrs Fang is a director of Banyan Tree Holdings Limited, MediaCorp Pte Ltd, Metro Holdings Limited and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited. She is a Board Member of International Enterprise Singapore. She is also the Chairman of the Charity Council and the Tax Academy of Singapore and President of the Home Nursing Foundation and the Breast Cancer Foundation. She was previously a Board Member of the Public Utilities Board.

Mrs Fang qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London in 1973 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.


Heng Swee Keat
Mr Heng, 48, is a non-executive and independent Director of SingTel. He was appointed a Director on 4 July 2003 and was last re-elected on 27 July 2007.

Mr Heng is the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is also Chairman of The Institute of Banking and Finance.

Mr Heng has served in various government departments. He joined the Singapore Administrative Service in 1997 and was appointed Principal Private Secretary to the Senior Minister from 1997 to 2000. He was appointed Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry in 2000 and CEO of the Trade Development Board in 2001. He was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry from 23 October 2001 to April 2005.

Mr Heng was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Gold) at the Singapore National Day Awards 2001. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cambridge, UK and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University, US.


Dominic Chiu Fai Ho
Mr Ho, 58, is a non-executive and independent Director of SingTel. He was appointed a Director on 28 November 2007 and was last re-elected on 25 July 2008.

Mr Ho is the founder and a partner of HOPU Investment Management Co., Ltd. and a Director of Hang Lung Properties Limited.

Mr Ho joined KPMG US in Houston in 1975 and became a partner in 1985. He was transferred to Beijing, China to set up KPMG’s practice in 1984 and resided in China until 1989 when he was assigned to Hong Kong. Mr Ho became the China firm’s Senior Partner based in Beijing in 2000 and was elected Chairman of KPMG in China and Hong Kong SAR in April 2003. He retired in April 2007.

Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accountancy from the University of Houston. He is a member of the American Institute of Accountants and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accounts.


Simon Israel
Mr Israel, 56, is a non-executive and non-independent Director of SingTel. He was appointed a Director on 4 July 2003 and was last re-elected on 27 July 2007.

Mr Israel is Chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board and Asia Pacific Breweries Limited, and an Executive Director of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited. He is also a Director of Neptune Orient Lines Limited and Fraser and Neave Limited.

Mr Israel was Chairman, Asia Pacific of Danone Asia, and a member of the Executive Committee of Group Danone before stepping down in June 2006. He held various positions in Sara Lee Corporation in the Asia Pacific region, including Country Manager/Zone Manager for Indonesia, the Philippines, the South Pacific and Thailand from 1974 to 1991, before becoming President (Household & Personal Care), Asia Pacific from 1992 to 1996.

Mr Israel is a former Director of Britannia Industries Ltd, Danone Asia Pte Ltd, Danone Food & Beverages India Pvt Ltd, Frucor Beverages Group Limited, Griffins Foods Pte Ltd, Hangzhou Wahaha Food Co. Ltd., PT Tirta Investama, Wuhan Dongda Brewery Co. Ltd, Wuhan Euro Dongxihu Brewery Co. Ltd, Wuhan Xingyingge Brewery Co. Ltd, Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd and Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd.

Mr Israel holds a Diploma in Business Studies from The University of the South Pacific.


John Powell Morschel
Mr Morschel, 66, is a non-executive and independent Director of SingTel. He was appointed a Director on 14 September 2001 and was last re-elected on 27 July 2007.

Mr Morschel is a non-executive Director of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and Tenix Group Pty. Ltd. Prior to his present appointment, he was an Executive Director and then Managing Director and Chief Executive of Lend Lease Corporation Limited.

Mr Morschel was Chairman of Rinker Group Limited, CSR Limited and Leighton Holdings Limited. He is also a former Director of Westpac Banking Corporation, Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited.

Mr Morschel holds a Diploma in Quantity Surveying from The University of New South Wales. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.

Mr Nargolwala holds a Bachelor degree in Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Delhi, India. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.


Ong Peng Tsin
Mr Ong, 46, is a non-executive and independent Director of SingTel. He was appointed a Director on 1 June 2009.

Mr Ong is Chairman of InfoComm Investments Pte Ltd and is a strategic consultant to IBM. Mr Ong was the founder and Chairman of Encentuate, a company providing enterprise digital identity systems. IBM acquired Encentuate in 2008. Prior to starting Encentuate, Mr Ong was the founder and Chairman of Interwoven Inc., a leading provider of content infrastructure. Before Interwoven, Mr Ong was cofounder and chief architect of Electric Classifieds, Inc., the creators of Match.com and held various engineering and management roles at Illustra (now IBM Informix), Sybase Inc., and Gensym Corporation. He is a former Director of InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore.

Mr Ong holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas (USA) and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois (USA).

Deepak S Parekh
Mr Parekh, 64, is a non-executive and independent Director of SingTel. He was appointed a Director on 31 May 2004 and was last re-elected on 27 July 2007.

Mr Parekh is Chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (“HDFC”) in India. He joined HDFC in 1978 and was its Managing Director from 1985 until he assumed his present office in 1993.

Mr Parekh is the non-executive Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd, HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd, HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Ltd, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd, Siemens Ltd. and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd.

He sits on the Boards of Castrol India Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Hindustan Oil Exploration Co Ltd, The Indian Hotels Company Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Satyam Computer Services Limited, WNS Global Services Private Limited and Airport Authority of India.

Mr Parekh is a former Director of ICI India Ltd, National Housing Bank and National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. He has been a member of various committees set up by the Government of India to examine policy issues, including the Investment Commission Committee.

Mr Parekh has received several awards, including the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 2006, the Businessman of the Year 1996 from Business India and the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award from the All India Management Association. He was also the first recipient of the Qimpro Platinum Award for Quality for his contributions to the services sector and the youngest recipient of the prestigious Corporate Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Economic Times. On 24 January 2008, Mr Parekh was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by FinanceAsia for his contribution towards the banking/financial sector in Asia.

Mr Parekh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Nicky Tan Ng Kuang

Mr Tan, 50, is a non-executive and independent Director of SingTel. He was appointed a Director on 12 March 2002 and was last re-elected on 25 July 2008.

Mr Tan currently manages nTan Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd, a boutique firm specialising in corporate finance and corporate restructuring. He is also a Director of Fraser & Neave Limited and a member of its Audit Committee. Mr Tan was a Partner and Head of Global Corporate Finance at Arthur Andersen, Singapore and ASEAN region, from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that, he was a Partner and Head of Financial Advisory Services at Price Waterhouse, Singapore and Chairman of Financial Advisory Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Asia Pacific region.

Mr Tan is a Chartered Accountant and a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.