SingTel is committed to achieving high standards of corporate conduct. It recognises the importance of having in place a set of well-defined corporate governance processes to enhance corporate performance and accountability.
The listing of SingTel's shares on the Singapore Exchange ("SGX") and the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") subjects SingTel to two sets of listing rules and the requirement to report against two sets of corporate governance principles and recommendations. Where one exchange has more stringent requirements, SingTel will seek to observe the more stringent requirements.
SingTel’s Full Financial Report for 2009 includes a Corporate Governance Report that describes SingTel’s main corporate governance practices with reference to the SGX and ASX principles of corporate governance and best practice recommendations. Unless otherwise stated in this Corporate Governance Report, those practices were in place for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. In developing and reviewing its corporate governance policies and practices, SingTel has sought to adopt a balanced approach by observing the spirit, and not just the letter, of the SGX and ASX corporate governance principles, taking into account its evolving needs as well as local and international developments.
SingTel’s Board of Directors now comprises 12 members.
Membership of the principal Board committees is currently as follows:
- Audit Committee
Mrs Fang Ai Lian (committee chairman)
Mr Graham John Bradley
Mr Dominic Ho
Mr Kai Nargolwala
- Compensation Committee
Mr Chumpol NaLamlieng (committee chairman)
Mr Heng Swee Keat
Mr John Powell Morschel
Mr Deepak S Parekh
- Corporate Governance & Nominations Committee
Mr Kai Nargolwala (committee chairman)
Mr Chumpol NaLamlieng
Mr Heng Swee Keat
Mr Dominic Ho
- Finance, Investment & Risk Committee
Mr Nicky Tan Ng Kuang (committee chairman)
Mr Simon Israel
Mr Ong Peng Tsin
- Optus Advisory Committee
Mr John Powell (committee chairman)
Mr Graham John Bradley
Ms Chua Sock Koong
Mr Simon Israel
Mr Nicky Tan Ng Kuang