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Mr Kwek Leng Beng issued the update after a closed-door High Court hearing earlier on Feb 26, in which the tycoon took his son Sherman Kwek, board members Philip Lee Jee Cheng and Wong Ai Ai, and several other board directors to court over what he said was an “attempted coup” to allegedly consolidate control of CDL’s board.
Mrs Wong Ai Ai, until her retirement in July 2023, was the Principal in Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow.
During her three decades-long career with Baker McKenzie (“Firm”), she led a range of landmark transactions for bluechip clients, and served in global management and leadership roles at the highest levels of the Firm, including serving as a member of Global Executive Committee and chair of the Asia Pacific region.
As a transactional lawyer, Mrs Wong was recognised as a leading individual and eminent practitioner for corporate/M&A matters by publications including Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal 500 Asia Pacific and IFLR1000.
Mrs Wong was a founding steering committee member of Climate Governance Singapore Limited (now known as CG Sing), an initiative led by World Economic Forum to educate nonexecutive directors on the opportunities and challenges for their companies arising from climate change and its consequences. She stepped down as a Director of CG Sing in October 2023.
Mrs Wong is a Justice of the Peace, a member of the Public Service Commission’s Disciplinary Panel of Persons and a member of the Board of Visiting Judges (BOVJ) and Board of Inspection (BOI) appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore.
She graduated from the University of Kent, with a Bachelor of Arts in Law First Class Honours, and holds a Master of Law from Harvard University Law School. She is admitted to practice in Singapore, New York, England and Wales (Grays Inn). Mrs Wong is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

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Independent Non-Executive DirectorMrs Wong Ai Ai, until her retirement in July 2023, was the Principal in Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow.
During her three decades-long career with Baker McKenzie (“Firm”), she led a range of landmark transactions for bluechip clients, and served in global management and leadership roles at the highest levels of the Firm, including serving as a member of Global Executive Committee and chair of the Asia Pacific region.
As a transactional lawyer, Mrs Wong was recognised as a leading individual and eminent practitioner for corporate/M&A matters by publications including Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal 500 Asia Pacific and IFLR1000.
Mrs Wong was a founding steering committee member of Climate Governance Singapore Limited (now known as CG Sing), an initiative led by World Economic Forum to educate nonexecutive directors on the opportunities and challenges for their companies arising from climate change and its consequences. She stepped down as a Director of CG Sing in October 2023.
Mrs Wong is a Justice of the Peace, a member of the Public Service Commission’s Disciplinary Panel of Persons and a member of the Board of Visiting Judges (BOVJ) and Board of Inspection (BOI) appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore.
She graduated from the University of Kent, with a Bachelor of Arts in Law First Class Honours, and holds a Master of Law from Harvard University Law School. She is admitted to practice in Singapore, New York, England and Wales (Grays Inn). Mrs Wong is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
FIRST APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR
- 1 January 2022
Last re-election as Director
- 28 April 2022
Board committees
- Nominating and Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
- Audit & Risk Committee (Member)
Present directorships in other listed companies* and principal commitments
- Nil
Other appointments
- Justice of the Peace
- Singapore Tourism Board (Director)
- PSA International Pte Ltd (Director)
Past directorships in other listed companies* and principal commitments held in the preceding five years
- Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow (Principal)
- Baker McKenzie (Member of Global Executive Committee and Chair of Asia Pacific Region)
- Climate Governance Singapore Limited (now known as CG Sing) (Director)
- Singapore Tyler Print Institute (Board Member)
- Yellow Ribbon Fund (Chairman)
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