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May 25, 2010
Hsieh is Temasek President
Top lawyer from WongPartnership also moving to the investment firm
By Fiona Chan & Lee Su Shyan
Mr Hsieh will take up his permanent position - which is understood to be newly created - on Aug 1, Temasek said. He joins Ms Ho and Mr Simon Israel as executive directors of the firm, which managed $172 billion in assets as at July last year, according to its website. -- PHOTO: BT
TEMASEK Holdings has appointed former Singapore Exchange (SGX) chief executive Hsieh Fu Hua as its president and executive director.
Mr Hsieh, 59, had been working in a part-time role with the Singapore investment firm.
The new position involves him working closely with the Temasek leadership in areas including talent development and succession planning, the firm said in a statement yesterday.
This continues the work Mr Hsieh has been doing since February as special adviser to Temasek chief executive and executive director Ho Ching. He joined the Temasek board as non-executive director on Feb 1.
Mr Hsieh will take up his permanent position - which is understood to be newly created - on Aug 1, Temasek said. He joins Ms Ho and Mr Simon Israel as executive directors of the firm, which managed $172 billion in assets as at July last year, according to its website.
Temasek also said yesterday it has appointed a top corporate lawyer as its new head of portfolio management. Mr Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, currently the managing partner of law firm WongPartnership, will join Temasek with effect from Oct 18. His post at the law firm will be taken over by Ms Rachel Eng, 41, who heads the firm's financial services group.
May 25, 2010
Hsieh is Temasek President
Top lawyer from WongPartnership also moving to the investment firm
By Fiona Chan & Lee Su Shyan
Mr Hsieh will take up his permanent position - which is understood to be newly created - on Aug 1, Temasek said. He joins Ms Ho and Mr Simon Israel as executive directors of the firm, which managed $172 billion in assets as at July last year, according to its website. -- PHOTO: BT
TEMASEK Holdings has appointed former Singapore Exchange (SGX) chief executive Hsieh Fu Hua as its president and executive director.
Mr Hsieh, 59, had been working in a part-time role with the Singapore investment firm.
The new position involves him working closely with the Temasek leadership in areas including talent development and succession planning, the firm said in a statement yesterday.
This continues the work Mr Hsieh has been doing since February as special adviser to Temasek chief executive and executive director Ho Ching. He joined the Temasek board as non-executive director on Feb 1.
Mr Hsieh will take up his permanent position - which is understood to be newly created - on Aug 1, Temasek said. He joins Ms Ho and Mr Simon Israel as executive directors of the firm, which managed $172 billion in assets as at July last year, according to its website.
Temasek also said yesterday it has appointed a top corporate lawyer as its new head of portfolio management. Mr Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, currently the managing partner of law firm WongPartnership, will join Temasek with effect from Oct 18. His post at the law firm will be taken over by Ms Rachel Eng, 41, who heads the firm's financial services group.
