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DRIVING IT UP
STAMFORD TYRES CORPORATION LIMITED
Board of
Directors
In appreciation
CHUA KIM YEOW
Senior Advisor
Mr Chua Kim Yeow began his journey
with Stamford Tyres as Chairman of
the Board and Audit Committee in 1991.
Three years later, he became an Advisor
to the Board after he was appointed
as Chairman of the Stock Exchange of
Singapore Limited (SGX). On retiring
from SGX in 2000, he was re-appointed
as Independent Director and Non-
Executive Chairman of Stamford Tyres.
He retired from all posts in August 2012
but stayed on as our Senior Advisor. In an
illustrious career, Mr Chua has held high
office as the Accountant-General with
the Ministry of Finance, a Board Member
of the Monetary Authority of Singapore,
President of the Development Bank of
Singapore (now known as DBS Group
Holdings Limited), Executive Chairman
of the Post Office Savings Bank, and
Chairman of the Securities Industry
Council.
His wise counsel and guidance will
be missed as he has stepped down as
Senior Advisor.
KAZUMICHI MANDAI
Independent Director
Mr Kazumichi Mandai was appointed as
an Independent Director of Stamford
Tyres Corporation Limited on 1 December
2012. Mr Mandai started his career with
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd (SRI)
in 1974 after graduating from Kobe City
University of Foreign Studies. In 2002,
he was appointed as Managing Director
of Sumitomo Rubber Asia (Tyre) Private
Limited, Singapore, a position he held till
2007. From 2007 to 2008, Mr Mandai
served as Sales Director of SRI Tire
Trading Co., Tokyo. During that year, Mr
Mandai completed a MBA course under
SRI’s Internal Curriculum run by Globis
Management Institute, Tokyo. In 2009,
Mr Mandai was appointed as President
of Sumitomo Rubber Latin America
LTDA, Chile. Mr Mandai held this position
until he reached his maximum age for
retirement from Sumitomo Rubber
Industries Ltd in 2011.
DR WEE LI ANN
Non-Executive Director
Dr Wee Li-Ann, the eldest of Mr and
Mrs Wee Kok Wah’s three children,
was appointed Director of Stamford
Tyres Corporation Limited in December
2009 and she sits on the Board’s Audit
and Remuneration Committees. She
worked for Parkway Group Healthcare
from 2003-2007 as a Family Physician
and previously worked as a Broadcast
Correspondent for Singapore Press
Holdings from 2000-2003. She worked
in healthcare management at Parkway
Pantai Group from 2012-2015. She is a
family physician in private practice. She
is an active Director of Wah Holdings
Pte Ltd, a substantial shareholder of
the Company, where she manages
the portfolio. Dr Wee graduated
from Harvard’s Kennedy School of
Government with a Master of Public
Administration. She holds a medical
degree from Cambridge University and
Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins
University.
