Peter Seah Lim Huat
Peter Seah Lim Huat (born 1947) is a businessperson. He went to the National University of Singapore in 1968. After graduation, he worked as a salesperson. Huat later joined Citibank.[1] In 1977 he moved to Overseas Union Bank.[2]
From 2001 to 2015, Huat was the president and CEO of CapitaLand. From 2001 to 2013, he was also on the board of directors at Singapore Technologies Engineering. In May 2010, he became the chairman of DBS Bank. In 2017, he was at Singapore Airlines.
Haut holds many board positions. One is being the chairman of LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore. He received the Public Service Star during the National Day Awards in Singapore. In 2012, Haut received the Distinguished Service Order.
Early life and career
changeHuat is the third child out of five brothers. He and his wife Mylene had two daughters.
Huat attended Saint Joseph's Institution and the National University of Singapore (NUS). At NUS, he took part in the Department of Economics for his degree in business studies. In 1968, he completed his education with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the NUS School of Business.
After his education, Huat started working.[3] He began as a sales executive. Later he left for Citibank. He became the Country Head in Brunei.[4] In 1977, Huat moved to the Overseas Union Bank. There he became the CEO and vice-chairman.[4] In December 2001, he got another position as the CEO of CapitaLand in Singapore.[5] In 2001, Huat joined the company's board of directors at ST Engineering.[6]
Huat joined the board of directors of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank on November 16, 2009. He became the chairman on May 1, 2010. He was also the chairman of the branch in Hong Kong.[7] In 2017 Huat took over as the Chairman of Singapore Airlines.[7]
Honors
changeHuat received the Public Service Star in 1999. He received the Distinguished Service Order from the President of Singapore in 2012.[8]
References
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- ↑ Visscher, Sikko (2007). The Business of Politics and Ethnicity: A History of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-365-7.
- ↑ Lhaopadchan, Suntharee (2010-01-01). Clacher, Iain (ed.). "The politics of sovereign wealth fund investment: the case of Temasek and Shin Corp". Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance. 18 (1): 15–22. doi:10.1108/13581981011019598. ISSN 1358-1988.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Carr, J. (2012-12-06). Major Companies of The Far East and Australasia 1990/91: Volume 1: South East Asia. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-009-0805-5.
- ↑ "International Corporate Governance: A Case Study Approach", International Corporate Governance, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006-03-29, ISBN 978-1-84542-999-7, retrieved 2024-06-04
- ↑ Plunkett, Jack W. (April 2009). Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Almanac. Plunkett Research, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-59392-142-2.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Visscher, Sikko (2007). The Business of Politics and Ethnicity: A History of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-365-7.
- ↑ Singapore, Stock Exchange of (1996). Companies Handbook of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Singapore Stock Exchange.