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FAR EAST HOSPITALITY TRUST
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr Kyle Lee Khai Fatt
Independent Director
Mr Kyle Lee Khai Fatt has extensive experience
in professional services comprising accounting,
auditing and business advisory.
Between 1976 and 1980, Mr Lee trained and
qualifed as a Chartered Accountant in London. He
joined PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its legacy
frm Price Waterhouse in Singapore in 1981. He
retired in 2010 having served as a partner for 20
years. Prior to his retirement, Mr Lee led the frm’s
Advisory Practice for 5 years. He is also a director
of Jurong International Holdings Pte Ltd. He is an
independent Director of WBL Corporation Ltd and
CapitaMall Trust Management Limited (as manager
of CapitaMall Trust).
Mr Lee is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute
of Certifed Public Accountants of Singapore.
He holds a Master of Science (Distinction) in
International Management, Master of Business
Administration from the University of London and
a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Business Studies
from the Council for National Academic Awards in
United Kingdom.
Mr Willie Cheng Jue Hiang
Lead Independent Director
Mr Willie Cheng Jue Hiang has extensive experience
in the fields of accountancy, management
consulting, technology implementation and
corporate governance.
From 1977 to 2003, Mr Cheng was working at
Accenture (and its predecessor, Arthur Andersen
& Co). He started off in audit and subsequently
transferred to consulting where he was involved
with the design and implementation of mission-
critical systems and business transformation for
its clients in government, fnancial services and
the high tech industries. Prior to his retirement in
2003, he was Managing Director of its Singapore
offce and Head of its Asian Communications &
High-Tech practice, where he was responsible for
overseeing the business of both divisions.
Currently, Mr Cheng is a director of three groups
of companies: (i) Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
and three of its subsidiaries; SPH Interactive Pte
Ltd, SPH Interactive International Pte Ltd, 701
Search Pte Ltd); (ii) three subsidiaries of Ministry
of Health Holdings; Singapore Health Services Pte
Ltd, Aescapulus Holdings Pte Ltd and Integrated
Health Information Systems Pte Ltd and (iii) United
Overseas Bank Ltd.
He is presently Vice-Chairman of the Singapore
Institute of Directors. He is also active in the
non-proft sector and is chairman of Caritas
Humanitarian Aid & Relief Initiatives, Singapore, as
well as a board member in several charities.
Mr Cheng graduated from the University of
Singapore with a Bachelor of Accountancy in 1977.
He is a Certifed Public Accountant and Fellow of
the Institute of Certifed Public Accountants of
Singapore, a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of
Directors and Honorary Fellow of the Singapore
Computer Society.