FORMER INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Gwee Lian Kheng
In memory of Gwee Liam Kheng
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Gwee who served on our Board of Directors for six years and made an invaluable contribution. He will be greatly missed by the Kum family and everyone at M&L Group.
Mr Gwee Lian Kheng is an Independent Director of the M&L Manager Board. He is currently the Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee, and a member of the Remuneration Committee of Atlantic Navigation Holdings (Singapore) Limited listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Mr Gwee was the Group Chief Executive and Executive Director of UOL Group Limited, one of Singapore’s leading public-listed property companies. He has served the UOL Group for more than 45 years prior to his retirement on 31 January 2019. Mr Gwee was also the Non-Executive Director of United Industrial Corporation Limited until his resignation on 25 April 2019.
Mr Gwee is an accountant by profession and is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (United Kingdom), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom) and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from the University of Singapore in 1970.
Mr Gwee received the Asia Pacific Hotelier of the Year Award in 2003 and the Hotel Legends Hall of Fame Award at the 11th Australian New Zealand Pacific Hotel Industry Conference in 2011. He was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (PBM) Public Service Medal and the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (BBM) Public Service Star in 1994 and 2002 respectively.