Christine Ong: Leverage professional skills for meaningful impact
Established in 2008 as the nation’s first and largest holder of donor-advised funds, Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) works with more than 400 non-profits to develop programmes and fund causes. Over $344 million in donations and legacy giving have been raised, with $200 million disbursed to bolster causes and address critical needs. “Our agreements and our mandate are sacred,” shares Christine Ong, Chairperson of the four-time Charity Transparency Award recipient, whose board draws on its skilled expertise and collaborative dynamic for oversight, clarity of mission, and enhanced outcomes.
Mark Christopher Greaves: A Culture of Diversity Amplifies its Rewards
With operations in 13 countries and 24,500 employees, ComfortDelGro is one of the largest land transport companies in the world. The Group’s purpose statement “Mobility for a better future” reflects a commitment to creating lasting positive impact. “To do so, we need a real diversity of opinions in the boardroom. This comes from creating the right environment to get the best talents, from the broadest pool of candidates, to come in and be part of something great,” says its Chairman, Mark Christopher Greaves.
Farhana Nakhooda: Skilled for broader impact
One would think that with the rapid growth in AI and healthtech innovations over the last decade, healthcare adjacent executives would be keenly familiar with digital advancements and the vital role data analytics play in enhancing patient care and outcomes. This was not always the case, as healthcare solutions veteran Farhana Nakhooda discovered on a few occasions.
Deepened women’s participation in boardrooms across SGX-listed companies, Statutory Boards and IPCs with more advancing into board leadership roles
The Council for Board Diversity (CBD) today released the Singapore Board Diversity Review, its study on gender diversity in the boardroom of companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), at Statutory Boards and at Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs), covering more than 1,360 organisations. The study confirms the continued rise in women-held directorships across the private, public and people sectors, as well as offers new insights into board composition and director appointments.
Leadership-in-Action: Navigating Change, Creating Opportunities
In a world of shifting geopolitics, trade wars, climate risks, new technologies and cyber threats, true leadership means not reacting to change but taking smart risks and shaping the future proactively.
Ang Wan Ching: Diverse perspectives spark solutions
A year into her board appointment at blue-chip Keppel Ltd., the veteran investment manager, who built a career in Europe, talks about pursuing opportunities where one can learn and contribute.
Lynette Tan will create a better future through the space economy
In doing so, the Chairwoman & CEO of Space Faculty is equally careful to nurture Earthly corporate concerns. She gives the Council for Board Diversity this wide-ranging interview about the business of space, why you need devil’s advocates on the board, and the one question she wishes people would stop asking her.
Dr Zhou Lihan is bolstering the future of preventive healthcare
On the eve of Mirxes’s listing application with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, CBD sat down with the biotech’s far-sighted CEO and co-founder Dr Zhou Lihan to find out how cognitive diversity lends to his firm’s advancements in making the early detection of diseases accessible on a global scale.
Growth and profitability must be met with good governance says Tan Yinglan
For any company, much less a startup, the ability to see the bigger picture can only come from having a board and management that are diverse in not just gender and skills, but also age and experience. The founder and managing partner of Insignia Ventures Partners chats with CBD.