Mr Tan Boon Gin

CEO, Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo), and Chairman, SATA CommHealth

Mr Tan Boon Gin joined Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) as Chief Regulatory Officer on 15 June 2015. He now heads Singapore Exchange Regulation, an independent regulatory subsidiary of SGX, which undertakes all front-line regulatory functions to promote a fair, orderly and transparent market.

Before joining SGX Group, Mr Tan was the Director of the Commercial Affairs Department of the Singapore Police Force. Prior to this, he held several appointments at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) including Director of the Enforcement Division, Director of the Corporate Finance Division and Executive Director of the Investment Intermediaries Department. He was seconded to MAS after serving as a District Judge at Singapore’s Subordinate Courts.

Mr Tan’s earlier roles include serving as a Justices’ Law Clerk at Singapore’s Supreme Court and a Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Attorney General’s Chamber, where he specialised in corruption and white collar crime, before leaving to practise at Messrs Sullivan & Cromwell in New York. He is Chairman of the Board of SATA CommHealth, and serves as Chairman of Energy Market Company Pte Ltd.

Mr Tan is an advocate and solicitor and holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and Harvard Law School. He was awarded the Public Administration (Silver) Medal in 2010.