Independent Director
Member of Audit and Risk Committee and Nominating and Remuneration Committee
Mr Fong has been appointed the Director of the Manager with effect from 1 March 2021.
Mr Fong has more than 30 years’ experience in the banking industry. He started his career at Samuel Montagu & Co Limited in 1982 as a Capital Markets Manager. After the company was acquired by HSBC in 1988, he held various positions in HSBC Singapore and eventually became the Head of Treasury and Capital Markets/ Treasurer Singapore in 1998. From 2004 to 2008, Mr Fong was the Deputy CEO of HSBC Indonesia. After retiring from HSBC, Mr Fong served as the Managing Director of ACI Singapore – the Financial Markets Association until 2019. He was also a past Chairman of the Singapore Investment Banking Association, and a past president of ACI Singapore - The Financial Markets Association. From 2016 to 2022, Mr Fong served as Board Member of HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited, where he was Chairman of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit Committee. Mr Fong was appointed Director of Mizuho Securities Asia Limited and Mizuho Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. with effect from 1 March 2023. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee for both Mizuho Securities Asia Limited and Mizuho Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Mr Fong holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Second Class Upper Honours) from the University of Birmingham in UK and a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. Over the years, Mr Fong has also attained certifications in strategic implementation, business management and high-performance leadership from various institutions. He is also an Advisory Board Member of Spark Systems Pte. Ltd.
