PROF YEOH KHAY GUAN
Chief Executive, NUHS
Irene Tan Liang Kheng Professor in Medicine and Oncology
Senior Vice President (Health Affairs), NUS
Prof Yeoh Khay Guan is Chief Executive of the National University Health System (NUHS). He is also concurrently the Irene Tan Liang Kheng Professor in Medicine & Oncology and Senior Vice President (Health Affairs), National University of Singapore (NUS). He practises as a Senior Consultant at the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, National University Hospital (NUH). He served as Dean of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine from 2011 to 2018.
Prof Yeoh received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from NUS in 1987 and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the NUH. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and Glasgow, and a member of the American Gastroenterology Association and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He received several awards, including the Nishi-Takahashi Lectureship at the 9th International Gastric Cancer Conference in 2011, Outstanding Clinician Scientist award at the National Medical Excellence Awards 2013 from the Ministry of Health, Singapore as well as the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2016 for his outstanding contributions to medical education and healthcare in Singapore.
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MR CHUA SONG KHIM
Deputy Chief Executive, NUHS
Mr Chua Song Khim is the Deputy Chief Executive of the National University Health System (NUHS), responsible for supporting the Alexandra Campus's development, National University Polyclinics, Family Medicine & Regional Health System planning. He was appointed in January 2017 while concurrently serving as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NTUC Health until he relinquished his NTUC position in June 2018.
As the CEO of NTUC Unity Healthcare and Executive Director of NTUC Eldercare Cooperatives in 2012, he led the integration effort to form NTUC Health Cooperative in 2014. Today, NTUC Health (one of NTUC's social enterprises) is the largest health co-operative in Singapore, providing a comprehensive suite of health and eldercare services ranging across dental, family medicine, senior day care, homecare, nursing homes and senior wellness centres.
Mr Chua was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of the National University Hospital (NUH) in 2001 before assuming the CEO position in July 2001 to July 2008. During his term at NUH, the hospital became the first hospital in Singapore to be accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) besides being ISO certified for ISO 9001:2000 (Quality Management), ISO 14001:1996 (Environmental Management System) and OHSAS 18001:1999 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System). NUH also received Spring Singapore's People Excellence Award and the Singapore Service Class. Mr Chua was instrumental in the master planning of the Kent Ridge campus. He oversaw the development of the NUHS Tower Block and the NUH Medical Centre with the Kent Ridge MRT station, as well as the positioning of NUH to allow the creation of NUHS in 2007. In 2008, Mr Chua left NUH and took up the position of Group CEO of public listed company China Healthcare Ltd (Econ Healthcare), that owns and operates a network of nursing homes and eldercare services in Singapore and Malaysia. Mr Chua holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a Master's degree in Health Services Administration (Policy & Management) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA). Over the years, Mr Chua had received numerous awards, including the National Day Commendation Medal, NTUC Commendation Medal, Ministry of Health's Health Leader Award and the Republic of Singapore Navy's National Servicemen of the Year award (Commendation). He is a Board member of St Luke's Hospital and Jurong Health Services Fund Board; Chairman of the MOH's Healthcare Productivity Implementation Taskforce (HPIT); a member of the Future Economy Council Essential Domestic Services Sub-Committee as well as a member of the Advisory Committee, School of Sports, Health and Leisure of Republic Polytechnic. Mr Chua also serves as an Elder in the Bethesda Christian Centre. He was former Chairman of the Agency for Integrated Care's Strategic Advisory Committee - Quality Improvement for the Intermediate & Long Term Care sector, a member of Ministry of Health's City for All Ages Committee, and a member of Healthcare Tripartite Committee for Workforce Innovation and Productivity. |
MR FOO HEE JUG
Deputy Chief Executive, NUHS
As Deputy Chief Executive of the National University Health System (NUHS), Mr Foo Hee Jug leads the Group Operations team to drive integration and improve patient experience to achieve greater efficiency. Supported by the NUHS Group Chiefs, he also oversees the cluster’s digital, technology, cybersecurity and data portfolios, with a focus on the implementation of national systems as well as the digital transformation of NUHS’ operations and care processes.
Mr Foo served more than 10 years as the founding Chief Executive Officer of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) and the former Jurong Health Services cluster. Under his leadership, Singapore’s first integrated healthcare development - comprising an acute hospital and a community hospital built from the ground up – took shape and opened in 2015 and have become iconic landmarks in the west with multiple awards for its patient-centred features. Now part of the NUHS, the two hospitals play a major role in looking after the health of the population in the west of Singapore.
Always at the forefront of change, Mr Foo led NTFGH, Jurong Community Hospital (JCH) and Jurong Medical Centre (JMC) to achieve several groundbreaking firsts in Singapore healthcare. Within three years of opening, NTFGH achieved the highest possible Stage 7 on the HiMSS EMRAM, an international standard evaluating digital maturity in hospitals. The successful implementation of Epic EMR in 2015 introduced digitised patient medical records with data-mining potential for medical informatics. This served as a strong foundation for a common Next Generation Electronic Medical Record (NGEMR) between NUHS and NHG – another nationwide first and a feat during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
With 27 years of experience in public healthcare, Mr Foo rose through the ranks and helmed several key positions including Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Changi General Hospital as well as COO at Singapore General Hospital with concurrent appointments as SingHealth's Group COO and Group Chief Procurement Officer. He was responsible for driving infrastructure development, operations effectiveness and efficiency, and quality at the organisational level. He played a key role during the SARS outbreak in 2003 and was conferred the National Day Commendation by the President of Singapore. More recently in 2017, he received both the Republic of Singapore’s Public Administration Medal (Silver) and Public Service Medal for his contributions to healthcare in Singapore and the community. Mr Foo serves in various public sector committees and on boards such as the Integrated Health and Information Services (IHIS) Board, the South West Development Council, the Nanyang Polytechnic's School of Health Sciences Advisory Committee, and the MHA’s Public Entertainment and Appeal Board.
He was the former NS Commander of CID and held the rank of Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police (NS). The recipient of a Public Service Commission Scholarship, Mr Foo graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours (2nd Class Upper) from the National University of Singapore. He also holds a Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Heath (Health Services Management) from the Anderson School, University of California, Los Angeles. In 2007, he attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.
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PROF AYMERIC LIM
Chief Executive Officer, NUH
Prof Aymeric Lim is the Chief Executive Officer of the National University Hospital (NUH), a 1,250 bed tertiary care hospital of the National University Health System (NUHS). He is a Senior Consultant at the hospital’s Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, and a Professor with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore (NUS). He is concurrently the Dean of the Healthcare Leadership College (HLC), MOH Holdings.
Prof Lim has served in various leadership roles at both institutional and national levels. He served as the Group Chairman, Medical Board, NUHS from 2017 to 2020 and Group Chief Human Resource Officer, NUHS in 2018 and 2019. He was the Chairman, Medical Board, NUH from 2008 to 2016, and Vice‐Dean in the Dean’s Office, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS in 2017. Prof Lim was formerly the Commanding Officer of a Combat Support Hospital in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 2009 to 2015.
With almost 30 years of experience, Prof Lim is an internationally recognised hand and reconstructive microsurgeon, subspecialising in peripheral nerve surgery, brachial plexus, stroke and thoracic outlet syndrome. He has published extensively in these areas. His research on the intra‐muscular innervation of the muscles of the forearm has led to new clinical work in the field of tendon and nerve transfers. In addition, Prof Lim has co‐edited a book titled “Elective Hand Surgery”.
For his outstanding achievements in the advancement of hand and reconstructive microsurgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and his contributions to shaping the safety culture of healthcare services in Singapore and beyond, Prof Lim was awarded the Ministry of Health National Outstanding Clinician Award 2019.
In 2018, he was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Silver) at the National Day Awards for his contributions to the nation’s healthcare sector. Prior to this, in 2012, he received the Commendation Medal (Military) at the National Day Awards.
He is a strong advocate of humanitarian work, he has led medical missions to places like Taiwan, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Zambia and Bandar Aceh in Indonesia and continues to serve on a regular basis.
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PROF QUEK SWEE CHYE
Chairman, Medical Board, NUH
Prof Quek Swee Chye graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS), and proceeded on to specialist training in paediatrics. He was awarded a medal for being the top candidate in the Master of Medicine (Paediatrics) examination. Prof Quek then joined his alma mater as a full time faculty, contributing to teaching and research, in addition to full time clinical service. Prof Quek majors in the subspecialty of cardiology. He completed a fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, whilst on study leave from NUS. He was also awarded the Ministry of Health's Senior Clinician HMDP to pursue advanced training at the Boston Children's at Harvard University, and Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian at Columbia University.
Prof Quek heads the Division of Paediatric Cardiology in the National University Hospital (NUH), and his interests are heart disease in children (both congenital and acquired) and Kawasaki disease. In research, Prof Quek successfully defended his thesis and was awarded a Doctorate in Medicine. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and participated in many international conferences, both to present papers and as invited faculty. In recognition of his many contributions to cardiology, he was awarded Fellowship of the American College of Cardiology. Prof Quek is the only Singaporean and Asian to be accorded the honour of being a Council Member of the Adult Congenital and Paediatric Cardiology Section of the American College of Cardiology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (United Kingdom), Academy of Medicine and College of Paediatricians and Child Health, Singapore.
Prof Quek is Chairman of Medical Board at NUH. For many years, he has been appointed visiting senior consultant to the Ministry of Health, Singapore, and the Health Promotion Board's School Health Service. For his many outstanding contributions to clinical service, he has been bestowed the National Medical Excellence Awards 2013 (Outstanding Clinical Quality Activist Award) by the Ministry of Health, Singapore and the inaugural NUHS-Mokhtar Riady Pinnacle Award 2013 (Excellence Award) by the National University Health System.
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DR QUEK LIT SIN
Chief Executive Officer, NTFGH
Dr Quek Lit Sin is the Chief Executive Officer of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and oversees JurongHealth Campus (JHC), which comprises the 700-bed Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) and 400-bed Jurong Community Hospital (JCH). Dr Quek is an Emergency Medicine Specialist who practises as a Senior Consultant in NTFGH’s Emergency Department (ED).
Dr Quek obtained his membership to the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh for Accident & Emergency and Master of Medicine in Emergency Medicine in 2001. He completed a Disaster Medicine Fellowship in the Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University Medical Center, renowned for disaster planning, preparedness and response and the enhancement of emergency medical services. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.
As the former Head of NTFGH’s ED and Co-Chair of the Emergency Preparedness Committee, he was a member of the pioneer leadership team who built the integrated hospitals from ground up. When planning the ED, he made sure to embed hospital design features with infrastructural provisions which enabled NTFGH to cater to industrial, chemical mass casualty events and allowed for rapid conversion of spaces to respond to pandemic surge.
Dr Quek was subsequently appointed Group Chief for Emergency Medicine, NUHS where he oversaw the EDs at NTFGH and NUH, including Alexandra Hospital’s Urgent Care Clinic. He was concurrently Vice Chairman, Medical Board (Clinical Governance), NTFGH, where he re-shaped the clinical governance of the Medical Board to enable greater effectiveness in direction setting and future planning of the campus’ clinical priorities.
He also serves on SCDF’s Medical Advisory Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs, SAF’s Emergency Medicine Medical Advisory Panel for the Ministry of Defence and the Panel of Associate Mediators, Singapore Mediation Centre, Singapore Academy of Law.
In recognition of his dedication to continually raise Singapore’s standards of care and emergency preparedness, he was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2020.
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A/PROF CHEAH WEI KEAT
Chairman, Medical Board, NTFGH
A/Prof Cheah Wei Keat is the Chairman of Medical Board, and Head & Senior Consultant, General Surgery, at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). He was previously the Head, Division of General Surgery at the National University Hospital. He graduated in Medicine in Australia and completed his fellowship in General Surgery at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He was subsequently elected to fellowship at the Academy of Medicine of Singapore and the American College of Surgeons. He completed his postgraduate general surgical training in Australia and his endocrine surgery fellowship in San Francisco, USA. His main clinical and academic interest is in minimally invasive surgery and endocrine surgery. A/Prof Cheah has made progress in the development of laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery in Singapore and has presented more than 200 papers at national and international scientific meetings, and published widely in refereed journals. A/Prof Cheah is currently a Senior Consultant and Visiting Surgeon at the Department of Surgery, NUH, and Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He is also a member of several professional societies in endocrine surgery and endo-laparoscopic surgery.
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A/PROF JASON PHUA
Chief Executive Officer, AH A/Prof Jason Phua is the Chief Executive Officer of Alexandra Hospital (AH), and is a specialist in Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine. He served as the Head of Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine in National University Hospital, from 2012 to 2016, and is the past President of the Society of Intensive Care Medicine (Singapore), the Deputy Chair of the National Intensive Care Unity Repository (NICUR), the Chair of the Asia Ventilation Forum (AVF), and the Secretary of the Asian Critical Care Clinical Trials (ACCCT) Group.
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A/PROF KHOO SEE MENG
Chairman, Medical Board, AH
A/Prof Khoo See Meng is the Chairman, Medical Board of Alexandra Hospital (AH). He is a specialist in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, and is the Director of the Sleep Medicine service in the National University Hospital (NUH), and the Head of Division of Acute Care, University Medicine Cluster, NUH.
A/Prof Khoo served as the Programme Director for the National University Health System's Internal Medicine Residency Programme from 2009 to 2017 and during this time, he received multiple teaching excellence awards. In his role as a clinician educator, A/Prof Khoo continues to contribute actively to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and remains a mentor to many today.
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DR LEW YII JEN
Chief Executive Officer, NUP Dr Lew Yii Jen is Chief Executive Officer of the National University Polyclinics (NUP). A practicing family physician, Dr Lew obtained his Masters of Medicine, Family Medicine from the National University of Singapore and is a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians, Singapore, FCFP(S). Dr Lew previously served as the Senior Director of Clinical Services at National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP) where he oversaw the clinical quality and patient safety matters of the nine polyclinics. He coordinated with the nurses, Care Managers, Allied Health Professionals and the operations staff in the team based comprehensive care of chronic patients, as well as communicated with the regional hospitals in the integration of care of patients across different institutions. Dr Lew was also responsible for the overall coordination of the emergency preparedness of the polyclinics under NHGP in the areas of civil and national emergencies including pandemic situations.
He has served as a member of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Expert Committee on Immunisation, the MOH Inter-Agency Committee on Mental Health Integration, and the Agency of Integrated Care GP Advisory Panel.
Dr Lew is active in important medical covers for international events, the most recent being the setting up of medical centres for the SEA Games and Para Games in 2015. He is currently involved in the MOH Chronic Disease Management Programme Clinical Advisory Committee which advises on the latest medical condition to be CDMP Medisave claimable.
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PROF CHONG YAP SENG
Lien Ying Chow Professor in Medicine
Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS Prof Chong Yap Seng has been the Dean of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), since 1 January 2019. He is also the Executive Director of the Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) since 2015. As a respected clinician and researcher with a profound interest in women’s health and early development, he is the Lead Principal Investigator of the National Research Foundation Translational and Clinical Research Flagship Programme on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. Prof Chong is also a Senior Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the National University Hospital (NUH), and a member of the Executive Group of the National University Health System (NUHS) as well as a board member of the National Medical Research Council. Prof Chong has well over 300 peer-reviewed research publications, including papers in The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ covering topics like the genetic epidemiology of pregnancy-related disorders, intrapartum and postpartum management, natural childbirth, strategies to promote breastfeeding, and the developmental origins of health and disease. He has formed multiple academic and industry collaborations with a particular focus in the area of early human development and nutrition, with research grant funding of more than $100 million. For his efforts, Prof Chong was awarded the National Outstanding Clinician Scientist Award by Singapore’s Ministry of Health in 2017. Prior to his appointment as the Dean of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Prof Chong was Vice-Dean (Academic Medicine) in which he supports the school on the strategic recruitment of top faculty, development of research collaborations within the university and its external partners, as well as the promotion of academic medicine. He led the school’s Medical Education Unit from 2004 to 2014 and his contributions to medical education have been recognised by university and national awards.
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PROF PATRICK FINBARR ALLEN
Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, NUS
Director, NUCOHS
Prof Patrick Finbarr Allen is a Prosthodontist by training and has a particular interest in oral rehabilitation of older adults and gerodontology. He is Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Director & Senior Consultant at the National University Centre of Oral Health, Singapore (NUCOHS).
Prof Allen's research interests are in the area of quality of life, geriatric oral health services research and clinical studies to determine the functional and psycho-social impact of oral rehabilitation on older adults. He has published in excess of 110 peer reviewed scientific journal articles and received the Distinguished Scientist Award for Geriatric Oral Health Research from the International Association for Dental Research in 2011.
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PROF TEO YIK YING
Dean, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS
Prof Teo Yik Ying is Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (NUS). He also helms the iOmics Programme at the Life Sciences Institute, and is an Associate Faculty Member of the Genome Institute of Singapore.
A keen researcher by nature, Prof Teo has gained international recognition for his work in genomics, where his focus is in the development and application of mathematical and statistical techniques to understand the genetic causes of human diseases and genetic evolution in worldwide populations. He has conducted large scale genomic studies on populations from Africa, Europe and Asia, and currently chairs an international consortium investigating the genetic diversity of cosmopolitan and indigenous populations in Asia.
Prof Teo majored in statistical genetics, having completed his doctoral training at the University of Oxford after obtaining a Distinction for his Masters in Applied Statistics at Oxford and graduating top of the cohort for the Bachelor programme in Mathematics at Imperial College, United Kingdom. He pursued his postdoctoral training with the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, where he was concurrently appointed as a Lecturer at the Statistics Department in Oxford.
Prof Teo has previously served as the Director for the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, where the Centre works closely with the Singapore Ministry of Defence to develop capabilities for disease surveillance, consultation and research to deter and to control potential infectious disease outbreaks. He was also the Founding Director of the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, which approaches systems-level healthcare issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, connecting healthcare workers, patients, researchers, policy- and decision-makers to tackle complex themes in the fast-changing nature of health services delivery.
For his contributions and achievements to academic and public health, Prof Teo was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Singapore Youth Award (2011), the Young Scientist Award by the Singapore National Academy of Science (2010), the NUHS-Mochtar Riady Pinnacle Young Achiever Award (2015), and the Outstanding Young Persons of the
World award in the category of Academic Leadership and Achievements (2015). He was also conferred numerous scholarships during his education, including the Public Service Commission scholarship (1997), the Shell Centenary Scholarship (2000), the Lee Kuan Yew Postgraduate Scholarship (2003) and the NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship (2003).
Growing up in a family of educators, Prof Teo is both a passionate and exceptional educator, and has won numerous faculty and university awards for teaching excellence from both NUS and Oxford.
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A/PROF THOMAS LOH
Group Chairman, Medical Board, NUHS
A/Prof Thomas Loh is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (ENT) at the National University Hospital. In his recent previous role as Deputy Group Chairman, Medical Board (GCMB), A/Prof Loh helped to develop the organisation structure of the specialties in NUHS institutions to unify clinical service lines across the cluster. He was part of a team that developed the NUHS Clinical Service Plan to right-site clinical care to ensure timely access of care, distribute manpower optimally, and set policies and standards at the cluster level. As Deputy GCMB, A/Prof Loh also worked with the Clinical Risk Committee of the NUHS Board to ensure and improve the quality and safety of our healthcare services.
A/Prof Loh was part of the team leading NUHS' coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a cluster. He served as our main point of liaison with the Ministry of Health and led NUHS teams in dormitory operations and mass swabbing and serology exercises. He also supported the set-up and management of Community Care Facilities and Swab Isolation Facilities.
In his role as Group Director, Leadership Strategy, NUHS, A/Prof Loh was involved in driving leadership development through the various NUHS and MOH courses. He oversees smooth transition of clinical leadership across the cluster.
In his clinical role, A/Prof Loh served three terms (2007 to 2018) as Head, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (ENT) at the National University Hospital (NUH). A/Prof Loh is also the Chairman of the Operating Theatre Committee in NUH. He has served in Otolaryngology Specialist Training Committees and in Residents Advisory Committees.
A/Prof Loh specialises in head and neck cancer surgery. He leads the Head & Neck Tumour Group at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS). He has contributed to research in nasopharyngeal and other head and neck cancers with peer reviewed grants and publications.
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MS WONG SOO MIN
Group Chief Financial Officer, NUHS
Corporate Office Chief-of-Staff, NUHS
As Group Chief Financial Officer of the National University Health System (NUHS), Ms Wong Soo Min leads the development of the financial and business strategies, while ensuring effective internal controls and ongoing financial sustainability of NUHS. She also oversees the Enterprise Risk Management, working closely with the institutions to ensure that they have the robust framework in place. As the Corporate Office Chief of Staff, she assists the Chief Executive in shaping strategies and leading the integration efforts of NUHS.
Ms Wong has held senior leadership positions in both Finance and Operations in technology multinationals like Hewlett Packard Inc, Micron Technology Inc and an Intel-Micron Joint Venture, with experience encompassing business partnership and analytics, development and implementation of transformation initiatives, mergers & acquisitions, start-up operations, supply chain, quality and partners' management. She has extensive experience in finance where she led worldwide teams in facilitating the transparency of financial performance across institutions, working with senior leaders and key stakeholders to drive improved performance and ensuring that business decisions are grounded in sound analysis with the appropriate accountability.
Ms Wong holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the National University of Singapore and is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore.
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