SINGAPORE - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has appointed
Chua Sock Koong as its new Chief Executive, replacing Lee Hsien
Yang.
Ms Chua is SingTel's current CEO (International) and Group Chief
Financial Officer.
Her appointment is expected to take effect from next April.
Ms Chua joined SingTel in 1989 and has had 17 years of experience
with the SingTel Group.
Mr Lee, 48, announced in July that he would resign from the company
after 12 years in the job, but said he would stay on until the
company had found a replacement. He gave no reason for
leaving.
"As a key member of the senior management team, Sock Koong has been
intimately involved in all the key operational decisions, and has
had broad exposure across all areas of the business," Mr Lee said
in a statement on Thursday.
"She has also been instrumental to developing SingTel's strategy
over the past ten years and has played a significant role in
SingTel's major acquisitions, divestments and partnerships," Mr Lee
added. - CNA/ir
