NKF CEO Edmund
Kwok fired due to 'personal indiscretion' with a male
colleague
National Kidney Foundation (NKF) CEO Edmund Kwok was fired over
his “personal indiscretion” with a male staff member, the charity
revealed at a media conference on Wednesday (Nov 16).
NKF chairman Koh Poh Tiong said at the conference that a police
report has been lodged after NKF was advised by its lawyers that
the incident was a “reportable offence”, according to a report by
Today newspaper. On the NKF incident, Police confirmed that a
report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.
Koh said that Kwok was called up to respond to the incident before
an inquiry and discipline committee on Sunday. Kwok was terminated
and informed of the decision on Monday, Koh added.
The NKF board had agreed that there should be “no cover up” due to
the “seriousness of the case”. Koh stressed that the incident was
unrelated to the stewardship of finances, and that it will not
affect NKF’s patients, supporters or employees, the Today report
said.
Earlier Wednesday, NKF announced Kwok’s termination and the
appointment of a three-member executive committee to temporarily
assume the former CEO’s responsibilities.
The committee will hand over duties in mid-December to former CEO
Eunice Tay, who will be interim CEO. NKF said a search for a new
CEO will start soon.
Kwok, who became CEO in 2013, previously served as the NKF’s chief
operating officer under Tay. In his previous roles, he was
vice-president of oncology at Parkway Healthcare and was also a
director at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the Institute of Mental
Health.
Tay herself became NKF CEO in 2006 in the wake of a leadership
reshuffle, when the entire board resigned in 2005 following the T.
T. Durai financial scandal.
-- Yahoo! SG
