Mr Chew Choon Seng, 64, has served as an independent director on the SGX board since 1 December 2004. He was elected to be Chairman of Singapore Tourism Board (STB) from 1 January 2011.

Prior to that, Mr Chew was CEO of Singapore Airlines Limited and Deputy Chairman of its listed subsidiary, SIA Engineering Company Limited.

He joined SIA in 1972 and held senior assignments in Finance, Planning and Marketing, at head office and overseas. Mr Chew was a member of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) from June 2003 to end of 2010. He was named Outstanding CEO for 2007 by the judges of the 23rd Singapore Business Awards in March 2008.

Mr Chew is a director of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and a member of the Board of Governors of the IATA.

Mr Chew graduated from the University of Singapore with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering, and has a Master in Operations Research and Management Studies from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London.