Ms Chew Poh Yim

Founder

Ms Chew Poh Yim founded the charity after realising that there was a need for increased community support to reintegrate stroke survivors into society to ensure their well-being. With over 25 years in management, marketing, and branding in the consumer and retail market, she supported community programmes that improved the lives of the elderly through collaboration with institutions such as the National University Health System of Singapore and People’s Association. She served on the Board of Trustees of SingHealth Foundation in Singapore and graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, United Kingdom.

Ms Chew passed away peacefully on 31 October 2021.

Ms Chang Hwee Nee

Director and Chairman

Ms Chang Hwee Nee is Chief Executive of the National Heritage Board (NHB). Before joining NHB, Ms Chang Hwee Nee held senior positions in the Ministries of National Development, Education, Health, and Finance. Ms Chang graduated with an MA in Economics from Cambridge University, United Kingdom. She also holds a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Ms Chang is also a member of the Nomination (1 April 2019) and Investment (1 April 2020) Committees at S3.

Mr Loh Khum Whai, Max

Director, Treasurer and Chairperson, Finance Committee

Mr Max Loh is the Chairman of Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS). He was formerly the Managing Partner for EY in Singapore, Brunei, and EY Asean IPO Leader. He has over 25 years of experience in providing audit and business advisory services to a broad range of clients, including technology, construction, manufacturing, hotels, financial institutions, and government concerns. He is also experienced in strategic planning, re-organisation, and operations improvement projects for various local companies as part of their globalisation and listing efforts. Mr Loh graduated from the National University of Singapore with Honours and is a practising member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He is also a member of the Investment Committee (1 October 2012) at S3.

Dr Phua Cheng Pau, Kelvin

Director and Chairperson, Programmes, Services & Innovation Committee

Dr Kelvin Phua is Chief Executive Officer of SATA CommHealth. He is experienced in managing clinical programmes in the Intermediate and Long-Term Care sector and is passionate about the rehabilitation of geriatric patients. He also served as a member of the Medical Advisory Board of the Agency of Integrated Care (2012-2015). Dr Phua graduated with an M.B.B.S. and subsequently attained the Master as well as Fellowship in Family Medicine. He is keen to explore the use of technology to implement novel models of care to make quality healthcare sustainable and accessible to all patients. Dr Phua is also a member of the Audit Committee (1 April 2020) at S3.

Ms Foo Sew Yen, Janet

Director and Chairperson, Fund-raising and Communications Committee

Ms Foo Sew Yen, Janet has 40 years of experience in the tourism industry with a specialisation in marketing and corporate event management for international clients. Prior to retirement, she founded her own events company servicing clients in the financial and information technology industries. An advocate of early parenthood, she formerly served on the board of I Love Children. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Singapore Institute of Management. Ms Foo is also a member of the Strategy & Partnership Development Committee (1 April 2020) at S3.

Mr Ling Tok Hong

Director and Chairperson, Audit Committee
Deputy Chairperson, Programmes, Services & Innovation Committee

Mr Ling Tok Hong is Partner and Leader of Mergers & Acquisitions at PwC Singapore. He has over 20 years of financial and business advisory experience, serving global clients in their inbound acquisitions in South East Asia and Singapore-based clients venturing abroad. He is currently a board member at the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), and formerly served as a board member of the Telok Blangah Citizens' Consultative Committee and the National Library Board. He graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University and is a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA). Mr Ling is also deputy chairperson of the Programme, Services & Innovation Committee (1 April 2020) and member of the Fundraising & Communications Committee (1 October 2022) at S3.

Mr Yap Wai Ming

Director and Chairperson, Strategy and Partnership Development Committee

Mr Yap Wai Ming is a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and is also the Managing Director at Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC, a Singapore law corporation affiliated with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. He has over 30 years of experience in advising corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions, project finance and equity and debt capital markets and has an interest in the gaming and leisure business sectors. He is also the Director of Vanguard Health Fund Limited, a committee member of the SingHealth Foundation Fund and Vanguard Medifund respectively, and serves on the board of Ren Ci Hospital as well. He formerly served on the board of Tan Tock Seng Hospital Community Charity Fund. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB with Honours and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and High Court of Malaysia. Mr Yap is also a member of the Audit Committee (21 March 2018) at S3.

Dr Khoo Cheng Hoe, Andrew

Director and Chairperson, Investment Committee

Dr Andrew Khoo is currently a board member of the National Environmental Agency and the Bank of Ningbo respectively. He is also Chairman of the board at OCBC Bank (Hong Kong). He was formerly Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Development) at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where he spent most of his career. He was a board member of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. Dr Khoo is also a non-executive and independent director at the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC). He also served as a member of the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance, Securities Industry Council, Accounting Standards Council, and Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy at the Singapore Management University. He is also a member of the Audit Committee (1 October 2021) at S3.

Dr Ahmad Bin Mohamed Magad

Director and Member of Finance Committee

Dr Ahmad Magad is the Lead Independent Director at Salleh Marican Foundation and PropNex Limited respectively. He currently sits in the Board of Trustees at Sree Narayana Mission Singapore (SNM) and is a member of the Malay Heritage Foundation. He is also Non-Executive Chairman at Second Chance Limited. Dr Ahmad was formerly the Secretary General of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, and the Managing Director and Director/Chairman at II-VI Singapore Pte Ltd. He was also formerly the Group Managing Director of II-VI Infrared (IR) Optics Manufacturing Operations in Asia and President of Singapore Productivity Association. He was also an elected Member of the Singapore Parliament (MP) and served in the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC). Dr Ahmad is a Fellow Member of CPA (Australia), the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK), and the Singapore Institute of Directors. He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the Management Development Institute of Singapore. Dr Ahmad was awarded the Walter L. Hurd Executive Medal by the Asia Pacific Quality Organisation in November 2016 in Rotorua, New Zealand. Dr Ahmad is also a member of the Strategy & Partnership Development Committee (1 April 2019) at S3.

Mrs Celine Tang

Director and Member, Strategy and Partnership Development Committee

Mrs Celine Tang is the Non-Executive Chairman of Acrophyte Pte Ltd (formerly known as Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd). As a veteran of the real estate industry, she ran SingHaiyi Group Pte Ltd as its Group Managing Director before retiring in March 2023. In addition to real estate, Mrs Tang possesses rich experience spanning pharmaceutical and commodities trading. Mrs Tang also controls New Port Duty Free Pte Ltd, the leading bonded provision supplier and ship chandler in Singapore. She also serves as the Non-executive Chairman of OKH Global Ltd. Possessing a strong belief in giving back to the society, Mrs Tang has been actively sponsoring and donating to the local community, education, sports and healthcare. Mrs Tang graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Literature from China People’s University for Police Officers (now known as People’s Public Security University of China). Mrs Tang is also a member of the Strategy & Partnership Development Committee (1 March 2024) at S3.

Ms Magdalene Chua

Director and Member, Audit Committee

Magdelene is a Partner with PwC Singapore with over 25 years of professional experience providing assurance and financial advisory services to multinational and listed clients. Beyond her experience in financial and operational audit, she has accumulated specific experience in corporate governance, financial reporting, investigations, global capital markets, data audits, M&A transactions, post- deal implementation and finance effectiveness. She is passionate about digitalisation, and in her previous role as PwC’s Assurance Transformation Leader in Singapore, she was responsible for driving the digital strategy and transformation programmes. Magdelene is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants  and Fellow of CPA Australia. Beyond professional work, she is a Global Governing Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and currently serves as a board member on the National Parks Board and ULI Asia Pacific Board.