Six new directors appointed to board of SPH Media Holdings

SPH Media Trust (SMT) has appointed 6 new directors to the board of SPH Media Holdings, which oversees the corporate and operational aspects of SPH Media Group.

SMT is the holding company of SPH Media Group.

In a press statement on Friday (Feb 25), SMT said the 6 individuals will join Patrick Daniel as directors on the board of SPH Media Holdings, with SMT chair Khaw Boon Wan as the board's chairman and Teo Lay Lim as deputy chairman.

The board's newcomers include prominent financial figures such as Bank of Singapore's chief executive officer Bahren Shaari and Philip Lee, vice-chairman of global banking for South-east Asia at HSBC (Singapore).

This is in addition to Max Loh, managing partner (Singapore and Brunei) and Asean IPO (initial public offering) leader at professional services firm EY, as well as Elaine Yew, a senior partner at Egon Zehnder who is also a founding leader of the management consulting company's Global Leadership Advisory practice.

Former politician Lee Yi Shyan, who currently serves as executive adviser to OUE Limited and holds multiple offices in the company, will also join SPH Media Holdings' board as a director together with Lim Mei, co-head of corporate mergers and acquisitions at Singapore law firm Allen & Gledhill.

Commenting on the new appointments, Khaw said: "The directors' proven leadership and extensive experience in strategic development, corporate finance and financial oversight will be invaluable to our efforts in growing as a trusted media organisation and in guiding our digital transformation."