senior management

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Lina Lee, Koh Ann Huat, Ivan Lim, Lee Kok Chew, Karen Kooi Lee Wah, Poopalasingam Subramaniam, Chan Weng Keong, Patrick Michael Scodeller, Anil Sachdev, Lim Sock Leng, Terence Teo Hoon Beng, Alex Tan

Lee Kok Chew
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Lee joined M1 in August 2007. Mr. Lee was with Singapore Press Holdings Limited for 14 years and held various positions in Sales, Finance and Operations. His last appointment prior to joining M1 was Chief Operating Officer of SPH Magazines Pte Ltd. Mr. Lee holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore.

Patrick Michael Scodeller
Chief Technical Officer
Mr. Scodeller joined M1 in 1995. He is responsible for the planning, operations and maintenance of the cellular and international networks. He was a key member of the senior management team that planned, built and launched M1’s networks from inception. He has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including various positions held with Cable and Wireless plc in the UK, Hong Kong (with Hong Kong Telecom CSL Limited) and in Malaysia. Mr. Scodeller is an Incorporated Engineer and a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. He holds a National Diploma in Telecommunications from Telkom College, Republic of South Africa.

Poopalasingam Subramaniam
Chief Marketing Officer
Mr. Subramaniam joined M1 in 1999. He has over 20 years of local and regional sales and marketing experience in telecommunications, media and fast moving consumer goods. He began his career at the Telecommunications Authority of Singapore and worked at New Zealand Milk Products (S) Pte Ltd and Singapore Press Holdings Limited before joining M1. Mr. Subramaniam holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the University of London.

Lina Lee
Chief Information Officer
Ms. Lee joined M1 in 1996. She is responsible for the development and operation of M1’s information technology infrastructure and business systems, including systems that support billing, customer care, call centres, marketing and enterprise resource planning. Ms. Lee was a member of the senior management team responsible for the planning, development and launch of M1’s commercial operations. Prior to joining M1, she worked for Singapore Telecommunications Limited between 1975 and 1995. Ms. Lee has over 25 years of experience in information technology. She holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Honours) degree from the University of Malaya and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Singapore.

Lim Sock Leng
Director, Human Resource and Corporate Development
Ms. Lim joined M1 in October 1995. Prior to joining M1, she was with the Administrative Service of the Singapore Civil Service, involved in policy making, financial control and planning, and has held positions in various Ministries including the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Communications. Ms. Lim obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics from the University of Tasmania, Australia, on a Colombo Plan Scholarship.

Anil Sachdev
Director, Legal Services
Mr. Sachdev joined M1 in July 2007 and was appointed as Head of Department in 2009.

Mr. Sachdev graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1991 with an LLB (Honors). He was called to the Singapore Bar in 1992 and to the Bar of England and Wales in 2004. Mr. Sachdev enjoyed a legal career in private practice in top law firms including Drew & Napier and Rajah & Tann, as well as in-house practice in Neptune Orient Lines and American Eagle Tankers. He has a background in both litigation and corporate transactions. Prior to joining M1, Mr Sachdev was Vice President and Head, Legal at American Eagle Tankers, a global tanker shipping company with a significant presence in Asia, US and Europe.

Alex Tan
Director, Product Development
Mr. Tan joined M1 in October 2009. Prior to joining M1, he was one of the Managing Directors and owners of QALA Singapore Pte Ltd and the QMax group of companies. While leading the group operations at QALA and QMax, he was responsible for the first commercial WIMAX service in Singapore as well as the nationwide deployment of WIFI coverage in Singapore under the Wireless@SG initiative by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore. With over 13 years of industry and operational experience in data and telecommunication products and services, Mr Tan has played major roles in various national telecommunication projects initiated by government agencies such as the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore, Ministry of Education and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.

Terence Teo Hoon Beng
Director, Customer Service
Mr. Teo joined M1 in March 1998. He has more than 20 years of experience in service and operations management. Prior to joining M1, he was the Vice-President of Operations at Citibank (1993 - 1998), Card Operations Manager at Standard Chartered Bank (1989 – 1992) and Customer Service Manager at American Express International Inc (1981 – 1988). Mr. Teo holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Singapore.

Koh Ann Huat
Deputy Director, Finance Procurement
Mr. Koh joined M1 in 1997 and has since held various positions in the Finance, Sales & Marketing, Information Systems and Engineering departments. He is currently responsible for the centralised Procurement function, Credit Control and Collection, SIM and Number Management as well as Facilities, all of which are managed concurrently. Prior to joining M1, Mr. Koh was with the Defence Science & Technology Agency for 5 years. Mr. Koh holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree from the Nanyang Technological University.

Ivan Lim
Deputy Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Mr. Lim joined M1 in September 2002 and has held positions in the Finance and Business Development departments before taking on his current appointment in January 2011. Prior to joining M1, he was an Investment Analyst for over four years, with various companies including Indosuez WI Carr Securities and OCBC Securities. Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Chan Weng Keong
General Manager, Management Assurance Services
Mr. Chan joined M1 in 2006. He has over 15 years’ work experience with Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants, Morgan Guaranty Trust of New York, Standard Chartered Bank, The Singapore Exchange and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited. Based in London, Singapore and Japan, he held various international and local roles with these organisations covering areas such as back office regionalisation, operational reviews, systems consultancy, business solution design and methodology development, investigations, external and internal audits. He has also performed reviews on behalf of the Bank of England and The National Audit Office in the UK.

Mr. Chan has a Masters degree in Systems Analysis and Design from The City University (UK), together with a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from the Middlesex Polytechnic (UK). He is also a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (UK).