Senior Management

Karen Kooi Lee Wah Click more

KAREN KOOI LEE WAH
Chief Executive Officer
 

Ms Kooi was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of M1 on 22 April 2009. Ms Kooi was also the Acting Chief Executive Officer of M1 from 1 February 2009 to 22 April 2009.

Ms Kooi joined M1 as Chief Financial Officer in August 1995. She was a key member of the senior management team responsible for the planning, development and launch of M1’s commercial operations. Prior to joining M1, Ms Kooi held various senior financial positions in large public listed companies, including Singapore Press Holdings Limited and City Developments Limited. She has over 30 years of experience in general and financial management.

Ms Kooi is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Investment and Finance (Distinction) from the University of Hull in the UK.

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PATRICK MICHAEL SCODELLER
Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Technical Officer

Mr Scodeller joined M1 in August 1995. In January 2013, he was appointed as Chief Operating Officer responsible for the day-to-day activities of the main operational support functions, departments and infrastructure within M1, namely Engineering, Information Systems and Customer Service. He was a key member of the senior management team that planned, built and launched M1’s networks from inception.

He has more than 34 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including various positions held with Telkom in South Africa, Cable and Wireless plc in the United Kingdom, 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 is a member of the Board of Wireless Intellect Labs Pte Ltd, and currently the Chairman and a member of the Board of Singapore Internet Exchange Limited.

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LEE KOK CHEW
Chief Commercial Officer
 

Mr Lee joined M1 in August 2007 as Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning. He assumed responsibility as Head of Finance in April 2009 and was Chief Financial Officer from May 2010 to February 2014.

In January 2013, he was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer to provide added focus on corporate strategy and commercial initiatives to drive business growth.

He was previously 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.

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RAYMOND YEO
Chief Financial Officer
 
 

Mr Yeo joined M1 in September 2013 as Director, Finance and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in March 2014. He has more than 22 years’ work experience in auditing, local and regional financial management.

Mr Yeo began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers and has since held various senior financial positions in public listed companies and multinational corporations in telecommunications, Internet and technologies sectors where he was involved in several initial public offering exercises. Prior to joining M1, Mr Yeo’s last appointment was Vice President, Finance and Administration, Asia Pacific of TomTom Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.

Mr Yeo holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree from the National University of Singapore and is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

Poopalasingam Subramaniam Click more

POOPALASINGAM SUBRAMANIAM
Chief Marketing Officer
 

Mr Subramaniam joined M1 in October 1999 and heads the Consumer, Enterprise Sales, and Marketing Communication functions. He also oversees the Company’s distribution network, comprising both M1 Shop outlets and exclusive distributors.

With more than 30 years of local and regional sales and marketing experience in telecommunications, media and fast moving consumer goods, Mr Subramaniam 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.

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ALAN GOH
Chief Information Officer
 
 

Mr Goh joined M1 in March 2011. He leads the Information Systems department in M1 and is responsible for the overall information technology strategy, planning, implementation and operations of M1’s technology infrastructure and application systems. These systems support business activities across sales, customer care, billing, payments, and call centre functions.

Mr Goh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore.

Prior to M1, he spent 14 years in the consulting business, with most of that time focusing in the communications and media industries.

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TERENCE TEO HOON BENG
Director, Customer Service
 
 

Mr Teo joined M1 in March 1998 and heads the Customer Service department. He has more than 30 years of experience in service and operations management.

Prior to joining M1, he was Vice-President of Operations at Citibank, Card Operations Manager at Standard Chartered Bank and Customer Service Manager at American Express International Inc. Mr Teo holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Singapore.

Lim Sock Leng Click more

LIM SOCK LENG
Director, Human Resource, Regulatory and Enterprise Risk Management

Ms Lim joined M1 in October 1995. She is in charge of the Human Resource, Regulatory and Enterprise Risk Management departments.

Prior to joining M1, Ms Lim 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.

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ANIL SACHDEV
Director, Legal Services
 
 

Mr Sachdev joined M1 in July 2007 as Head of Legal Services.

Mr Sachdev graduated from National University of Singapore in 1991 with an LLB (Honours). 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.

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WILLIS SIM
Director, Product Development and
Enterprise Services
 

Mr Sim joined M1 in October 2009 and is in charge of Product Development and Enterprise Services.

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 islandwide deployment of Wi-Fi 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 Sim 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.

Ivan Lim Click more

IVAN LIM
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 as Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations 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.

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CHAN WENG KEONG
Director, Management
Assurance Services
 

Mr Chan joined M1 as Head of Management Assurance Services in January 2006. He has more than 15 years’ work experience with J.P. Morgan, Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants, Standard Chartered Bank, The Singapore Exchange and Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation. 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 United Kingdom.

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).