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.
PATRICK MICHAEL SCODELLER
Chief Operating 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 35 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 Telecom CSL Limited in Hong Kong 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 M1 TeliNet Pte Ltd (formerly known as Wireless Intellect Labs Pte Ltd), and currently the Chairman and a member of the Board of Singapore Internet Exchange Limited.
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.
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 24 years’ work experience in auditing, as well as local and regional financial management.
Mr Yeo began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 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 offerings and due diligence 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
Chief Marketing Officer
Mr Subramaniam joined M1 in October 1999 and heads the Consumer and Marketing Communications 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.
ALAN GOH
Chief Information Officer
Mr Goh joined M1 in March 2011. He leads the Information Systems department 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.
Prior to M1, he spent 14 years in the consulting business, with most of that time focusing in the communications and media industries.
Mr Goh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore.
DENIS SEEK
Chief Technical Officer
Mr Seek joined M1 in November 2014 as Director, Engineering and was appointed as Chief Technical Officer in May 2015. He has over 22 years of work experience in the telecommunications industry.
Prior to joining M1, Mr Seek was with Maxis Berhad and was based in Malaysia for more than eight years. His last held position there was Head of Technology, Strategy and Network Planning.
Mr Seek started his career with Singapore Telecommunications Limited where he was involved in the planning and implementation of the initial mobile network in the Philippines. Thereafter, he was with M1 as Head of Radio Planning and Technology Development for more than 10 years before joining Maxis Berhad.
Mr Seek holds a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore, a “Diplôme d’ingénieur” (equivalent to a Master’s degree in Telecommunications) from the “Institut National des Telecommunications”, France and a Master of Business Administration with distinction from Warwick University in the UK.
WILLIS SIM
Chief Product Development and
Corporate Solutions Officer
Mr Sim joined M1 in October 2009 and is in charge of Product Development and Corporate Solutions.
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 island-wide deployment of Wi-Fi coverage in Singapore under the Wireless@SG initiative by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA).
With over 14 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 IDA.
Mr Sim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Information Sciences (Honours) from the National University of Singapore.
LIM SOCK LENG
Director, Regulatory and Enterprise
Risk Manageme
Ms Lim joined M1 in October 1995. She is in charge of the 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.
ANIL SACHDEV
Director, Legal Services
Mr Sachdev joined M1 in July 2007 as Head of Legal Services.
Prior to joining M1, Mr Sachdev was Vice President and Head, Legal at American Eagle Tankers Limited (AET), a global tanker shipping company with a significant presence in Asia, US and Europe. Mr Sachdev enjoyed a legal career in private practice in top law firms including Drew & Napier LLC and Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, as well as in-house practice in Neptune Orient Lines Limited and AET. He has a background in both litigation and corporate transactions.
Mr Sachdev graduated from the 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.
STAMFORD LOW
Director, Customer Service
Mr Low joined M1 in January 2015 and heads the Customer Service department.
In his previous role at Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Mr Low led the Asia Pacific operations in customer experience management, contact channel management, productivity and efficiency strategic initiatives, as well as business continuity and crisis management. Prior to this, Mr Low led the International SOS Pte Ltd global service delivery for Concierge and Lifestyle services, focusing on service delivery structure, training and systems.
Before joining International SOS Pte Ltd, Mr Low has also managed two award-winning call centres at DHL Express (Singapore) Pte Ltd and MobileOne Ltd. He is a certified COPC-2000(r) Coordinator as well as a COPC Six-Sigma Coordinator, and has represented Asia on the COPC Standards Committee.
Mr Low holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore.
KOH ANN HUAT
Director, Procurement and Facilities
Mr Koh joined M1 in August 1997 and has held various positions in Finance, Sales and Marketing, Information Systems and Engineering. In Mr Koh’s most recent appointment as the Director of Procurement, he leads and is responsible for a diverse portfolio, including the centralised Procurement function, SIM and Number Management, as well as Facilities Management.
Prior to joining M1, Mr Koh was with the Defence Science and Technology Agency responsible for the planning, implementation and management of projects. Mr Koh was also formerly the Vice President of Procurement with Prudential Assurance Company Singapore (Pte) Ltd where he was instrumental in centralising the Procurement function and driving organisational change to ensure alignment and acceptance of the new function.
Mr Koh holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree from the Nanyang Technological University.
TEO WEE SENG
Director, Human Resource
Mr Teo joined M1 in May 2014 and is in charge of the Human Resource department. He has more than 25 years of work experience in human resource, consulting, training and organisation development.
Mr Teo has held various positions in financial institutions, consulting firms, and public sector organisations such as the National Library Board and Public Service Division (Prime Minister’s Office). Prior to joining M1, he was the Vice President, Human Resource of Jurong Port Pte Limited.
Mr Teo holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore.
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 Limited and OCBC Securities Private Limited.
Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
KWAN WAI LING
General Manager, Management
Assurance Services
Ms Kwan joined M1 as Head of Management Assurance Services in June 2014. She has more than 20 years of work experience spanning financial and government sectors in areas such as technology, financial and operational assurances.
Holding various international and local roles with Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited and the former National Computer Board, Ms Kwan’s contributions also extended to methodology development and special reviews of global projects and key initiatives of these organisations.
Ms Kwan has a Masters of Accountancy from Charles Sturt University in Australia and a Bachelor of Science (Computer and Information Sciences) degree from the National University of Singapore. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (Australia).
