SMU appoints three new Board of Trustees members

They will be part of the board until 11 January 2026.

Singapore Management University (SMU) appointed three new members to the Board of Trustees who will serve from 1 October 2023 to 11 January 2026.

In a statement, SMU said the three appointees were GIC Group Chief Investment Officer Jeffrey Jaensubhakij, Temasek Chief Financial Officer Png Chin Yee, and Ministry of Education Deputy Secretary (Higher Education and Skill) Chong Yiun Lin.

Jaensubhakij was appointed Group Chief Investment Officer in January 2017. He oversees GIC’s total investment portfolio since his appointment to his role in January 2017.

He also coordinates with investment group heads to manage and monitor investment activities across all asset classes and heads the development of short- and long-term investment policies.

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Png joined Temasek in January 2011 and served various roles such as Temasek including head of Financial Services, senior managing director of China, and senior managing director of Portfolio Strategy and Risk Group, prior to her appointment as the Chief Financial Officer.

Meanwhile, Chong supervises the development and education policies at the tertiary and continuing education levels. Her stint in the public service began at the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

She also held various roles in the Public Service Division, Ministry of Health and Ministry of National Development.

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