Independent Director

Mr. Lawrence Lua Gek Pong joined the Board on 1 January 2020 and was most recently re-elected on 28 April 2025. He has built a distinguished career in banking and finance. He currently serves as the Director of Lian Kun Pte Ltd, Chang Min Pte Ltd, Rui Shun Holdings Ltd, and Fei Teng Global Ltd respectively.

He also serves as the Chairman of AESEN Pte. Ltd., a Non-Executive Director of Lygend Resources & Technology Co Ltd and Director of DSL Advisory Pte Ltd. His past roles include leadership positions at Citibank Private Bank Singapore, Merrill Lynch International Bank Singapore, and DBS Bank Singapore, where he also served as a Member of its Management Committee and Group Head of the Private Bank and subsequently as senior advisor until his retirement in 2022. Awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (PBM) Public Service Medal in 2021, he is deeply involved in community service and social enterprise mentorship.

He was Chairman of IBF Private Banking Industry Workgroup and Member of IBF Standards Committee (2016–2020) and continues to serve on the Advisory Board for Wealth Management at the Singapore Management University. He is the Founding Chairman of a not-for-profit child development organisation (since 1991) and Patron of the Nee Soon Link Citizens’ Consultative Committee (2024– 2025). He graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours in Economics) from the National University of Singapore in 1982.