Ken Chee

Executive Chairman

Ken Chee is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of 8I Holdings Limited and is based in Singapore. Appointed to the board in May 2014, Ken advises on strategic planning and partnerships development, and is involved in driving the all-round growth of the Group’s FinEduTech businesses and smart investing technology platform, VI.

Ken has more than 20 years of professional experience across business development, operations, strategy and marketing from his past roles, including Quicken (Singapore) and Telekurs Financial.

Ken was awarded the Spirit of Enterprise, Honoree Award in 2005 by the President of Singapore for outstanding business results. He sits on the board of 8VIC Holdings Limited and is also a Young Presidents’ Organisation member under the Singapore Chapter.

Ken graduated from the Singapore Polytechnic with a Diploma in Banking and Financial Services, and the University of Queensland with a Bachelors’ Degree in Business Administration. He also attended Columbia Business School in New York for its Executive Program in Value Investing.

Clive Tan

Executive Director

Clive Tan is the co-founder and Executive Director of 8I Holdings Limited and is based in Singapore.

Within the Group, Clive is responsible for the strategic planning, business development, corporate policies and risk management of its businesses, and leads the asset management activities under VI Fund Management. He is also deeply involved in the development of corporate policies and management of the Group’s Human Capital. Clive also chairs the board of Australian-listed 8VIC Holdings Limited. He began his professional career in the public education sector in Singapore.

Clive holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education and an Honours Degree in Mechanical and Production Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University. He also attended the University of Technology, Sydney on an academic exchange programme.

Chay Yiowmin

Non-Executive Director

Yiowmin is currently the chief executive officer of Chay Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd, a boutique corporate advisory house. He is also the lead independent and non-executive director of UMS Holdings Limited and Metech International Limited, both listed on the Singapore Exchange, and non-executive director of both Libra Group Limited listed on the Singapore Exchange and 8I Holdings Limited listed on the Australia Stock Exchange. Between 2013 and 2015, he was the lead independent and non-executive director of Advance SCT Limited.

Since graduating in 1998, Yiowmin has accumulated many years of public accounting experience in Singapore and the United Kingdom with a number of reputable international accounting firms, including PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Deloitte and Touche LLP, Moore Stephens LLP and BDO LLP.

Yiowmin currently sits on the Singapore steering committee of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA), and the Standards and Technical Committee of IVAS. He is also an active Grassroots Leader, serving as a treasurer with the Kebun Baru and Sengkang South Citizens Consultative Committees, and an auditor with the Thomson Hills Neighbourhood Committee. He is also a member of the Kebun Baru Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circles. He was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) (PBM) by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2016.

Yiowmin holds a Bachelor of Accountancy and a Master of Business from the Nanyang Technological University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Birmingham. Yiowmin is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA Singapore) of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a Chartered Valuer and Appraiser (CVA) of the Institute of Valuers and Appraisers of Singapore (IVAS).

Charles Mac

Non-Executive Director

Charles Mac was appointed Non-Executive Director in April 2016. Charles has more than 18 years of IT corporate experience, of which 15 years in the SAP Industry dealing with multinational companies across the Asia Pacific Region. He has held various leadership roles for large, global multinational companies with extensive experience across Asia Pacific in Team Management, Quality Management, Audits, Business Development and Contract Deliveries.

Charles currently serves on the Board of ASX-listed companies, 8VIC Holdings Limited and Ennox Group Limited as Non-Executive Director. Charles is an Australian citizen and holds a Bachelor of Computing (Information System) from Monash University.

Louis Chua

Chief Financial Officer

Louis Chua joined 8I Holdings in April 2015 as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and is based in Singapore. Within the 8I Group, Louis is responsible for risk management, corporate secretarial, controllership and treasury duties, as well as economic strategy and financial forecasting for the Company.

Louis is based in Singapore and has more than 20 years of assurance, financial and commercial experience including infrastructure development, treasury and controllership operations, group restructuring and consolidation, tax planning and mergers and acquisitions. Before he joined 8I Holdings, he had 9 years of experience within the offshore marine industry in Farstad Shipping, with its holding company listed in the Oslo Stock Exchange. He started his career in the Audit Division with Arthur Andersen (later Ernst & Young).

Louis graduated from University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance). He is a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and Certified Practising Accountant Australia (CPA Australia).