Olivia Lum

Ms Lum holds an Honours degree in Science from the National University of Singapore. Ms Lum started corporate life as a chemist with Glaxo Pharmaceutical and left in 1989 to start up Hydrochem （S） Pte Ltd， the precursor to Hyflux Ltd.

Managing the Group for 19 years now， Ms Lum is the driving force behind Hyflux’s growth and business expansion， responsible for policy and strategy formulation and corporate direction.

A former Nominated member of Singapore Parliament， Ms Lum holds several positions in the public service. Presently， she sits on the board of a number of companies. She is a Member of the NUS Board of Trustees， Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited as well as National University Health System. In addition to her commitments in Hyflux， Ms Lum is also a member of the Singapore-Tianjin Economic & Trade Council， and the Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council.

Among the many accolades Ms Lum has received for her entrepreneurial achievements are: the Winner of the Regional Growth Award by Nihon Keizai Shimbun at the 11th Nikkei Asia Prize 2006， and most recently the Rising Asia – The Next 10 Years Award by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs （SIIA） and AXN ASIA. She was also awarded the Asiamoney’s Corporate Executive of the Year 2005 in Singapore.