Sam Ong

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Alberta， Canada， and an MBA from Drake University， USA.

Mr Ong joined Hyflux in 2006 as Group Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer （CIO）. He headed the overall investment activities for the Hyflux Group as well as joint ventures management， legal， mergers and acquisitions， risk management as well as corporate and investor relations. He also led the utilities division.

In 2007， Mr Ong was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer （CFO）. His expanded portfolio included overseeing overall direct financial management and corporate governance， and the Group’s energy business in addition to his CIO responsibilities.

In January 2008， Mr Ong was appointed Group Deputy CEO in addition to his Group CFO position. As Group Deputy CEO， Mr Ong will spearhead the Group’s overall operational and financial management as well as the infrastructure investment programme.

In the past 18 years， prior to joining Hyflux， Mr Ong held global and Asia Pacific leadership positions in the USA and in Singapore， ranging from treasury and finance， pension fund investment， strategic planning as well as project financing and business development. Mr Ong was last with Dow Chemical as the Senior Finance Director. He was instrumental in the successful regional implementation of people， process and business growth initiatives in the areas of six sigma， performance measurement， corporate governance， order-to-cash processes， joint ventures management， divestitures， mergers and acquisitions.