Wee Siew Kim
Singaporean politician
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Wee Siew Kim (Chinese: 黃守金; pinyin: Huáng Shǒujīn, born 19 August 1960) is a Singaporean former politician and businessman. A member of the People's Action Party, he was a Member of the Parliament of Singapore representing the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (Jalan Kayu) from 25 October 2001 to 19 April 2011.
Early life and education
Wee was born on 19 August 1960, and was educated at Raffles Institution, followed by the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London Bachelor of Science (Aeronautical Engineering) (Hons), followed by an MBA at Stanford University.[1][2]
Career
From 1984 to 2001, he worked at Singapore Technologies Aerospace, becoming President of Singapore Technologies Aerospace.
From 2001 to 2002, he was President of ST Engineering – Europe
From 2002 to 2004, he was President, Defence Business, ST Engineering.
From 2004 to 2009, he was Deputy CEO & President, Defence Business, ST Engineering
He is Group Chief Executive Officer of Nipsea Group and Deputy President Nippon Paint Holdings since 2009.[2] He was previously the deputy CEO (Aerospace and Marine) and concurrent president, Defence Business of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.[3]
On 1 October 2020, he joined Jurong Port as Deputy Board Chairman and was appointed as Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee on 1 October 2021.
Wee is a Fellow of the City and Guilds Institute.[4] He also serves on the Boards of Mapletree Logistics Trust Management, SIA Engineering Company and Singapore Telecommunications.[1] He is also a member of the board of directors (non-executive & independent) of SBS Transit, and Director of Changi Airports International Pte Ltd. [citation needed]