Mr. Yee Kee Shian, Leon (“Mr. Yee”) was appointed as Lead Independent Director and Chairman of Nominating Committee of the Group on 30 October 2024.

Mr Yee is the Chairman of Duane Morris & Selvam LLP, a leading international law firm. He serves as the Global Head of Corporate for Duane Morris & Selvam LLP, and leads the Banking & Finance, Fintech & Blockchain, Energy and China Practice Group.

Mr. Yee has over two decades of extensive corporate law expertise and regularly advises ultra-high net worth individuals, private equity funds, investment banks, listed and private companies on corporate finance, venture capital, capital markets, takeovers, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, as well as complex financing transactions.

Mr. Yee currently also serves as an Independent Director of a number of companies listed on SGX-ST. He is also a member of the advisory board of Genesis Alternative Venture I L.P., a venture debt fund, and a Board member of the Gambling Regulatory Authority, a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Mr Yee read Law at Christ’s College, Cambridge University, where he graduated with honours in 2000. He went on to obtain a Master of Arts from Christ’s College, Cambridge University in 2006. He is an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Solicitor of England and Wales.