RENEWAL OF THE COMPETITION APPEAL BOARD

Press Release

 

 

RENEWAL OF THE COMPETITION APPEAL BOARD

 

The Minister for Trade and Industry has re-appointed the Chairman and members of the Competition Appeal Board (CAB) for another two years, with effect from 1 September 2007.

 

The establishment of the CAB is provided for under the Competition Act. The purpose of the CAB is to hear appeals relating to decisions made by the Competition Commission of Singapore[1]. The CAB shall have all the powers and duties of the Commission that are necessary to perform its functions and discharge its duties under the Act. The CAB shall also have the powers, rights and privileges vested in a District Court on the hearing of an action.

 

The CAB Chairman is Mr Thean Lip Ping, a Consultant with KhattarWong. Members of CAB include lawyers, economists, accountants, and representatives from the banking and business sectors. The list can be found in the Annex. They were first appointed to CAB on 1 September 2005 for a period of two years.

 

 

 

MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

31 AUGUST 2007


Annex

 

Competition Appeal Board

 

 

Name

Designation and Organisation

 

Chairman

 

1

Thean Lip Ping

邓立平

Consultant

KhattarWong

 

 

Members

 

2

Manu Bhaskaran

Partner / Head, Economic Research

Centennial Group

 

3

Boon Yoon Chiang

温永强

Chairman and Managing Director

Jardine Matheson (Singapore) Ltd

 

4

Chan Wai Kheong, Charlie

陈伟强

 

Managing Director

Credit Suisse Singapore

 

5

Fang Ai Lian (Ms)

方爱莲

Chairman

Ernst & Young Singapore

 

6

Foo Chee Peng, Jane (Ms)

符致萍

 

Compliance and Control Director

Citibank Singapore Limited

 

7

Foo Siang Guan, Ron

符昌源

Director

Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation

 

8

Goh Joon Seng

吴允燊

Consultant

Lee & Lee

 

9

Goh Phai Cheng, Senior Counsel

吴沛镇

 

Goh Phai Cheng LLC

10

Hong Tuck Kun

项德根

 

Managing Director

DBS Bank

 

11

Howard Hunter

President

Singapore Management University

 

12

Shanker Iyer

Chairman

The Iyer Practice

 

13

Ashish Lall

Associate Professor

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

 

14

Lai Teck Poh

赖德保

Executive Vice President

OCBC Bank

 

15

Molly Lim (Ms), Senior Counsel

林琼燕

 

Chairman

Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC

 

16

Lim Teong Qwee, Senior Counsel

林忠贵

 

Commissioner

Appeals Board (Land Acquisition)

 

17

Phillip Overmyer

Executive Director

Singapore International Chamber of Commerce

 

18

G. P. Selvam

Partner

Haq & Selvam

 

19

Amarjeet Singh, Senior Counsel

Consultant

KhattarWong

 

20

Tan Kim Song

陈金松

Associate Professor

Singapore Management University

 

21

Tan Tee Jim, Senior Counsel

陈世荏

 

Partner

Lee & Lee

22

Tan Ying Hsien

陈应贤

Group Head, Legal & Compliance

Standard Chartered Bank

 

23

Engelin Teh (Ms), Senior Counsel

郑月娥

 

Managing Director

Engelin Teh Practice LLC

 

24

Shandre Mugan s/o Thangavelu

Associate Professor

National University of Singapore

 

25

Reggie Thein

Council Member

Singapore Institute of Directors

 

26

Hans Tjio

蒋翰

Professor

National University of Singapore

 

27

Wong Meng Meng, Senior Counsel

王明明

 

Founder-Consultant

Wong Partnership

 

28

Andre Yeap, Senior Counsel

叶宝龙

 

Partner

Rajah & Tann

 

29

Yeo Eng Cheong

杨永昌

Executive Vice President

United Overseas Bank

 

30

Jimmy Yim, Senior Counsel

严永权

 

Managing Director

Drew & Napier LLC

 



[1] Further appeals to the CAB�s decisions, on points of law or the amount of financial penalties imposed, may be made to the High Court and ultimately, the Court of Appeal.