Announcement • Jan 12
Thomson Medical Group Limited Announces Board and Committee Changes
Thomson Medical Group Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Tong Kooi Ong as Independent and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, effective February 1, 2026, succeeding Mr. Ng Ser Miang, who will step down on January 31, 2026. Mr. Miang also ceased to be Chairman of Nominating and Remuneration Committee. Miang’s past directorships include Magic Dragon Media Pte Ltd. and NCI Golf Pte Ltd. Miang's other directorships include OMS Distripark Pte Ltd, Orchid Marine Services Private Limited, Singapore Olympic Foundation (Chairman), TIBS International Pte Ltd. (Chairman), and Valencia Club de Futbol, S.A.D. Other principal commitments include roles with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Chairman of the IOC Finance Commission, Chairman of the Human Resources Committee, and Chairman of the IOC Group Staff Pension Fund Foundation. They are also a Board Member of the Olympic Foundation's Board, the Pension Fund's Foundation for IOC Group's personnel, IOC Television and Marketing Services SA's Board of Directors, Olympic Channel Services SA's Board of Directors, and the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad Los Angeles 2028. Mr. Tong brings to the role decades of business leadership experience across multiple sectors and geographies. An entrepreneur and seasoned corporate leader, he has helmed and advised a number of successful businesses and is widely recognised for his strategic insight and long-term approach to value creation, crucial for accelerating the Group's leadership in the healthcare sector. His experience in property-related businesses and capital-intensive developments, coupled with his wide-ranging influence as a business leader across Southeast Asia is expected to be a strategic asset as Thomson Medical Group embarks on its next phase of growth, including the development of the expansive Johor Bay project in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. Mr. Tong is an entrepreneur and an analyst. He has varied business interests in different countries and writes regularly for The Edge Malaysia and The Edge Singapore. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Economics and Finance from Simon Fraser University, Canada. In 2002, he was bestowed his Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) from the same university. Mr. Tong is a husband, a father to 4 children and has 7 grandchildren. Tong’s past directorships include positions at 3Cnergy Limited, Edgeprop Sdn. Bhd., Harmoni Bintang Sdn. Bhd., Harmoni Pelangi Sdn. Bhd., Ophir-Rochor Investments Pte. Ltd., M+S Pte. Ltd., and Marina South Investments Pte. Ltd. Tong's present directorships include Asia Analytica Sdn. Bhd., Asia Analytica Pte. Ltd., Capai Bumi Sdn. Bhd., C2T Capital Sdn. Bhd., Equilands Sdn. Bhd., financialzoo Limited, I.T. Nominee Ltd., Insider Asia Pte. Ltd., Lojing Highland Resort Development Sdn. Bhd., M Hills Sdn. Bhd., Moresby Central Pte. Ltd., Phileo Group Pte. Ltd., Puteri Harbour Pte. Ltd., The Edge Media Group Pte. Ltd., The Edge Publishing Pte. Ltd., and TKO Pte. Ltd. Following the aforesaid changes, and with effect from 1 February 2026, the Board and its Committees will be reconstituted as follows: The Board will comprise Mr. Tong Kooi Ong as Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director, Mr. Lim Wee Kiat as Executive Vice-Chairman, Dr. Heng Jun Li Melvin as Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Wilson Sam as Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Ong Pang Liang as Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director, Ms. Christina Teo Tze Wei as Independent and Non-Executive Director, and Ms. June Leong Lai Ling as Independent and Non-Executive Director. The Audit and Risk Committee will be chaired by Ms. June Leong Lai Ling, with Mr. Ong Pang Liang and Ms. Christina Teo Tze Wei as members. The Nominating and Remuneration Committee will be chaired by Ms. Christina Teo Tze Wei, with Mr. Ong Pang Liang and Ms. June Leong Lai Ling as members.