BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MR LEE WAN LIK
Executive Chairman and DirectorMr Lee is the Executive Chairman and Director of the Company and is actively involved with the Group’s research and development to develop innovative technology solutions and adds capabilities to fuel the growth of the Group. As part of his responsibility as the Executive Chairman of the Group, Mr Lee provides leadership and direction to the Board, ensuring the Board’s effectiveness in all aspects of its role, including the good governance of the Company, and the effectiveness of its committee. This includes working with the Board and the Company’s CEO to develop strategy for the Company’s future growth, and identify opportunities for value enhancing strategic initiatives
Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also has Master of Science in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas. Mr Lee is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and past Chairman of its IT division. He is also a Fellow of the British Computer Society and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
MR MICHAEL YAP KIAM SIEW
Chief Executive Officer and Deputy ChairmanMr Michael Yap Kiam Siew was appointed as an Independent Director of Azeus in September 2004. He was designated as Executive Director and Deputy Chairman of the Board in April 2020. He took on the role of CEO in March 2022.
Michael held senior leadership roles in several Singapore government agencies, including serving as Deputy CEO of the Media Development Authority (MDA). He was also the CEO of the National Computer Board (NCB), the national body overseeing Singapore’s IT policies and implementations.
Michael was the founder and CEO of various software companies and venture investment firms. He was also Singapore’s Managing Director of a worldleading enterprise software company. Michael has been on the board of directors of various public-listed and private companies, as well as public organisations such as the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Singapore Science Center.
Mr Yap holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, United States. He has also completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University. Mr Yap was named BusinessWeek’s 50 Stars of Asia and by the World Economic Forum as one of the Top 100 Future Global Leaders.
MR STEPHEN HO CHIMING
Lead Independent DirectorStephen Ho ChiMing served as a senior advisor to the Institutional Banking Group (“IBG”) of DBS Bank Ltd (“DBS”), Taiwan, a role he held between 2018 and 2023. He has over 30 years of investment banking experience that spans M&A advisory, equity, and debt capital markets and project/leveraged finance, with a specialization in the Telecom, Media, and Technology sector between 1991 and 2011. His banking career began in 1989 at the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of Chase Manhattan Bank New York (later JP Morgan Chase).
In 2001, he joined DBS as a managing director in the Institutional Banking Group of DBS Bank in Singapore and was appointed the CEO of DBS Asia Capital, Hong Kong, from 2011 to 2013. Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering from Iowa State University, a Master of Science Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he also serves as an Independent Director of Valuetronics Holdings Limited and Asian Pay Television Trust (both listed on SGX) and CeEntek Pte Ltd.
PROFESSOR CHEE YEOW MENG
Independent DirectorProfessor Chee Yeow Meng joined SUTD on 2 April 2025 as Provost and Chief Academic & Innovation Officer (CAIO).
As Provost/CAIO, Prof Chee supervises and oversees curricular, instructional, and research affairs. In his concurrent roles, he will also look into aligning education to Design AI, ensuring that the Officer of Provost works seamlessly with the Office of Innovation and Enterprise.
Professor Chee brings with him 28 years of experience in both industry and academia – a rare combination amongst academics. Prior to joining SUTD, he was Vice President (Innovation and Enterprise), Professor at the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management and the Director of the NUS Enterprise Academy at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He has held senior academic positions in both NUS and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), as well as top posts in public service including Head of Security (Information Infrastructure) and Assistant Director (Internationalisation) MR PAN KIT KUAN (KK) Independent Director at the National Computer Board, Deputy Director (Strategic Programmes) at the Infocomm Development Authority, and Programme Director (Interactive Digital Media R&D) at the Media Development Authority. He has also participated in national level committees and represented Singapore in various international forums and councils.
With extensive experience in the field of innovation and enterprise, Professor Chee has founded several start-ups and remains actively involved in the ecosystem. He also has a number of copatents and technology disclosures.
Currently, Professor Chee serves as an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory and an editorial board member of the Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications. His research interest lies in the interplay between combinatorics and computer science, especially coding theory, extremal set systems, and their applications.
MR PAN KIT KUAN (KK)
Independent DirectorMr. KK Pan officially joined the Azeus Board as an Independent Director in September 2024. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Science and brings extensive management experience across the Asia Pacific, Japan, and Greater China regions. He has lived and worked in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seattle, and Stuttgart.
With over 34 years of experience in Information Technology, Mr. Pan has spent 15 years specializing in Cloud 09 PROFESSOR CHEE YEOW MENG Independent Director and SaaS applications. He has played a key role in numerous ventures and organizational transformations, particularly in transitioning from traditional software licensing models to Cloud and SaaS platforms. A pioneer in China’s enterprise solutions since the 1990s, he was instrumental in establishing operations in Beijing and Shanghai, managing across Greater China. Since 2012, he has led Oracle’s enterprise applications transformation to the Cloud.