Mr Timothy C. M. Chia is Deputy Chairman and Group CEO of Hup Soon Global Corporation Limited.

He was the President of PAMA Group Inc. (previously known as Prudential Asset Management Asia Limited, the Asian investment and asset management arm of The Prudential Insurance Company of America). He retired from PAMA Group of Companies on 31 December 2004.

Prior to joining PAMA, as one of the original principals in 1986, Mr Chia was Vice President - Investment of American International Assurance Company Limited (AIA), a major subsidiary of the American International Group, Inc., New York (AIG).

Upon graduation, Mr Chia started his career with American Express International Banking Corporation in Singapore. He joined AIA in 1974 and was appointed Assistant Vice President - Investment in 1978 when he was transferred from Singapore Branch Office to Head Office in Hong Kong.

From 1980 to 1981, Mr Chia lived and worked in Bangkok, Thailand serving as Executive Manager of United Motor Works (Siam) Ltd and President of Unithai Oxide Company Limited.

Mr Chia returned to AIA Hong Kong in 1981 as Assistant Vice President - Investment and 1982 was named Vice President - Investment.

Mr Chia is currently a Director of Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd, FJ Benjamin Holdings Ltd, Fraser and Neave Ltd, Frasers Centrepoint Ltd, Macquarie Pacific Star Prime REIT Management Ltd, SP PowerGrid Ltd and Singapore Post Ltd.

He was a board member of Singapore Power Ltd joining the board in September 1998 until his retirement in July 2004. He served as Chairman of one of Singapore Power’s major subsidiaries, Power Gas Ltd from 1998 to 2002. Mr Chia remains as a co-opted member on the Audit Committee of Singapore Power Limited and is currently a board member of SP Power Grid Limited and chairs its Audit Committee.

Amongst his past appointments, Mr Chia was director of KorAm Bank Co., Ltd and served on its Management Development and Compensation Committee. He stepped down from the board after the Bank was acquired by Citigroup in May 2004. He was also on the board of directors of Meritz Securities Co., Ltd (Korea) and Magnecomp Precision Technology Public Co., Ltd (Thailand).

He is currently a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors and a member of the World Presidents’ Organization.

Since January 2004, Mr Chia was named a Trustee of the Singapore Management University and is currently a member of its Audit Committee and Investment Committee.

In 1996, Mr Chia was elected a Director of the Singapore Dance Theatre until he stepped down in March 2004 and in September 2004, was conferred the Arts Supporter Award by the National Arts Council.

Mr Chia graduated with a cum laude in Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University in the United States.