Ms. Thet Hnin Yi is responsible for all areas of financial and
accounting functions of the Group, including financial
reporting, management reporting and budgeting. Her job
scope also includes supporting the senior management
team in their strategic decision making process, as well as
any pricing, marketing, corporate finance and corporate risk
management policies undertaken by them. She liaises with
external auditors in relation to the auditing and accounting
matters for the Group.
Ms. Thet joined the Group in June 2011, following the
demerger of the Company from Life Corporation Limited
(“LCL”) (previously known as Cordlife Limited). She joined
LCL in December 2007 as Senior Finance Manager, where,
inter alia, she supported the senior management team in
their strategic decision making process and corporate risk
management of the business. Prior to joining LCL, Ms. Thet
held various positions at Ernst & Young LLP from 2001 to
2007, including the position of Audit Manager and with
her last position as a Training Manager where she was
responsible for providing training to audit assistants and
seniors. From 1997 to 2001, she held various positions at
Tan Wee Tin & Co., her last position being Audit Supervisor,
where she was responsible for the auditing of small and
medium enterprises and multinational companies.
Ms. Thet obtained her Master of Business Administration
from the University of Manchester in June 2014. She
graduated with a Diploma in Accountancy from Ngee Ann
Polytechnic in 1997. She is also a fellow of the Association
of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom, and
a non-practising member of the Institute of Singapore
Chartered Accountants.
Mr. Jonathan Liau is responsible for corporate development
and new product development functions of the Company.
He was appointed in September 2013, following the
completion of the Group’s acquisition of LCL’s cord blood
and cord lining banking businesses and assets in India, the
Philippines, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Prior to that, he
served as LCL’s Chief Operating Officer.
He joined LCL in 2004 as Business and Technology
Development Executive. In 2006, he was promoted to
Business and Technology Development Manager, in-charge
of all technology and quality assurance projects for the
Hong Kong market. He took on the roles of Head of Business
Development and Corporate Development Director in
2008 and 2010 respectively before becoming LCL’s Chief
Operating Officer in 2011.
Mr. Liau obtained his Master of Biochemical Engineering
with Bioprocess Management from the University College
London, United Kingdom in 2004. In addition to being
awarded first class honours and Dean’s list at his time in
University College in London, he also obtained the Lonza
Biologics Prize for best bioprocess studies in 2002 and the
Kitson Prize, 2004, for outstanding graduating student. He
also obtained his Master of Business Administration from
the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, United
States in 2013.
MS. THET HNIN YI
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
MR. JONATHAN LIAU
YEN SAN
SENIOR DIRECTOR,
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
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