Singtel chairman Lee Theng Kiat, Carlsberg chairman Henrik Poulsen appointed to SIA board
National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has appointed Singtel chairman Lee Theng Kiat and Carlsberg chairman Henrik Poulsen to its board, with effect from Oct 19 (Monday).Lee, 73, will serve as a non-independent, non-executive director, and join the board's executive committee and board safety and risk committee.Meanwhile, Poulsen, 59, will also serve as an independent, non-executive director, and will join the board safety and risk committee from Feb 15 next year.A lawyer by training, Lee served in the Singapore Legal Service for over eight years and was a senior legal officer with the Ministry of Defence before joining the Singapore Technologies group of companies in 1985.He held senior positions overseeing legal matters and strategic business development, before becoming concurrently president and chief executive officer (CEO) of STT Communications and Singapore Technologies Telemedia.The 73-year-old joined Temasek in 2012 and held key leadership roles, including as president and CEO of Temasek International, before retiring from his executive role in 2021.