Background
Yeo, Philip L. was born in 1946 in Singapore.
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Philip L. Yeo
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Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, University Toronto, 1970. Master of Science Systems Engineering, University Singapore, 1974. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Toronto, 1997. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, 2006.
Career
Served Ministry of Defense, 1973—1976. Permanent secretary for logistics, technical research & development and defense industries Singapore Government, Singapore Army, 1976—1986. Founder, chairman Singapore National Computer Board, 1981—1987.
Board member Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), 1982—2006, chairman, 1986—2001, co-chairman, 2000—2006. Chairman Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), since 2001. Board member Executive Committee of Singapore Technologies Holdings, 1980—1987, chairman, 1987—1993, Sembawang Corporation, 1994—1998, SembCorp Industries, 1998—1999, Pidemco Land, 1999—2000, CapitaLand (merger between Pidemco Land and DBSLand), since 2000.
Board member remuneration committee United Overseas Bank. Consultant Biopolis Research Center. Chairman board of director ES Cell International.
Non-executive chairman SilkRoute Holdings Pte Ltd, 2000.
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Married; 2 children.
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Singaporean
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Recipient Public Administration medal (Silver), 1974, Public Administration medal (Gold), 1982, Meritorious Service medal, 1991, Bintang Jasa Utama (the First Class Order of Service award), Indonesian Government, 1994, Ordre Nationale du Merite (National Order of Merit), French Government, 1996, International award for Innovation in Economic and Social Development, 1997, Commander of the Belgium National Order of the Crown, Belgian Government, 1998, K T Li award, International Society of Design and Process Science, 1998, Arbor award for alma mater volunteer work, University Toronto, 2003, Nikkei Asia award, Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc., 2006, Alumni Achievement award, Harvard Business School, 2006.Recipient Public Administration medal (Silver), 1974, Public Administration medal (Gold), 1982, Meritorious Service medal, 1991, Bintang Jasa Utama (the First Class Order of Service award), Indonesian Government, 1994, Ordre Nationale du Merite (National Order of Merit), French Government, 1996, International award for Innovation in Economic and Social Development, 1997, Commander of the Belgium National Order of the Crown, Belgian Government, 1998, K T Li award, International Society of Design and Process Science, 1998, Arbor award for alma mater volunteer work, University Toronto, 2003, Nikkei Asia award, Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc., 2006, Alumni Achievement award, Harvard Business School, 2006.