Mrs Deborah Ong joined the SATS Board on 16 November 2020 as a Non-Executive and Independent Director. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Safety Sustainability and Risk Committee. She was last re-elected on 21 July 2023.
Presently, she is also a non-executive and independent director of CapitaLand India Trust Management Pte. Ltd. (the Trustee-Manager of CapitaLand India Trust) and Starhub Ltd, both listed on the SGX-ST. Her present principal commitments include her roles as a board member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore as well as a board member and chairperson of the audit committees of both the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Governing Board at Nanyang Technological University and SkillsFuture Singapore. She also serves as a member of the Judicial Services Commission.
Mrs Ong's past directorships include her board membership of Workforce Singapore and the Council for Estate Agencies. She also served as a member of the Legal Services Commission. Up until 31 October 2020, Mrs Ong was a partner in the Assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Singapore (PwC) and has more than 30 years of public accounting experience, providing audit and advisory services to companies in various industries.
Mrs Ong was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2015 and the Public Service Star in 2020, both conferred at the Singapore National Day Awards. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from the National University of Singapore and is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia respectively.
