Ng Kok Song

Ng Kok Song
黄国松
Ng in 2023
Born
Peter Ng Kok Song

(1948-02-11) 11 February 1948 (age 76)
Alma materUniversity of Singapore (BS)
Stanford University (MS)
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Patricia Chee
(m. 1972; died 2005)
Partner(s)Sybil Lau
(2020–present)
Children3
Websitewww.ngkoksong.com

Peter Ng Kok Song (Chinese: 黄国松; pinyin: Huáng Guósōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Kok-sông; Teochew pronunciation [ŋ˥˥ kok̚˨ soŋ˥˥]; born 11 February 1948), better known as Ng Kok Song, is a Singaporean financier, fund manager and entrepreneur who served as the chief investment officer of GIC between 2007 and 2013, and director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore between 1985 and 1986.

Ng is the founder of asset management company Avanda Investment Management.

Ng was the founding chairman of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), the predecessor to SGX Group. He also served as a board member of SGX Group between 2013 and 2018, and Temasek Holdings between 2003 and 2005.

In 2023, Ng announced a run for the Singaporean presidential election that year. He received a Certificate of Eligibility by the Presidential Elections Committee and was successfully nominated as one of three candidates.[1] He was unsuccessful in his bid, losing with 15.72% of the votes to Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

  1. ^ Goh, Yan Han (22 August 2023). "Ng Kok Song, Tharman, Tan Kin Lian officially in three-way race in presidential election". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.