Koh Benedict
Director, Engineering Consultancy - Cushman & Wakefield Facilities & Engineering Ltd.
University
University of Technology Sydney
Professional Affiliations
Chartered Professional Engineer (Australia)
Registered Australian National Professional Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore, Member of the APEC Engineers Committee, Fellow and President of Fire Safety Managers’ Association Singapore,
Past President of Institution of Engineers Australia (Singapore Chapter); Board of Directors: National Fire and Civil Emergency Preparedness Council – Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore, Chairman – National Mass Fire Evacuation Drill Committee – NFEC, Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore, Technical Committee Member, Electrical and Electronics Standards Committee (SPRING Singapore), Technical Committee Member, Building & Construction Standards Committee (SPRING Singapore), Licenced Electrical Worker (Singapore)
Professional Recognition
Pingat Bakti Masyarakat - PBM (Public Service Medal) conferred by the President of the Republic of Singapore, National Day Distinguish Community Service Award conferred by the Minister of Finance and Transport
Community Leadership
Chairman, Community Emergency and Engagement Committee, Chairman, Neighbourhood Committee, Member, Emergency Preparedness Department Council Executive Committee, Member, Citizen Consultative Committee, Mediator, Consumer Association of Singapore – CASE; Community Volunteer, National Environment Agency
If elected, he would like to work towards making AAS a members-centric society for
the benefit of all AAS members and to organise events with AAS members’ interest in mind.
KWOK JOSEPH
Deputy GM of SooChow Securities CSSD (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a licensed fund manager in Singapore that is 75% owned by SooChow Securities and 25% by CSSD (China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co. Ltd). He is also a director of China Reform Puissance Overseas Holdings Limited (a Beijing sponsored fund) and an Independent Non-Executive Director of 3 SGX main-board listed companies.
He has more than 18 years of experience in the financial services industry and had previously held senior roles with global financial institutions like JP Morgan (Executive Director); UBS AG (Director, Advisory Consultant, North Asia); Standard Chartered Bank Singapore (Deputy GM, Wealth Management).
Joseph has been instrumental in delivering strong sponsorship contributions from many of the region’s financial services firms including banks, insurance companies and fund managers, in order to underwrite the sustainability and/or operations of these not for profit organisations.
Joseph is a Fellow of SIM University and an adjunct lecturer with Kaplan teaching finance and business related subjects.
In addition, he started volunteering since 2008 and his current voluntary roles include President of Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS); President of University of New South Wales Alumni Association Singapore, NTUC Employment & Training Fund (NETF) Fund Raising Committee and Audit Committee Chairman of Singapore Gymnastics.
Joseph graduated with a Master Of Commerce degree (majoring in advance finance) and a Bachelor of Commerce degree (majoring in Accounting and Finance) from University of New South Wales. He is a certified accountant with CPA Australia and a Certified Financial Planner.
Joseph commits to doing his utmost best to
1) deepen relationships with all stakeholders
2) to make AAS a formidable association that represents all Australian Graduates in Singapore and 3) to leverage his sponsorship alliances to support the MC in launching and expanding the new AAS Members Rewards program.
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