Date When First Appointed: May 11, 2006
Date of Last Re-election: April 27, 2018
Country of Principal Residence: Singapore
Relationship: None
Ms. Ng Shin Ein (44) brings with her a rare blend of legal, business, financial and diplomatic experience. Ms. Ng is the co-founder of Gryphus Capital, a pan Asian private equity investment firm. She invests actively and leads a network of family offices and other private equity firms to provide strategic capital for companies. For these investments, she engages with portfolio companies, focusing on strategy and business development.
Prior to this, Ms. Ng spent a number of years at the Singapore Exchange where she was responsible for developing Singapore’s capital market and bringing foreign companies to list in Singapore. Additionally, she was part of the Singapore Exchange’s IPO Approval Committee, where she contributed industry perspectives and also acted as a conduit between the marketplace and regulators.
Ms. Ng Shin Ein was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Singapore Supreme Court in 1998 and practiced as a corporate lawyer in Messrs Lee & Lee. Whilst at Messrs Lee & Lee, she advised clients on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and fundraising exercises.
Ms. Ng serves on the boards of other companies listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange namely, Starhub Limited, First Resources Limited and Avarga Limited (formerly known as UPP Holdings Limited). She was also appointed the youngest ever director of Fairprice, Singapore’s largest supermarket operator, and served on the boards of Eu Yan Sang International Limited and Sabana Real Estate Investment Management Pte Ltd.
Apart from corporate boards, Ms. Ng serves as Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. She is also on the Board of Governors of the Singapore International Foundation. Ms. Ng holds a Degree in Law (LLB Honours) from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. She also holds a graduate diploma in Singapore law from the National University of Singapore.