President , Genting Singapore PLC
Chief Executive Officer, Resorts World at Sentosa Pte Ltd
Mr Tan Hee Teck (age 56) is a member of the Board, and President & Chief Operating Officer of Genting Singapore PLC (“GENS”). GENS is listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX”) with a market capitalization of over S$20 billion. Concurrently, he is also the Chief Executive Officer of Resorts World at Sentosa Pte Ltd. He is the corporate officer responsible for the management of the GENS Group’s businesses and concurrently oversees the development, operations and business of Singapore’s first Integrated Resort at Sentosa. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and was then responsible for the successful bidding of the Integrated Resort at Sentosa.
Prior to re-joining the Genting Group in 2004, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of DBS Vickers Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd, part of the DBS Bank Group, Singapore.
He joined the Genting Group in 1982 and held various positions within the Group including Corporate Planning Manager, Group Management Accountant, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Lucayan Beach Resort and Casino, Bahamas and Senior Vice President of Operations and Marketing in Genting Malaysia Berhad (formerly known as Resorts World Bhd).
Mr Tan is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK and a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He is also a graduate from the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School. He also serves as a Council member of the Singapore National Employers Federation and on the board of the Singapore Hotels Association. He is a co-founder and committee member of the charity organization – Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation, Singapore that is recognized by the government with a certification of Institute of Public Character.
About Genting Singapore PLC:
Genting Singapore PLC is an investment holding company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of over US$16 billion. In financial year 2011, its revenue was over US$2.5 billion, with Net Profit of US$800 million. It is one of the world’s largest gaming companies by market capitalization. It has won many awards including AsiaMoney Best Managed Company 2010.