Michael Lien is the Executive Chairman of Wah Hin & Company Pte Ltd (Wah Hin), the Lien family office and a Singapore-based investment holding company. Wah Hin is a substantial shareholder of United Overseas Bank (UOB).

He serves as a Non-Independent Director of UOB and is a member of the Board Executive Committee.

Michael is also the Founder and Board Chairman of Leap201, a Singapore-based philanthropy creating lasting, high-impact change for lower-income communities. In Southeast Asia, Leap201 engages in venture philanthropy, providing loans to early-stage social enterprises. In Singapore, Leap201 conducts research, pilots programmes, and advocates for policies that improve the lives of lower-income families.

Previously, he was a Board Member of Temasek Holdings (2009–2018) and served on the National University of Singapore (NUS) Board of Trustees (2009–2021), including the Investment Committee (2009–2020).

He has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, with deep expertise in corporate finance, capital markets, and institutional investing. He was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, where he headed its Corporate Finance business until 2002. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he worked at Standard Chartered Merchant Bank Asia, with responsibility for equity origination. He began his career in public service at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Michael is a Colombo Plan Scholar and holds a Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) with double majors in Finance and Econometrics from Monash University, Australia.

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Board of Directors

 

Mr Michael Lien

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Dr Christopher Lien

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Mr Laurence Lien

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Mr Mark Lien

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Mr Vincent Lien

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Mr Ng Wai King

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Mrs Deborah Ong

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Mr Aje Saigal