Lim Chow Kiat was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2017. He chairs the Group Executive Committee in governing and reviewing all key investment, risk and business decisions. He is overall responsible for the performance of GIC, and oversees the development and execution of long-term strategies. Mr Lim was previously Group Chief Investment Officer of GIC and Deputy Group President. He joined GIC as a portfolio manager upon graduation in 1993 and rose to head the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Department. He was President, Europe in 2009, overseeing investments and relationships in Europe, Africa and the Middle East before his appointment as President of GIC Asset Management in 2011. Mr Lim is the Chairman of the Wealth Management Institute and serves on the boards of Nanyang Technological University, National Research Foundation, Enterprise Singapore and FCLTGlobal. He is also a member of Agence France Trésor’s Strategic Committee, the UK Government Investment Council and the WEF International Business Council.

Mr Lim holds a Bachelor’s degree (First Class Honours) in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University.