Chua Kee Lock
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Chua Kee Lock is currently the Group President & CEO of Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd (VH), a Singapore-headquartered venture capital investment holding company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings. Vertex Group is a global venture capital network comprising 5 early-stage technology focused funds, an early-stage healthcare-focused fund and a growth stage fund. Each of these funds is managed by independent and separate general partnerships and investment teams, with VH providing anchor funding alongside significant third party capital commitments. Mr Chua is concurrently Managing Partner of Vertex Ventures SE Asia & India as well as Chairman of Vertex Growth Fund.
Prior to this, Mr Chua held senior positions in Biosensors International Group, Ltd., a developer/manufacturer of medical devices; Walden International, a US-headquartered venture capital firm; NatSteel Ltd., a Singapore industrial products company, and Intraco Ltd., a Singapore-listed trading/distribution company. Mr Chua also co-founded MediaRing, a voice-over internet provider, which later listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Mr Chua is currently an Independent Director of Credit Bureau Asia Limited (listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange). Mr Chua also previously served on the boards of Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences (listed on Shanghai STAR Board), Logitech International (listed on the Swiss Exchange and NASDAQ), Yongmao Holdings Limited (listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange) and chairman of Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd, a Singapore special-purpose acquisition company.
Mr Chua is Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba and the Republic of Panama. He is also the Chairman of the Keppel Technology Advisory Panel.
Mr Chua Kee Lock holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin and a Master of Science in Engineering, Stanford University. He is also a Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
