Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Education | Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (LLB) University of Cambridge (LLM) |
| Title | Executive Director & CEO of Temasek Holdings |
Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara (Tamil: தில்ஹான் பிள்ளை சந்திரசேகர) (born 1963)[1] is a Singaporean lawyer who has been the executive director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Temasek Holdings since 1 October 2021.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Singapore, Sandrasegara attended Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)[2] before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1988 with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Laws (LLM) degree at the University of Cambridge in 1990.[3]
Career
[edit]Sandrasegara, together with Wong Meng Meng and nine other lawyers founded the Singaporean law firm, WongPartnership in 1992,[1][4] though it was named Wong Meng Meng & Partners at the time of its founding. He was a mergers and acquisitions lawyer.[1] He became the managing partner in 2007, after Wong retired.[4]
He then joined Temasek in September 2010 and held several roles such as group head for investment, portfolio management and enterprise development.[5] Before becoming the CEO of Temasek Holdings, he was the CEO and executive director of Temasek International, the investment arm of Temasek Holdings, a role he took on in April 2019.[6] In that capacity, he was responsible for the investor role of Temasek Holdings. Prior to that, he also served a stint as Head, Americas for Temasek Holdings, and was based in New York.[7]
He succeeded Ho Ching as the CEO of Temasek Holdings in October 2021.[8][9] He also serves on numerous boards, including the board of National Research Foundation (Singapore) and Enterprise Singapore.[10] He was more recently named to the Future Economy Advisory Panel chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat tasked to provide expert advice to support the next bound of Singapore’s economic growth and transformation.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Sandrasegara is married to Chan Su Chan.[12] He is a member of the International Bar Association, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, and the Singapore Institute of Directors.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Exclusive: Singapore's Temasek: evolution not revolution". Reuters. 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Chan, Melissa (2021-02-11). "Is Temasek Holdings' new CEO part of CECA?". Black Dot Research. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Sandrasegara, Dilhan Pillay". Thomson Reuters Practical Law. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "About Us | Our History | WongPartnership - WongPartnership". www.wongpartnership.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara". CNBC. CNBC. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Leadership Transition at Temasek Holdings". Temasek Corporate Website English. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Leadership Transition at Temasek Holdings: Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara to be appointed Executive Director & CEO with effect from 1 October 2021".
- ^ "Temasek will work with, invest in emitters who commit to clear transition plan for carbon reduction". CNA. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara". www.ecosperity.sg. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Tan, Elysia (2024-08-15). "DBS' Piyush Gupta, Temasek's Dilhan Pillay part of 21-member Future Economy Advisory Panel". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ a b Romero, Anna Maria (2021-02-09). "Spotlight on Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, the man stepping into Ho Ching's shoes at Temasek - Singapore News". The Independent Singapore News. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
