Another person has decided to throw his hat into the ring Ng Kok Song, former GIC chief investment officer, has announced that he's running for president today (July 19). The 75-year-old turned up at the Elections Department (ELD) to collect forms this morning, joining former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and entrepreneur George Goh as hopefuls in the upcoming presidential.
Ng, 75, spent more than four decades working up the ranks of public service until his retirement in 2013 and helped shape the creation of GIC, which is estimated to manage about $690 billion in assets. Over his career hes built relationships with the likes of hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio and Gordon Brown, a fellow member of Pimcos six-person global advisory board.
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SINGAPORE A potential presidential candidate should not be someone who is a senior executive in a government-linked company, or is an employee of an organisation that receives investments from a sovereign wealth fund, said presidential hopeful George Goh.
SINGAPORE: A potential presidential candidate should not be someone who is a senior executive in a government-linked company or is an employee of an organisation that receives investments from a sovereign wealth fund, said