Foo Meng Tong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Business
DMX Dolomatrix
Australia
Biography
Foo Meng Tong was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company in November 2002. Mr Foo worked in the Economic Development Board (EDB) for a total of 26 years until April 1993. His last appointment at the EDB was as the director of its Industry Development Division and the general manager of EDB Investments Pte Ltd. He was also the administrator of the Skills Development Fund from 1980 to 1986. He has served overseas as the regional director of EDB’s offices in Europe (based in Paris) and North America (based in New York). From 1994 to 1997, Mr Foo was Singapore’s Ambassador to France with concurrent accreditations to Spain, Portugal, Switzerland (1994 to 1996) and Israel (1996 to 1997). Mr Foo was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1986 and the French Government conferred him as a Chevalier in the Order of the Palmes Academiques in 1988. Mr Foo holds a Professional Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic and has attended the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford University, USA in 1985. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore.
Research Interest
Economic Development
