SINGAPORE - DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta will be the new chairman of Singapore Management University from Jan 12, 2023.Mr Ho, 69, accepted the Government's invitation in 1997 to create SMU, Singapore's third university, and led it for 25 years.
For his contributions, Mr Ho, who is founder and executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings and Laguna Resorts and Hotels, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 2009. In 2017, he was given one of the nation's highest honours - the prestigious Distinguished Service Order award - in the National Day Awards.
He added:"I retire now with the deepest confidence that what we put in place over the last 25 years will be a solid foundation upon which an even bolder, idealistic vision can become reality." "Kwon Ping, and the first generation of pioneers, have set an extraordinary benchmark of success, and I look forward to building on their tremendous achievements, working with the Board of Trustees and university leadership to take SMU to the next level."
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