He currently sits on various boards including Shangri-La Asia, Olam International, Sembcorp Industries, MediaCorp, Ensign InfoSecurity, PIL and Aviva Singlife Holdings.
Yap previously served on the board of Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and was a member of ACRA’s Public Accountants Oversight Committee. He was a member of the working group convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and ACRA to review the Guidebook for Audit Committees in Singapore, as well as the panel convened by MAS, SGX, ACRA and the Singapore Institute of Directors, which formulated guidelines for board risk committees.
He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia and Singapore Institute of Directors.
Shares in Sembcorp Marine closed up 0.1 cents or 1.21% higher at 8.4 cents.
