STATS ChipPAC Senior Management
Tan Lay Koon
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Tan Lay Koon has been our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since June 2002. Mr. Tan joined us in May 2000 as our Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining us, he was an investment banker with Salomon Smith Barney, the global investment banking unit of Citigroup Inc. Before that, he held various positions with the Government of Singapore, Times Publishing Limited and United Overseas Bank Limited in Singapore. Mr. Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honors) from the University of Adelaide, Australia as a Colombo Plan Scholar. He also has a Master of Business Administration (Distinction) from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania where he was elected a Palmer Scholar.
Wan Choong Hoe
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Wan Choong Hoe joined us as Chief Operating Officer in September 2004. Mr. Wan was previously Vice President and Managing Director responsible for Singapore and China operations for National Semiconductor Manufacturer Singapore Pte. Ltd. (National Semiconductor), a position he held since 2000. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Wan served as National Semiconductor’s Vice President and Managing Director responsible for Singapore and previously held positions as Director of Operations and Director of QRA/Logistics. Prior to joining National Semiconductor in 1986, Mr. Wan held various positions at Texas Instruments Singapore Pte. Ltd. and from 1997 to 2001, served as Chairman of the Gintic Research Institute Management Board. Mr. Wan holds a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Degree from the University of Singapore.
Dr. Han Byung Joon
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Han Byung Joon joined us as Chief Technology Officer in December 1999. Prior to joining us, Dr. Han was Director of Product Development at Anam Semiconductor, Inc. and, prior to that, held various engineering positions with IBM and AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey. He is credited with the invention of several wafer and chip scale semiconductor packaging technologies patented today. Dr. Han received his Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University, New York, in 1988.
Hal Lasky
Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer
Mr. Hal Lasky joined us as Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer in March 2008. Prior to joining STATS ChipPAC, Mr. Lasky spent 24 years at the IBM Corporation where he held a number of key leadership positions, most recently as Vice President of Worldwide Semiconductor Sales for IBM's Global Engineering Solutions group with responsibility for worldwide semiconductor revenue, sales strategy and strategic relationships with clients in the consumer, communications and IT markets. Prior to that, he held various senior management positions in IBM's Systems and Technology Group, Microelectronics Business Line and Interconnect Products Business Line. Mr. Lasky holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Ceramic Engineering from Rutgers University and a Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Columbia University. He is also a graduate of the IBM Client Executive Program at Harvard Business School.
Ng Tiong Gee
Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Information Officer
Mr. Ng Tiong Gee was appointed Chief Information Officer in May 2001 and Senior Vice President of Human Resources in February 2007. Mr. Ng was previously the Chief Information Officer of Gateway Singapore, heading the technology multinational's IT activities in Asia Pacific. Prior to that, he spent over six years with Siemens Components (now known as Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific) where he last served as Director of Information Systems and Services. Between 1988 and 1992, he held various key engineering positions at Digital Equipment Singapore, now part of Hewlett Packard. Mr. Ng graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with honors from the National University of Singapore in 1987. He also holds a Master's Degree in Science (computer integrated manufacturing) and Business Administration from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
John Lau
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. John Lau joined us as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in October 2007. Prior to joining STATS ChipPAC, Mr. Lau served as Chief Financial Officer at Abacus International Pte Ltd., with overall responsibility for spearheading strategic and financial planning, management and statutory reporting, controllership, tax planning, treasury and risk management, legal, mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments and strategic operations of Abacus and its subsidiaries. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Finance for Praxair Asia Inc. and held various senior management positions with Sembawang Corporation Ltd. Mr. Lau graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California.
Janet Taylor
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Ms. Janet Taylor joined us as General Counsel in June 2005. Prior to joining our company, Ms. Taylor practiced as a Foreign Legal Consultant at the law firm of Kartini Muljadi & Rekan in Indonesia. Ms. Taylor was counsel in the U.S. Securities Practice Group of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood's Singapore office from 2000 to 2002 and, prior to that, a partner in the U.S. Securities Practice Group of Baker & McKenzie's Singapore office. In 1999, she joined the U.S. Securities Practice Group of Norton Rose's London office until she returned to Singapore in 2000. In 1993, she joined LeBoeuf, Lamb Greene & MacRae's New York office until 1996 when she joined Baker & McKenzie's New York office and subsequently worked in Baker & McKenzie's Singapore and London offices. Ms. Taylor began her legal career in 1989 at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York. Ms. Taylor was admitted to the New York Bar in 1990. She holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, a Bachelor of Arts degree (History) from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (Accounting) from Sam Houston State University.