Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara

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Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
Born1963 (age 6061)
Singapore
Education Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Alma mater National University of Singapore (LLB)
University of Cambridge (LLM)
TitleExecutive Director & CEO of Temasek Holdings
SpouseChan Su Shan

Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara (born 1963) [1] is a Singaporean lawyer who has been the executive director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Temasek Holdings since 1 October 2021.

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Early life and education

Born in Singapore, Sandrasegara attended Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) [2] before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1988 with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Laws (LLM) degree at the University of Cambridge in 1990. [3]

Career

Sandrasegara, together with Wong Meng Meng and nine other lawyers founded the Singaporean law firm, WongPartnership in 1992, [1] [4] though it was named Wong Meng Meng & Partners at the time of its founding. He was a mergers and acquisitions lawyer. [1] He became the managing partner in 2007, after Wong retired. [4]

He then joined Temasek in September 2010 and held several roles such as group head for investment, portfolio management and enterprise development. [5] He has been the CEO and executive director of Temasek International, the investment arm of Temasek Holdings, since April 2019. [6]

He succeeded Ho Ching as the CEO of Temasek Holdings in October 2021. [7] [8] He also serves on numerous boards, including the board of National Research Foundation (Singapore) and Enterprise Singapore. [9]

Personal life

Sandrasegara is married to Chan Su Shan. [10] He is a member of the International Bar Association, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, and the Singapore Institute of Directors. [10]

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