Deanna Ong
InvestorChief People Officer at GIC · Senior Legal Counsel and Head of ESG at RIT Capital Partners
Singapore
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About
Deanna Ong is Chief People Officer at GIC, a role she took up in April 2017, where she oversees human resource strategy and group finance, focusing on leadership development, reward and engagement, and organisational culture. She joined GIC in 1994 and previously served as Director, Finance from 2009 to 2014, heading financial management across the GIC Portfolio; before GIC she worked as a tax accountant at Arthur Andersen. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University and completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Experience
- GICChief People Officercurrent2017 — presentSingapore
- GICManaging Director, Human Resource & Organization2012 — 2017Singapore
- GICManaging Director, Finance2009 — 2014Singapore
- GICExecutive Vice President, Finance & Accounting2005 — 2009Singapore
- GICFinance & Accounting Manager & other roles1994 — 2005Singapore
- Swiss ReDirectorcurrent2020 — present
- Arthur AndersenTax Associate1993 — 1994Singapore
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Swiss Re LtdWealth Management Institute International Pte Ltd
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Deanna Ong?
- Deanna Ong is Chief People Officer at GIC, a role she took up in April 2017, where she oversees human resource strategy and group finance, focusing on leadership development, reward and engagement, and organisational culture. She joined GIC in 1994 and previously served as Director, Finance from 2009 to 2014, heading financial management across the GIC Portfolio; before GIC she worked as a tax accountant at Arthur Andersen. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University and completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- Where does Deanna Ong work?
- Deanna Ong is Chief People Officer at GIC.
- What boards does Deanna Ong sit on?
- Deanna Ong holds tracked board seats at Swiss Re Ltd, Wealth Management Institute International Pte Ltd.
- Where did Deanna Ong go to school?
- Deanna Ong studied at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (Bachelor of Accountancy); -.
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