Dr Kee Kirk Chin, 62, male, a Singaporean, was appointed to the Board on 15th February 2000, as the Managing Director of the Company on 3rd March 2000 and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on 19th May 2010. He obtained a Bachelor in Arts with Honours in 1985, a Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery in 1987 and a Master of Arts in 1989 from University of Cambridge, UK and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with distinction in 1993 from University of Hull, UK. He is a registered Medical Practitioner with the Singapore Medical Council and the General Medical Council, UK. He began his career as a House Officer with National University Hospital, later joining United MediCorp Pte Ltd as Director of Business Development in 1990, becoming its Chief Executive Officer in 1996. United MediCorp had interests in several healthcare companies in six Asian countries involved in pharmaceuticals, clinical equipment, hospital support services and private hospitals. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the School of Science and Technology, Singapore. He was formerly a member of the Board of Yellow Ribbon Singapore and was the Chairman of its wholly owned subsidiary, YR Industries Pte Ltd. He was awarded the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star) (BBM) by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2015.
He is the brother of Kee Kirk Chuen. He is deemed to be a major shareholder of the Company through his deemed interest in Apex Pharmacy Holdings Sdn Bhd, a major shareholder which holds 39.72% equity in the Company. Save as disclosed, he does not have any other family relationships with any other director and/or major shareholder of the Group, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company. He attended all of the five Board Meetings held in the financial year ended 31st December 2023 and has had no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years, other than traffic offences, if any and has not been imposed any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.