MR PEK CHOON LEE

Background

Choon Lee has been an entrepreneur for over two decades. He began his career in the electronics industry, establishing UPC Electronics in 1992 and served as its CEO and CFO until 2009. Under his leadership, UPC Electronics had an annual sales turnover of USD 48m and was awarded the SME 500. Since then, Choon Lee has diversified into a wide range of industries as a corporate consultant on the back of his management know-how, business acumen, financial engineering skills and Asia-Pacific network.

Choon Lee attained his Bachelor of Business in 2002 from RMIT/Australia, majoring in Accounts and Finance. He then pursued a Nanyang Fellows MBA from Nanyang Technological University in 2004, and later attained the APEC EMBA from the National University of Singapore in 2015. In addition, Choon Lee has completed the Advanced Management CEO course in Peking University and the Executive Management Program from Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In  2017,  he  completed  the Advanced  Management  Program  from  Cambridge University. He has also completed the course pertaining to listed company director roles and responsibilities at the Singapore Institute of Directors.

In recognition of his practical experience and management competence, he has been invited as Guest Speaker by Nanyang Technological University and Judge at the Amalgamation Challenge at Nanyang Business School.

 

Entrepreneurship Experience

Choon Lee established UPC Electronics in 1992 and played a critical role in the growth and expansion  of  the  company.  With Choon Lee  at  its  helm,  UPC  Electronics  expanded  its operations, gaining footholds in the Asia-Pacific region (China, India, Indonesia etc) and more globally in Mexico and New Zealand

 

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

During his tenure as CEO of UPC Electronics (1992-2009), Choon Lee spearheaded the following

M&A projects:

• Hyso Engineering
• Comet Technology
• Astute Solutions
• Excell Cell (S) Pte Ltd
• Holystone Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd

 

Private Equity

In his capacity as Managing Director of One World Pte Ltd, Choon Lee has:

• Facilitated the acquisition of several childcare groups and an international school
• Arranged loans for various private companies (<US 10m)
• Arranged equity investments into several private companies (>US 100m)

 

Financial Expertise

• Financial advisor for several private companies
• Rainbow Centre Board of Governors – Treasurer (2010 – 2014), Audit Committee Chairman (2014 – 2016), Honorary Treasurer (2016 – 2019).
• Singapore Badminton Association – Board Member and Audit Committee Chairman (2020 – present)

 

Other Portfolio

• Independent Director for JCS-Vanetec Pte Ltd
• Independent Director for several private companies