Goh Yew Lin

Goh Yew Lin is the managing director of GK Goh Holdings, a public-listed investment company with a portfolio that incorporates aged-care businesses in Australia and Singapore, a real estate investment trust in Japan, and fibre optic networks in Europe. He joined GK Goh Holdings in 1984, when it was primarily a stockbroking business. The SGX-listed firm underwent a corporate change after the sale of its stockbroking businesses in 2005, following which it adopted its current remit.

In May 2024, he took on the position of chief executive officer of the company. Previously, he was the managing director, a role he held since March 2008.

Apart from his work for the company, Goh has also held public service and corporate appointments. He served as a non-executive director of Temasek Holdings from 2005 to 2021 and is currently chairman of two wholly-owned Temasek subsidiaries, Seviora Group and Xora Innovation.

The music-loving Goh was appointed as a director of the Singapore Symphonia Company in 1990 and is the current chairman of the board. He was founding chairman of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and stepped down from his post in September 2018 after 16 years. He assumed the role of chairman of the Duke-NUS governing board in October 2019.

Goh previously served as deputy chairman of the National Arts Council for six years, from 2013, a trustee of the National University of Singapore and chairman of its investment committee.

Goh holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics) degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and has over 20 years of experience as a stockbroker.