Philip Ng is the CEO of real estate and hospitality giant Far East Organization (FEO) and the son of late property tycoon Ng Teng Fong, who founded the firm. His sister, Dorothy Chan, is the company’s executive director while his older brother, Robert, oversees the company’s Hong Kong operation, Sino Group.

FEO is Singapore's largest private landlord and property developer; the company produces one in every six houses sold to the public. It is the only developer in the world to win ten FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Awards, the highest honour in international real estate. FEO has a total of 13,000 employees in Singapore and worldwide.

FEO is a major international operator. The company owns owns more than 10 hospitality assets and operates a combined portfolio of close to 16,500 rooms under its management across over 90 hotels and serviced residences in nine countries – Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore, with more in its development pipeline.

Mr Ng is a respected philanthropist and a devout Christian, so much so that he has publicly declared FEO to be a “Christian Enterprise.”

Mr Ng was conferred the Meritorious Service Medal and the Distinguished Service Order in 2009 and 2018 respectively for being Singapore’s ambassador to the Argentine Republic and Republic of Chile as well as his contributions to the country’s economy. He was also the Chairman of the Sentosa Development Corporation from 2001 to 2007 and from 2007 to August 2016, Mr Ng served as the founding chairman of the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).