Kimberly Wong: Added wiki profile for Sybil Lau

2023-07-19T06:51:20Z

Added wiki profile for Sybil Lau

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[[File:Sybil Lau and Peter Ng.png|alt=Sybil Lau with Peter Ng at the Elections Department. Photo from Jason Quah, The Straits Times.|thumb|''Sybil Lau with Peter Ng at the Elections Department. Photo from [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/former-gic-investment-chief-ng-kok-song-turns-up-at-eld-to-collect-forms-for-presidency Jason Quah, The Straits Times].'']]
Sybil Lau (born 1978) is a Singaporean citizen who is the fiancée of 2023 presidential election candidate Peter Ng Kok Song.<ref name=":0">Lee, Joshua. "[https://mothership.sg/2023/07/who-is-sybil-lau-the-fiancee-of-presidential-hopeful-peter-ng-kok-song/ Who is Sybil Lau, the fiancée of presidential hopeful Peter Ng Kok Song?]". ''Mothership''. July 19, 2023. Accessed 19th July 2023.</ref>
==Background==
Lau was born in Ottawa, Canada, but holds Singapore citizenship.<ref name=":0" /><ref>CNW Group. "[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/well-health-welcomes-sybil-lau-110000048.html WELL Health Welcomes Sybil Lau to its Board of Directors and Announces Conference Call for Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results]". ''yahoo!finance''. August 5, 2023. Accessed 19th July 2023.</ref>

=== Family & relationship ===
As of July 2023, Sybil is engaged to Peter Ng Kok Song, the former GIC chief investment officer. Her relationship status came into the spotlight when news outlets ran the story of Ng turning up at the Elections Department (ELD) and expressed his interest to run for the position.<ref>Yan Han, Goh and Zachariah, Natasha Ann. "[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/former-gic-investment-chief-ng-kok-song-turns-up-at-eld-to-collect-forms-for-presidency Former GIC investment chief Ng Kok Song announces bid for Singapore presidential election]". ''The Straits Times''. July 19, 2023. Accessed 19th July 2023.</ref>

There is a 30-year age gap between Lau and Ng, and due to Lau's mother's passing in 2021, she has had to delay her wedding for 3 years as per Chinese customs.<ref name=":0" /> In an article published by Mothership, Ng's three children from his previous marriage have given the couple their blessings.<ref name=":0" />

=== Education ===
According to her LinkedIn profile, Lau graduated from Simon Fraser University in Canada with a Bachelor's degree in December 2000.<ref name=":1">Lau, Sybil. "[https://www.linkedin.com/in/sybil-lau-b630132/details/experience/ Sybil Lau]". ''LinkedIn''. n.d. Accessed 19th July 2023.</ref>

=== Career ===
Aside from her previous and current corporate stints, Lau also holds the position of board member of The Delta, SG Enable, WELL Health Technologies., and Dalio Family Office.<ref name=":1" />

==== SNC-Lavalin (2001 - 2002) ====
She started her career as an associate at SNC-Lavalin in Malaysia.<ref name=":1" />

==== China Global Consulting (2002 - 2005) ====
In 2002, she went onto co-found a global consulting firm in Guangzhou, China.<ref name=":1" />

==== Goldman Sachs (2005 - 2007), Credit Suisse (2007 - 2009) ====
She worked as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs for a period of 2 years, before working as an investment specialist at Credit Suisse.<ref name=":1" />

==== Chang Family Investments (2009 - present) ====
She then moved on to hold several positions at Chang Family Investments over the years, which ranged from Director Emerging Market Equities (2009 - 2011) and Head of Emerging Market Equities (2011 - 2015) to Head of Developed Markets Equities (2016 - 2017) and Chief Investment Officer from November 2017 to present.<ref name=":1" />

== References / Citations ==

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