Ho Ching tipped to leave Temasek in summer
The CEO of Temasek, Ho Ching, is likely to leave her position in August, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the situation. Ho has been married to Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s prime minister, since 1985. Lee recently became chairman of Government of Singapore Investment Corp. (GIC), taking over from his father, Lee Kuan Yew.
As of March 2011, GIC and Temasek, the city state's two sovereign wealth funds, had assets under management of $247.5 billion and $145.3 billion, respectively. Temasek is expected to release further...
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