Boon Kiat Thio

Mr. Boon Kiat Thio, CFA, is a Chairman at UOB Asset Management (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
and a Chief Executive Officer at UOB Asset Management Ltd.
He joined UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) in 1994 as a Portfolio Manager managing Singapore, and subsequently Asia Pacific and Global Equity portfolios.
Over the years, he also headed the International Equities and Global Technology teams.
In 2004, Mr. Thio was appointed as Chief Investment Officer of UOBAM, a position he held till his promotion to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2011.
He has over 23 years of investment management experience.
As CEO, he is responsible for growing UOBAM into a leading regional player in the asset management industry, with the aim of providing clients excellence in investment performance and service.
Mr. Thio joined UOBAM from the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC).
He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (First Class Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore and is a CFA charter holder.