Mr Ong Khiaw Hong was appointed the Chief Executive of the Accounting  and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) on 1 Apr 2017. 

He also sits  on several national committees including the Accounting Standards  Council of Singapore and the Singapore Accountancy Commission.  Internationally, he represents Singapore in the Executive Committee of  the Corporate Registers Forum and on the Board of the International  Forum of Independent Audit Regulators.

Mr Ong has over 30 years of experience in the corporate accounting  and tax field spanning policy, operations, regulations and corporate  governance. Prior to joining ACRA, Mr Ong was the Deputy Commissioner  (Corporate & Services) at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore  (IRAS). He started his career in the Administrative Service, serving in  the Education and Defence ministries.

Mr Ong obtained his Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Honours)  from the Victoria University of Wellington on a Colombo Plan  Scholarship. He holds a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard  University Kennedy School.  He was conferred the Public Service  Administration Medal (Gold) in 2010.