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.