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Chia-Tern Huey Min representing Singapore Chia-Tern Huey Min Executive Member - Global FROM: Singapore Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority Mrs Chia-Tern Huey Min has been the Chief Executive of Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) since 22 April 2024. ACRA is the national regulator of business registration, financial reporting, public accountants, and corporate service providers in Singapore, and is responsible for developing the accountancy sector and setting the accounting standards for companies, charities, co- operative societies, and societies. As Chief Executive of ACRA, Mrs Chia-Tern performs the statutory functions of the Registrar of Companies, Businesses, Public Accountants, Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Variable Capital Companies. Mrs Chia-Tern has 36 years of rich experience in tax administration, tax policy, operations, and regulations, providing exemplary leadership in various key tax functions, both locally and internationally. Prior to joining ACRA, Mrs Chia-Tern was the Deputy Commissioner (International, Investigation & Indirect Taxes) at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) and represented Singapore at key international tax fora. Mrs Chia-Tern graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Estate Management) (1 st Class Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore on a Public Service Commission Local Merit Scholarship and holds a Master in Land Economy degree from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. She was conferred the Public Service Administration Medal (Gold) in 2022. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year

CRF provides members with the opportunity to review the latest developments in corporate business registers internationally and exchange information on the operation of corporate business registration systems. The Corporate Registers Forum is the global association for corporate registries. The membership is open to government agencies and their officials responsible for the administration of body corporate registers (a register of companies for example). Our purpose is to promote liaison, co-operation and discussion among Members’ jurisdictions/countries in order to identify and spread international best practice, by empowering registries to drive up their standards across the world so that they can help contribute better to their economy’s economic growth. Today, the CRF is a global family of over 70 corporate registries across the planet who share best practice through formal and informal means to drive up standards. The 2024 Conference focussed on key themes of global cooperation, enforcement and compliance, beneficial ownership, and the future of business registries. In 2022 we launched a new 5-year strategy designed to modernise the organisation. OUR CONSTITUTION About the Corporate Registers Forum Goal One: Leading Association Be the leading global association of corporate registries. Goal Two: Maintain Mechanisms Develop and maintain mechanisms to enable members to exchange expertise and knowledge. Goal Three: Effective Structures Build capacity and capability within the organisation through efficient, effective structures to deliver better value for members. History The idea for the forum was first proposed by the New Zealand Companies Office in 1999. The Ministry of Economic Development and the Companies Office hosted the inaugural Asia Pacific Corporate Registers Forum (APCRF) in Auckland, New Zealand on 26-28 February 2003. Delegates from Australia, Canada, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Samoa, Singapore, Tonga, the United Kingdom & Vanuatu attended. LEARN MORE Executive Committee President, and Executive Member - Europe Region, and 2023 Conference Director Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas Executive Committee - Global Adel Chouari Executive Member - Global Bolen Ng Executive Member - Global Chia-Tern Huey Min Executive Committee - Global Martin Swain Executive Member - Global Tuifaasisina Sieni Tualega-Voorwinden Executive Member - The Americas Region La Donna John Executive Member - Middle East and Africa Region Monaheng Monaheng 2026 Conference Director Chin Li Fen General Secretary Martin Fidler Jones Treasurer Kinnie Wong Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas President, and Executive Member - Europe Region, and 2023 Conference Director Adel Chouari Executive Committee - Global Bolen Ng Executive Member - Global Chia-Tern Huey Min Executive Member - Global Martin Swain Executive Committee - Global Tuifaasisina Sieni Tualega-Voorwinden Executive Member - Global La Donna John Executive Member - The Americas Region Monaheng Monaheng Executive Member - Middle East and Africa Region Chin Li Fen 2026 Conference Director Martin Fidler Jones General Secretary Kinnie Wong Treasurer Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas President, and Executive Member - Europe Region, and 2023 Conference Director Adel Chouari Executive Committee - Global Bolen Ng Executive Member - Global Chia-Tern Huey Min Executive Member - Global Martin Swain Executive Committee - Global Tuifaasisina Sieni Tualega-Voorwinden Executive Member - Global La Donna John Executive Member - The Americas Region Monaheng Monaheng Executive Member - Middle East and Africa Region Chin Li Fen 2026 Conference Director Martin Fidler Jones General Secretary Kinnie Wong Treasurer Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas President, and Executive Member - Europe Region, and 2023 Conference Director Adel Chouari Executive Committee - Global Bolen Ng Executive Member - Global Chia-Tern Huey Min Executive Member - Global Martin Swain Executive Committee - Global Tuifaasisina Sieni Tualega-Voorwinden Executive Member - Global La Donna John Executive Member - The Americas Region Monaheng Monaheng Executive Member - Middle East and Africa Region Chin Li Fen 2026 Conference Director Martin Fidler Jones General Secretary Kinnie Wong Treasurer FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Discover the Notable Alumni of the Corporate Registers Forum who have helped advance global business registry standards and collaboration. Notable Alumni Michael Brosnahan CRF Secretary 2011-2021 Rosanne Bell Past President and Executive Committee member Ada Chung Previous Executive Committee Member and Conference Chair 2017 Justin Hygate CRF Secretary 2003 -2011 Kenneth Yap Former Executive Committee Member Neville Harris QSO Past Conference Chair YA Datuk Abdul Karim bin Abdul Jalil Former Executive Committee Member and Conference Chair 2007 Tim Moss CBE Past President and Executive Committee Member The late Rashid Malik Previous Executive Committee member Gareth Jones OBE Previous Executive Committee Member Juthika Ramanathan Former Executive Committee member Richard "Dick" Shaw Previous Executive Member and Conference Chairman 2008 Gordon Jones Previous Executive Committee Member and CRF Conference Chairman 2006

Martin Swain representing Wales Martin Swain Executive Committee - Global FROM: United Kingdom Companies House Martin joined Companies House in 2019 having spent 26 years working for the Welsh Government, most recently working on criminal justice and community safety. Martin led the Policy, Strategy and External Communications functions at Companies House for 4 years, leading the agency’s contribution to the development of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act and the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. Martin now leads the Intelligence and Law Enforcement Engagement Directorate, implementing the creation of a new Intelligence Hub, developing a new approach to compliance and enforcement and leading on the implementation of the Register of Overseas Entities. Martin represents Companies House on a number of cross government groups on economic crime, illicit finance, sanctions, money laundering and fraud. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year

Bolen Ng representing Aotearoa | New Zealand Bolen Ng Executive Member FROM: New Zealand Companies Office Bolen Ng has been in the New Zealand public service where he has had a varied career over 27 years. He has a strong operational background with a people centric focus and has built cohesive operational teams and remotely managed multiple operational sites across geographical locations internationally, including (Hong Kong, Bangkok, Vietnam, the Middle East and Shanghai). Within New Zealand he has led large complex Immigration New Zealand operations. He has built collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Bolen joined the New Zealand Business Registries, NZ Companies Office, Ministry Of Business Innovation and Employment, in 2021, as the National Manager, and Assistant Registrar and is keen to work with like minded registry counterparts to share challenges and make improvements to our registry systems for our customers whilst maintaining our regulatory role and function. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year

Juthika Ramanathan representing Singapore Juthika Ramanathan Executive Committee Member FROM: Singapore Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year

K Latha representing Singapore K Latha Assistant Secretary FROM: Singapore Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year

Gordon Jones representing Hong Kong Gordon Jones Previous Executive Committee Member and CRF Conference Chairman 2006 FROM: Hong Kong, China Companies Registry Gordon Jones was the Registrar of Companies for Hong Kong from 1993 to 2007. During his time as the head of the Companies Registry, he played a key role in the modernisation and computerisation of the department’s operations, and company law and corporate governance reform, including initiating the rewrite of the Companies Ordinance. Gordon was a driving force in the formation of the Corporate Registers Forum. He attended the first ever meeting of the organisation in Auckland 2003 and hosted the third conference in Hong Kong 2006. The Companies Registry of Hong Kong is a Charter Member of the CRF. He is currently involved in a number of pro-bono activities including the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, where he chairs the Regulatory Accountability Board. He is an Honorary Fellow of Lingnan University, the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and Hong Kong Securities Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year

Nasser Altaweel representing Qatar Nasser Altaweel 2024 Conference Director FROM: Qatar Financial Centre Qatar Financial Centre Companies Registration Office Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year

Michael Brosnahan representing New Zealand Michael Brosnahan Secretary FROM: New Zealand Companies Office Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year

Kitty Tsui representing Hong Kong Kitty Tsui Treasurer FROM: Hong Kong, China Companies Registry Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year

Divanandum (Prahba) Chinien representing Mauritius Divanandum (Prahba) Chinien Executive Committee Member FROM: Mauritius Corporate and Business Registration Department Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year