Adeline Sim is our Executive Director and Chief Corporate Officer. She leads strategic and tactical initiatives and as a member of the Investment Committee also identifies and executes investments and acquisitions. Adeline has direct oversight of the technology, digital marketing, investor relations and communication functions of the Group. She also leads the legal team in providing counsel and guidance to the 30 business units we have in 14 cities.

On any given day, Adeline can be found doing business reviews with our people, driving a Leaders’ Digital Club event with clients, cutting a deal or meeting with investors. Adeline’s love for life and people helps fuel a very demanding and varied schedule, which sees her reaching across time zones and forging relationships with stakeholders and targets alike.

Adeline began her career as a lawyer with Drew & Napier LLC in 2004 where she was engaged in dispute resolution and subsequently, capital markets work. She left the firm in 2008 to join our Group and was appointed to our Board in 2017. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore in 2003, was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2004, and is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

In 2021, Adeline was appointed by the Minister of Education to the Boards of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) and the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI). She is also a member of the Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund (LLEF) Advisory Council and the Finance Committee of Saint Joseph’s Institution International.