Appointed as Director of CDL on 11 May 2009, Mr Yeo also sits on the Remuneration Committee of CDL.

Mr Yeo holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Industrial Engineering) and an honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Toronto, an honorary Doctorate in Medicine from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, a Master of Science (Systems Engineering) from the University of Singapore, a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University, USA, and a Doctor of Science from Imperial College, London.

He is currently the Special Advisor for Economic Development in the Prime Minister’s Office and Chairman of SPRING Singapore, a government development agency with the mission of nurturing local enterprises especially small and medium enterprises. Mr Yeo is also an independent and non-executive director of United Overseas Bank Limited, and a member of its Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Mr Yeo is recognised for his contributions to Singapore's economic development and pioneering role in promoting and developing the country's information technology, semiconductor, chemical and biomedical industries. He was the former Chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR).