Joo Hock Chua

Chua Joo Hock is Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Vertex Venture Management Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, heading the global investment activities in India, Korea and Taiwan. Joo Hock joined the former Singapore Technologies Group in 1987. He was actively involved in the early phase of Singapore Technologies' venture capital investment activities and the start-up of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd in Singapore. In 1989, he was seconded to Vertex Management Inc to strengthen Vertex Group's investment efforts in the US. He returned to Singapore in 1992 where he was involved in the fund raising for Vertex Asia Ltd and also led Vertex Group's Asian investment activities. In particular, he was instrumental in leading Vertex Group's investments in Taiwan and Singapore. Joo Hock returned to Vertex Management Inc in late 1998 until his relocation to Singapore in August 2004. Prior to joining the former Singapore Technologies Group, Joo Hock was with the NatSteel Group of Companies where he was involved directly in venture capital investments and corporate project development activities. He also worked in the Singapore Economic Development Board and the Singapore subsidiary of General Electric's semiconductor division immediately after graduation from the University of Singapore in 1979. Joo Hock currently represents Vertex Group on the board of muvee Technologies Pte Ltd, eGInnovations Pte Ltd, China Digital Video Limited, Anhui Bayi Chemical Co Ltd and Shandong Huaan New Materials Co Ltd. Joo Hock holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the former University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.