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Mr. David Gerald J Founder, President and CEO,
Securities Investors Association (Singapore)

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Mr. David Gerald was a former Magistrate, Coroner, Deputy Public Prosecutor and State Counsel in the Singapore Legal Service, is the Founder, President and CEO of Securities Investors Association (SIAS) which is the largest retail investor body in Asia. He has had a legal career spanning over 30 years and founded SIAS in 1999 to successfully contest the freezing of shares of 172,000 Singapore investors in Malaysian companies by the Malaysian government.

Mr. Gerald is heralded as the champion of corporate governance and investor rights in Southeast Asia and for this reason Forbes Global featured him on their global cover page.

In 2009, Mr. Gerald received the Special Achievement Award by Singapore Exchange for championing individual investor’s interest, advocating corporate governance and investor education.

In 2011, under his leadership, SIAS was awarded the Gold Standard Award for Good Governance by Public Affairs Asia, Hong Kong, an award usually reserved for governments and statutory bodies.