Teo Ping LOW

ISAF Vice-President

Date of Birth: 30 March 1945
Nationality: Singaporean
First Language: English
Other Languages: Chinese (spoken), Malay (spoken), Indonesian (spoken)

Personal Profile

Sailing Career

• Participated in both dinghy (Hobie 16 and International 420) and keelboat sailing competitions in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan
• Significant achievements include silver medalist in the All-Japan Hobie 16 Championships in 1985 and line honours on 'Magic Dragon' in the Hong Kong to Manila South China Sea Race in 1990
• Continues to participate as a foredeck crew member in the Singapore Straits Regatta series

Sailing Administration

• 1996 - 1998 - Deputy President, Singapore Sailing Federation
• 1998 to present - President, Singapore Sailing Federation
• Deputy Chairman, 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race Singapore Stopover Steering Committee
• 2000 - Team Manager, Singapore Olympic Sailing Team to the Sydney Olympics
• 2000 - 2004 - Group K Representative on ISAF Council
• Current Chairman, Singapore Straits Regatta Council
• Current Advisor, Phuket to Singapore Yacht Race
• Current Advisor to the Organising Committee for the Singapore International Yacht Challenge
• Current Member, International Sailing Summit Management Committee

Other Sports Administration

• 1996 to present - Member, Singapore Sports Council
• 2000 to present - Vice President, Singapore National Olympic Council
• 2006 to present - President, Singapore Rugby Union
• Current Board Member, Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee
• 2005 to present - Chairman, WaterFest Singapore Organising Committee
• Current Chairman, Singapore Water Sports Working Committee
• 2002 to present - Member, Singapore Sports Industry Development Fund
• 2005 - 2006 - Member, Steering Committee to host the 117th IOC Session in Singapore
• 2007 to present - Vice Captain, Sentosa Golf Club
• Current Board Advisor, The Adam Scott Foundation Asia

Roles within ISAF

• 2001 - ISAF Technical Delegate to the South East Asian Games in Malaysia
• 2000 - 2004 - Vice Chairman, ISAF Audit Committee
• 2000 - 2004 - Member, ISAF Constitution Committee
• 2000 - 2004 - ISAF Council
• 1998 - 2000 - Member, ISAF Sailing Committee
• 2004 - Member, ISAF Events Working Party chaired by Fiona Kidd
• 2004 - Member, ISAF Events Working Party chaired by Kim Anderson
• Current Vice-President and con-currently Honorary Treasurer
• Current Member, Working Party for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games

Current ISAF Vice-President Responsibilites:

Area: Asia

• Audit Committee
• Constitution Committee
• Corporate Governance
• Court of Arbitration
• Event Development
• Finance
• Information Technology
• Isle of Man Companies
• Legal Liability
• Review Board
• Risk Management
• Sponsorship and Marketing
• UK Companies

Other significant experiences

• 1993 - 2003 - Board Member, Automobile Association of Singapore
• 2002 - 2003 - Chairman, Audit Commission of the Alliance Internationale Tourisme, the world body of Automobile Clubs
• Current Board Member, Sentosa Cove Private Limited, a property come marina development company
• Current Board Member, CitiTrust Singapore Pte. Ltd., a Citigroup trust company
• Current Senior Advisor, Citi Global Wealth Management, Asia Pacific
• Current Board Member, IPP Financial Holdings PTE. Ltd., a financial wealth management company
• 1990 - 2004 - Treasurer, Raffles Junior College Advisory Council
• 1996 - 2000 - Managing Director and Deputy Branch Manager, UBS AG Singapore
• 2001 - 2003 - Senior Advisor, MasterCard International (Asia-Pacific)
• A veteran international banker with over 38 years of experience with Citigroup/Citibank, UBS AG, Merrill Lynch, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Standard Chartered Bank and has lived and worked with these international banks in Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and New York.
• 2008 - Board Member, Sentosa Development Corporation
• 2008 - Board Member, Mount Faber Leisure Group
• 2005 to present - Board Member, Singapore Indoor Stadium
• Current Trustee and Board Advisor, The Adam Scott Foundation Asia
  

Goals

• I love the sport of sailing. My sons and I sail. Sailing is a core sport in my country and in Asia, sailing is growing at a rapid pace. I have the commitment, energy and PASSION to serve you and the sport of sailing, so please give me that opportunity.
• ISAF today needs to REFRESH itself through a review of its overall structure so that it can be an effective international federation. ISAF must periodically ascertain MNA's expectations though feedback and surveys so that it can respond to changing needs and develop high standards of delivery.
• The development of an ISAF ECO-SYSTEM to provide effective inter-linkages across the organization and suitable relationships between MNA's, Executives, Council, Committees, Commissions and Management is vital to sustain the process for consensual decision-making.
• The KNOWLEDGE OF SAILING must be planted and firmly entrenched at ISAF's Management. In so doing the Executives and Council can then focus on strategic issues and challenges that confront ISAF's long-term future.
• ISAF must become less reliant on the IOC funding and diversify its INCOME sources through creative ways of marketing its events and intellectual properties.
• ISAF must be BUSINESS-LIKE AND PROFESSIONAL in thought and behaviour in the management of its sport. Strict adherence by all to best practices in corporate governance and financial stewardship leading to transparency and accountability are expected by all stakeholders and the IOC. This will translate into a favourable reputation for ISAF, which can only be good for sailing and the sporting world.