Mr Thein is a Director of United Overseas Bank Limited, a Board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee of several listed companies in Singapore, among them Haw Par Corporation Limited, GuocoLeisure Limited, GuocoLand Limited, MobileOne Ltd, Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Limited, FJ Benjamin Holdings Ltd and Otto Marine Limited.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. He was previously a Senior Partner and Vice Chairman of Coopers & Lybrand, legacy firm of Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Managing Partner of its management consulting services firm. In 1999, he was awarded the Public Service Medal by the President of Singapore.
