Sia Hwee Lay is Deputy Director of the Internal Audit Department. In this role, she works with the Director of Internal Audit to provide independent assurance on GIC’s control environment to the CEO and the Audit Committee across all GIC activities.

Hwee Lay joined GIC in 2016 as Head, Business Audit, overseeing audit activities covering public and private markets, as well as corporate services except technology. Prior to joining GIC, Hwee Lay was the Audit Director for Asia Pacific Global Markets in Bank of America Merrill Lynch Internal Audit. She also had stints in ING Bank N.V. Internal Audit covering the Wholesale and Private Banking businesses, as well as KPMG serving clients in the financial services sector.

Hwee Lay holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University in Banking and Finance. She is also a certified Chartered Accountant and Financial Risk Manager.