Desmond Koh Explained

Birth Date:19 May 1973

Desmond Koh Mun Kit (born 19 May 1973) is a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. He has represented the nation in numerous international competitions over more than 10 years including 5 years as National Captain.

Swimming career

Koh represented Singapore in three Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996),[1] three Asian Games (1990, 1994, 1998), one Commonwealth Games (1998), one World Championships (1991), and five Southeast Asian Games (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995).

Koh had four national records, including:

Business career

Koh is the Managing Director at an international private bank and his team serves private families and family offices in Southeast Asia. He leads a sustainability task force at the bank and runs "ConsciousCircle", a community of asset and wealth owners.

Koh sits on the Boards of several non-profit entities in Singapore and the USA, focused on education and health.

Education

Koh graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Electrical Engineering and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship[2] [3] to study at Oxford where he obtained an MPhil in Management Studies (Finance and Economics).

Personal life

Koh's younger brother, Gerald, also represented Singapore at the Olympics.[4]

Koh married Nadya Hutagalung, an Indonesian-Australian model and actress.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lim . Han Ming . 26 June 2005 . Kohs take the plunge with a difference . 59 . The New Paper.
  2. http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/1154.html "Oxford Bound"
  3. Yoki Chow, "Education and Sports - The Perfect Balance", British Council Singapore, URL last accessed 7 December 2006.
  4. "Marathon swim for charity", Straits Times, 12 November 2007
  5. Web site: Against all odds By LEONG SU-LIN. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120729131520/http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F4%2F3%2Ftvnradio%2F17308142&sec=tvnradio. 29 July 2012. 12 August 2019.