Dr Chow joined IHH in 2018 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital in 2020. Despite challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic, he led the hospital through a period of strategic development and growth, strengthening its position as a regional centre of clinical excellence. He was awarded the Public Service Medal (Covid-19) and Covid-19 Resilience Medal in 2022 and 2023 respectively for his healthcare leadership role during the pandemic and for supporting various national pandemic efforts in Singapore.
Dr Chow has over 20 years of healthcare management experience spanning both public and private sectors in Singapore. Trained as a dental surgeon with the National University of Singapore, he started his career as a dental officer. Subsequently he took on different management roles including quality, training, manpower, as well as managed outpatient clinical services, giving him broad-based experience in healthcare.
Prior to IHH, he was with National Healthcare Group (NHG) during which he assumed various roles including Director of Quality & College, Director of Corporate Development & Communications and Chief Operating Officer of NHG Polyclinics.
Academic/Professional Qualification(s)
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery, National University of Singapore
- Master of Health Science (Management), University of Sydney
- Executive Program (Managing Health Care Delivery), Harvard Business School
Notes
- Does not have any family relationships with any directors and / or major shareholders of the Company.
- Does not have any conflict of interest with the Company.
- Does not have any convictions for offences within the past five years other than for traffic offences, if any.
Dr Peter Chow
Chief Executive Officer
IHH Healthcare Singapore
Nationality: Singaporean
Gender: Male
Age: 49 (As at 5 April 2024)
Date of Appointment: 1 April 2024