Ng Ser Miang

Ng Ser Miang, BBM PJG (Chinese: 黄思绵; pinyin: Huáng Sīmián) (born 6 April 1949) is a Singaporean athlete, entrepreneur, and diplomat. He founded the Trans-Island Bus Services (now known as SMRT Buses) in 1982 and more recently is the non-executive chairman of the NTUC FairPrice supermarket chain and board member of Singapore Press Holdings. Since 1990 he has been the vice-president of the Singapore National Olympic Council, and since 2009 has served as a vice-president of the International Olympic Committee. In 2013, he was a candidate for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, but eventually lost to Thomas Bach.

Early life

Ng Ser Miang was born in 1949 in Shantou, China; His family moved to Singapore the same year. He studied at the Serangoon Garden Government High School (now Serangoon Garden Secondary School and Dunman Government High School (now Dunman High School). While in high school, Ng was a Boy Scout troop leader and head prefect. During this time he also travelled to the United States for nine months with an American Field Service scholarship. While in the US Ng first developed an interest in sailing and learned the sport.