stated this was due to her heavy work commitments in line with Hyflux's rapid expansion, and that her resignation would enable her to focus more time and resources on Hyflux's growth. In 2011, Lum was named Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year. In 2013, Lum was appointed to the board at International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) In 2014 she was appointed the board of Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering). In 2018, Lum resigned from this position citing business commitments as her reason for resignation. In May 2018, Hyflux applied to the Singapore High Court for a 30-day protection against creditor claims to allow the company time to reorganize its liabilities. Following this voluntary filing, Lum announced a series of three townhall meetings with the company's 50,000 plus retail shareholders. In July, Lum announced that efforts would be made to “ensure that the company stays viable.” Lum also noted that Hyflux had total debt of $1.17 billion. References External links Life Story and Image Gallery of Olivia Lum Hwa Chong Junior College alumni National University of Singapore alumni Living people Malaysian chemists Malaysian women chemists Malaysian chief executives Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian emigrants to Singapore Malaysian women in business Naturalised citizens of Singapore People from Perak Singaporean Charismatics Singaporean chemists Singaporean chief executives Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean Nominated Members of Parliament Singaporean women in business Singaporean women chemists Year of birth missing (living people) Winners of the Nikkei Asia Prize