Choo Thiam Siew 朱添寿

Born in 1951. Prior to his current role as the CEO of International Chinese Culture Exchange Federation (ICCEF), he was the CEO of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC), the President of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and served as CEO of the National Arts Council (NAC). Choo is formally trained in Chinese calligraphy for 20 years. His love for calligraphy began at the age of 11 and has come a long way since then. Choo is also known as a published-writer of Chinese classical poems.