Upon graduation, Lee Yew Wah cut his teeth in the corporate world as an Accountant with the Dairy Farm group. He subsequently joined the public service and served the Supreme Court as the Deputy Director of Finance. Prior to joining SOTA he spent the last seven years working in the non-profit sector which included a stint at the National Council of Social Service where he was deployed to a charity as its Executive Director.

Yew Wah has over 25 years of experience in finance and accounting in various leadership positions. He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA). He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in HR.

An introspective person, Yew Wah enjoys classical music and jazz. He finds solace in trekking in the high altitude mountains of Nepal and Tibet.