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Catherine Wu Kwek Leng Beng: Biography and Timeline

Harry Jack Morgan Clarke • 2026-05-25 • Reviewed by Hanna Berg

The feud between one of Singapore’s richest families and a woman with a résumé spanning music and cybersecurity spilled into open court this year after Dr Catherine Wu’s sudden resignation as an independent adviser to a key subsidiary of City Developments Limited (CDL) became the flashpoint in a bitter struggle between billionaire Kwek Leng Beng and his son Sherman. Here is what we know about her path from a Taiwan dinner party to the centre of a corporate crisis.

Resignation date: March 4, 2025 ·

Harry Jack Morgan Clarke

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