Singapore company law requires that all Singapore registered companies must appoint a company secretary within 6 months of incorporation. The corporate secretary, who must be a Singapore resident, has a crucial role in company’s incorporation. As an adviser to the company’s board of directors, the corporate secretary needs to guide new directors into the company in accordance with normal procedures. The secretary also provides necessary administrative  support to the directors and communicates information to each director in a timely manner to facilitate the convening of the board meeting. The secretary should ensure the interestes of shareholders are well considered in the company’s operations. 

Moreover, the company secretary needs to assure that the company’s operations are in compliance with relevant laws and regulations. The secretary should take the company’s commercial interests as the core and ensure that the decisions of the company’s board of directors are properly implemented. The corporate secretary also needs to provide guidance on business ethics and company operations.