Philip Tan Eng Lay only joined the Singapore-listed company on 1 July but is leaving to pursue “personal interests”.

Confirmation of his departure came in a disclosure to the Singapore Stock Exchange after the close of trading on Friday.

Before joining FSL Trust the finance veteran was regional head of finance at Petronas subsidiary AET Tankers.

At the time of his appointment in June FSL Trust chief executive Alan Hattan described him as a “seasoned financial executive”.

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