Robert Charles Kendall
Robert Charles Kendall | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board | |
| In office September 1954 – October 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Leslie Peake |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Leslie Peake |
| In office 1 July 1957 – 31 July 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Leslie Peake |
| Succeeded by | Khoo Teck Puat |
Robert Charles Kendall JP was a chartered accountant and chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board from 1957 to 1958. Kendall was also chairman of The Straits Times, from 1955 to 1965, and served as director for Robinson and Company.[1]
Career
Kendall was a chartered accountant, and worked together with Ernest Leslie Peake as liquidators for Evatt & Company, an accounting firm.[2][3] On 1 January 1951, Kendall became a partner of Evatt & Company.[4]
In 1953, Kendall was a director of The Straits Times.[5][6] In 1954, he was briefly chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board, in place of Peake. On 29 September 1954, Kendall revealed that the board will keep a register of employers and their employees, estimated to be between 200,000 and 250,000. He also said the scheme will probably only begin in March 1955, and not in January 1955 as reported by others.[7][8] In October 1954, Kendall admitted that the board had no investment policy yet, as the "law allows only certain ventures".[9]
In 1955, Kendall became the chairman of The Straits Times. In December 1955, he announced the construction of a new building for the newspaper, costing roughly $2 million.[10][11]
On 1 July 1957, Kendall was appointed as the chairman of CPF, succeeding Peake.[12][13] On 24 December 1957, he was also appointed as a justice of the peace.[14] On 31 July 1958, Kendall resigned as chairman of CPF, and he was succeeded by Khoo Teck Puat.[15][16]
In 1965, Kendall retired.[17]
References
- ^ "'Open as usual' after bombing". The Straits Times. 4 October 1958. p. 5. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "NOTICES". The Straits Times. 25 October 1955. p. 10. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "TENDERS". The Straits Times. 12 December 1955. p. 13. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "NOTICE". The Straits Times. 4 January 1951. p. 2. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "STRAITS TIMES PRESS-KUCHAI TIN TAPAH RUBBER-KATU TIN BREDGING". The Straits Times. 14 December 1953. p. 12. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ Ng, Irene (2024). S. Rajaratnam, The Authorised Biography. Volume One: The Singapore Lion. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing. p. 286. ISBN 978-981-520-3295.
- ^ "200,000 FOR PROVIDENT FUND: WORKER AND BOSS MUST PAY IN AN EQUAL AMOUNT". The Straits Times. 30 September 1954. p. 8. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME IN APRIL". Indian Daily Mail. 30 September 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "NO INVESTMENT POLICY YET, SAYS FUND CHIEF". Singapore Free Press. 30 October 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "$2 mil. expansion for the Straits Times". The Straits Times. p. 8. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "YEAR OF HISTORY FOR US". The Straits Times. 10 December 1956. p. 2. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "New chairman". The Straits Times. 22 June 1957. p. 4. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 23 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "C.P.F. CHAIRMAN". Singapore Tiger Standard. 22 June 1957. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "THE BOARD OF VISITING JUSTICES, 1958" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 24 December 1957. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Central Provident Fund Board Chairman's Statement and Accounts of the Fund for the Year ended 31st December 1958" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 9 November 1959. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "New chairman". The Straits Times. 13 August 1958. p. 8. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "SHARES GENERALLY DOWN TO NEW LOW LEVELS". The Straits Times. 26 March 1965. p. 18. ISSN 0585-3923. OCLC 8572659. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.