Mr. Lee Chiwi

Chief Executive Officer / Resident Manager

Lee Chiwi was called to the Bar of England & Wales as a Barrister-at-Law in 1986 and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of Singapore in 1988. He also has a MBA from the Nanyang Business School (1996) and is a TEP (Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner).

Since 1987, he has worked in various leading law firms in Singapore and as legal counsel for a public listed group. His areas of practice were focused on corporate, commercial and private client work. In his private client practice, he has worked with many financial and insurance professionals in the areas of estate planning, succession and trusts.
From July 2004 to September 2005, he headed Lexington Trust Ltd., as the Managing Director. From Oct 2005 till December 2007, he joined British and Malayan Trustees Limited (BMT) as its Chief Executive Officer. BMT is Singapore’s oldest trust company and is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange.

Since March 2008, he has been appointed as CEO of the Rockwills Group in Singapore. Rockwills is in the business of Wills, Estate Planning, the administration of Trusts and the management of offshore corporate structures in wealth management.
Lee Chiwi is the author of three books: namely “Legal Aspects of Unit Trusts in Singapore” (2001), “The Lexington Trust Guide to Succession and Trusts in Wealth Management”, (2005) (The 2nd edition, “The Rockwills Guide to Succession and Trusts in Wealth Management” was published in 2008) and “Drafting of Trusts and Will Trusts in Singapore” which he co-authored with the principal author James Kessler Q.C. (2007).

He has also from time to time contributed articles in various Financial Journals on topics relating to fund management, financial advisory business, succession and trusts. He has also regularly been invited to speak at seminars and conferences on matters concerning trusts and wealth management topics. Since 2004, he was appointed as adjunct faculty member of the Singapore Management University for their Wealth Management MSc Program, lecturing in Tax and Estate Planning.

Mr. Lee heads the business of Rockwills Trustee Limited. Mr Lee undertake feasibility studies for development projects and to supervise the implementation of such projects. Furthermore, he provides oversights of the business as well as formulating business development plans and marketing initiatives.

Mr. Dennis Thien

Trust Manager/ Resident Manager

Mr. Thien holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London. He has almost 6 years experience in the estate planning industry as a will and trust specialist.

Mr. Thien was the Legal Executive of Rockwills Corporation Sdn Bhd from June 2002 to May 2005. Following which, he was the Assistant Manager, Legal of Malaysian Trustees Berhad from October 2005 to April 2008, a prominent trust corporation in Malaysia overseeing three divisions - estate planning, private trust and corporate trust. During his tenure he was required to liaise with issuer, facility agent, lead arranger, solicitors and auditors in respect of the issuance and redemption of debentures and bonds. Mr. Thien represented the company in legal documentation meetings and in due diligence. He also oversaw the legal affairs of the company.