根據新加坡公司法規定，外國人注冊新加坡公司必須至少包括一名本地董事（包含：新加坡公民/Citizen、新加坡永久居
民/PR、新加坡創業準證持有者/EntrePass 和工作準證持有者/Employment Pass），新加坡公司的董事必須是高于 18 歲的自然人；公司的董事會可以由一名或多名董事組成。董事負責管理公司。
新加坡公司注冊局（新加坡會計與企業管理局ACRA）官網上對于公司董事的要求：Director
A director is the person in charge of managing the affairs of the company. He must make decisions objectively and in the best interests of the company. Every company must have at least 1 director who is locally resident in Singapore. Here are the basic requirements for a company director. He must be:
· At least 18 years old;
· Of full legal capacity;
· A Singapore Citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident or EntrePass holder.
· A director may also be an Employment Pass (EP) holder. However, a EP holder wishing to become the director of a local company must first get a Letter of Consent (LOC) from the Ministry of Manpower
· Cannot be disqualified from acting as a director of a company e.g. an undischarged bankrupt.

不是新加坡本地居民也行，如新加坡公司董事獲得新加坡工作簽證，并確定在新加坡常住超過183天的，可以不用中介提供本地掛名董事服務。