The Ministry for Trade and Industry (MTI) today announced board appointment changes at International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore), JTC Corporation (JTC) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). These appointments will take effect from 1 January 2012.
International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore)
Mr Seah Moon Ming will assume the post of Deputy Chairman from Mr Tang Kin Fei. Mr Tang is stepping down after serving on the IE Singapore board for 6 years with the last two years as Deputy Chairman. As Deputy Chairman, Mr Tang played a key role in helping to guide IE Singapore’s strategic direction through a challenging macro-economic environment. This
has enabled IE Singapore to continue to seek out emerging opportunities for trade and drive efforts in the internationalisation of Singapore-based companies.
Mr Seah is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Technologies Engineering and President of Defence Business. He is also a director of Aerospace, Dynamics, Electronics,
Kinetics, Marine and Chairman of Electronics (Info-Comm Systems & Info-Software Systems, Satellite Systems). With his expertise in various industries, Mr Seah will be able to contribute significant insights to IE Singapore.
Apart from a change in Deputy Chairmanship, one new member has been appointed to the board while four board members have been re-appointed.
New Board Member
• Mr Eugene Wong, Founder and Managing Director, Sirius Capital Management – Member
Re-appointment of Board Members
• Dr Robert Yap, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, YCH Group – Member
• BG Perry Lim, Commander, 3rd Division, Ministry of Defence – Member
• Mr Chew Hock Yong, Chief Executive Officer, Land Transport Authority – Member
• Mr Soo Kok Leng, Chairman, Singapore Technologies Electronics – Member
(A brief write-up on Mr Seah Moon Ming and Mr Eugene Wong and full list of board members is attached in Annex A.)
JTC Corporation
MTI has also appointed two new board members and re-appointed three members for JTC.
New Board Member
• Prof Heng Chye Kiang, Dean, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore – Member
• Mr Yeoh Oon Jin, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP– Member
Re-appointment of Board Members
• Ms Chen Soon Bin, Managing Director, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation – Member
• Mr Ong Ye Kung, Deputy Secretary-General, National Trade Union Congress – Member
• Lt-Gen Neo Kian Hong, Chief of Defence Force, Ministry of Defence – Member
(A brief write-up of the new members and full list of board members is
attached in Annex B.)
Two members will be stepping down from the Board with effect from 1 January 2012 – Mr Jen Kwong Hwa (Managing Director, Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd) and Dr Ernest Kan (Partner, Deloitte & Touche, Singapore).
Singapore Tourism Board
At STB, two new board members have been appointed and three members have been re-appointed.
New Appointments
• Mr Aaron Boey, President, Global Denizen (TM) Brand and Head of Asia Pacific, Levi Strauss & Co. – Member
• Mr Michael Koh, Chief Executive Officer, National Heritage Board and The National Art Gallery – Member
Re-appointments
• Mr Aubeck Kam, Chief Executive Officer, Media Development Authority – Member
• Mrs Diana Ee-Tan, Deputy Chairman, Academic Board and Member, Scholarship Panel, SHATEC Institutes & Independent Director, Orchard Parade Holdings Limited – Member
• Mr Vinodh Coomaraswamy, Partner, Shook Lin & Bok LLP – Member
(A brief write-up of the new members and full list of board members is attached in Annex C.)
Two members will be stepping down from STB’s Board – Mr Benson Puah (Chief Executive Officer, The Esplanade Co. Ltd) and Mr Patrick Pitcher (Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Pitcher Consulting).
In Appreciation
The Ministry of Trade and Industry extends its appreciation to Mr Tang Kin Fei and all out-going members for their invaluable contributions and welcome the new Board members.
MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
29 DECEMBER 2011
