Jermaine Loy takes over from Jacqueline Poh, who joins the Ministry of Trade and Industry as Deputy Secretary (Industry)
THE Economic Development Board (EDB) will have a new person at the helm come Mar 1, 2025.
Jermaine Loy, currently the Principal Private Secretary to Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, will succeed Jacqueline Poh as managing director, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry in a statement on Thursday (Nov 21).
Loy will be appointed as managing director-designate on Jan 1, and take over officially on Mar 1, when he will also be appointed as a member of the EDB board.
Outgoing managing director Poh joins the Ministry of Trade and Industry as Deputy Secretary for Industry the same day. She will remain on EDB’s board until then.
Loy joined the Prime Minister’s Office in April 2021 and has since served as SM Lee’s Principal Private Secretary. Before PMO, he was at the Ministry of National Development (MND) from August 2017 till March 2021, when he was the senior director of the Strategic Planning Division.
At MND, he oversaw planning and policies related to Singapore’s land-use needs. He has also held various positions at the Ministry of Health and MTI, and is currently a member of the board of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
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