[SINGAPORE] The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has announced board appointments across five statutory boards, with the changes taking effect from Tuesday (Apr 1).
The five are the Economic Development Board (EDB), Energy Market Authority (EMA), Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), JTC Corporation (JTC) and Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC).
At EDB, new DBS chief executive officer Tan Su Shan and Micron Technology’s executive vice-president of global operations Manish Bhatia have joined the board. Five existing members were also reappointed with effect from Feb 1 this year.
MTI appointed three new board members to EnterpriseSG: Khoo Boo Hor, CEO of precision plastics manufacturer Sunningdale Tech; Cindy Lim, CEO of infrastructure at Keppel; and Paul Santos, co-founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners.
The ministry named two new members to the board of EMA: Prof Lock Kai Sang, head of the Energy Efficiency Technology Centre at the Singapore Institute of Technology; and Premod Thomas, CEO of strategy consulting and investment firm Capital Insights. Five members were also reappointed to the board.
At JTC, one new member has been appointed to the board: Saiful Saroni, a partner at PwC Singapore. Four members have been reappointed.
Existing chairman of SDC Bob Tan will be reappointed for a one-year term, with Edmund Koh, UBS Asia-Pacific chairman, appointed as deputy chairman.
SDC’s board will also see four new faces: Ling Tok Hong, partner at PwC Singapore; Kevin Goh, CEO of lodging at CapitaLand Investment and CEO of The Ascott; Dr William Lim, divisional director of the planning division at the Ministry of Education; and Tang Zhi Hui, senior director of industry at MTI. Two members will also be reappointed.
MTI also noted that a total of 11 board members from these statutory boards would be stepping down upon completing their terms.
