Appointment of New Deputy Chairman and Board Members to the Singapore Land Authority

03 JUL 2017

3 Jul 2017 Posted in Press releases

  1. The Minister for Law has appointed a Deputy Chairman and two new members to the Board of the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), and reappointed six members.

Deputy Chairman

  1. Mr Yeoh Oon Jin, a member of the SLA Board since 1 August 2016, will be appointed as Deputy Chairman for a term of two years commencing on 1 August 2017. He is currently the Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore.

New Members

  1. The following two new members will be appointed for a term of two years commencing on 1 August 2017.
    • Mr Loh Lik Peng (Founder & Owner, Unlisted Collection)
    • Ms Margaret Goh (Former Group Managing Director, GuocoLand)

Re-appointed Members

  1. The following members will be reappointed for a term of two years commencing on 1 August 2017:
    • Mr Walter Fernandez (Editor-in-Chief, MediaCorp, Managing Director, MediaCorp Press)
    • Mr Lai Huen Poh (Managing Director, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Pte Ltd)
    • Mr Han Kok Juan (Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Law)
    • Mr Philip Yuen (Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Singapore)
    • Mr Mok Wei Wei (Managing Director, W Architects)
    • Dr Chong Yoke Sin (Chief, Enterprise Business Group, StarHub)
  1. The Ministry of Law and SLA look forward to the guidance and support of the newly appointed and reappointed members. Please see Annex A (0.1MB) for their profiles.

Out-going Member

  1. The following member will complete his current term of office on 31 July 2017:
    • Mr Tham Kui Seng, Non-Executive Director, Straits Trading Company Ltd
  1. The Ministry of Law and SLA extend their appreciation to Mr Tham for his invaluable contributions to the SLA during his term of appointment.

Existing Members

  1. The following members will continue to serve on the Board:
    • Board Chairman - Mr Lim Sim Seng, Group Executive and Singapore Country Head, DBS Bank
    • Mr Tan Boon Khai, Chief Executive, SLA
    • Mr Ho Chee Pong (Director-General, Singapore Customs)
    • Ms Lock Yin Mei (Partner, Allen & Overy LLP)
    • Mr Ang Cheng Hock (Senior Counsel, Partner, M/s Allen & Gledhill)

Last updated on 04 Jul 2017