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Organisation Structure Organisation Structure As of October 2019 Ms Lee Pin Pin (Concurrently as QSM) Ms Tracy Won Ms Ng Li-San Ms Gina Leong Ms Ng Hui Bing Ms Jacqueline Teo GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Communications & Community Engagement Communications Communications Community Engagement Community Engagement Garden City Fund Francis Lim Lew Chee Keong Ms Chang Siau Hoon Foong Chee Leong Ms Elaine Phua Mrs Tan-Yan Oi Chee Tan Chong Lee GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR, Legal Services & CHIEF RECORDS OFFICER ASSISTANT CHIEF Corporate Services Facilities Management Human Resource IT Prosecution and Board Secretary Office Administration EXECUTIVE OFFICER Ms Sophianne Mohd Araib Corporate Development Ms Shirley Ling Ms Trina Chua Lim Kian Loo GROUP DIRECTOR 1 DIRECTOR 2 DIRECTOR DIRECTOR, Emergency Planning & Services Cluster Corporate Strategy & Planning Corporate Policy & Planning Corporate Policy & Planning & Risk Management Bin Hee Jum Ms Lim Bee Peng Ms Nah Bee Luan GROUP DIRECTOR FINANCIAL CONTROLLER DIRECTOR Finance & Procurement Finance Procurement Ng Cheow Kheng Ms M Pungkothai Kay Ms Lilian Kwok Mohamad Azmi Bin Shahbudin Ms Jenny Yap GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR, Community-in-Bloom DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Horticulture & Community Gardening & Skyrise Greenery Nursery & Horticulture Outreach HortPark Plant Science & Health Sim Cheng Hai Chuah Hock Seong Yeo Meng Tong Chong Whye Keet Shamril bin Jamil Dr Nigel Goh ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR GROUP DIRECTOR CUGE (Concurrently CEO, Industry/CUGE Singapore Garden City Pte Ltd) CUGE CUGE (Industry Development) CUGE (Manpower Development) CUGE Research Dr Lena Chan Ms Wendy Yap SENIOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR, International Dr Leong Chee Chiew International Biodiversity Conservation Biodiversity Conservation (Commissioner of Parks & Recreation) Teva Raj Johnny Go DEPUTY CHIEF SENIOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Kenneth Er EXECUTIVE OFFICER Municipal Landscapes Municipal Landscapes CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Professional Development Lim Liang Jim Dr Thereis Choo Dr Davison Geoffrey Ms Linda Goh Dr Karenne Tun & Services Cluster GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR National Biodiversity Centre Terrestrial Terrestrial Biodiversity Information & Policy Coastal & Marine Ms Ang Wei Ping Ms Emelyne Looi Vacant Cheong Kok Hwee Ms Stephanie Ng GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR ACTING DIRECTOR Policy & Planning Greenery & Development Planning Park Planning East Park Planning West Park Planning Central Oh Cheow Sheng Tee Swee Ping Abdul Hamid bin Mohd Lee Jia Hwa Chan Chung Leong Chan Chung Leong Jeff Seow GROUP DIRECTOR COORDINATING DIRECTOR DIRECTOR ACTING DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Streetscape Streetscape Arboriculture Streetscape (Landscape Planning) Streetscape (North East) Streetscape (South East) Streetscape (North West) Damian Tang Jason Matthew Wright Eric Ong Bryan Yeo Ow Siew Ngim SENIOR DIRECTOR ACTING DIRECTOR ACTING DIRECTOR ACTING DIRECTOR ACTING DIRECTOR Design Design Streetscape (Central South) Streetscape (Central North) Streetscape (South West) Yeo Meng Tong SENIOR DIRECTOR Design Research & Development Dr Kiat W Tan Ms Sophianne Mohd Araib Ms Wee Khee Li Ling Han ADVISOR TO NPARKS GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Parks Central Parks (Central North) Parks (Central South) Kong Yit San ASSISTANT CHIEF Chia Seng Jiang Ms Kalthom bte Abd Latiff Tan Jun Chao DIRECTOR DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER GROUP DIRECTOR Parks East Parks (North East) Parks (South East) Park Management & Lifestyle Cluster Chuah Hock Seong Tay Boon Sin Yee Chung Yao Joseph Chua GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Parks West Parks (North West) Parks (South West) Parks (Special Projects) Ms Kartini Omar Ms Ang Chiean Hong Ms G Kannagi GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Parks Development Development Management 1 Development Management 2 Ms Tan Lai Kheng Ms Claire Ng SENIOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Lifestyle Business Lifestyle Business Ms Wendy Seah Tan Choon Lin DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Programming & Events Internal Audit* Dr Adrian Loo Ms Sharon Chan Robert Teo Ms Yang Shufen GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR ACTING DIRECTOR Conservation Central Nature Reserve Pulau Ubin Sungei Buloh * Internal Audit reports functionally to the Audit Committee Dr Adrian Loo Dr Anna Wong How Choon Beng Dr Benjamin Lee Dr Anna Wong GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Wildlife Management Wildlife Trade Wildlife Management & Outreach Wildlife Management Research Wildlife Vets Dr Leong Chee Chiew EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Wong Tuan Wah Koh Poo Kiong Wong Tuan Wah GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SENIOR CURATOR National Parks, Gardens & Fort Canning Park & Istana Fort Canning Park Istana Nature Reserves Cluster Ms Kartini Omar Koh Soon Kiong GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR, Jurong Lake Gardens Jurong Lake Gardens Operations & Development *Dr Nigel Taylor Dr Tan Puay Yok Ms Terri Oh Dennis Lim Ms Ng Yuin-Mae Shee Zhi Qiang Dr David Middleton Wayne Teo COORDINATING DIRECTOR COORDINATING DIRECTOR DIRECTOR, Visitor Management GROUP DIRECTOR GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Festival, Events & Exhibitions & COORDINATING DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Research & Conservation and (DESIGNATE) Education Visitor Management Security Operations, Development & Facilities SBG Horticulture & Operations Keeper of Herbarium & Security Singapore Botanic Gardens Dr Chang Siow Foong Ms Irene Liu Dr Charlene Judith Fernandez Dr Audrey Chen Dr Charlene Judith Fernandez GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR, Centre for Animal & DIRECTOR, Animal & Veterinary DIRECTOR (COVERING) * Dr Nigel Taylor is retiring in December 2019. Professional & Scientific Services Planning Veterinary Sciences Programme Office Industry & Professional Development Dr Tan Puay Yok is appointed Group Director/ Dr Yap Him Hoo Ms Jessica Kwok Joshua Teoh Vacant Singapore Botanic Gardens (Designate) as of DIRECTOR-GENERAL 1 October 2019, and Group Director/Singapore GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Botanic Gardens as of 31 December 2019. Animal & Community Animal Management Animal Welfare Community Animal Services Veterinary Service Cluster Dr Chua Tze Hoong Wang Ming Yuan Poh Yew Kwang GROUP DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Industry & Biosecurity Management Licensing & Compliance Biosecurity & Quarantine Services 8 NATIONAL PARKS BOARD NATIONAL PARKS BOARD 9 Annual Report 2018/2019 Annual Report 2018/2019.
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