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BOARD CHANGES AT COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION OF SINGAPORE (CCCS), ENERGY MARKET AUTHORITY (EMA) AND JTC CORPORATION (JTC) The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) today announced board changes at the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), Energy Market Authority (EMA) and JTC Corporation (JTC), including the appointment of Mr Tan Chong Meng as the new Chairman of JTC. The changes will take effect on 1 April 2019. Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) 2. MTI has appointed two new members to the Board of CCCS: Appointment of New Board Members Ms Cindy Khoo Seow Chyng Divisional Director, Planning Division Ministry of Education (MOE) Dr Faizal Bin Yahya Senior Research Fellow Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore Energy Market Authority (EMA) 3. MTI has appointed one new member and re-appointed four members to the Board of EMA: Appointment of New Board Member Professor Chua Kee Chaing Dean, Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Re-Appointment of Board Members Dr Liew Ah Choy Chief Executive Officer EquiVolt Pte Ltd Adjunct Professor, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering National University of Singapore Professor Phang Sock Yong Vice Provost (Faculty Matters) Celia Moh Chair Professor of Economics, Singapore Management University 1 Mr Tham Min Yew, Russell President, New Enterprises and Ventures ST Engineering Mr Yeap Poh Leong, Andre Senior Partner Rajah and Tann Singapore LLP JTC Corporation (JTC) 4. MTI has appointed a new Chairman and three new members to the Board of JTC: Appointment of New Board Chairman Mr Tan Chong Meng Group Chief Executive Officer PSA International Pte Ltd Appointment of New Board Members Mr John Lim Hua Ern Second Deputy Secretary Ministry of Social and Family Development Mr Mok Wei Wei Managing Director W Architects Pte Ltd Mr Zainal Bin Sapari Assistant Secretary General National Trade Union Congress Re-Appointment of Board Members Mr Vincent Chong President & Chief Executive Officer ST Engineering Ltd Ms Kwa Kim Li Managing Partner Lee & Lee Advocates & Solicitors Mr Olivier Lim Tse Ghow Chairman Certis CISCO Security Pte Ltd 2 Mr Ng Chee Keong Chairman Jurong Port Pte Ltd Mr Guy Harvey Samuel Board Member National Arts Council & National Parks Board Ms Jeanette Wong Board Member PSA International Pte Ltd & Essilor International/Essilor Luxottica (France) In Appreciation 5. Dr Loo Choon Yong, Chairman, JTC, will be stepping down from the JTC Board upon the completion of his term on 31 March 2019. Two other Board members will also be stepping down upon the completion of their term: Ms Lai Wei Lin Deputy Secretary (Policy) Ministry of Education Ms Jessie Yeo Hong Cheng Executive Secretary Metal Industries Workers’ Union Director of Union Centric 6. Mr Loh Khum Yean, Permanent Secretary for MTI, said, “I would like to thank Choon Yong for his leadership and valuable contributions to JTC Corporation, which has supported the growth of new industries and enabled the transformation of existing ones. Choon Yong also guided JTC’s efforts to more innovatively manage its buildings and estates, and help enterprises scale up through partnerships, clustering and access to shared services.” Mr Loh also welcomed the incoming JTC Chairman, Mr Tan Chong Meng. Mr Loh said, “I look forward to Chong Meng’s stewardship to take JTC towards the realisation of its vision of catalysing the growth of new industries and transforming existing enterprises.” 7. MTI would like to thank all the outgoing Board Members for their contributions and welcome the new Board Members. (The write-ups of the new Board Members, and the full list of Board Members of CCCS, EMA and JTC can be found in Annex.) 3 MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY 29 March 2019 ---------------------------------------------- For media queries, please contact: Delia Wu Senior Assistant Director Corporate Communications Division Ministry of Trade and Industry Tel: 6332 7523 Email: [email protected] 4 Annex CCCS – New Board Members Ms Cindy Khoo Seow Chyng 丘晓晴 Divisional Director, Planning Division Ministry of Education (MOE) Ms Cindy Khoo is the Divisional Director of the Planning Division in the Ministry of Education (MOE). She oversees education policies, strategic planning and international relations. She started her career in the Singapore Public Service with the Ministry of Trade and Industry as a trade officer. Since then she has handled multiple portfolios in the Ministry of Health (MOH) ranging from private healthcare industry development to public health sector governance, and was Director for Public Service Leadership in the Prime Minister’s Office, Public Service Division, overseeing strategies for developing future public sector leaders in Singapore. Prior to joining the Public Service, she worked in SembCorp Logistics in Shanghai for 1.5 years. Ms Khoo holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an A.B. in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Dr Faizal Bin Yahya Senior Research Fellow Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore Dr Faizal Bin Yahya is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). Some of his current research interests include challenges of Industry 4.0, human capital, transformation in the business models of Singapore-based companies including small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as the digitalisation, regionalisation and globalisation of Singapore-based companies. Prior to joining IPS, he was an Assistant Professor in the South Asian Studies Programme, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, National University of Singapore. 5 Concurrently, he was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies from 2008 to 2009 (ISEAS). He has also served in the International Policy Division of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) and in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) as a Foreign Service Officer. He was a member of the Singapore Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1998 and was also involved in multilateral meetings dealing with environmental issues such as climate change and transboundary hazardous wastes. Dr Faizal received his PhD in Economics in 2000 from the University of Sydney, Australia and was an Australian Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholar from 1994 to 1998. CCCS Board Members (as at 1 April 2019) Chairman Mr Aubeck Kam Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Manpower Members Ms Aileen Chia Assistant Chief Executive (Connectivity & Competition Devt) / Director-General (Telecoms & Post) Infocomm Media Development Authority Mr Kan Yut Keong, Benjamin Retired Accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers Dr Andrew Khoo Cheng Hoe Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Development) Monetary Authority of Singapore Ms Cindy Khoo Seow Chyng Divisional Director, Planning Division Ministry of Education (MOE) 6 Mr Kwek Mean Luck Solicitor-General Attorney-General’s Chambers Prof Euston Quah Professor and Head, Division of Economics Nanyang Technological University Mr Toh Han Li (Ex-officio) Chief Executive Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore Prof Wong Poh Kam Professor (Strategy and Planning) School of Business National University of Singapore Dr Faizal Bin Yahya Senior Research Fellow Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore 7 EMA – New Board Member Professor Chua Kee Chaing 䕓其昌 Dean, Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore (NUS) Professor Chua Kee Chaing is the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, NUS. He has held several roles and positions at NUS and is responsible for the overall academic leadership and management of the Faculty. He has been in the academic field for more than 27 years. He has also worked at Siemens Singapore as the Founding Head of the Mobile Core R&D Department and is responsible for overall strategy and operations of the department. Prof Chua is a Board member of Republic Polytechnic and Institution of Engineers Singapore’s Engineering Accreditation Board. He has a Bachelor of Electrical & Electronics Engineering degree (First Class Honours) and a PhD in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He also holds a Master of Engineering (Electrical) degree from NUS and attended the 1st Program for Global Leadership at the Harvard Business School. EMA Board Members (as at 1 April 2019) Chairman Mr Ng How Yue Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Law Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health Members Professor Chua Kee Chaing Dean, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore Mr Kon Yin Tong Managing Partner Foo Kon Tan LLP 8 Dr Liew Ah Choy Chief Executive Officer EquiVolt Pte Ltd Adjunct Professor, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering National University of Singapore Mr Ngiam Shih Chun Chief Executive Energy Market Authority Mr Pek Hak Bin Non-Executive Director Tayrona Financial Pte Ltd Professor Phang Sock Yong Vice Provost (Faculty Matters) Celia Moh Chair Professor of Economics, Singapore Management University Ms Quah Ley Hoon Chief Executive Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Mr Tham Min Yew, Russell President New Enterprises and Ventures, ST Engineering Mr Yeap Poh Leong, Andre Senior Partner Rajah and Tann Singapore LLP Mr Zia Zaman Founder and Chief Executive Officer LumenLab Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer MetLife Innovation Centre Pte Ltd 9 JTC – New Chairman