Appointment of Board Members for the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

1.     Minister for Transport, Mr Ong Ye Kung, has appointed 14 persons to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Board for a period of three years from 2 February 2021 to 1 February 2024. The Board will continue to be chaired by Mr Niam Chiang Meng, and will comprise members from relevant sectors such as offshore and marine, shipping, finance and investments, technology, as well as the union.

2.     Of the 14 members, five are newly appointed. They are:

• Mr Abu Bakar Bin Mohd Nor
Group Chairman, Infofabrica Holdings Pte Ltd

• Ms Mary Liew, 雷家英
President, NTUC Central Committee and General Secretary, Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union

• Mr Jermaine Loy, 黎佳明
Senior Director (Strategic Planning), Ministry of National Development

• Mr Sng Seow Wah, 孫筱和
Corporate Advisor, Temasek International

• Ms Patricia Yim, 严美凤
General Manager, Technology Group, IBM APAC

3.     The following members will step down from the MPA Board with effect from 2 February 2021:

• Mr Carl Krogh Arnet
Chief Executive Officer, BW Energy Limited

• Mr Walter Fernandez
Editor-in-Chief, Mediacorp Pte Ltd

• Mr Luke Goh, 吴鹏毅
Deputy Secretary (Trade), Ministry of Trade and Industry

• Mr Ishak Ismail
Regional Director, Business Development (APAC), BAE Systems
Hägglunds AB

• Mr Kam Soon Huat, 甘顺发
President & Chief Operating Officer, Singapore Organisation of Seamen

• Mrs Quek Bin Hwee, 蔡敏慧
Director, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

4.     The Ministry of Transport would like to thank the outgoing members for their
contributions to the MPA.

5.     The full list of the 15-member MPA Board is as follows:

• Mr Niam Chiang Meng, 严昌明
Chairman, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

Members

• Mr Abu Bakar Bin Mohd Nor*
Group Chairman, Infofabrica Holdings Pte Ltd

• RADM Aaron Beng, 孟耀诚
Chief of Navy, Ministry of Defence

• Mr Chan Cheow Hoe, 曾昭河
Deputy Chief Executive, Government Technology Agency of Singapore and
Government Chief Digital Technology Officer, Smart Nation and Digital
Government Office

• Mr Han Kok Juan, 韩国元
Deputy Secretary (Hub Strategy), Ministry of Transport

• Dr Vincent Lien, 连宗正
Managing Director, Lien Properties Private Limited

• Ms Mary Liew*, 雷家英
President, NTUC Central Committee and General Secretary, Singapore
Maritime Officers’ Union

• Mr Jermaine Loy*, 黎佳明
Senior Director (Strategic Planning), Ministry of National Development

• Mr Chris Ong, 王能耀
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director (Offshore), Keppel Offshore &
Marine

• Mr Esben Poulsson
Executive Chairman, Enesel Pte Ltd

• Ms Quah Ley Hoon1, 柯丽芬
Chief Executive, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

• Mr Sng Seow Wah*, 孫筱和
Corporate Advisor to Temasek International

• Mr Teo Choo Wee, 张自伟
Executive Director, Fleet Division, Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd

• Ms Caroline Yang, 杨蕴慈
President, Singapore Shipping Association

• Ms Patricia Yim*, 严美凤
General Manager, Technology Group, IBM APAC

*Newly-appointed members