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1.     The Acting Minister for Transport, Mr Chee Hong Tat, has appointed 17 members to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) Board for a period of three years from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2026. The Board will continue to be chaired by Mr Alan Chan and will comprise members from relevant professional services such as engineering, urban planning, financial and legal, as well as media and union.

2.     Of the 17 members, five are newly appointed. They are:

• Mdm Zuraidah Abdullah

  Chief Executive Officer, Yayasan Mendaki

• Dr Bicky Bhangu

  President SE Asia, Pacific & South Korea, Rolls-Royce                

• Mr Cheng Hsing Yao 郑馨尧

  Chief Executive Officer, GuocoLand

• Mr Lim Zhi Jian 林志坚

  Deputy Secretary (Land & Communications), Ministry of Transport

• Ms Elaine Tay 郑鈴燕

  Partner, M/s Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

3.     The following members will step down from the LTA Board with effect from 1 September 2023:

• Ms Chan Su-Min Fiona 陈素敏

  Executive Director and Regional Head of Consumer Banking Ecosystems, DBS Bank Limited

• Mr Kenneth Er Boon Hwee 余文辉

  Deputy Secretary (Planning), Ministry of National Development

• Mr K. Muralidharan Pillai SC

  Partner, M/s Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

• Mr Tan Peng Yam 陈炳炎

  Chief Defence Scientist, Ministry of Defence

4.     Mr James Wong 黄国安, Deputy Secretary (Services), Ministry of Education (MOE), had earlier stepped down on 1 August 2023 when he left the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to join MOE.

5.     The Ministry of Transport would like to thank the outgoing members for their contributions to the LTA and welcome on board the new members.

6.     The composition of the LTA Board with effect from 1 September 2023 is as follows:

Chairman

Mr Chan Heng Loon Alan 陈庆鏻

Chairman, Land Transport Authority

Deputy Chairman

Mr Richard Lim Cherng Yih 林承毅

Deputy Chairman, Land Transport Authority

Members

Mr Mohd Sa’at Bin Abdul Rahman

Senior Consultant, Berita Harian / Berita Minggu, Singapore Press Holdings Limited

Mdm Zuraidah Abdullah*

Chief Executive Officer, Yayasan Mendaki

Dr Bicky Bhangu*

President SE Asia, Pacific & South Korea, Rolls-Royce Pte Ltd

Mr Cheng Hsing Yao 郑馨尧*

Chief Executive Officer, GuocoLand

Mr Cheong Chee Hoo 张志浩

Chief Executive Officer, DSO National Laboratories

Mr Frederick Chew Chih Chiang 周继强

Chief Executive Officer, Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Mr Michael Chin Yong Kok 秦永国

Tech DC Advisor, Mandai Redevelopment Project

Ms Deborah Ho, 何玉珠

Country Head of Singapore and Head of South East Asia, Blackrock (Singapore) Limited

Ms Hwang Yu-Ning 黄攸寜

Chief Executive Officer, National Parks Board

Mr Lim Zhi Jian 林志坚*

Deputy Secretary (Land & Communications), Ministry of Transport

Mr Ng Lang 黄南

Chief Executive, Land Transport Authority                       
                                                 
Mr Nagaraj Sivaram

Chartered Accountant

Er Professor Tan Thiam Soon 陈添顺

Institute Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology

Ms Elaine Tay 郑鈴燕*

Partner, M/s Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye 杨益财

Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress

* Newly-appointed members