Changes to Board Members of the National Parks Board

Jul 28, 2022

Mr Benny Lim, former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Development, Prime Minister’s Office and National Security & Intelligence Coordination, will be re-appointed as Chairman of the National Parks Board (NParks) for another term with effect from 1 August 2022. Eight existing Board members will also be re-appointed, namely Mr Cheng Hsing Yao, Ms Shantini Ramachandra, Mr Musa Fazal, Professor David Chan, Ms Tham Loke Kheng, Mr Gerald Tan Kwong Ming, Ms Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar and Mr Kenneth Er.

In addition, two new members will join the Board. They are Mr Lee Chee Koon and Ms Eu Chin Fen.  Both members bring a wealth of experience from their work in the private sector.

Two Board members will be stepping down from the Board after their terms end on 31 July 2022. They are Mr Guy Harvey-Samuel and Mr George Huang.

The new 11-member Board will continue to guide NParks in working with the community to transform Singapore into a City in Nature. This vision builds on what Singapore has achieved as a biophilic City in a Garden and seeks to further integrate nature into our city. This will strengthen Singapore’s distinctiveness as a highly liveable city while mitigating the impacts of urbanisation and climate change.

All appointments will be for a two-year term with effect from 1 August 2022. The full list of NParks Board members is appended in the Annex.

The Ministry of National Development and NParks welcome the new board members and extend their deepest gratitude to the outgoing members for their invaluable service, guidance and contributions during their tenure.


Annex

Mr Benny Lim
林双河
Former Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development, Prime Minister’s Office and National Security & Intelligence Coordination

Mr Cheng Hsing Yao
郑馨尧
Chief Executive Officer,
GuocoLand Group

Ms Shantini Ramachandra
Partner, Tax & Legal,
Executive Director, Business Tax,
Deloitte Private, Tax Leader,
Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Partner,
Deloitte Tax Solutions Pte Ltd

Mr Musa Fazal
Senior Director, Futures, Strategy and Plans Division,
Ministry of Trade and Industry

Professor David Chan
陈振中教授
Lee Kong Chian Professor of Psychology,
Director, Behavioural Sciences Initiative,
Singapore Management University

Ms Tham Loke Kheng
谭乐琼
Chief Executive Officer,
Mediacorp

Mr Gerald Tan Kwong Ming
陈光明
Head, Reputational Risk for Asia-Pacific,
Credit Suisse (Singapore) Ltd

Ms Nur Hidayah Abu Bakar
Dean, Faculty of Design,
LASALLE College of the Arts

Mr Lee Chee Koon
李志勤
Group Chief Executive Officer,
CapitaLand Investment Ltd

Ms Eu Chin Fen
尤静芬
Chief Executive Officer,
Frasers Hospitality Trust,
Frasers Hospitality Asset Management Pte Ltd

Mr Kenneth Er
余文辉
Chief Executive Officer,
National Parks Board