New board appointments announced for Singapore Land Authority; Yeoh Oon Jin steps down
Former executive chairman of PwC Singapore Yeoh Oon Jin will be stepping down as chairman of the SLA board on Jul 31.
In his role, Yeoh pushed for the adaptive reuse of state properties for more social and community uses. This included the rejuvenation of heritage buildings into vibrant community and lifestyle clusters, such as the former St Andrew's Mission Hospital. He served on the board since Aug 1, 2016.
He played a key role in developing the Digital Conveyancing Portal, which aims to transform the current manual, paper-based conveyancing process into an efficient, streamlined digitalised process. It is expected to be fully completed in 2026.
Under Yeoh's guidance, SLA was elected co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management, and implemented a refreshed National Geospatial Masterplan to drive a geo-enabled Singapore.
His replacement is Loh Lik Peng, founder and director of Unlisted Collection, who will be appointed as chairman on Aug 1. Loh has been on the SLA board since Aug 1, 2017, and was appointed as deputy chairman on Aug 1, 2020.
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He is also currently the chairman of Shatec Institutes, the Singapore Arts School, Singapore Cruise Centre and National Museum of Singapore. Loh is a board member of the National Heritage Board.
Jerry Koh, managing partner at Singapore law firm Allen and Gledhill, will be appointed as deputy chairman of the SLA board on Aug 1. He has been a member of the board since Aug 1, 2020.
Additionally, two new members will be appointed to the SLA board for a term of two years. They are Boo Junfeng, director and writer at Peanut Pictures, and Rafiq Bin Mohamad, founder and creative and branding director at Feral.
Meanwhile, the six board members who will be reappointed for a term of two years are: Jaelle Ang, chief executive and co-founder of The Great Room; Angelene Chan, executive chairman of DP Architects; Cheung Pui Yuen, chief risk officer of Deloitte South-east Asia; Chong Siak Ching, former chief executive of National Gallery Singapore; Lien Choong Luen, general manager of Gojek Singapore; and Melvyn Yeo, founder and managing partner of Trirec.
Angeline Poh, chief customer and corporate development officer at Mediacorp, will complete her current term of office on Jul 31 and will not be reappointed as an SLA board member.
Existing SLA board members such as Calvin Phua, chief executive of SLA; Colin Chow, deputy secretary (policy) at the Ministry of Law; and Kenny Tan, deputy secretary (workforce) at the Ministry of Manpower will continue serving on the board.
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