# New Appointments to the Agri-Food And Veterinary Authority Board

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2018-03-28T02:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/new-appointments-to-the-agri-food-and-veterinary-authority-board-2018
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial

## Featured rationale

The administrative board changes contain no stated property measures and therefore indicate no direct, supportable effect on real-estate supply, demand, pricing, or transactions.

## AI summary

Four new members joined the 12-member AVA Board from 1 April 2018, while eight members were re-appointed and five stepped down.

## Original article

Four new members will be appointed to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) Board with effect from 1 April 2018. Chairman of the Board Mr Lim Neo Chian (林梁长) will be re-appointed, along with seven other Board members. Five members are stepping down from the Board.

New Board Members

The four new members are:

i. Dr Ho Kim Wai (何金辉), Associate Professor, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University;

ii. Mr Jim Lim (林庆发), Partner and Head of Department (Intellectual Property & Technology), KhattarWong LLP;

iii. Ms Toh Hwee Tin (杜惠珍), Director (Woman and Family Unit), National Trades Union Congress; Executive Secretary of the Food, Drink, and Allied Workers Union; and Executive Secretary of the Attractions, Resorts and Entertainment Union; and

iv. Mr Low Xin Wei (刘昕炜), Director (Digital Workplace Programme Office); 2nd Director (HR Management Information and Systems); and Director (Strategic Planning and Research), Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office

Re-appointed Members

In addition to Mr Lim, the seven re-appointed members are:

i. Mr Lim Kok Thai (林国泰), Chief Executive Officer, AVA;

ii. Mr Eugene Wong (黄庆生), Founder and Managing Director, Sirius Venture Capital Pte Ltd;

iii. Mr Dileep Nair, Independent Director, Keppel DC REIT Management Pte Ltd;

iv. RADM (Dr) Tang Kong Choong (邓光中), Chief of Medical Corps, Singapore Armed Forces;

v. Ms Chua Mui Hoong (蔡美芬), Opinion Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd;

vi. Mr Lau Teck Sien (刘德贤), Partner and Chief Investment Officer, HOPU Investment Co. Ltd; and

vii. Ms Harasha binte Khalid Bafana, Director, Adam & Hawa Network.

Members who are stepping down

The five Board members stepping down after their terms end on 31 March 2018 are:

i. Mr Peter Chia Leong Bin (谢龙民), Chief Executive Officer, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Ltd;

ii. Mrs Lee Ai Ming (龙爱明), Senior Consultant, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP;

iii. Mr Yeo Guat Kwang (杨木光), Assistant Director-General, National Trades Union Congress;

iv. Mr Tan Kok Yam (陈谷炎), Deputy Secretary (Smart Nation & Digital Government), Smart Nation & Digital Government Office; and

v. Professor David Chan（陈振中）, Professor of Psychology and Director, Behavioural Sciences Institute, Singapore Management University.

With these appointment changes, the AVA Board will have 12 members, including Mr Lim Neo Chian. All appointments will be for a two-year term until 31 March 2020. The full list of AVA board members is appended in the Annex.

MND and AVA welcome the new board members and look forward to the continued support of the reappointed Chairman and board members. MND and AVA also extend its appreciation to all outgoing board members for their invaluable service, guidance and contributions during their tenure.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 农粮与兽医局董事会新任命

四名新成员将自2018年4月1日起获委任为农粮与兽医局（AVA）董事会成员。董事会主席林梁长先生（Mr Lim Neo Chian）将连任，另有七名董事会成员一并连任。五名成员将卸任董事会职务。

新任董事会成员

四名新成员为：

i. 何金辉博士（Dr Ho Kim Wai），南洋理工大学南洋商学院副教授；

ii. 林庆发先生（Mr Jim Lim），KhattarWong LLP合伙人兼部门主管（知识产权与科技）；

iii. 杜惠珍女士（Ms Toh Hwee Tin），全国职工总会主任（妇女与家庭单位）；食品、饮料及相关工友联合会执行秘书；以及景点、度假与娱乐业工会执行秘书；以及

iv. 刘昕炜先生（Mr Low Xin Wei），总理公署公共服务署主任（数码工作场所计划办公室）；第二主任（人力资源管理资讯与系统）；以及主任（战略规划与研究）

连任成员

除林先生外，七名连任成员为：

i. 林国泰先生（Mr Lim Kok Thai），农粮与兽医局首席执行官；

ii. 黄庆生先生（Mr Eugene Wong），Sirius Venture Capital Pte Ltd创办人兼董事总经理；

iii. 迪利普·奈尔先生（Mr Dileep Nair），Keppel DC REIT Management Pte Ltd独立董事；

iv. 邓光中少将（医）（RADM (Dr) Tang Kong Choong），新加坡武装部队医务部队总长；

v. 蔡美芬女士（Ms Chua Mui Hoong），新加坡报业控股有限公司《海峡时报》言论版编辑；

vi. 刘德贤先生（Mr Lau Teck Sien），厚朴投资有限公司合伙人兼首席投资官；以及

vii. 哈拉莎·宾蒂·哈立德·巴法纳女士（Ms Harasha binte Khalid Bafana），Adam & Hawa Network主任。

卸任成员

任期于2018年3月31日结束后卸任的五名董事会成员为：

i. 谢龙民先生（Mr Peter Chia Leong Bin），淡马锡生命科学实验室有限公司首席执行官；

ii. 龙爱明女士（Mrs Lee Ai Ming），Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP高级顾问；

iii. 杨木光先生（Mr Yeo Guat Kwang），全国职工总会助理秘书长；

iv. 陈谷炎先生（Mr Tan Kok Yam），智慧国及数码政府办公室副常任秘书（智慧国及数码政府）；以及

v. 陈振中教授（Professor David Chan），新加坡管理大学心理学教授兼行为科学研究所所长。

经此任命调整后，农粮与兽医局董事会将有12名成员，包括林梁长先生。所有任命任期均为两年，至2020年3月31日止。农粮与兽医局董事会完整名单详见附件。

国家发展部与农粮与兽医局欢迎新任董事会成员，并期待连任主席及董事会成员继续给予支持。国家发展部与农粮与兽医局亦衷心感谢所有卸任董事会成员在任期内所作的宝贵服务、指导与贡献。