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

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2015-03-31T03:00:00.000Z
- **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
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial, Government & Policy, Investment & Capital Markets

## Featured rationale

The refreshed board broadens AVA's expertise across public service, business and academia, potentially strengthening oversight of food, agriculture and veterinary responsibilities.

## AI summary

Six new members joined the AVA Board from 1 April 2015, while its chairman and seven members were reappointed and five stepped down.

## Original article

Six new members will be appointed to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) Board with effect from 1 April 2015. Chairman of the Board, Mr Koh Soo Keong will be re-appointed, along with seven other Board members. Five members are stepping down from the Board.

New Board Members

The six new AVA Board members come from diverse backgrounds, each bringing with them extensive knowledge and expertise in areas such as public service, business, academia, and media and communications. Mr Lim Neo Chian, former Director, Economic Development Innovations Singapore Pte Ltd, will be appointed as the Board’s Deputy Chairman. The other new Board members, appointed on a 3-year term, are:

i. COL (Dr) Tang Kong Choong, Chief Naval Medical Officer, Singapore Armed Forces;

ii. Ms Chua Mui Hoong, Opinion Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings Limited;

iii. Professor David Chan, Director, Behavioural Sciences Institute, Singapore Management University;

iv. Mr Lau Teck Sien, Partner and Chief Investment Officer, HOPU Investments Co. Limited; and

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

Re-appointed Members

Mr Koh Soo Keong, Managing Director of EcoSave Pte Ltd, has been re-appointed as Chairman, AVA Board, for a further one-year term. Seven existing Board members have also been re-appointed, for three-year terms. They are:

i. Ms Tan Poh Hong, Chief Executive Officer, AVA;

ii. Mr Peter Chia Leong Bin, Chief Operating Officer, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited;

iii. Mrs Lee Ai Ming, Senior Consultant, Rodyk & Davidson;

iv. Mr Yeo Guat Kwang, Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress & Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC;

v. Mr Tan Kok Yam, Head, Smart Nation Programme Office, Prime Minister’s Office;

vi. Mr Eugene Wong, Founder and Managing Director, Sirius Venture Capital Pte Ltd; and

vii. Mr Dileep Nair, Singapore’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Members who are stepping down

MND and AVA wish to thank the five Board members who are stepping down, for their invaluable service, guidance and contributions during their tenure. They are:

i. Professor Zhou Weibiao, Professor and Director, Food Science & Technology Programme, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore (Board Member from April 2008 to March 2015);

ii. Dr Azlinda Anwar, Assistant Director (Research & Enterprise Development), Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited (Board Member from April 2010 to March 2015)

iii. RADM (Dr) Kang Wee Lee, Chief of Medical Corps, Singapore Armed Forces (Board Member from April 2010 to March 2015);

iv. Mr Teo Eng Cheong, Chief Executive Officer, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore (Board Member from April 2011 to March 2015);

v. Mr Felix Soh, Digital Media Editor, Singapore Press Holdings (Board Member from April 2012 to Dec 2014)

The complete list of the new AVA Board members is attached at the Annex.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 农业食品与兽医管理局董事会新任命

六名新成员将自2015年4月1日起获委任为农业食品与兽医管理局（AVA）董事会成员。董事会主席许书强先生将获重新委任，另有七名董事会成员亦获重新委任。五名成员将卸任董事会职务。

新任董事会成员

六名新任AVA董事会成员来自多元背景，各自在公共服务、商业、学术界以及媒体与传播等领域具备丰富知识与专长。前经济发展创新新加坡私人有限公司董事林梁前先生将获委任为董事会副主席。其余新任董事会成员任期均为三年，分别为：

i. 新加坡武装部队海军医务总监汤光忠上校（医生）；

ii. 新加坡报业控股《海峡时报》言论主编蔡美红女士；

iii. 新加坡管理大学行为科学研究所所长陈德伟教授；

iv. 厚朴投资有限公司合伙人兼首席投资官刘德先先生；以及

v. Adam & Hawa Network董事Harasha binte Khalid Bafana女士。

获重新委任的成员

EcoSave私人有限公司董事总经理许书强先生获重新委任为AVA董事会主席，任期再延长一年。七名现任董事会成员亦获重新委任，任期三年。他们是：

i. AVA首席执行官陈宝凤女士；

ii. 淡马锡生命科学实验室私人有限公司首席运营官谢良彬先生；

iii. 罗德律师事务所高级顾问李爱明女士；

iv. 全国职工总会助理秘书长兼宏茂桥集选区国会议员杨木光先生；

v. 总理公署智慧国计划办公室主管陈国炎先生；

vi. Sirius Venture Capital私人有限公司创办人兼董事总经理黄裕文先生；以及

vii. 外交部新加坡驻加纳高级专员Dileep Nair先生。

卸任成员

国家发展部与AVA谨此感谢五名卸任董事会成员在任期内所作出的宝贵服务、指导与贡献。他们是：

i. 新加坡国立大学化学系食品科学与技术课程教授兼主任周伟彪教授（董事会成员任期：2008年4月至2015年3月）；

ii. 淡马锡生命科学实验室私人有限公司助理主任（研究与企业发展）Azlinda Anwar博士（董事会成员任期：2010年4月至2015年3月）

iii. 新加坡武装部队医务总监江伟利少将（医生）（董事会成员任期：2010年4月至2015年3月）；

iv. 新加坡国际企业发展局首席执行官张应昌先生（董事会成员任期：2011年4月至2015年3月）；

v. 新加坡报业控股数码媒体编辑苏启祯先生（董事会成员任期：2012年4月至2014年12月）

新一届AVA董事会成员完整名单载于附件。