# New Appointments to The Building and Construction Authority Board

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2025-03-16T16:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/new-appointments-to-the-building-and-construction-authority-board-2025
- **Topics:** Regional Markets

## Featured rationale

The refreshed Board signals continued emphasis on technology, digitalisation and sector collaboration, which could influence construction productivity and delivery standards for future developments.

## AI summary

Er. Prof. Tan Thiam Soon will chair the BCA Board from 1 April 2025, with Max Loh as Deputy Chairman and three new members joining.

## Original article

Singapore, 17 March 2025 – The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Board Deputy Chairman Er. Prof. Tan Thiam Soon (陈添顺), Institute Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology will be appointed as Chairman of BCA Board with effect from 1 April 2025. He will succeed Mr Lim Sim Seng (林森成) who will be stepping down from the BCA Board.

BCA Board Member Mr Max Loh Khum Whai (罗锦伟), a Chartered Accountant and Chairman of Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore will be appointed as Deputy Chairman. In addition, nine current Board Members will be re-appointed, while two members will be stepping down. The Board will welcome three new members who bring with them great expertise and experience from both the public and private sectors.

The new Board will continue to steer BCA’s policies and strategies to transform the Built Environment sector, and shape a safe and liveable environment for Singapore. All appointments are for a two-year term, with effect from 1 April 2025. The full list of BCA Board Members can be found in the Annex.

New Board Members

The three new members are:

· Er. Mr Tan Yoong Heng (陈荣兴)
Singapore Country Leader, Australasia Region Board Member, Arup

· Mr John Lim (林惠璋)
Chairman, JL Family Office
Co-Founder and Former Group CEO, ARA Asset Management

· Dr. Fereen Liew (刘万珠)
Divisional Director (Income Security Policy), Ministry of Manpower

Re-appointment of Board Members

The nine members who will be re-appointed are:

· Ar. Angelene Chan Li Chen (陈丽君)
Chairman, DP Architects and its Group of Companies

· Er. Dr. Lee Bee Wah (李美花)
Group Director, Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd

· Mr Khiatani Manohar Ramesh
Senior Executive Director, CapitaLand Investment Limited

· Ms Ameera Ashraf
Partner, WongPartnership LLP

· Mr Kuppusamy Richard Chien-Ming 
Chief Product Officer & Chief Solutions Officer, Podium.io

· Mr Lee Aik Seng (李奕新)
Managing Director, Obayashi Singapore Private Limited

· Ms Leong Shy Wei Julia (梁诗薇)
Partner, Banking & Capital Markets Risk Leader, PwC Singapore

· Mr Sathiaseelan Jagateesan
Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP

· Mr Kelvin Wong Wee Siong (黄伟翔) 
Chief Executive Officer, BCA

Board Members Stepping Down

Besides Mr Lim Sim Seng, two members will be stepping down at the end of their term of office on 31 March 2025. They are:

· Mr Wong Heang Fine (黄显辉) 
Chairman, Asia Infrastructure Solutions

· Ms Jasmin Lau (刘洁敏)
Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Health

Mr Lim has served on the BCA Board since 2020 and guided the organisation through the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling the built environment sector to overcome disruptions caused by the pandemic, and to restart successfully and safely. He oversaw the successful launch of the refreshed Built Environment Industry Transformation Map (ITM) in 2022, which led to an integrated approach towards transformation, with a focus on encouraging tech and innovation adoption, collaboration through digitalisation and procurement. Mr Lim also gave insightful guidance to the organisation in the recent industry branding efforts, which led to the launch of a public campaign to highlight the contributions of the sector in building Singapore.

The Ministry of National Development (MND) and BCA welcome all new Board Members and would like to extend our deepest appreciation to Mr Lim and the other outgoing members for their guidance, invaluable service and contributions.

Issued by: Ministry of National Development & Building and Construction Authority

Date: 17 March 2025

Annex: BCA Board Members

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 建筑与建设局董事会新任命

新加坡，2025年3月17日——建筑与建设局（BCA）董事会副主席陈添顺教授工程师（Er. Prof. Tan Thiam Soon），新加坡理工大学研究院教授，将于2025年4月1日起出任BCA董事会主席。他将接替卸任BCA董事会的林森成先生（Mr Lim Sim Seng）。

BCA董事会成员罗锦伟先生（Mr Max Loh Khum Whai），特许会计师、新加坡竞争与消费者委员会主席，将获任命为副主席。此外，九名现任董事会成员将获续任，另有两名成员卸任。董事会将迎来三名新成员，他们来自公共与私营部门，具备丰富的专业知识和经验。

新一届董事会将继续引领BCA的政策与策略，推动建筑环境行业转型，并为新加坡塑造安全宜居的环境。所有任命任期均为两年，自2025年4月1日起生效。BCA董事会成员完整名单载于附件。

新任董事会成员

三名新成员为：

· 陈荣兴先生工程师（Er. Mr Tan Yoong Heng）
奥雅纳（Arup）新加坡国家负责人、澳大拉西亚区域董事会成员

· 林惠璋先生（Mr John Lim）
JL Family Office主席
ARA Asset Management联合创始人兼前集团首席执行官

· 刘万珠博士（Dr. Fereen Liew）
人力部（收入保障政策）司长

董事会成员续任

获续任的九名成员为：

· 陈丽君建筑师（Ar. Angelene Chan Li Chen）
DP Architects及其集团公司主席

· 李美花博士工程师（Er. Dr. Lee Bee Wah）
美亚顾问（新加坡）私人有限公司集团董事

· Mr Khiatani Manohar Ramesh
凯德投资有限公司高级执行董事

· Ms Ameera Ashraf
王律师事务所（WongPartnership LLP）合伙人

· Mr Kuppusamy Richard Chien-Ming
Podium.io首席产品官兼首席解决方案官

· 李奕新先生（Mr Lee Aik Seng）
大林新加坡私人有限公司董事总经理

· 梁诗薇女士（Ms Leong Shy Wei Julia）
普华永道新加坡银行与资本市场风险主管合伙人

· Mr Sathiaseelan Jagateesan
艾伦格禧律师事务所（Allen & Gledhill LLP）合伙人

· 黄伟翔先生（Mr Kelvin Wong Wee Siong）
建筑与建设局首席执行官

卸任董事会成员

除林森成先生外，另有两名成员将于2025年3月31日任期届满时卸任。他们是：

· 黄显辉先生（Mr Wong Heang Fine）
Asia Infrastructure Solutions主席

· 刘洁敏女士（Ms Jasmin Lau）
卫生部副常任秘书（政策）

林先生自2020年起任职于BCA董事会，并在新冠疫情期间引领该机构，使建筑环境行业克服疫情造成的干扰，并成功、安全地重启。他督导于2022年成功推出更新版《建筑环境行业转型蓝图》（ITM），推动以一体化方式推进转型，重点鼓励科技与创新应用，以及通过数字化与采购开展协作。林先生亦在近期的行业品牌建设工作中为该机构提供深刻指导，促成开展公共宣传活动，彰显该行业在建设新加坡方面的贡献。

国家发展部（MND）与BCA欢迎所有新任董事会成员，并向林先生及其他卸任成员致以最深切谢意，感谢他们的指导、宝贵服务与贡献。

发布机构：国家发展部及建筑与建设局

日期：2025年3月17日

附件：BCA董事会成员