# New Appointments to the HDB Board

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2018-09-28T02:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/new-appointments-to-the-hdb-board-1
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing, Government & Policy, Investment & Capital Markets

## Featured rationale

The mix of continuity and new expertise in technology, finance and public service may support stable oversight of Singapore’s public-housing development and management.

## AI summary

HDB re-appointed chairman Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong and six members while adding four new members for the 1 October 2018–30 September 2020 term.

## Original article

The Ministry of National Development (MND) has announced board appointment changes at the Housing & Development Board (HDB). The new term of the HDB Board will be from 1 Oct 2018 to 30 Sep 2020.

Chairman of the Board, Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong, who is also the Chairman of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd, has been re-appointed, along with six other members. Another four members have stepped down from the Board and four new members have joined the Board.

New Board Members

The four new HDB Board members are from diverse backgrounds, with broad expertise and experience in information technology, finance and the public service. They are:

BG Goh Si Hou, Chief of Army, Singapore Armed Forces

Mr Stephen Lim Beng Lin, CEO, SQL View Pte Ltd

Ms Jacqueline Loh Wai Yin, Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Policy and Investment / Development and International / FinTech and Innovation, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan, Member of Parliament, West Coast GRC and Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC

Re-appointment of Chairman and Board Members

Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong has been re-appointed as Chairman, HDB. Six Board members have also been re-appointed. They are:

Mr Tham Sai Choy, Chartered Accountant

Mr Mohd Sa’at Bin Abdul Rahman, Editor, Berita Harian/Berita Minggu, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

Professor Lily Kong Lee Lee, Provost and Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University

Professor Heng Chye Kiang, Lum Chang Chair Professor, School of Design & Environment, National University of Singapore

Dr Sudha Nair, Executive Director, PAVE

Dr Cheong Koon Hean, Chief Executive Officer, Housing & Development Board

Board Members Stepping Down

Four Board members have stepped down at the end of their term on 30 Sep 2018. MND and HDB wish to thank them for their service, guidance and invaluable contributions during their term of appointment. They are:

Mr Matthias Yao Chih, Director, Agmonton Pte Ltd

Mr Ong Chong Tee, Deputy Managing Director (Financial Supervision), Monetary Authority of Singapore

Ms Teoh Zsin Woon, Deputy Secretary (Transformation), Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office

BG Kelvin Khong Boon Leong, Chief of Staff - Joint Staff, Singapore Armed Forces

## Chinese translation

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### 建屋发展局董事会新任命

国家发展部（MND）宣布建屋发展局（HDB）董事会任命变动。HDB董事会新任期为2018年10月1日至2020年9月30日。

董事会主席、同时也是职总平价合作社有限公司主席的陈育聪先生（Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong）已获续任，另有六名成员一并续任。另有四名成员卸任董事会，四名新成员加入董事会。

新董事会成员

四名新任HDB董事会成员来自不同背景，在信息技术、金融和公共服务领域拥有广泛专长与经验。他们是：

新加坡武装部队陆军总长吴仕豪准将（BG Goh Si Hou）

SQL View Pte Ltd首席执行官林明林先生（Mr Stephen Lim Beng Lin）

新加坡金融管理局副董事总经理（货币政策与投资／发展与国际／金融科技与创新）罗慧燕女士（Ms Jacqueline Loh Wai Yin）

西海岸集选区国会议员、职总助理秘书长郑德源先生（Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan）

主席及董事会成员续任

陈育聪先生获续任为HDB主席。六名董事会成员亦获续任。他们是：

特许会计师谭赛才先生（Mr Tham Sai Choy）

新加坡报业控股有限公司《每日新闻》／《星期日新闻》编辑莫哈末·萨阿特·宾·阿卜杜勒·拉赫曼先生（Mr Mohd Sa’at Bin Abdul Rahman）

新加坡管理大学教务长兼李光前社会科学讲座教授孔莉莉教授（Professor Lily Kong Lee Lee）

新加坡国立大学设计与环境学院南洋长建讲座教授王才强教授（Professor Heng Chye Kiang）

PAVE执行董事苏达·奈尔博士（Dr Sudha Nair）

建屋发展局首席执行官张载恩博士（Dr Cheong Koon Hean）

卸任董事会成员

四名董事会成员已于2018年9月30日任期届满卸任。MND与HDB感谢他们在任期内的服务、指导与宝贵贡献。他们是：

Agmonton Pte Ltd董事姚智先生（Mr Matthias Yao Chih）

新加坡金融管理局副董事总经理（金融监管）王宗智先生（Mr Ong Chong Tee）

总理公署公共服务署副常任秘书（转型）张善文女士（Ms Teoh Zsin Woon）

新加坡武装部队联合参谋长康文良准将（BG Kelvin Khong Boon Leong）
