# New Appointments to the HDB Board

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2020-09-30T03:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/new-appointments-to-the-hdb-board-2020
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing

## Featured rationale

Board continuity alongside added public-service, accounting and architectural expertise may support stable governance of HDB’s housing development and estate-management responsibilities.

## AI summary

HDB re-appointed chairman Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong and six members while adding three new members for the 1 October 2020–30 September 2022 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 2020 to 30 Sep 2022.

Chairman of the Board, Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong, has been re-appointed, along with six other members. Three members have stepped down from the Board, and three new members have joined the Board.

New Board Members

The three new HDB Board members have broad expertise and experience in the public service, accounting and architecture. They are:

• BG Lee Yi-Jin, Commander, 6th Division, Singapore Armed Forces

• Ms Rita Soh Siow Lan, Managing Director, RDC Architects Pte Ltd

• Mr Tan Wah Yeow, Non-Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway; Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Re-appointment of Chairman and Board Members

Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong, Chairman of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd, has been re-appointed as Chairman, HDB. 

Professor Lily Kong Lee Lee, President of Singapore Management University, has been re-appointed. She will assume the position of Deputy Chairman.

Six Board members have also been re-appointed. They are:

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

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

• Dr Sudha Nair, Executive Director, PAVE

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

• Ms Jacqueline Loh Wai Yin, Deputy Managing Director, Markets and Development, Monetary Authority of Singapore

• Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan, Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC, and Member of Parliament, Pioneer SMC 

Board Members Stepping Down

Three Board members have stepped down at the end of their term on 30 Sep 2020. MND and HDB wish to thank them for their service, guidance and invaluable contributions during their term of appointment. They are:

• Mr Tham Sai Choy, Chairman, Governing Council, Singapore Institute of Directors; Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

• Professor Heng Chye Kiang, Provost’s Professor, School of Design & Environment, National University of Singapore

• MG Goh Si Hou, Chief of Army, Singapore Armed Forces

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 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2020年10月1日至2022年9月30日。

董事会主席陈育忠先生（Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong）获续任，另有六名成员一并续任。三名成员已卸任董事会，三名新成员加入董事会。

新任董事会成员

三名新任HDB董事会成员在公共服务、会计及建筑领域具备广泛专长与经验。他们是：

• 李毅仁准将（BG Lee Yi-Jin），新加坡武装部队第6师师长

• 苏秀兰女士（Ms Rita Soh Siow Lan），RDC Architects Pte Ltd董事总经理

• 陈华耀先生（Mr Tan Wah Yeow），驻挪威王国非驻地大使；新加坡特许会计师协会及英格兰及威尔士特许会计师协会会士

主席及董事会成员续任

陈育忠先生，职总平价合作社有限公司主席，获续任为HDB主席。

孔莉莉教授（Professor Lily Kong Lee Lee），新加坡管理大学校长，获续任。她将出任副主席。

六名董事会成员亦获续任。他们是：

• 张景贤博士（Dr Cheong Koon Hean），建屋发展局首席执行官

• Mohd Sa’at Bin Abdul Rahman先生，《每日新闻》/《星期日新闻》编辑，新加坡报业控股有限公司

• Sudha Nair博士，PAVE执行董事

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

• 罗慧燕女士（Ms Jacqueline Loh Wai Yin），新加坡金融管理局市场与发展副董事总经理

• 郑德源先生（Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan），全国职工总会助理秘书长，以及先驱单选区国会议员

卸任董事会成员

三名董事会成员已于2020年9月30日任期届满时卸任。MND与HDB感谢他们在任期内的服务、指导与宝贵贡献。他们是：

• 谭世才先生（Mr Tham Sai Choy），新加坡董事学会理事会主席；新加坡特许会计师协会及英格兰及威尔士特许会计师协会会士

• 王才强教授（Professor Heng Chye Kiang），新加坡国立大学设计与环境学院教务长教授

• 吴仕豪少将（MG Goh Si Hou），新加坡武装部队陆军总长
