# New Appointments to the Urban Redevelopment Authority Board

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2021-03-31T03:01:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/new-appointments-to-the-urban-redevelopment-authority-board
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial, Government & Policy, Regional Markets

## Featured rationale

The board’s broader legal, restructuring, ageing and tourism expertise could inform urban-planning decisions across development feasibility, demographic needs and visitor-oriented precincts.

## AI summary

URA appointed four new board members, reappointed Chairman Peter Ho and seven members, and announced five departures for two-year terms beginning 1 April 2021.

## Original article

Four new members will be appointed to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Board with effect from 1 April 2021. Chairman of the board, Mr Peter Ho Hak Ean, who is also the Senior Advisor to the Centre for Strategic Futures at the Prime Minister’s Office, will be reappointed, along with seven other members. Five members are stepping down from the board.

New Board Members

The four new members are:

i. Mr Sarjit Singh Gill, Senior Counsel, Senior Partner, Shook Lin & Bok LLP;

ii. Mr Goh Thien Phong, Partner, Head of Corporate Restructuring, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; 

iii. Dr Thang Leng Leng, Associate Professor, Head of Department of Japanese Studies, and Co-Director of Next Age Institute, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore; and

iv. Mr Keith Tan Kean Loong, Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board.

Re-appointed Members

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

i. Mr Khew Sin Khoon, President & Group Chief Executive Officer, CPG Corporation Pte Ltd;

ii. Ms Judy Hsu, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer, Private and Business Banking, Standard Chartered Bank Ltd;

iii. Ms Angelene Chan, Chairman, DP Architects Pte Ltd;

iv. Mr Chang York Chye, Bill, Chief Executive Officer, Group Enterprise, Singtel;

v. Mr Ong Kim Pong, Regional Chief Executive Officer, Southeast Asia, PSA International Pte Ltd; 

vi. Mr Khairudin Saharom, Principal and Director, Kite Studio Architecture Pte; and

vii. Mr Lim Eng Hwee, Chief Executive Officer, URA.

Members stepping down

The five board members stepping down at the end of their term on 31 March 2021 are:

i. Mr Tan Chee Meng, Senior Counsel, Deputy Chairman, WongPartnership LLP;

ii. Mr Nagaraj Sivaram;

iii. Professor Brenda Yeoh Saw Ai, Director, Humanities & Social Science Research, Office of Deputy President (Research & Technology), National University of Singapore;

iv. Dr Cheong Wei Yang, Deputy Secretary (Special Projects), Ministry of Health; and

v. Mr Ngien Hoon Ping, Chief Executive Officer, Supply Chain Business, FairPrice Group.

With these appointment changes, the URA Board will have 12 members, including Mr Ho. All appointments will be for a two-year term until 31 March 2023. The full list of URA board members is appended in the Annex.

The Ministry of National Development (MND) and URA welcome the new board members and look forward to the continued support of the reappointed Chairman and board members. MND and URA also extend our appreciation to all outgoing board members for their invaluable service, guidance and contributions during their tenure.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 市区重建局董事会新任命

四名新成员将自2021年4月1日起获委任加入市区重建局（URA）董事会。董事会主席何学渊先生（Mr Peter Ho Hak Ean）——亦为总理公署战略前瞻中心高级顾问——将获续任，另有七名成员一并续任。五名成员将卸任。

新任董事会成员

四名新成员为：

i. 萨吉特·辛格·吉尔先生（Mr Sarjit Singh Gill），高级律师，Shook Lin & Bok LLP高级合伙人；

ii. 吴天丰先生（Mr Goh Thien Phong），普华永道会计师事务所（PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP）合伙人、企业重组业务主管；

iii. 汤玲玲博士（Dr Thang Leng Leng），新加坡国立大学文学暨社会科学学院日本研究学系副教授、系主任，以及Next Age Institute联合主任；以及

iv. 陈庆龙先生（Mr Keith Tan Kean Loong），新加坡旅游局首席执行官。

续任成员

除何先生外，七名续任成员为：

i. 丘新坤先生（Mr Khew Sin Khoon），CPG Corporation Pte Ltd总裁兼集团首席执行官；

ii. 徐Judy女士（Ms Judy Hsu），渣打银行有限公司消费、私人及商业银行业务首席执行官；

iii. 陈丽君女士（Ms Angelene Chan），DP Architects Pte Ltd主席；

iv. 张跃才先生（Mr Chang York Chye, Bill），新加坡电信集团企业业务首席执行官；

v. 王金邦先生（Mr Ong Kim Pong），PSA International Pte Ltd东南亚区域首席执行官；

vi. Khairudin Saharom先生，Kite Studio Architecture Pte首席建筑师兼董事；以及

vii. 林荣辉先生（Mr Lim Eng Hwee），市区重建局首席执行官。

卸任成员

五名董事会成员将于2021年3月31日任期届满卸任，分别为：

i. 陈志明先生（Mr Tan Chee Meng），高级律师，WongPartnership LLP副主席；

ii. Nagaraj Sivaram先生；

iii. 杨淑爱教授（Professor Brenda Yeoh Saw Ai），新加坡国立大学副校长（研究与科技）办公室人文与社会科学研究主任；

iv. 张伟扬博士（Dr Cheong Wei Yang），卫生部副常任秘书（特别项目）；以及

v. 严循平先生（Mr Ngien Hoon Ping），FairPrice Group供应链业务首席执行官。

经此任命调整后，市区重建局董事会将有12名成员，包括何先生。所有任命任期均为两年，至2023年3月31日止。市区重建局董事会完整名单附于附件。

国家发展部（MND）与市区重建局欢迎新任董事会成员，并期待续任主席及董事会成员继续支持。国家发展部与市区重建局亦感谢所有卸任董事会成员在任期内的宝贵服务、指导与贡献。