# New Chief Executive Officer for the Building and Construction Authority

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2026-03-06T04:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/new-chief-executive-officer-for-the-building-and-construction-authority-2026
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial, Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

Mr Tan’s infrastructure and housing-management experience may support continued construction transformation, technology adoption and sustainability initiatives across Singapore’s built-environment sector.

## AI summary

Mr Derek Tan will become BCA Chief Executive Officer on 1 May 2026, succeeding Mr Kelvin Wong after joining as CEO-Designate on 1 April.

## Original article

The Ministry of National Development (MND) and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) announced today the following senior appointment change at BCA:

Mr Kelvin Wong Wee Siong (黄伟翔), currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BCA, will relinquish his appointment on 1 May 2026.

Mr Derek Tan (陈凯锐), currently the Executive Director/Planning and Chief Infrastructure Planning Officer (CIPO) at MND, will join BCA as CEO(Designate) on 1 April 2026 and take on his appointment as CEO(BCA) on 1 May 2026.

As CEO of BCA, Mr Wong played an instrumental role in steering the Built Environment (BE) sector’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. He led coordinated efforts with industry leaders, Trade Association and Chambers (TACs) and government agencies to address manpower and financial challenges while ensuring the safe restart of construction activities. Following COVID-19, he oversaw key policy changes, including the shift to firm-based regimes for supervision and safety inspections, the introduction of Mandatory Energy Improvement and the Accessibility Code review to enhance the safety, sustainability and liveability of Singapore’s physical environment. Under his leadership, BCA fostered a stronger innovation eco-system and made strides in industry transformation, technology adoption and enterprise development through the launch of CORENET X, new grants and incentives, sectoral manpower development initiatives and collaborative procurement practices.

As Executive Director/Planning and Chief Infrastructure Planning Officer in MND, Mr Tan led transformation efforts in Singapore’s underground utilities space and worked closely with BCA and the National Parks Board (NParks) on strategic policies and initiatives. He previously served concurrently as Group Director, Special Duties, in the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the founding CEO of EV-electric Charging Private Limited (EVe), driving the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Mr Tan started his career in HDB where he held several diverse portfolios. In particular, he served as HDB’s Group Director, Housing Management, where he oversaw large-scale operations with over 2,000 staff to manage more than one million sold and public rental flats. Mr Tan’s extensive experience and familiarity with the built-environment sector position him well for his new appointment as CEO, BCA.

More detailed write-ups of Mr Wong and Mr Tan are in the Annex.

We would like to thank Mr Wong for his invaluable contributions to the Built Environment sector and BCA, and welcome Mr Tan to his new appointment at BCA.

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

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 建设局新任首席执行官

国家发展部（MND）与建设局（BCA）今日宣布以下BCA高级人事变动：

黄伟翔先生（Mr Kelvin Wong Wee Siong），现任BCA首席执行官（CEO），将于2026年5月1日卸任。

陈凯锐先生（Mr Derek Tan），现任国家发展部执行董事/规划兼首席基础设施规划官（CIPO），将于2026年4月1日加入BCA出任候任首席执行官，并于2026年5月1日正式出任BCA首席执行官。

作为BCA首席执行官，黄先生在引导建成环境（BE）行业从冠病疫情中复苏方面发挥了关键作用。他领导与行业领袖、商会协会（TAC）及政府机构的协调努力，应对人力与财务挑战，同时确保建筑活动安全重启。疫情过后，他督导多项关键政策调整，包括转向以企业为本的监理与安全检查制度、推出强制性能源改善，以及无障碍守则检讨，以提升新加坡实体环境的安全、可持续性与宜居性。在他领导下，BCA构建了更强的创新生态系统，并通过推出CORENET X、新的补助与激励措施、行业人力发展举措及协作采购做法，在行业转型、技术采纳与企业发展方面取得进展。

作为国家发展部执行董事/规划兼首席基础设施规划官，陈先生领导新加坡地下公用设施空间的转型工作，并与BCA及国家公园局（NParks）在战略政策与举措上密切合作。他此前曾兼任陆路交通管理局（LTA）集团总监（特别职务），以及EV-electric Charging Private Limited（EVe）创会首席执行官，推动电动车充电基础设施的铺设。陈先生的职业生涯始于建屋发展局（HDB），曾负责多个不同组合。其中，他担任HDB集团总监（房屋管理），督导超过2,000名员工的大规模运营，管理逾100万个已售及公共租赁组屋单位。陈先生在建成环境领域的丰富经验与熟悉程度，使其胜任BCA首席执行官新职。

黄先生与陈先生的更详细履历见附件。

我们谨此感谢黄先生对建成环境行业及BCA的宝贵贡献，并欢迎陈先生履任BCA新职。

由国家发展部与建设局发布