New Appointments to the Building and Construction Authority Board
The renewed Board’s construction, digital, legal and financial expertise may support safer, more productive and technologically advanced built-environment policies.
BCA reappointed Chairman Lim Sim Seng and Deputy Chairman Tan Thiam Soon from 1 April 2023, added five members and reappointed seven for two-year terms.
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Singapore, 31 March 2023 – The Ministry of National Development (MND) has re-appointed incumbent Chairman Mr Lim Sim Seng (林森成), Senior Advisor, DBS Bank Ltd (with effect 1 April 2023), and Deputy Chairman, Er. Prof. Tan Thiam Soon (陈添顺), Institute Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology, to the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Board. Seven other board members are also reappointed, while three members are stepping down. The Board is welcoming five new members who bring with them expertise and experience from the private sectors.
The new Board will continue to play an instrumental role in guiding BCA’s policies and strategies to transform the Built Environment sector and shape a safe and liveable built environment for Singapore. All appointments are for a two-year term, with effect from 1 April 2023. The full list of BCA Board members can be found in the Annex.
New Board Members
The five new BCA Board members are:
Ms Ameera Ashraf
Partner, WongPartnership LLP
Mr Richard Kuppusamy
Chief Product Officer & Head, Lendlease Digital Asia
Mr Lee Aik Seng (李奕新)
Managing Director, Obayashi Singapore Private Limited
Ms Julia Leong (梁诗薇)
Partner, PwC Singapore
Mr Sathiaseelan Jagateesan
Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP
Re-appointment of Board Members
The seven members who have been re-appointed are:
Ar. Angelene Chan Li Chen (陈丽君)
Chairman, DP Architects and its Group of Companies
Ms Jasmin Lau (刘洁敏)
Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Health
Er. Dr. Lee Bee Wah (李美花)
Group Director, Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Mr Max Loh Khum Whai (羅錦偉)
Chartered Accountant
Mr Khiatani Manohar Ramesh
Senior Executive Director, CapitaLand Investment Limited
Mr Wong Heang Fine (黄显辉)
Chairman, SusDev Pte Ltd
Mr Kelvin Wong Wee Siong (黄伟翔)
Chief Executive Officer, BCA
Board Members Stepping Down
Three Board members are stepping down upon completing their term of office on 31 March 2023. They are:
Ms Kala Anandarajah
Partner, Rajah & Tann LLP
Mr Johnny Lim Chee Hwa (林志华)
Mr Mohamad Saiful Bin Saroni
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
MND and BCA welcome all new Board members and would like to extend our deepest appreciation to the outgoing members for their guidance, invaluable service and contributions.
Jointly issued by Ministry of National Development
& Building and Construction Authority on 31 March 2023
About BCA
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) champions the development and transformation of the built environment sector, in order to improve Singapore’s living environment. BCA oversees areas such as safety, quality, inclusiveness, sustainability and productivity, all of which, together with our stakeholders and partners, help to achieve our mission to transform the Built Environment sector and shape a liveable and smart built environment for Singapore. For more information, visit www1.bca.gov.sg.
Annex
BCA BOARD MEMBERS (FROM 1 APRIL 2023 TO 31 MARCH 2025)
Chairman
Chairman
Mr Lim Sim Seng
(wef 1 April 2023) Senior Advisor, DBS Bank Ltd
(at present - 31 March 2023) Group Head, Consumer Banking & Wealth Management, DBS Bank Ltd
Mr Lim Sim Seng
(wef 1 April 2023) Senior Advisor, DBS Bank Ltd
(at present - 31 March 2023) Group Head, Consumer Banking & Wealth Management, DBS Bank Ltd
Deputy Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Er. Prof. Tan Thiam Soon
Institute Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology
Er. Prof. Tan Thiam Soon
Institute Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology
Board Members
Board Members
Ms Ameera Ashraf
Partner, WongPartnership LLP
Ar. Angelene Chan Li Chen
Chairman, DP Architects and its Group of Companies
Ms Jasmin Lau
Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Health
Mr Khiatani Manohar Ramesh
Senior Executive Director, CapitaLand Investment Limited
Mr Richard Kuppusamy
Chief Product Officer & Head, Lendlease Digital Asia
Mr Lee Aik Seng
Managing Director, Obayashi Singapore Private Limited
Er. Dr. Lee Bee Wah
Group Director, Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Ms Julia Leong
Partner, PwC Singapore
Mr Max Loh Khum Whai
Chartered Accountant
Mr Sathiaseelan Jagateesan
Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP
Mr Wong Heang Fine
Chairman, SusDev Pte Ltd
Mr Kelvin Wong Wee Siong
Chief Executive Officer, BCA
Ms Ameera Ashraf
Partner, WongPartnership LLP
Ar. Angelene Chan Li Chen
Chairman, DP Architects and its Group of Companies
Ms Jasmin Lau
Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Health
Mr Khiatani Manohar Ramesh
Senior Executive Director, CapitaLand Investment Limited
Mr Richard Kuppusamy
Chief Product Officer & Head, Lendlease Digital Asia
Mr Lee Aik Seng
Managing Director, Obayashi Singapore Private Limited
Er. Dr. Lee Bee Wah
Group Director, Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Ms Julia Leong
Partner, PwC Singapore
Mr Max Loh Khum Whai
Chartered Accountant
Mr Sathiaseelan Jagateesan
Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP
Mr Wong Heang Fine
Chairman, SusDev Pte Ltd
Mr Kelvin Wong Wee Siong
Chief Executive Officer, BCA