New Appointments to the Building and Construction Authority Board

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

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)