New Board to Lead Professional Engineers
The Board’s focus on technology, continuous education and professional standards could support safer, more resilient and sustainable building and infrastructure development.
Four private-sector engineers joined the 15-member Professional Engineers Board for a three-year term from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026.
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SINGAPORE, 16 April 2024 – The Professional Engineers Board (PEB) welcomes four new members to the Board for a 3-year term from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2026. The new members, who bring with them diverse expertise and experience from private sectors, are Sembcorp Architects and Engineers CEO Er. Marina Pong, WSP Consultancy managing director Er. Lee Zi Du, HY M&E Consultancy Services managing director Er. Ho See Fong, and Alpha Consulting Engineers executive director Er. Ng Beow Suan.
2 The 15-member Board comprises six members elected by the community of Professional Engineers (PEs), six members appointed by the Minister for National Development, and three ex-officio members (full list at Annex A).
3 Er. Lim Peng Hong has been re-elected as the President of PEB for a second term. Er. Lim is a Past President of the Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore (ACES). He was conferred the National University of Singapore Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award in 2018 and the ACES Lifetime Achievement Award 2017.
4 The new Board will continue to build on the good work by the previous Board members to raise the standards and profile of professional engineering practice in Singapore. Er. Lim said, “The new Board will work with the Professional Engineers community and stakeholders to uplift the standard of professional practice, and embrace new technology and continuous education to enable engineers to play a bigger role in Singapore’s drive towards a more resilient and sustainable smart city.
5 MND and PEB welcome the new Board members and also extend our deepest appreciation to the outgoing Board members (see Annex B) for their invaluable service and contributions towards the engineering profession
Issued by:
Ministry of National Development
Professional Engineer Board
Date:
19 April 2024
ABOUT THE PEB:
Established in 1971, PEB is a Statutory Board under the Ministry of National Development. Its mission is to safeguard life, property, and the welfare of the public by setting and maintaining high standards for registered professional engineers, and by regulating and advancing the practice of professional engineering. For more information, visit www.peb.gov.sg.
ANNEX A
Professional Engineers Board’s Board Members w.e.f 1 January 2024
Appointed by the Minister for National Development
Dr Wong Liang Heng Johnny (黃良心) – Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Building), Housing & Development Board
Er. Dr Lee Jim Yang (李任远) – Emeritus Professor (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering), National University of Singapore
Er. Teo Yann (张彥) – Group Managing Director, Squire Mech Pte Ltd
Er. Kng Meng Hwee (康明辉) – Advisor, Chief Executive’s Office, Energy Market Authority
Er. Pong Mew Lan Marina* (龐媌阑) – CEO, Sembcorp Architects and Engineers Pte Ltd
Er. Lee Zi Du* (李子度) – Managing Director of WSP Consultancy Pte Ltd
Elected Members
Er. Lim Peng Hong (林冰鸿) – Managing Director, PH Consulting Pte Ltd
Er. Jee Yi Yng (余奕莹) – Singapore Country Representative, AECOM Singapore Pte Ltd
Er. Chua Tong Seng (蔡東昇) – Managing Director, Kiso Jiban Singapore Pte Ltd
Er. Dr Liew Jat Yuen Richard (刘德源) – Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore
Er. Ng Beow Suan* (黄妙算) – Technical Director, Alpha Consulting Engineers Pte Ltd
Er. Ho See Fong* (何书锋) – Managing Director, HY M&E Consultancy Services Pte Ltd
Ex-officio Members
Er. Kaliannan Thanabal – Group Director (Building Resilience) and Commissioner of Building Control, Building and Construction Authority
Er. Chan Ewe Jin (曾有仁) – Managing Director, ECAS Consultants Pte Ltd
Ar. Muhammed Khairudin Bin Saharom – Director, Kite Studio Architecture
* New Board Members
ANNEX B
List of Board Members who have completed their term ending 31 Dec 2023
Er. Chan Jacqueline (陈紫玲) – Managing Director, DSCO Group Pte Ltd
Er. Ng Yek Meng (黄益明) – Managing Director, Progressive Builders Pte Ltd
Er. Sivakumaran Murugesu – Managing Director, SMS Consulting Engineers Pte Ltd
Er. Yogeeswaran s/o Sivasithamparam – Managing Director, CASY Engineering Consultancy Pte Ltd