New Appointments To The Singapore Sports Council

15 SEP 2010

New Appointments To The Singapore Sports Council

Singapore, 15 September 2010 - Mr Richard Seow Yung Liang will assume the post of Chairman of the Singapore Sports Council with effect from 1 October 2010.

  1. Mr Seow, 48, is currently the Chairman of Republic Polytechnic and Chairman of the Anglo-Chinese School Board of Governors. A former investment banker, Mr Seow was previously also Chairman of the Board of Parkway Holdings Limited.

  2. MCYS expresses its appreciation to the outgoing Chairman, Mr Alexander Chan Meng Wah, for his contributions to sports for over 19 years, including the past 8 years as SSC Chairman. Said Minister (CYS), Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, “I am very grateful to Mr Alex Chan for playing such a major role in remaking the sporting landscape. During his term as Chairman, SSC implemented most of the groundbreaking recommendations of the Committee on Sporting Singapore. Under his leadership, SSC successfully organised the Asian Youth Games in 2009 and was a key partner in the Youth Olympic Games in 2010. SSC awarded the tender for the Changi Motorsports Hub earlier this year. In addition, SSC signed the contract with the Singapore Sports Hub Consortium to design, build, finance and operate the new Sports Hub last month. He has devoted invaluable time, effort and ideas in his quiet tireless and effective way.”

  3. Mr Cheah Kim Teck, Chief Executive Officer, Group Motor Operations, Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd, will be appointed as SSC Deputy Chairman with effect from 1 October 2010. The other new members who will be appointed to the Council are:
    • (i) Ms Ong Toon Hui, Deputy Secretary, MCYS
    • (ii) Dr Teo-Koh Sock Miang, President, Special Olympics Singapore
    • (iii) Mr Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Group CEO, BW Maritime and BW Gas
  4. The following Council members will be stepping down from 30 September 2010:
    • (i) Mr Edmund Koh, President, Ta Chong Bank Co. Ltd., Taiwan
    • (ii) Mr Tan Ju Seng, Chairman, Singapore National Paralympic Council
    • (iii) Mr Chew Hock Yong, Chief Executive, Land Transport Authority
  5. MCYS and SSC welcome the new Council members and also express their appreciation to the outgoing members for their invaluable service. The composition of the new Council is at Annex.

Annex - Composition of Singapore Sports Council (1 October 2010 to 30 September 2012)

CHAIRMAN

Mr Richard Seow
Chairman, Republic Polytechnic Board of Governors

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Mr Cheah Kim Teck
Chief Executive Officer, Group Motor Operations, Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd

MEMBERS
Ms Sum Chee Wah
Director, Education Programmes, Ministry of Education

Dr Benedict Tan
Sports Physician & Senior Consultant Changi Sports Medicine Centre, Changi General Hospital

Mr Low Teo Ping
President, Singapore Rugby Union and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council

Mr Lee Hong Chuang
Business Recovery Operations Manager, Hewlett Packard Singapore and 1st Vice-President of Singapore Gymnastics

Dr Janice Khoo
General Practitioner, The Rafflesian Clinic & Surgery

Dr Saiful Nizam
Family Physician, National Healthcare Group General Practitioners

Mr Bernard Tan
Commissioner, PT Bank, DBS Indonesia

Mr Yam Ah Mee
Chief Executive Director, People’s Association

COL Chia Choon Hong
Assistant Chief of General Staff (Plans), Ministry of Defence

Ms Ong Toon Hui
Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports

Dr Teo-Koh Sock Miang
President, Special Olympics Singapore
Mr Andreas Sohmen-Pao
Group CEO, BW Maritime and BW Gas

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Jackson Tan
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Email: jackson_tan@mcys.gov.sg

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