With effective effective date of April 1, Professor Tan Thiam Soon of the Singapore Institute of Technology ( SIT ) will be appointed as the BCA’s chairman.  ,
According to a joint media release from the , Ministry of National Development ( MND), and BCA, Mr. Lim Sim Seng will step down from the board on Monday ( Mar 17 ).  ,
Prof. Tan was appointed deputy president in 2021 and first joined the board in 2019.
According to the SIT web, he was SIT’s president from 2013 to 2021, and he is its annual institute professor. Prof. Tan serves on the Land Transport Authority’s board of directors.  ,
In 2023, Prof. Tan received the Meritorious Service Medal, and in 2022, he received the title of Remarkable Geotechnical Engineer from the Singapore Geotechnical Society.
OUTGOING CHAIRMAN
Mr. Lim has been a member of the BCA committee since 2020. He was chosen as chair in April 2021.  ,
He assisted the built setting sector in navigating the problems brought on by the COVID-19 crisis, according to MND and BCA.  ,
Mr. Lim oversaw the effective release of the updated Built Environment Industry Transformation Map in 2022.
Mr. Lim even provided insightful advice to the organization during recent efforts to brand the economy, which resulted in the launch of a public campaign to highlight the contributions the sector made to the construction of Singapore, according to the release.  ,
Mr. Lim is a seasoned businessman who was previously in charge of DBS’s group customer banking and personal banking operations. He was elected as an Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore  Distinguished Fellow ( Financial Markets ) in 2015 and received the Public Service Medal in 2018.
OTHER BOARD Activities
Other table changes, such as the nomination of Mr. Max Loh Khum Whai as the deputy president, were also made by MND and BCA. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore is now led by Mr. Loh, a certified accountant.
Dr. Fereen Liew, Divisional Director ( Income Security Policy ) at the Ministry of Manpower, Dr. John Lim, Chairman of JL Family Office, and Dr. Tan Yoong Heng, Singapore Country Leader of the Australasia Region Board Member at Arup, and Dr. Fereen Liew, Divisional Director ( Income Security Policy ) at the Ministry of Manpower.
According to MND and BCA,” The new committee will continue to navigate BCA’s policies and strategies to enhance the built environment business and create a healthy and tolerable environment for Singapore.”  ,
On March 31 the two board people will step down after serving their terms. They are Ms. Jasmin Lau, Deputy Secretary ( Policy ) of the Ministry of Health, and Mr. Wong Heang Fine, Chairman of Asia Infrastructure Solutions.
” The MND and BCA welcome all new committee members and would like to express our deepest gratitude to Mr. Lim and the other outgoing people for their assistance, unmatched support, and efforts.”