HDB, URA, NParks to get new chiefs
Changes take effect from Aug 1
By Dickson Li
THE Housing Board has appointed Mrs Cheong Koon Hean as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
She will replace Mr Tay Kim Poh, who is moving to the Ministry of National Development (MND) as its deputy secretary of development.
The move for Mrs Cheong, 53, comes at a time when the HDB has been under pressure from home buyers as prices of resale flats have hit historic highs.
HDB has moved swiftly as it tries to address the high levels of housing demand with a slew of land releases this year.
Mrs Cheong is a veteran industry hand, having been CEO at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for the past six years.
In her time at URA, she led the development of Marina Bay and new areas such as the Jurong Lake District, Kallang Riverside and Paya Lebar Central.
The former Colombo Plan scholarship holder has a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Architecture from Australia's Newcastle University,
and a Master's of Science in Urban Development Planning from University College London.
She will retain her concurrent post as deputy secretary of special duties at the MND, where she oversees land reclamation issues.
At MND, Mr Tay will replace Brigadier-General (NS) Tay Lim Heng, who moves to Keppel Integrated Engineering, the wholly owned environmental arm of Keppel Corp, as its deputy CEO and executive director (sustainable development) from today.
As the deputy secretary of development at MND, Mr Tay, 57, will oversee the ministry's housing and planning and research divisions, the Singapore-Tianjin Eco-city Project Office and other corporate functions.
He played a crucial role in several major public housing policies during his time at the HDB, including the Enhanced Additional Housing Grant and the Lease Buyback Scheme.
He is a Public Service Commission scholarship holder who graduated with first class honours in mechanical engineering from the University of Singapore.
Mr Ng Lang, 45, the CEO of National Parks Board (NParks), will replace Mrs Cheong at the URA.
Mr Poon Hong Yuen, 40, director of economic programmes and international relations at the Finance Ministry, will be the new NParks chief.
All the other appointments will take effect from Aug 1.
dicksonl@sph.com.sg
Mrs Cheong (left) will be the new HDB chief, replacing Mr Tay, who will move to the MND.
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