The Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday (March 15) that Mr Alan Chan Heng Loon will be appointed as chairman of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) from April 1.
He succeeds Mr Michael Lim Choo San who has held the position for the past 14 years.
Mr Chan who has been the chief executive officer of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) since Jan 1, 2003, is also a member of the Public Service Commission and a director of Business China. He chaired the Council that revised the Code of Corporate Governance in 2012.
Before joining SPH, Mr Chan was an administrative officer in the Civil Service. His previous appointments included Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Principal Private Secretary to then-Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
MOT said: “Mr Chan’s extensive leadership experience will offer LTA invaluable guidance in the future development of land transport in Singapore.”
The ministry also thanked outgoing chairman Mr Lim for his contributions to LTA, and said that many key land transport strategies were launched and implemented under his stewardship.
They include the launch of the Land Transport Master Plan in 2008, rail projects that expanded Singapore’s rail network to cover more than 200km island-wide, as well as the launch of the Bus Service Enhancement Programme that increased bus capacity and bus service levels.
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