Members of the Board

Mr Lim was Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Development from 2011 to 2016, and held concurrent appointments as Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office and for National Security & Intelligence Coordination. Prior to that, he was Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs from 2005 to 2011. Mr Lim was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 2010. He retired from the Civil Service in 2016 and serves presently as Special Advisor to the Centre for Liveable Cities, Special Advisor to the National Security Studies Programme, RSIS/NTU as well as Chairman of Temasek Foundation Connects CLG and Chairman of Temasek Foundation Ltd.

Mr Sohmen-Pao is Executive Chairman of BW Group. He is also Chairman of five publicly listed affiliates BW LPG, BW Offshore, BW Energy, Hafnia and Epic Gas, Chairman of the Singapore Maritime Foundation and a trustee of the Lloyd's Register Foundation. He has served as a non-executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd, The London P&I Club, The Esplanade Co Ltd, Sport Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore amongst others.

Mr Harvey-Samuel was formerly the non-executive Chairman of HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited, following his retirement as Group General Manager, Chief Executive Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), Singapore. A member of HSBC's Asian Executive Committee, Mr Harvey-Samuel was directly responsible for all HSBC operations based in Singapore. He is currently Chairman of the Capella Hotel Group Pte Ltd and a member of the boards of Surbana Jurong Private Limited, JTC Corporation, Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Ltd, M1 Limited and Wing Tai Holdings.

Mr Huang is Managing Director of Amoy Canning Corporation (S) Ltd, a pioneer in the food processing industry in Asia. An active leader and contributor in business and the community, he serves on the boards and committees of various organisations including Singapore Manufacturing Federation, Singapore Business Advisors & Consultants Council and Consumers Association of Singapore. He was also formerly the Honorary Consul General of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Singapore.

Mr Musa heads the Planning Group in SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) where he oversees the agency's strategic and resource planning efforts. He is currently a member of Nanyang Polytechnic's (NYP) Board of Governors, the Deputy Chairman of NYP's Education Fund Management Committee and a member of the Industrial Arbitration Court's Employer Panel. Prior to this, he has served in various agencies in the public service, including the Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Finance and Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Professor Chan is Director of the Behavioural Sciences Institute at Singapore Management University. His works have been cited over 12,000 times in various disciplines. He has received several international awards for his scientific and practice contributions, and is the first scientist to receive Elected Fellow status from all six international psychological organisations. Currently, he is a member of the Social Science Research Council, National Council on Problem Gambling, Diabetes Prevention and Care Taskforce, Singapore-Japan Joint Committee on Science and Technology, Board of the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre, and International Panel of Experts for the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

Ms Nur Hidayah is Dean of the Faculty of Design at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, and serves as an expert on various boards locally. She believes in the interconnectedness of design aesthetics, education and industry/community, and has initiated several partnerships including developing design capability programmes with communities in Asia and investigating issues on social enterprise for a more inclusive design culture. She has led the research and study of design cultures in contemporary Asian cities such as Singapore, Seoul and Shanghai, and undertaken the Global Design Initiative involving five international universities. Under her leadership, the design programmes have achieved great success at regional and international competitions.

Mr Er began his career in National Parks Board (NParks) and has been involved in the planning, implementation and management of parks and streetscapes in the city. In 2003, he was seconded to the Ministry of National Development, where he oversaw policies and was actively involved in the review of legislation pertaining to parks and greenery infrastructure, agri-veterinary issues, and building and construction. Mr Er was subsequently appointed General Manager at Gardens by the Bay, where he played a pivotal role in developing the Gardens from concept to form. He was also concurrently Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Corporate Development & Services) at NParks. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Gardens by the Bay in 2012. Mr Er is presently the Chief Executive Officer of NParks.