Ng Chee Khern
Non-Executive and Independent Director
First appointment as Director
1 January 2025
Last re-election as Director

25 April 2025

Board committee(s) served on
  • Board Sustainability Committee (Chairman)
  • Remuneration Committee (Member)
  • Hong Leong Asia Share Option Scheme 2000 (Member)
Present Directorships
Listed companies:
  • SIA Engineering Company Limited* (Independent Non-Executive Director)
Major Appointments (other than directorships)
  • Ministry of Manpower, Singapore (Senior Advisor)
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (Deputy Chairman)
Past directorships in other listed companies and principal commitments held over the preceding three years

Mr Ng is currently the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Manpower following his retirement as the Permanent Secretary for the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group in the Prime Minister’s Office from May 2017 to March 2022, Permanent Secretary for Defence Development in the Ministry of Defence from May 2014 to April 2017 and the Second Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health from August 2014 to March 2016.

Mr Ng served for about 40 years in the Public Service with extensive experience in sustainable governance, building long last systems, fostering national and international networks including a track record in assessing regional and international affairs, and implementing national initiatives in security, digital and work force transformation.

Mr Ng holds a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and a Master of Arts and Social Sciences (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) and a Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Second Class Honors) (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) from the University of Oxford.

* listed company
Information as at 11 March 2026