Appointment of New Board Members for the National Council of Social Service

29 Jul 2024

SINGAPORE, 29 JULY 2024 – The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) announced key appointment holders to the Board of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS). In addition to the appointments made by the Minister for Social and Family Development, Mr Masagos Zulkifli, other Board members were either elected at the NCSS Annual General Meeting held on 17 July 2024 or appointed by the President of the Board. All will serve a two-year term from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2026.

Key Appointment Holders for Board Term 2024/2026

Anita Fam has been reappointed to the Board as its President. Ms Theresa Goh and Clinical Associate Prof Kevin Lim have been appointed and elected respectively as the Vice-Presidents to the Board. Mr Chew Sutat has been reappointed as the Chairman of the Community Chest.
Mister Masagos Zulkiflisaid, “I thank Ms Anita Fam, A/P Kevin Lim, and Mr Chew Sutat for their continued dedicated service to the social service sector, and congratulate Ms Theresa Goh for taking up the new appointment on the Board. Their extensive experience in the sector and dedication to serving others place them in good stead to lead NCSS as it takes on the expanded role of being the sector developer for the social service sector.”

Out-going members

Eugene Seow will step down as Vice-President of NCSS. Mr Seow has served 8 years on the Board, including as Vice-President from 2022 to 2024. More details on his contributions can be found in Annex A.
MSF expresses its appreciation to Mr Seow for his longstanding contribution and to all other outgoing Board Members for their unwavering commitment and service to NCSS and the social service sector. Their contributions have been instrumental in uplifting those in need and nurturing lives together.
More information on the remaining 18 Board members can be found in Annex B.

Annex A - Mr Eugene Seow

Mr Eugene Seow joined the NCSS Board in 2016 and will step down after serving four terms. He has contributed substantially to various Board committees such as the Executive Committee, Volunteer Resource Committee, Social Service Sector Strategic Thrusts (4ST) Strategic Review Panel, Human Capital and Organisation Development Committee, and Sector Capability and Transformation Committee.

Eugene was deeply passionate in building leaders for the sector and has been instrumental in the 40-under-40 initiative to empower and groom the next generation of young leaders. He has over 30 years of experience in the sector, serving on multiple non-profit boards including TOUCH Community Service and The Majurity Trust. He also serves as Board Advisor to the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) and Radion International.

Eugene, in his previous capacity as the Executive Director of TOUCH, was conferred the Public Service Medal (PBM) in 2005, in recognition of his role in the Asian tsunami relief efforts. He also received the Friends of MCCY Award in 2018 and the Public Service Star (BBM) Award in 2020 for his contributions as Vice-Chairman of the NVPC Board.

Annex B - NCSS Board Members (1 August 2024 to 31 July 2026)

Name	Role
Ms Anita Fam Full-time Community Volunteer	President
Ms Theresa Goh Managing Founder, 360 Dynamics	Vice-President
Clinical Associate Professor Kevin Lim Director/Office of Strategy, Partnerships & Global Health, Senior Consultant/ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital	Vice-President
Mr Chew Sutat Chairman, Shan De Advisors Pte Ltd	Chairman, Community Chest
Mr Gregory Vijayendran Chairman, Law Society Pro Bono Services	Honorary General Secretary
Ms Theresa Sim Assurance Partner, Chief Operations Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	Honorary Treasurer
Ms Ang Sock Sun (New) Partner and Insurance Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore	Board Member
Mr Dileep Nair (New) Chairman, Sree Narayana Mission Independent Director, Singapore Reinsurance and MS First Capital	Board Member
Mr Eric Tseng President, The Singapore Association for the Deaf	Board Member
Ms Janet Young Managing Director & Group Head, Channels and Digitalisation, Communications & Brand, United Overseas Bank Ltd	Board Member
Professor Kenneth Poon Dean, Education Research and Centre Director of the Centre for Research in Child Development, National Institution of Education, NTU	Board Member
Dr Lee Kwok Cheong Board Member, The Teng Company Ltd	Board Member
Mr Muhammad Azri Bin Azman Chairman, Muhammadiyah Welfare Home	Board Member
Ms Ong Toon Hui (New) Vice Dean and Executive Director, Institute for Governance and Leadership, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore	Board Member
Ms Shahrany Hassan (New) Chairperson, Casa Raudha	Board Member
Dr Teo-Koh Sock Miang President, Singapore Disability Sports Council	Board Member
Mr Vincent Lim Board Member, HCSA Community Services	Board Member
Mr Wan Chee Foong (New) CEO, PSA BDP	Board Member
Mr William Toh Independent Non-Executive Director, Mapletree Industrial Trust Management	Board Member
Ms Yap Su-Yin (New) Board Member, Brahm Centre	Board Member
Mr Esa Masood Deputy Secretary (Corporate & Partners), Ministry of Social and Family Development	Representative of the Director- General of Social Welfare
Mr Noel Cheah Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Agency for Integrated Care	Representative of the Director- General of Health

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