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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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.”

    3. Out-going members

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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
In support of:
Forward Singapore
Together SG Cares
Celebrating Volunteers
Social Service Institute
Community Chest
National Council of Social Service

© 2024 Government of Singapore

Last Updated 28 April 2023