Biography
Dr Beh Swan Gin
Managing Director
Economic Development Board
Dr Beh, an Administrative Service officer, was appointed as Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board from 1 August 2008.
He joined EDB in November 1992 and has held various portfolios within EDB, ranging from industry development to planning & policy, and from corporate development to global operations. These included leadership roles in the development of Singapore’s Biomedical Sciences industry cluster from 2001 to 2006, as well as overseas assignments in EDB’s North American operations from 1995 to 2000.
Between October 2006 and January 2007, Dr Beh was concurrently Executive Director of the Biomedical Research Council at the Agency for Science, Technology & Research. In addition, he was concurrently Director of the Ministry of Trade & Industry’s Energy Planning Division between June and December 2006.
Dr Beh is a medical doctor by training and graduated from the National University of Singapore. He is also a Sloan Fellow with a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
He is on the Board of Directors for Singapore Health Services, International Enterprise Singapore, Bio*One Capital and EDB Investments.
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Last Updated On 25 September 2009