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Board Changes at The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced on 29 January 2021 board changes at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).
Appointment of New Board Members (with effect from 1 February 2021)
Appointment of New Board Members
- Mr Ashok Belani
Executive Vice President
Schlumberger New Energy - Mr Chia Song Hwee
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Temasek International Pte. Ltd. -
Professor Jackie Hunter
Board Director
Benevolent AI Ltd -
Mr Soh Gim Teik
Partner
Finix Corporate Advisory LLP
Re-appointment of Board Members
- Professor Barry Halliwell
Chairman, Biomedical Advisory Council, A*STAR
Senior Advisor, Academic Appointments and Research Excellence,
Office of the Senior Deputy President and Provost, Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor, National University of Singapore - Professor Sir John O’Reilly
Chairman, Science and Engineering Advisory Council, A*STAR
Chairman, NICC (Standards) Ltd - Professor Isaac Ben-Israel
Chairman, Israel Space Agency - Professor Stefan Catsicas
Managing Partner
Skyviews Life Science SA - Professor William Chin
Bertarelli Professor of Translational Medical Science and Medicine Emeritus, Harvard Medical School
Executive Vice-President, Clinical & Translational Science, Frequency Therapeutics - Dr Benjamin Koh Khay Wee
Deputy Secretary (Development)
Ministry of Health - Professor Lily Kong
President
Singapore Management University - Mr Quek Gim Pew
Chief Defence Scientist
Ministry of Defence - Mr Yee Ping Yi
Deputy Secretary (Planning)
Ministry of Finance
In Appreciation
The following A*STAR board members will be stepping down upon the completion of their term on 31 January 2021.
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Professor Chong Tow Chong
President and Acting Provost
Singapore University of Technology and Design - Mr Anton Sebastian Huber
Former Chief Executive Officer
Digital Factory Division, Siemens AG - Dr Omkaram Nalamasu
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Applied Materials
President, Applied Ventures LLC - Professor Sir Keith O’Nions
Chair, University of Nottingham, UK
Chair, British Geological Survey, UK
MTI would like to thank all the outgoing Board Members for their contributions and welcome the new board members to A*STAR.
The write-ups of the new board members and the full list of board members can be found at the A*STAR Board page from 1 February onwards.
For the full press release, refer to the MTI press room.
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