Dr Beng Cheah
Deputy Executive Director
Strategic Operations Management (SOM) and ODE, SIMTech & ARTC
Dr. Beng Cheah oversees the management of strategic operations for ARTC as well as organisation development, talent management, and staff engagement for SIMTech & ARTC.
He is skilled in navigating business, technical, and operational challenges. Prior to joining A*STAR, he successfully repositioned a unit into a profitable business at a SingTel subsidiary. Through his tours of duty at A*STAR research institutes, Beng contributed greatly to corporate and business strategy formulation, industry development, corporate services, and project management at DSI, IME, NMC, and I2R. He was a key implementer of FusionWorld, an A*STAR technology showcase featured by CNN and visited by dignitaries from around the world.
He has managed large-scale projects involving advanced communications technologies and completed many successful projects with MNCs. He enjoyed designing and implementing software for projects such as New Zealand’s North Island Main Trunk Electrification, a control system for a multi-fuel pipeline in Indonesia, traffic signal gantry controllers for Auckland Harbour Bridge, sailing data capture for Steinlager 2, a communications network for SCADA systems for power companies in Rotorua, Wairkei, Westpower, and other parts of NZ.
He received a First-Class Honours degree in EEE from the University of Auckland, NZ. He researched the diffusion of innovations and earned a DBA from the University of South Australia. He completed the Programme for Global Leadership at Harvard Business School. He also serves on Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Advisory Committee.