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Lim Ming Yan
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Office:High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius (Non-Resident)
Term Start:11 January 2022
Office1:Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
Term Start1:June 2020
Office2:Chairman, Workforce Singapore
Term Start2:2016
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Alma Mater:University of Birmingham (BSc)
Harvard Business School (AMP)
Awards:Shanghai Magnolia Award (2003, 2005)
Outstanding Chief Executive (Overseas), Singapore Business Awards (2006)

Lim Ming Yan (; born February 1963[1] [2] [3]) is the chairman of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF)[4] [5] [6] and Workforce Singapore (WSG).[7] [8] He is also currently Singapore's Non-Resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius.[9] He was formerly the president and group chief executive officer (CEO) of CapitaLand.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Lim is a member of Singapore's Future Economy Council and a board member of Business China, Singapore Press Holdings, Central China Real Estate and DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd.

Education

Lim graduated from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science (First-class honours) in Mechanical Engineering and Economics[15] and was later conferred an honorary doctorate (Doctor of the University) by the university in 2015.[16]

Lim attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2002.

Career

Lim joined the CapitaLand Group in 1996. He served as the CEO of CapitaLand China Holdings Limited after being posted there in 2000. After returning to Singapore in 2009, he became the CEO of The Ascott Limited. He relinquished his position in February 2012 after becoming CapitaLand's COO in May of the prior year.[17] From 1 January 2013, Lim served as CapitaLand's president and group CEO, succeeding the founding CEO Liew Mun Leong. He retired from CapitaLand at the end of 2018, after more than 22 years of service in the company.

Lim was appointed as the chairman of SBF during its 18th Annual General Meeting on 30 June 2020. He succeeded Teo Siong Seng, who previously served as chairman for 6 years, and is part of the SBF Council's two-year term from 2020 to 2022.

On 11 January 2022, Lim was appointed as Singapore's Non-Resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius. Lim presented his Letter of Credence to the President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, on 27 June 2022.

Awards

Lim received the Magnolia Award from the Shanghai Municipal Government in 2003 and 2005 for his contributions to Shanghai. He was named Outstanding Chief Executive (Overseas) at the Singapore Business Awards in 2006 for his service as CEO of CapitaLand China.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3 Feb 2012. CapitaLand Limited - News - Announcement Of Cessation As Chief Executive Officer Of The Ascott Limited. 2020-12-27. investor.capitaland.com.
  2. Web site: 17 February 2017. Annual Report 2016. 2020-12-27. CapitaLand Mall Trust. 14 March 2017.
  3. Web site: 24 February 2017. Annual Report 2016. 2020-12-27. CapitaLand Retail China Trust.
  4. Web site: SBF Unveils New Council for 2020-2022 with Lim Ming Yan Elected as SBF's New Chairman . Singapore Business Federation . 2020-12-26.
  5. Web site: Lim Ming Yan . Singapore Management University . 26 December 2020.
  6. News: Subhani . Ovais . Former CapitaLand CEO Lim Ming Yan elected Singapore Business Federation's new chairman . The Straits Times . July 2020 . 26 December 2020.
  7. Web site: WORKFORCE SINGAPORE ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017 . Workforce Singapore . 26 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Business China - Board of Directors. 2020-12-26. www.businesschina.org.sg.
  9. Web site: Appointment of Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, Non-Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, and Non-Resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius . 2022-08-01 . www.mfa.gov.sg . en.
  10. Web site: Sregantan . Navin . Lim Ming Yan, president and group CEO of CapitaLand, to retire on Dec 31 . Business Times . 26 December 2020.
  11. Web site: The Future Economy Council . Ministry of Trade and Industry . 26 December 2020.
  12. Web site: CapitaLand President and Group CEO Lim Ming Yan to retire end-2018 . Channel News Asia . 26 December 2020.
  13. Web site: Retirement of President & Group CEO . CapitaLand . 26 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Khor. Siew Kim. 29 May 2019. CHANGE - ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT::APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR. 26 December 2020. Singapore Press Holdings.
  15. Web site: About CapitaLand > Board & Management . CapitaLand . 26 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180627090825/https://www.capitaland.com/international/en/about-capitaland/board-and-management.html . 2018-06-27.
  16. Web site: Lee. Jamie. 2015-07-10. CapitaLand CEO receives honorary doctorate from University of Birmingham. 2020-12-26. The Business Times. en.
  17. Web site: Moving Forward Towards a More Integrated and Inclusive CapitaLand Group . CapitaLand . 26 December 2020.
  18. Web site: Media Releases - Singapore Press Holdings. 2020-12-26. corporate.sph.com.sg.

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