KEPPEL Corporation yesterday announced the appointment of Goh Chye Boon as chief executive of a Singapore-China joint venture company formed to spearhead the Tianjin Eco City project.
Mr Goh is now deputy secretary (industry) at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).
He will be seconded to head the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City (SSTEC) project from June 1, but will serve concurrently as deputy secretary (special projects) at MTI.
A Keppel statement yesterday said that Mr Goh's experience in the public sector will equip him for his new role. Keppel is the leader of the Singapore consortium for the project.
Lim Chee Onn, Keppel's executive chairman, said that the Tianjin eco-city is intended to be a global model for building sustainable communities.
He said that the project needs talented and committed individuals to drive the vision of 'creating a future that harmonises resources and economic growth with the environment and the community'.
Besides stints at various ministries, Mr Goh chaired the organising committee of the 2006 IMF-World Bank meetings held in Singapore and was instrumental in organising the upcoming 2008 Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.
His public sector experience covers many areas including economic development, fiscal planning, policy planning and community development.
Besides MTI, he has held leadership appointments at the Ministry of Finance; Monetary Authority of Singapore; Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports; People's Association and the Defence Ministry.
He is also a director of the Economic Development Board; EDB Investments; Exploit Technologies; Sentosa Cove; the Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) Governing Board; Spring Equity Investment and is on the board of Singapore Grand Prix.
This article was first published in The Business Times on May 27, 2008
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