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Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth
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Charity Council welcomes new Chairman, Mr Gerard Ee

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2 March 2015

The Minister for Culture, Community and Youth has appointed Mr Gerard Ee as Chairman of the Charity Council for a two-year term starting from 1 March 2015. Mr Ee will succeed Mrs Fang Ai Lian who will be retiring from the Council.

  1. The Minister for Culture, Community and Youth has appointed Mr Gerard Ee as Chairman of the Charity Council for a two-year term starting from 1 March 2015. Mr Ee will succeed Mrs Fang Ai Lian who will be retiring from the Council. In addition, four new members have been appointed and nine re-appointed to form a 14-member Council. The board renewal reflects the Council’s continued commitment to ensure members from diverse backgrounds are involved and who will bring new perspectives to drive the charity sector.

  2. Mrs Fang has led the Charity Council for more than eight years since its formation in Oct 2006. Under her leadership, the Council has developed new initiatives to enhance the standard of governance among charities here. Some of the key milestones achieved during her term in office include the introduction of the Code of Governance in 2007 and the refined Code in 2011. The Council also launched the Charity Governance Awards in 2012 to inspire charities to achieve exemplary governance standards. Most recently, the Council developed a Charity Transparency Framework to help charities improve their disclosure practices. This framework will also be used to recognise exemplary charities through the new Charity Transparency Awards, which will be introduced in 2016.

  3. “Mrs Fang has made a difference to the charity sector through her efforts to promote good governance and capability building. I thank her for her leadership, dedicated service and invaluable contributions to the Council and the sector all these years,” said Minister Lawrence Wong.

  4. Apart from Mrs Fang, four other key members who will be retiring from the Council are:

    a) Mr Bob Tan, Chairman, Jurong Engineering Ltd

    b) Mr Chia Ngiang Hong, Group General Manager, City Developments Ltd

    c) Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Head of FX Research in Global Markets,Global Banking, Maybank

    d) Mr Khiew Voon Kwang, Deputy Managing Director of TV, MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd

Mr Gerard Ee

  1. Mr Ee is no stranger to both the corporate and charity sectors. Mr Ee was a practicing accountant for almost 30 years until he retired as a partner of Ernst & Young in 2005. He is currently the President of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), and also serves as Chairman of the ISCA Executive Committee. Given his burning passion for the social sector, Mr Ee has served many committees in the social sector, covering areas such as disabilities, rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents, fund raising, education and health related services. He is widely known for his involvement as the former chairman of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) where he helped to strengthen the organisation’s governance standards and accountability. He had previously also served as the President of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and held chairmanship of the Public Transport Council, Council for Third Age and the Singapore Institute of Management. Currently, Mr Ee is the Chairman of Changi General Hospital, Eastern Health Alliance and SIM University (UniSIM) Board of Trustees.

  2. Joining Mr Ee in the new term of the Charity Council are:

    Newly Appointed Charity Council Members:

  • Dr Tan Wee Liang, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU)

  • Mr David Wong, Chairman, Methodist Welfare Services

  • Mr Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin, Director, Quantedge

  • Mr Ang Hao Yao, Chairman, SATA CommHealth

    Re-Appointed Charity Council Members:

  • Mr R. Dhinakaran, Managing Director, Jay Gee Group of Companies

  • Dr Lan Luh Luh, Associate Professor, Business School and Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (NUS)

  • Ms Mildred Tan, Chairman, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre

  • Mr Sim Gim Guan, Chief Executive Officer, National Council of Social Service

    Re-appointed Sector Administrators:

  • Mr Lim Boon Wee, Deputy Secretary (Services), Ministry of Education

  • Ms Teoh Zsin Woon, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health

  • Ms Ong Toon Hui, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Social and Family Development

  • Mr Ang Hak Seng, Chief Executive Director, People’s Association

  • Mr Lim Teck Yin, Chief Executive Officer, Sport Singapore

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
2 March 2015