31 Aug 2016

The Minister for Finance has appointed four new members to the Board of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS Board”) with effect from 1 September 2016.

The four new members are:

  • Mr Adam Abdur Rahman
    Managing Director
    Head of Corporate Affairs
    Citi Singapore and ASEAN 
  • Mr Ng Wai Choong
    Chief Executive
    Energy Market Authority 
  • Professor Sum Yee Loong
    Professor of Accounting (Practice)
    School of Accountancy
    Singapore Management University  
  • Mr Tan Boon Gin
    Chief Regulatory Officer
    Singapore Exchange

A brief write-up of the new board members is attached at Annex A (PDF, 238KB).

Four board members are also reappointed to the Board and the re-appointment will take effect from 1 September 2016.

  • Mr Bob Tan 
    Chairman
    Jurong Engineering Ltd
  • Mr Niam Chiang Meng
    Chairman
    Media Development Authority  
  • Mrs Chng Sok Hui
    Chief Financial Officer
    DBS Group
  • Dr Philip Pillai

The Ministry of Finance and the IRAS Board welcome the new Board members and would like to express their appreciation to Dr Lee Kwok Cheong, Mr Pek Hak Bin and Mr Pok Soy Yoong, who will retire from the Board after serving six years each.

The Board of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore comprises ten members, including the Chairman. The current list of members is at Annex B (PDF, 85KB) .


Ministry of Finance