SINGAPORE: The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) will get a new chief executive officer next year as Mr Lim Shung Yar, who has been working in the Public Service Division (PSD), succeeds Ms Tan Li San.
Mr Lim, 45, will be appointed CEO (Designate) with effect from Nov 1 and will fully assume the CEO role on Feb 1, 2026, said the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on Tuesday (Oct 14).
The NCSS is a statutory board under MSF that serves to develop the social service sector in Singapore.
Mr Lim currently serves in the PSD as senior director of leadership development and strategy, and has held other leadership positions in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), as well as in the Ministry of Education, said MSF.
At PSD, he led the development of human resource policies, including initiatives to enhance talent attraction and retention in the Public Service, as well as leadership development efforts.
In MCCY, he developed partnerships with religious and community organisations to strengthen social cohesion and trust across communities, in his role as senior director of community relations and engagement.
