SINGAPORE – There will be a changing of the guard soon at the National Council of Social Service (NCSS).
Mr Lim Shung Yar will be appointed chief executive (designate) of the organisation from Nov 1.
He will succeed current NCSS CEO Tan Li San and fully assume the role on Feb 1, 2026, said the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in a statement on Oct 14.
Mr Lim is currently a senior director in the Public Service Division, where he oversees leadership development and talent management in the public service. He has also held leadership positions at the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) and the Ministry of Education.
At MCCY, Mr Lim built partnerships with religious and community organisations to strengthen social cohesion and trust across communities, said the MSF statement. He also worked closely with the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre and other stakeholders to develop charity platform Giving.sg and promote corporate giving.
