SINGAPORE: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will have a new chief executive from September, with current CEO Lim Eng Hwee stepping down from his role on Aug 31.
Ms Adele Tan Shiao Ling, who is the current Deputy CEO and chief planner, will succeed him, the Ministry of National Development (MND) and URA said in a joint media release on Friday (Mar 20).
She has close to 30 years of public service experience and has led major planning and policy workstreams spanning environmental sustainability, liveability, infrastructure planning as well as underground space planning and development.
MND and URA highlighted that Ms Tan, 52, has provided “strategic leadership in translating national priorities into coherent long-term plans as well as near-term implementation plans”.
In her current role, she oversaw the review of the Draft Master Plan 2025 and the formulation of the Long-Term Plan Review in 2022.
URA’s Draft Master Plan 2025 is a land use plan that guides Singapore’s development over the next 10 to 15 years.
The Long-Term Plan Review maps out Singapore’s strategic land uses and infrastructure needs over the next 50 years.
