Five-member independent panel appointed to advise Singapore’s rail reliability task force

As Thales’ former vice president of urban rail signalling in Asia, he was involved in major metro projects around the world, including France, Thailand and Singapore.

Dr Cai Chang Jun

Dr Cai’s expertise is in operations and maintenance.

He currently holds the vice chairmanship at China’s National Engineering Research Centre for System Safety and Operation Assurance of Urban Rail Transit.

He was also deputy general manager of the Guangzhou Metro Group from January 2017 to August 2025, and he oversaw the metro and intercity railway operations management, electrical systems, security inspection systems, new line construction and vehicle equipment business.

Professor Tsay Huel-Sheng

Prof Tsay also specialises in operations and maintenance. 

He is an advisory member of the National Transportation Safety Board of Taiwan and has held the positions of chairman and president of the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation.

He was also the director general of Taipei’s Department of Rapid Transit Systems.

Mr Kon Shinichiro

Mr Shinichiro focuses on power supply systems.

He is currently the managing executive director of Meidensha Corporation Japan. The company has been providing the power supply systems for Japan’s Shinkansen and metro system, as well as for mass rapid transit systems in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

He was previously the managing director of Meiden Singapore and was involved in various Singapore MRT projects between 2009 and 2014 as a design engineer and manager of the power supply system.