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SINGAPORE \u2013 A new person will be at the helm of the National Environment Agency (NEA) from Sept 1, with Geraldine Low Jun Ya appointed as the chief executive officer.<\/p>\n
Low, 45, is currently the deputy secretary (development) at the Ministry of National Development (MND). She will succeed Benjamin Koh, who has served as NEA\u2019s interim chief executive officer since June 1.<\/p>\n
Before her current appointment, Low served as MND\u2019s deputy secretary (planning) from 2021 to 2023.<\/p>\n
Her public sector career also includes a stint at the Ministry of Transport from 2017 to 2021, where she oversaw land transport policies as director and later as senior director.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition, Low has held various leadership positions across the Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n
Koh, 51, was appointed to temporarily head the statutory board after previous CEO Wong Kang Jet relinquished the role.<\/p>\n
Wong was appointed on June 1 as second permanent secretary (home affairs) and second permanent secretary (information) at the Ministry of Digital Development and Information and second permanent secretary (cybersecurity) at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Following the Sept 1 transition, Koh will continue in his role as deputy secretary (sustainability) at the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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