The Council for Board Diversity (CBD) welcomes new co-chairs Mr Seow Kee Gan and Ms Swee Chen Goh, and six new members. They join five current members who have been re-appointed for the new two-year team.
This change refreshes almost two-thirds of the Council, providing the opportunity to tap on fresh perspectives and valuable insights.
Mr Gan, Deputy Chairman of Singapore LNG Corporation, was formerly Chairman and Managing Director of ExxonMobil Asia Pacific. Ms Goh is Chairman of the Nanyang Technological University Board of Trustees and National Arts Council, and is a board director at JTC Corporation and Singapore Airlines.
The pair take over from outgoing co-chairs Mr Boon Chye Loh, CEO and board director of SGX Group, and Mrs 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗻, chairman of Tote Board Singapore.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore (MSF), which established the Council in 2019, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Patron of the Council, said: “Diversity is a strength. Different experiences, perspectives and skillsets add strength and resilience to any team, including a board of directors responsible for oversight, strategic planning and shaping the culture of an organisation.
Since the Council’s inception, Mr Loh Boon Chye and Mrs Mildred Tan have sought to foster this positive culture, and I am sure Mr Gan Seow Kee and Ms Goh Swee Chen will take forward the cause.”
Board gender diversity has progressed strongly across SGX-listed companies, statutory boards and Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) over the last six years, with the proportion of women directors rising to the highest on record.
Statutory boards and Top 100 IPCs lead the way, at 34.3% and 31.7% respectively, as at end-Dec 2024, an 11-percentage point increase and 4-percentage point increase from end-2018. Top 100 SGX-listed companies are at 25.1%, a 10-percentage point increase from end-2018.
Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development, said: “The Council has made remarkable progress in raising awareness of and shifting mindsets on the merits of board diversity that includes fostering a culture of good governance. I look forward to the new Council making further progress on board diversity. As outlined in the White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development, representation via board diversity reflects our commitment to equal opportunity."
Council for Board Diversity 2025-2026
Seow Kee Gan | Swee Chen Goh | Ang Shih-Huei | Azriman Mansor | Jonathan Eu | Euleen Goh | Neng Hsiu Han | Maimoonah Hussain | Ai Hua Ong | Yian San SEOW | Boon Gin Tan | Juliet Teo | Gregory Vijayendran |
Council for Board Diversity 2023-2024
Boon Chye Loh | Mildred Tan | Janet Ang | Azriman Mansor | Wai Ching Chan | Jonathan Eu | Junie Foo | Euleen Goh | Piyush Gupta | Neng Hsiu Han | Elaine Heng | Ho Hern Shin | Kay Kuok | Ai Hua Ong | Steven Phan | Suhaimi Zainul-Abidin | Ming T.
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