Press release
Board appointments at the Singapore Land Authority
28 July 2025
1. The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) today announced Board appointment changes at the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). These appointments will commence on 1 August 2025.
Retirement of Current Chairman, Appointment of new Chairman and Deputy Chairman
2. Mr Yeoh Oon Jin, former Executive Chairman of PwC Singapore, will be stepping down as Chairman of SLA Board on 31 July 2025. Mr Yeoh has served on the SLA Board since 1 August 2016.
3. Under his leadership, SLA has made significant strides in transforming State properties to serve businesses and the community. As Chairman, Mr Yeoh pushed for the adaptive reuse of State properties for more social and community uses, successfully activating diverse spaces for community building and social good and pivoting State properties for uses that are attuned to evolving needs in the community. This includes the rejuvenation of heritage buildings such as the Former St Andrew’s Mission Hospital into vibrant community and lifestyle clusters.
4. Mr Yeoh also played a key role in advancing the development of the Digital Conveyancing Portal, which will transform the current manual, paper-based conveyancing process into an efficient, streamlined digitalised process. Under Mr Yeoh’s guidance, SLA was elected co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global GeoSpatial Information Management and implemented the refreshed National Geospatial Masterplan to drive a geo-enabled Singapore.
5. MinLaw and SLA extend our deepest gratitude to Mr Yeoh for his outstanding service and contributions.
6. Mr Loh Lik Peng, founder and director of Unlisted Collection, will be appointed as Chairman of the SLA Board on 1 August 2025. Mr Loh has been on the SLA Board since 1 August 2017 and was appointed as Deputy Chairman on 1 August 2020.
7. Mr Jerry Koh, Managing Partner at Allen & Gledhill, will be appointed as Deputy Chairman of the SLA Board on 1 August 2025. He has been a member of the Board since 1 August 2020.
New Board Members
8. Two new members will be appointed to the SLA Board for a term of two years:
Mr Boo Junfeng (Director/Writer, Peanut Pictures Pte. Ltd.)
Mr Rafiq Bin Mohamad (Founder and Creative & Branding Director, Feral)
Reappointed Board Members
9. The following six members of the Board will be reappointed for a term of two years:
Ms Jaelle Ang (Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, The Great Room)
Ms Angelene Chan (Executive Chairman, DP Architects)
Mr Cheung Pui Yuen (Chief Risk Officer, Deloitte SEA)
Ms Chong Siak Ching (former Chief Executive Officer, National Gallery Singapore)
Mr Lien Choong Luen (General Manager, Gojek Singapore)
Mr Melvyn Yeo (Founder and Managing Partner, TRIREC)
Out-going Board Member
10. Ms Angeline Poh, Chief Customer and Corporate Development Officer, Mediacorp, will complete her current term of office on 31 July 2025.
11. MinLaw and SLA extend our deepest gratitude to Ms Poh for her invaluable contributions to SLA during her appointment.
Existing Members
12. The following members will continue to serve on the SLA Board:
Mr Calvin Phua (Chief Executive, SLA)
Mr Colin Chow (Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Law)
Mr Kenny Tan (Deputy Secretary (Workforce), Ministry of Manpower)
Ms Koh Swee Yen, SC (Head, International Arbitration, Partner, Commercial & Corporate Disputes, WongPartnership)
Mr Lim Soon Chong (Group Head, Global Transaction Services, DBSContent
MINISTRY OF LAW
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ANNEX A
New Chairman
Mr Loh Lik Peng is the founder and director of Unlisted Collection.
Mr Loh runs the Unlisted Collection, an umbrella brand comprising six hotels and over twenty restaurants in Singapore, London, and Ireland. He is a well-known hotelier, restaurateur, and entrepreneur. Prior to the Unlisted Collection, he was a corporate litigator, and an entrepreneur who successfully set up various ventures across Singapore, Ireland, Shanghai, Sydney and London.
In 2004, the Singapore Tourism Board awarded Mr Loh with the “New Tourism Entrepreneur Award” for his work in transforming a simple shophouse into Hotel 1929. He was once again awarded the “Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year” award at the Singapore Experience Awards 2011, the most prestigious awards platform in Singapore’s tourism industry. Mr Loh is currently Chairman of SHATEC Institutes, the Singapore Arts School Limited, Singapore Cruise Centre Pte Ltd, and the National Museum of Singapore. He is also a board member of the National Heritage Board.
New Deputy Chairman
Mr Jerry Koh is Managing Partner of Allen & Gledhill.
Mr Koh has been practising as a corporate lawyer since 1993. His main areas of practice include capital markets, M&A and investment funds. Mr Koh heads the firm’s REITs Practice and Investment Funds Practice, and is the leading authority on REITs and business trusts. Mr Koh also regularly advises on complex securitisation and structured finance transactions, and corporate governance. Mr Koh has been cited as a leading practitioner in Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Lexology Index. He has also been recognised as a thought leader by Lexology Index and a market leader by IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific.
Mr Koh currently serves as board member of The National Kidney Foundation (Singapore), as Secretary of the REIT Association of Singapore and as Council Member of Nee Soon Town Council.
New Members
Mr Boo Junfeng is a filmmaker.
Trained in film schools in Singapore and Spain, Mr Boo started his career making award winning short films, such as Katong Fugue (2007) and Keluar Baris (2008), both of which were featured at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. His feature films, Sandcastle (2010) and Apprentice (2016), have both premiered at Cannes Film Festival. In 2018, 2021 and 2025, Mr Boo served as the Creative Director of Singapore’s National Day Parade. Mr Boo was accorded the Young Artist Award (2009) by the National Arts Council and the Singapore Youth Award (2011) by the National Youth Council. He is presently Chairperson of Singapore International Film Festival.
Mr Rafiq Mohamad is the Founder and Creative & Branding Director at Feral.
Through Feral, Mr Mohamad has played a pivotal role in shaping visual identities and strategies for clients such as the Singapore Art Museum, The Lo & Behold Group and Restaurant Labyrinth, as well as international partners like Malaysia’s Adelphi Collective. Mr Mohamad was also invited by Plus Group to co-curate the launch event for Singapore Tourism Board’s “Passion Made Possible” global campaign and the Re-Route Festival Orchard Road. Prior to Feral, Mr Mohamad refined his craft as a Graphic Designer at W Hotels and Blacksheep Communications, where he developed a keen eye for aesthetics with strategic brand storytelling.
Re-appointed Members
Ms Jaelle Ang is the CEO and Co-Founder of The Great Room.
The Great Room is an award-winning flexible office operator in the Asia-Pacific with locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Sydney, including the iconic conserved Raffles Hotel and Eu Yan Sang Building. Prior to The Great Room, Ms Ang headed real estate development at the SET-listed company, Country Group Development Public Company Limited in Thailand, and oversaw the development of Four Seasons Hotel, Four Seasons Residences, and Capella Hotel. Earlier in her career, she has spent time in Citibank and Credit Suisse in the areas of corporate strategy and M&A.
She was named as Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen 2019, Prestige’s Women of Power 2022, and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Young Presidents’ Organisation. In addition, she was also a mentor for 500 Startups and Young Women’s Leadership Connection.
Ms Ang currently serves on the Board of SGX-listed United Hampshire REIT, Lifelong Learning Institute, and has also served on the Board of Country Group Development PCL in Thailand and Singapore charity, Playeum.
Ms Angelene Chan is the Executive Chairman of DP Architects.
She leads a multi-disciplinary design practice with 1,000 employees across 16 global offices and eight architecture-related subsidiaries. She also guides strategic growth, champions international presence, and drives design excellence at DP Architects. Prior to her current role, Ms Chan was the CEO of DP Architects from January 2016 to January 2021.
Ms Chan is a leading architect who was conferred the President’s Design Award (P*DA) for her design of Sunray Woodcraft Construction Headquarters in 2015. Ms Chan was named the P*DA Designer of the Year, Singapore’s highest design accolade, in 2018 by President Halimah Yacob. Her notable works include The Dubai Mall, the transformation of Wisma Atria shopping mall along Orchard Road, and Paya Lebar Quarter.
Ms Chan currently serves on the boards of Building and Construction Authority, Sentosa Development Corporation, National University of Singapore Board of Trustees, and The Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship. She is also Vice-Chairperson of Dover Park Hospice governing council, Chairperson of WCCM Board of Trustees, and member of the World Cities Summit Knowledge Council.
Mr Cheung Pui Yuen is the Chief Risk Officer at Deloitte Southeast Asia.
Prior to this appointment, Mr Cheung had assumed various leadership roles in Deloitte, including the CEO of Deloitte Singapore from January 2019 to May 2023. He was appointed as the Singapore Audit & Assurance Leader in 2007, the Audit & Assurance Regional Managing Partner for Deloitte Southeast Asia in 2011, and the Singapore Deputy Managing Partner in 2016.
With more than 30 years of public accounting experience, Mr Cheung has led major audits, advised on public listings, and performed acquisitions and due diligence reviews for many prominent organisations.
Mr Cheung is currently Chairman of the Accounting Advisory Board of NUS Business School. He also serves on the Singapore Medical Council’s Complaints Panel, ISCA’s Investigation and Disciplinary Panel and the Singapore Institute of Technology’s Industry Advisory Committee (Accountancy Program).
Ms Chong Siak Ching was the former Chief Executive Officer at the National Gallery Singapore and Head of the Visual Arts Cluster.
Prior to that, she was previously Assistant Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of JTC Corporation, and Chief Executive Officer of Ascendas.
Ms Chong had received various awards such as ‘Outstanding CEO of the Year’ in the Singapore Business Awards 2009, Gold Medal by the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers in 1981, and the NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award in 2009. She is Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Chile. Ms Chong is currently Chairperson of the NUS Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Governing Board and Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Mandai Parks Holdings Pte Ltd, and Independent Board Director of Venture Corporation Ltd and Sankyo Frontier Co. Ltd.
Mr Lien Choong Luen is the General Manager of Gojek Singapore.
Prior to this, Mr Lien held leadership appointments in both the public and private sectors. He started his career in the SAF as a Special Forces officer, and was Assistant Director at the Future Systems Directorate as well as a battalion commander. He then joined McKinsey in China, before working with governments and public sector agencies as the SEA head of the McKinsey Centre for Government. Mr Lien was also a strategy consultant at the National Research Foundation Singapore, where he supported the innovation efforts of the organisation.
Mr Lien is currently President of the Singapore Athletic Association, board member of Banyan Tree Holdings Limited, and President’s Challenge Council member.
Mr Melvyn Yeo is the Founder and Managing Partner of Singapore-based TRIREC, the pioneer and leading venture capital firm that invests globally with a decarbonisation mandate driving the climate change agenda.
Mr Yeo started his career and spent more than a decade in Goldman Sachs (Asia) managing global multi-asset portfolios and was also a senior member of the equity derivatives team. He then co-founded Thirdrock Group, the leading Singapore-based multi-family office investment firm which was acquired by UK-based Schroders in 2019.
Mr Yeo was Deputy CEO of Schroders Wealth Management Asia, Chairman of the Asia Investment Committee, and was also on the boards of the Singapore and Hong Kong entities of the firm’s wealth management business during his tenure at Schroders. Mr Yeo is currently Council Member of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) and Chairman of the Sustainable Energy StartUp Network. He also serves as board member at Halogen Foundation, a non-profit organisation, and is a member of the Sustainability Committee of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry.