Lim Ming Yan (Chinese: 林明彦; born February 1963[1][2][3]) is the chairman of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF)[4][5][6] and Workforce Singapore (WSG).[5][7][8] He is also currently Singapore's Non-Resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius.[9] He was formerly the president and group chief executive officer (CEO) of CapitaLand.[5][8][10][11][12][13][14]

Lim Ming Yan
林明彦
High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius (Non-Resident)
Assumed office
11 January 2022
Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
Assumed office
June 2020
Chairman, Workforce Singapore
Assumed office
2016
Board member of
  • Business China
  • Singapore Press Holdings
  • Central China Real Estate
  • DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd
Personal details
BornFebruary 1963 (age 61)
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham (BSc)
Harvard Business School (AMP)
AwardsShanghai Magnolia Award (2003, 2005)
Outstanding Chief Executive (Overseas), Singapore Business Awards (2006)

Lim is a member of Singapore's Future Economy Council[5][6][8][11] and a board member of Business China,[8] Singapore Press Holdings,[14] Central China Real Estate and DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd.[5][6]

Education

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Lim graduated from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science (First-class honours) in Mechanical Engineering and Economics[8][14][15] and was later conferred an honorary doctorate (Doctor of the University) by the university in 2015.[5][16]

Lim attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2002.[5][8][14][16]

Career

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Lim joined the CapitaLand Group in 1996. He served as the CEO of CapitaLand China Holdings Limited after being posted there in 2000. After returning to Singapore in 2009, he became the CEO of The Ascott Limited. He relinquished his position in February 2012 after becoming CapitaLand's COO in May of the prior year.[8][10][11][13][14][17] From 1 January 2013, Lim served as CapitaLand's president and group CEO, succeeding the founding CEO Liew Mun Leong. He retired from CapitaLand at the end of 2018, after more than 22 years of service in the company.[5][8][10][11][12][13][14]

Lim was appointed as the chairman of SBF during its 18th Annual General Meeting on 30 June 2020. He succeeded Teo Siong Seng, who previously served as chairman for 6 years, and is part of the SBF Council's two-year term from 2020 to 2022.[4][6]

On 11 January 2022, Lim was appointed as Singapore's Non-Resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius. Lim presented his Letter of Credence to the President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mr Prithvirajsing Roopun, on 27 June 2022.

Awards

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Lim received the Magnolia Award from the Shanghai Municipal Government in 2003 and 2005 for his contributions to Shanghai. He was named Outstanding Chief Executive (Overseas) at the Singapore Business Awards in 2006 for his service as CEO of CapitaLand China.[11][15][18]

References

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  1. ^ "CapitaLand Limited - News - Announcement Of Cessation As Chief Executive Officer Of The Ascott Limited". investor.capitaland.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2016". CapitaLand Mall Trust (published 14 March 2017). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). CapitaLand Retail China Trust. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "SBF Unveils New Council for 2020-2022 with Lim Ming Yan Elected as SBF's New Chairman". Singapore Business Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Lim Ming Yan". Singapore Management University. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Subhani, Ovais (July 2020). "Former CapitaLand CEO Lim Ming Yan elected Singapore Business Federation's new chairman". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  7. ^ "WORKFORCE SINGAPORE ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017" (PDF). Workforce Singapore. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Business China - Board of Directors". www.businesschina.org.sg. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Appointment of Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, Non-Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, and Non-Resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Mauritius". www.mfa.gov.sg. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Sregantan, Navin (June 2018). "Lim Ming Yan, president and group CEO of CapitaLand, to retire on Dec 31". Business Times. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d e "The Future Economy Council". Ministry of Trade and Industry. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  12. ^ a b "CapitaLand President and Group CEO Lim Ming Yan to retire end-2018". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  13. ^ a b c "Retirement of President & Group CEO". CapitaLand. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Khor, Siew Kim (29 May 2019). "CHANGE - ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT::APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR" (PDF). Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  15. ^ a b "About CapitaLand > Board & Management". CapitaLand. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  16. ^ a b Lee, Jamie (10 July 2015). "CapitaLand CEO receives honorary doctorate from University of Birmingham". The Business Times. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Moving Forward Towards a More Integrated and Inclusive CapitaLand Group". CapitaLand. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Media Releases - Singapore Press Holdings". corporate.sph.com.sg. Retrieved 26 December 2020.