ComfortDelGro has promoted Tommy Tan C52 , its chief operating officer (COO) of ComfortDelGro Taxi, to be the chief executive officer (CEO) of the group’s Singapore taxi business.
Tan will succeed outgoing CEO Jackson Chia with effect from Sept 1. Chia will remain as CEO of the group’s private mobility group (PMG). The PMG is the umbrella division that oversees the group’s local taxi, private bus and car leasing business.
“I would like to thank Jackson for his leadership, contributions and dedication in astutely steering our efforts to be more than just a taxi business. It is now technology driven to be more competitive and customer-focussed. He has done well and as he continues to lead our PMG, I look forward to him growing the business from strength to strength,” says the group’s managing director and group CEO, Cheng Siak Kian.
“I am also pleased to congratulate Tommy in his new appointment as CEO. I am excited by the new plans and initiatives that he has in growing our fleet further and in delivering great service to our customers. I have every confidence that he will rise to his new role in this highly competitive point-to-point industry,” he adds.
Tan has been with the group since September 2019 and has been the COO of ComfortDelGro Taxi for 3.5 years. As COO, Tan oversaw and managed the operations of the nearly 10,000-strong vehicle fleet. His other duties include growing the group’s electric taxi and private-hire fleets. In addition, Tan had a six-month stint at Swan Taxi – the group’s taxi business in Perth, Western Australia – where he turned around the business and grew the number of taxis within the network by more than 20%.
Prior to joining ComfortDelGro, Tan had spent 28 years with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as a veteran fighter pilot and was its Chief of Staff – Air Staff (COS-AS).
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