Sembcorp Industries has appointed Lim Ming Yan as a non-executive and independent director to its board effective Jan 18.
Lim is the chairman of the Singapore Business Federation and chairman of Workforce Singapore (WSG), a statutory board of the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
Lim also served as president and group CEO of CapitaLand Limited, and was CEO of The Ascott Limited.
SEE:Sembcorp Industries' group chief financial officer to step down
He previously spent almost 10 years in China leading CapitaLand’s growth and expansion in the country.
As at Jan 18, Lim holds other directorships including Business China and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).
See also: OCBC China appoints Seth Tan new head of corporate banking
Shares in Sembcorp closed 1 cent lower or 0.5% down at $1.82 on Jan 15.
