Lim Neo Chian

Lim graduated from the University of Sheffield in 1975 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He attended the Program for Management Development and the six-week Advanced Management Program in Harvard Business School in 1988 and 2002 respectively. He received an Honorary Doctorate in engineering from the University of Sheffield in 1996.^[1][2][3][4]

Lim served in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and was the Chief of Army from 1992–1995. He held the rank of Major-General. After retiring from the SAF in 1995, Lim held both executive and non-executive positions in various organisations, including: Jurong Town Corporation, as its chief executive officer from 1995–1998; China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development, as its chief executive officer from 1 March 1998 to 31 December 2000; Bangalore IT Park Board, as the chairman of its executive committee from 1995–1998; Economic Development Board, as its deputy chairman from 1998–2001; ST Engineering, as its chief executive officer from June 2001 to February 2002; Singapore Tourism Board, as its deputy chairman and chief executive officer; SCP Consultants, as its chairman; Singapore Red Cross Society, as its vice chairman until 2011; French-Singapore Business Council, as its co-chairman; Ascendas Hospitality Trust, as its chairman and an independent director; Gardens by the Bay, as its deputy chairman; Singapore Cruise Centre, as its director; Economic Development Innovations Singapore, as its director.^[1][2][3][4]