Richard Lim Cherng Yih

In 1972, Richard Lim Cherng Yih was awarded the Colombo Plan scholarship, and in 1976, he graduated from the University of Southampton with a Bachelor of Science in nautical studies.^[1]

After leaving the navy, Lim attended London Business School in September 1999, and graduated with a Master of Science in management.^[2]

In 1976, Lim enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces, and served as a naval officer in the Republic of Singapore Navy.^[1] During his career in the military, Lim has held the appointments of Head, Naval Operations Department; Commander, Missile Gun Squadron; Chief of Staff (Naval Staff).^[1][4]

Lim was promoted from the rank of colonel to rear-admiral on 1 July 1994.^[4] In 1995, Lim was also appointed as a board member to the Economic Development Board.^[5][6]

Lim succeeded Kwek Siew Jin as the Chief of Navy on 1 July 1996 and stepped down on 30 June 1999.^[1][7] He was succeeded by Lui Tuck Yew.^[2]

After leaving the navy, Lim was appointed as deputy secretary of technology in the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). On 1 December 2002, Lim succeeded Su Guaning as the chief executive of the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA).^[8] During his tenure, Lim led DSTA in delivering systems to MINDEF, and supported Singapore during SARS outbreak, before stepping down on 31 December 2007.^[9]

From 2016 to 2021, Lim served on the advisory board of the engineering systems and design degree programme at Singapore University of Technology and Design.^[10]

Currently, Lim serves as the chairman of the Energy Market Authority and Synapxe.^[11][12] Lim is also an adjunct professor in industrial systems engineering and management at Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore.^[10][13]