Appointment of members of the SLA

The Minister for Law has appointed two new Members of the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) for a term of two years from 1 June 2004. They are:

• Mr. Ravi Vijayaraghavan
  Vice President, Partner
  Bain & Company, South East Asia Inc.
  
  
• Mr. Jimmy Tay
  Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific
  Managing Director, Singapore
  Hill & Knowlton

About Mr. Ravi Vijayaraghavan
Mr. Ravi Vijayaraghavan is a Partner at the leading global management consulting firm of Bain & Company. Based in Singapore, Mr. Vijayaraghavan heads his firm's Technology and Telecommunications practice for Greater China and South East Asia.
Mr. Vijayaraghavan brings with him a wealth of professional experience and knowledge in the areas of business strategy, operations, and organisation effectiveness both within the high-technology space and beyond. During his 10 years in the consulting field in Asia, he has advised leading global and regional companies spanning telecom services, computing, IT services, telecom equipment, and software. His work has covered critical strategic issues such as market entry and new product development, as well as business turnarounds and spanned the entire Asia-Pacific region as well as the United States.

In addition to his consulting practice, Mr. Vijayaraghavan is a frequent contributor to business journals and a speaker at technology industry conferences. Mr. Vijayaraghavan holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from India and the US, and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

About Mr. Jimmy Tay
Mr. Jimmy Tay joined Hill & Knowlton in October 1999. He leads the Singapore operations and is also the Asia Pacific Key Client Relationship Manager for Hewlett-Packard. He has consulted with a broad range of multinational and local companies, both listed and private, as well as held senior in-house corporate communications positions with major corporations.

Prior to joining Hill & Knowlton, Mr Tay began his public relations career in 1981 at Burson-Marsteller's offices in Los Angeles and Singapore. In 1986, he led Standard Chartered Bank's PR & advertising department and was in charge of its internal and external communications for South-East Asia. These included StanChart's successful defence against a hostile takeover bid by Lloyds Bank plc, corporate re-positioning after a global restructuring exercise and marketing communications for the full range of consumer and corporate banking services across the region. In 1994, he obtained a Dealer's Representative licence from Singapore's stock exchange and was a member of an equity sales team in a leading foreign-owned brokerage. In January 1998, he returned to PR consulting as a director in an international boutique specialising in corporate and financial communications.

Mr. Ravi Vijayaraghavan and Mr. Jimmy Tay will join Mr. Liew Heng San, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Law and Chairman of SLA, and nine other existing Members, five of whom have all been re-appointed for a further period of one year from 1 June 2004 while the remaining four will serve their term till 31 May 2005. The 12-member board will provide inputs to guide SLA's new initiatives and businesses in land-related matters.

The reappointed Members are:

• Mr. Liew Heng San, Chairman, SLA;
• Mr. Tan Kee Yong, Chief Executive, SLA;
• Mr. Leslie Chew Kwee Hoe, Senior Counsel, Managing Partner, Khattar Wong & Partners;
• Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan, Director (Investment/Sales), Knight Frank Pte Ltd;
• Mr. Timothy Teo, Director of Foreign Exchange, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd; and
• Mr. Greg Seow, Executive Chairman, DBS Asset Management Ltd.

• Dr Steven Choo, Senior Vice President, Research and Corporate Development, CapitaLand;
• Mr. Venkatachalam Krishnakumar, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer, Citibank, N.A. Consumer Bank, Asia Pacific;
• Mr. Stan G. Tebbe; Regional Director, ExxonMobil Chemical Asia Pacific; and
• Mr. Raymond Woo, Principal Architect, Raymond Woo & Associates Architects.

SLA would also like to express its appreciation for the outstanding service and guidance rendered by a retiring Member who has served SLA since its formation on 1 June 2001. He is Mr. Chia Wee Boon, Senior Vice President, Customer Solutions Group, Asia Pacific & Japan, Hewlett Packard.

Issued by:
Singapore Land Authority
1 July 2004