Board changes at the Singapore Economic Development Board

31 Mar 2026 2 min read

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced changes to the Board of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). The changes will be effective 1 April 2026.

MTI will be appointing two new Members and re-appointing three Members, to the Board of EDB.

Appointment of New Board Members

Mr Chng Kai Fong
Permanent Secretary (Digital Development and Information), Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Permanent Secretary (Smart Nation), Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
Permanent Secretary (Cybersecurity), PMO
With effect from 1 April 2026

Mr Chng will also be appointed as Deputy Chairman of the EDB, to coordinate Singapore’s AI efforts.

Dr Jiang Tianyi
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
AvePoint

Re-appointment of Board Members

Mr Roland Krueger
Advisor of Temasek Holdings
Member of the Board of Elements Materials Technology
Supervisory Board Member of Puma SE
Member of the Board of Weybourne Holdings Pte Ltd

Dr Claus Rettig
President Asia Pacific and Interim CFO
Evonik Industries AG

Prof Tan Eng Chye
President
National University of Singapore

MTI would also like to express its appreciation to the outgoing Board Members Mr Forrest Li (Founder, Chairman and Group CEO, SEA Limited) and Ms Liew Wei Li (Director- General of Education, Ministry of Education).

For more information, please refer to MTI’s press release here.