Lim Neo Chian

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Lim Neo Chian
BornSingapore
Allegiance Singapore
Service/branch Singapore Army
Years of service?–1995
Rank09-RSA-OF07.svg Major-General
Commands held
  • Chief of Army (1992–1995)
Awardssee #Awards
Other worksee #Career
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim.
Lim Neo Chian
Traditional Chinese林梁長
Simplified Chinese林梁长

Lim Neo Chian is a Singaporean business executive and former army general. He was the Chief of the Singapore Army from 1992–1995 and held the rank of Major-General. After retiring from active military service, he held both executive and non-executive positions in various organisations, including the Jurong Town Corporation, Economic Development Board, ST Engineering, Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Cruise Centre.

Education[]

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]

Career[]

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]

Awards[]

Lim received the Public Administration Medal (Military) (Gold) in 1993. He was also awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 2003 for his handling of Singapore's tourism sector during the SARS outbreak that year.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life[]

Lim is married and has three children.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lim Neo Chian's profile on EDIS's website". EDIS. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "3 Teams Bid for 2nd Singapore Casino". Associated Press. 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Singapore Tourism Board (STB) Gets New Chief". asiatraveltips.com. 20 September 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lim Neo Chian's profile on A-HTRUST's website". A-HTRUST. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
Military offices
Preceded by
Major-General Ng Jui Ping 		Chief of the Singapore Army
1992–1995 		Succeeded by
Brigadier-General
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