Mr Seah Moon Ming is appointed TP's chairman

MR SEAH Moon Ming, deputy CEO, ST Engineering Ltd and president, ST Electronics Ltd, is the new chairman of TP’s Board of Governors (BOG). Having served as deputy chairman since May 2005, he took over as chairman from Mr Liew Mun Leong, president and CEO of CapitaLand Ltd, on July 15.

Mr Seah has been a member of TP’s BOG since 2002, and from June 2002 to April 2005, he also served as chairman of the Temasek Engineering School Advisory Committee (TESAC). As chairman of TESAC, Mr Seah’s corporate experience and acumen were especially valuable in shaping TP’s engineering courses and in the introduction of diploma options to make them even more industry relevant.

Mr Seah began his career as an engineer with MINDEF in 1981 and served in numerous senior posts during his 13 years there. In 1994, he was appointed general manager of CET Technologies (now ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd). Three years later, he was appointed managing director of ST Electronics. Today, besides his ST portfolios, he is also vice chairman of two public listed companies — Trek 2000 Ltd and ECS Holdings Limited. In addition, he sits on the board and committees of numerous other organisations that span the technology, transportation and education sectors.

Mr Seah (left) presents Mr Liew with a token of the Polytechnic's appreciation.

A firm believer in the value of continuing R&D and a champion of innovation, Mr Seah is an inventor holding two patents. He has also been recognised for his union work. In May 2001, he received the Medal of Commendation from the National Trades Union Congress, Singapore.

Mr Seah majored in electronics engineering at the National University of Singapore. In 1985, he was awarded a Masters of Science (EE) with distinction from the Naval Postgraduate School, USA. His thirst for knowledge also led him to attend the Stanford-NUS Executive Programme and the Programme for Management Development at Harvard University, USA.

Married with three children, Mr Seah enjoys golf, chess and swimming.

Mr Seah takes over from Mr Liew Mun Leong who served as chairman of the Board of Governors from 1999. In those seven years, Mr Liew has given invaluable guidance and insight to the Polytechnic.