The Minister for Finance has appointed four new members to the Board of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS Board”) with effect from 1 September 2016.

The four new members are:

• Mr Adam Abdur Rahman
  Managing Director
  Head of Corporate Affairs
  Citi Singapore and ASEAN 

• Mr Ng Wai Choong
  Chief Executive
  Energy Market Authority 

• Professor Sum Yee Loong
  Professor of Accounting (Practice)
  School of Accountancy
  Singapore Management University  

• Mr Tan Boon Gin
  Chief Regulatory Officer
  Singapore Exchange

A brief write-up of the new board members is attached at Annex A (PDF, 238KB).

Four board members are also reappointed to the Board and the re-appointment will take effect from 1 September 2016.

• Mr Bob Tan 
  Chairman
  Jurong Engineering Ltd

• Mr Niam Chiang Meng
  Chairman
  Media Development Authority  
• Mrs Chng Sok Hui
  Chief Financial Officer
  DBS Group
• Dr Philip Pillai
  

The Ministry of Finance and the IRAS Board welcome the new Board members and would like to express their appreciation to Dr Lee Kwok Cheong, Mr Pek Hak Bin and Mr Pok Soy Yoong, who will retire from the Board after serving six years each.

The Board of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore comprises ten members, including the Chairman. The current list of members is at Annex B (PDF, 85KB) .

Ministry of Finance