Outstanding Service Award

“I have been extremely fortunate to have been allowed to
experiment with, and practise, leadership and the management
of change for more than 30 years. My bosses, my peers and
the people who reported to me had extended me this privilege.
Thanks be to God who granted me the abilities and the courage
to do what is right and good as teacher, shepherd and builder."


Prof Lim Siong Guan

Advanced Management Programme (Harvard Business School);
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (NUS);
B Eng (First Class Hons in Mech Eng, University of Adelaide)
Chairman, Economic Development Board Adjunct Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Senior Fellow, Civil Service College
Member, International Advisory Panel of the Asian Competitiveness Institute

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Spearheaded the PS21 movement in the Singapore Public Service, which promoted excellence in the development and delivery of government policy by challenging public officers to always "be in time for the future" and "be activists for change"
  • Drove the national e-government efforts by harnessing Information Technology on the twin tracks of e-services to "delight customers" and e-governance to "connect citizens"
  • Brought about organisational transformations in the Ministry of Defence, the Public Service Division of the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the Economic Development Board, always on the lines of helping officers reach out to their potential and harnessing their energies, imagination and creativity in pursuing clear strategic goals

SERVICE TO NATION AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
  • Group Managing Director, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (since 2007)
  • Chairman, Economic Development Board (since 2006)
  • Chairman, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (2004-2006)
  • Chairman, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (2004-2006)
  • Board member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (1999-2006)
  • Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance (1999-2006)
  • Head of the Singapore Civil Service (1999-2005)
  • Board member, Institute of Policy Studies (1999-2005)
  • Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education (1997-1999)
  • Board member, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (1997-1999)
  • Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Office (1994-1998)
  • Chairman, Central Provident Fund Board (1986-1994)
  • Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence (1981- 1994)

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
  • Order of Nila Utama (First Class, 2006)
  • Meritorious Service Medal (1991)
  • Public Administration Medal (Gold, 1982)

FUTURE ASPIRATION
Always to be the best I can be in helping people and organisations be the best they can be.

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