Health Promotion Board to welcome new chairman from Oct 1

Calista Wong

• Tan Hee Teck will become the new chairman of the Health Promotion Board from Oct 1, serving a three-year term until Sept 30, 2029, succeeding Wong Kim Yin.
• Tan brings over 20 years of leadership experience in business, public, and community sectors, including roles at NTUC Enterprise and Resorts World Sentosa.
• Under Wong’s leadership, HPB advanced preventive care, improved children’s health programmes, and enhanced the Healthy 365 app to 900,000 monthly users.

SINGAPORE – The Health Promotion Board (HPB) will have a new chairman come Oct 1, with NTUC Enterprise chairman Tan Hee Teck stepping into the role for a three-year term till Sept 30, 2029.

Tan will succeed outgoing chairman Wong Kim Yin, who will retire on Sept 30 from the statutory board that oversees national health promotion and disease prevention programmes, said the Ministry of Health and HPB in a joint statement on Sept 24.

Tan has served on the HPB Board since April 1, and will bring to his new role more than 20 years of experience in leadership and management across business, public and community sectors, they said.

“Mr Tan will bring diverse experience to his role as HPB’s chairman, and will provide strategic guidance to the Board and leadership team as HPB advances its health promotion efforts,” they said.

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Tan previously served as chairman and chief executive of Resorts World Sentosa, and as CEO of Genting Singapore.In their statement, MOH and HPB expressed appreciation to Wong for his leadership and contributions to HPB, first as a Board member, and as its chairman since April 1, 2024.

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