BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

President

The Most Reverend Dr Titus Chung

Bishop of Singapore
Archbishop of the Province of the Anglican Church in South East Asia
PhD (Philosophy)
(Appointed as President and Board member since 2020)

Vice President

Mr Choy Siew Kai

Non-Executive Director
Factset Inc

BSc, Stanford University DCI Fellow
(Appointed as Board member since 2020; Alternate Vice President from 2021-2023; Vice President since 2024)

Honorary Treasurer

Mr Lim Yuan En

Chief Executive Officer
Skyform Pte Ltd

MBA, BA (Hons)
(Appointed since 2024)

Secretary

Dr (Adj A/Prof)Arthur Chern Su Chung

Group Chief Executive Officer, St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital (Non-Board Member, Salaried Officer)
MBBS (S’pore), BTh (Hons) (Greenwich), MPH (Yale), MPA (Harvard), FAMS
(Appointed since 2012)

Professional Representatives

Dr Alfred Loh Wee Tiong

Senior Consultant (Medical)
Raffles Medical Group
MBBS (S’pore), FCGP (S’pore), FRCGP (UK)
(Appointed since 2005)

Dr Cheng Yew Kuang

Allergist and rheumatologist
Allergy, Arthritis & Rheumatism Clinic

MBBS (S’pore), MRCP (UK), FAMS (Rheumatology), FACR (USA), FAAAAI (USA)
(Appointed since 2021)

Nominated Members

St. Andrew’s Cathedral Parochial Church Council

Dr Benjamin Tai Chih Urn

Research Scientist
Genome Institute of Singapore

PhD
(Appointed since 2018)

Mr Adrias Tan Hock Soon

Senior Legal Counsel
Samwoh Corporation Pte Ltd
MSc (Hons) [KCL], LLB (Hons) [UK], BSc (Hons) [UK]
(Appointed since 2024)

Nominated Members

Presbyterian Church

Rev David Lim Chee Kwang

Advisor
Presbyterian Community Services

Masters
(Appointed since 2021)

Nominated Members

Methodist Church

Dr Linus Chua Kee Loon

Consultant Family Physician
National University Polyclinics, NUHS Regional Health System
MBBS MMED (FM), FCFP (S’pore)
(Appointed since 2023)

Elected Members

Mr Andrew Goh

Retired banker
B. Econ (University of Adelaide)
(Appointed as Board member since 2008, Vice President 2010-2023)

Mr Joseph Liew Yoke Pheng

Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Grand Venture Technology Limited
FCCA, FSCA, CISA, CFE, BCom (Acc)
(Appointed as Board member since 2019, Honorary Treasurer 2020-2023)

Ds Bessie Lee Geok Kim

Deaconess
Diocese of Singapore

DipEd, DipMin
(Appointed since 2021)

Rev Canon Huang Ao You

Clergyman
Diocese of Singapore

MTh, MDiv, BBA
(Appointed since 2017)

Mr Larry Choi Shing Kwok

Director and CEO
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
MPA, MA (Eng), BA (Hons) (Eng)
(Appointed since 2020)

Mr Chan Wing Hong

Senior Director (IT)
Palo Alt Networks
BSc (Econ)
(Appointed since 2009)

Mr Lee Cheow Seng

Retired
BAcc
(Appointed since 2019)

Mr Lee Chew Chiat

Executive Director (Consultant)
Deloitte Consultant Singapore

BEng (Hons)
(Appointed as board member since 2015; Honorary Treasurer from 2016 to 2020)

Prof John Lim Chien Wei

Executive Director
Duke-NUS Centre of Regulatory Excellence
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Health
MBBS (S’pore), MSc (PH), FAMS, MPM (Harvard)
(Appointed from 2002-2012; re-appointed in 2015)

The Board’s role is to provide strategic direction and oversight of the programmes and objectives of St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital (SAMH) and to steer SAMH towards fulfilling its vision and mission through good governance. As stipulated in the Ordinance, the SAMH Board is made up of nominees and elective members, headed by the President, who is by appointment, the Bishop of Singapore.

The roles and responsibilities of the Board include:

  • Review the Vision and Mission of SAMH periodically to ensure their relevance, and ensure that there are adequate resources to sustain the SAMH’s operations and that these resources are effectively and efficiently managed
  • Develop and approve a strategic plan to direct SAMH towards achieving its mission and fulfilling its vision.
  • Appoint Committees to assist or advise in its work with documented Terms of Reference
  • Maintain a sound financial and accounting system to ensure effective management of resources
  • Oversee the processes of evaluating internal controls and financial reporting
  • Ensure satisfactory compliance to rules and regulations, both legislated and codified, that govern charities and Institute of Public Character
  • As part of ongoing succession planning for the Board, to review the composition of the Board regularly to ensure an appropriate balance of expertise, skills, attributes and ability among the Board members.

No Board members are remunerated for their Board services.

The Group Chief Executive Officer is appointed as the Honorary Secretary but does not vote at the meetings.

SAMH conducts regular self-evaluation to assess the work of and oversight at SAMH. Based on the evaluation, the Board may consider seeking training to plug competency gaps, adopt best practices or where appropriate, appoint new Board members with the relevant expertise.

Yearly, the Board uses the Governance Evaluation Checklist from the Charity Council to review the extent SAMH have complied with guidelines in the Code of Governance for Charities and Institution of a Public Character (IPC). In addition, a self-evaluation is also conducted yearly by the Board on their effectiveness.

Relevant training when available are disseminated to the Board members for their sign up.

As part of ongoing succession planning for the Board, the Nomination Committee reviews the composition and tenure of the members of Board and Committees to ensure an appropriate balance of expertise, skills, attributes and ability among the Board members. The Committee also identifies potential candidates and explores their interest and availability. Where possible and appropriate, these candidates will be invited to serve in the Committees to gain experience with SAMH.

All newly appointed and reappointed members are required to accept the appointment(s) from the Nomination Committees. The appointments of elected members are approved at the AGM and the appointment of office bearers and members of the Committees are approved by the Board.

The term of appointment for the Board and Committees is one year.