SingPost appoints Wilson Tan as Group CEO
Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) today announced the appointment of Mr Wilson Tan Wee-Yan as its Group Chief Executive Officer effective 15 October 2007. Mr Tan will also join the SingPost Board as a Director.
Mr Tan, 49, joins SingPost from NEC Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Singapore) where he held the position of Managing Director. Since 1993, Mr Tan has held key management positions with regional responsibilities in multi-national companies including Apple Computers, Informix, Software AG and Xerox Corporation, developing and growing the businesses in Asia and the region.
Mr Tan, who was named the IT Person of the Year 2005 by the Singapore Computer Society (SCS), presently holds various appointments including President of SCS and International Advisor to the Thailand Software Park. He also sits on the advisory board of various education institutions including the Institute of Systems Science (ISS) and Singapore Polytechnic School of Media and Infocomm Technology.
He is a past board member of the National Computer Board (NCB) and the Infocomm Development Authority (iDA). He had also served as Chairman of the Singapore IT Federation (SITF), Asia Oceania Computer Industry Organization (ASOCIO) and the National IT Standards Committee and was a member of the National Standards Council.
Mr Tan has served 14 years as a Board Member of Bizlink Singapore, a welfare organization dedicated to assess, train and place disabled clients.
