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Name:  TAN Kin Lian
Place of Birth:  Singapore
Citizenship:  Singaporean Race: Chinese
Marital Status:  Married No. of Children: Three
 
Professional Qualification:   Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries,  1975
  Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1993
 
Education:  Completed General School Certificate in 1965 at Raffles Institution
  Completed Higher School Certificate in 1967 as a private candidate
 
 
Employment:
Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd Actuarial Trainee,
Actuarial Assistant 		 1966 to 1969
     
Diethelm & Co Ltd Computer Programmer,
Systems Analyst		 1969 to 1972
     
Sime Darby S'pore Limited Organisation & Methods Officer 1972 to 1974
     
Duncan C Fraser & Co (Far East) Partner  1974 to 1977
     
NTUC INCOME

General Manager/
Actuary

Redesignated as Chief Executive Officer

Apr 1977 to Jul 1994

Aug 1994 to 31st Mar 2007

 
Awards Received: Friend of Labour Award in May 1978
  The Public Service Medal in August 1983                             
  The Rochdale Medal in July 1992                                   
  The Financial Personality of the Year Award in August 2000 
  2001 International Management Action Award
  The Public Service Star in August 2004                                 
  The Leading CEO Award in June 2005
  Friend of I.T. Award in March 2007
 
Member Of:
                           
Public Accountants Board (Panel of Enquiry)  -  w.e.f. 1989
Income Tax Board of Review -  w.e.f. 1997
Resource Panel for Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC)
For Finance, Trade & Industry		 -  w.e.f. 1999
Goods & Services Tax Board of Review  -  w.e.f. 2001
South West Community Development Council  -  w.e.f. 2001
Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) - Senate Member -  w.e.f. 2004
 
Past Positions Held:
                           

Chairman - Marine Parade Community Centre Management Comm

-  1979 to 1985

Chairman - Marine Parade Citizen's Consultative Committee             

-  1980 to 1985 

Member - Asean Insurance Council Executive Board                           

-  1980 to 1991

President - Singapore Actuarial Society 

 -  1986 to 1987

Dy Chairman - Singapore Professional Centre                                     

-  1989 to 1990

President - Life Insurance Association of Singapore                             

-  1989 to 1991

Member - Singapore Insurance Institute Board of  Governors              

-  1990 to 1993

Chairman, International Co-operative & Mutual Insurance Federation

-  1992 to 1997

Member - Committee on Smoking Control                                           

-  1996 to 2000

Member - Manpower 21 Steering Committee                                     

-  1998 to 1999

Member -Department of Economics and Statistics Consultative            

-  1997 to 2000

Committee NUS Chairman - Committee on Healthy Lifestyle

 -  1996 to 2000
Member - Public Education Committee on Family                                 -  2000 to 2001
Bukit Timah Community Development Council                                      -  2000 to 2001
International Co-operative Alliance Asia Pacific Office                          -  2000 to 2002
Central Co-operative Fund Committee -  1994 to 2003
Football Association of Singapore Council                                            -  2001 to 2003
SAVER-Premium Board of Trustees -  2000 to 2006        
 
Present Directorships:
                           
Singapore Dance Theatre Ltd Joint Chairman from 1.12.99              -  w.e.f. 12.07.96
TIFVentures Pte Ltd                                                                             -  w.e.f. 19.11.01
SIAS Research Pte Ltd                                                                                    -  w.e.f. 30.05.05
Centre For Seniors (CFS) Chairman                                                  -  w.e.f. 11.07.06
 
Past Directorships:
                     

NTUC INCOME Insurance Co-operative Limited 

-  1984 to 2007
Asia Pacific Investment Company (incorporated in Bermuda)                -  1996 to 2007
Tincel Properties (Pte) Ltd                                                                    -  2001 to 2007
Singapore Environment Council                                                             -  2002 to 2007
SLF Management Services Pte Ltd                                                       -  2004 to 2007
Acal Holdings Pte Ltd                                                                           -  2004 to 2007
 
Updated as at June, 2007