NTUC Enterprise's Tan Hee Teck named HPB chairman from Oct 1

Chairman of NTUC Enterprise and president of the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) Tan Hee Teck will take over as chairman of the Health Promotion Board (HPB) on Oct 1, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and HPB announced on Thursday (Sept 24).

He takes over from Wong Kim Yin, who became the board's chairman in April 2024.

Tan has over 20 years of strategic leadership and management experience across business, public and community sectors.

He was formerly chairman and chief executive officer of Resorts World Sentosa and chief executive officer of Genting Singapore.

At NTUC Enterprise, Tan oversaw the group's social mission, including its impact businesses that support working families.

In his capacity as president of SNEF, he is said to have advocated for small and medium enterprises, promoted workforce development and assumed a key role in the Singapore Economic Resilience Taskforce, MOH and HPB noted.

They added that Tan's appointment will allow his diverse experience to be used in providing strategic guidance to the board and leadership as HPB advances its health promotion efforts in support of Healthier SG , Age Well SG and Grow Well SG.

His term will end on Sept 30, 2029.

The ministry and agency also paid tribute to outgoing chairman Wong for his contributions and leadership, noting that his counsel had helped shape HPB's core initiatives.

These, they said, included efforts to reduce sodium intake by working with industry partners to expand the availability of lower-sodium alternatives in the market, and the launch of an evidence-based Design Guide to strengthen the quality of mental well-being programmes in Singapore.

During Wong's tenure, HPB had also strengthened its ecosystems that support the diverse health needs of residents such as consolidating its Healthy 365 offerings within one platform.

The app was also enhanced to introduce more tailored digital nudges, as well as programmes such as "Age Strong" that helps older adults build healthy habits through its gamified design.

According to MOH and HPB, there are now nearly 900,000 monthly active users who use the app as a personalised health companion.

新加坡全国职工总会企业主席兼新加坡全国雇主联合会（SNEF）会长陈熙德将于10月1日接任健康促进局（HPB）主席一职，卫生部和健康促进局于周四（9月24日）宣布了这一消息。

他接替了黄锦寅的职位，黄锦寅于 2024 年 4 月成为董事会主席。

Tan在商业、公共和社区部门拥有超过20年的战略领导和管理经验。

他曾任圣淘沙名胜世界董事长兼首席执行官和新加坡云顶集团首席执行官。

在职总企业，陈先生负责监督集团的社会使命，包括支持工薪家庭的社会公益业务。

卫生部和保健促进局指出，他担任新加坡中小企业联合会主席期间，积极倡导中小企业发展，促进劳动力发展，并在新加坡经济韧性工作组中发挥了关键作用。

他们补充说，谭先生的任命将使他丰富的经验能够为卫生促进局董事会和领导层提供战略指导，以推进其健康促进工作，支持“更健康的新加坡”、“健康老龄化新加坡”和“健康成长新加坡”。

他的任期将于2029年9月30日结束。

该部门和机构也对即将卸任的主席黄先生的贡献和领导表示敬意，并指出他的建议帮助塑造了卫生促进局的核心举措。

他们表示，这些措施包括与行业伙伴合作，扩大市场上低钠替代品的供应，以减少钠的摄入量；以及推出循证设计指南，以加强新加坡心理健康计划的质量。

在黄的任期内，HPB还加强了其生态系统，以支持居民多样化的健康需求，例如将其Healthy 365服务整合到一个平台上。

该应用程序还进行了增强，引入了更多有针对性的数字提示，以及“Age Strong”等程序，该程序通过游戏化的设计帮助老年人养成健康的生活习惯。

据卫生部和保健促进局称，目前该应用程序每月活跃用户近 90 万，他们将其用作个性化的健康助手。