Ministry of National Development’s (MND) Executive Director for the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) Khoo Teng Chye has been appointed Chairman of Singapore for the Urban Land Institute (ULI), making him the first council chair to come from the public sector in Asia Pacific.
The ULI is an interdisciplinary research and education institute with over 40,000 members dedicated to leadership in real estate and land use as well as creating thriving communities worldwide.
Khoo previously served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Chief Planner at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Chief Executive of PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency.
As ULI Singapore Chairman, he will lead the executive committee in Singapore, focusing their efforts in providing long-term thinking and sustainable solutions for the ongoing development of the city.
ULI Singapore has been very active in the city for several years, with the National Council providing advise on various issues relating to urban development. In 2016, ULI Singapore, along with the CLC, also completed a research that proposed practical recommendations on moving cities towards a more sustainable mobility future with reference to the city-state.
“I firstly became familiar of ULI’s work when I was working for the URA so it is an honour for me to be invited to be Chairman of ULI Singapore,” said Khoo.
“Urbanisation is a complex process everywhere in the world and the public sector has to work with the private sector for it to be a success. ULI helps both sides come together, through providing new models of collaboration, and I look forward to helping extend ULI’s mission in Singapore.”
In welcoming Khoo, ULI Asia Pacific CEO John Fitzgerald said Khoo’s knowledge of the “Singapore real estate industry is unparalleled and with his leadership I am confident that ULI will continue to play an important role to the development of the city.”
Senior Content Specialist Christopher Chitty edited this story
