Biography

Richard Lim is Chairman of ST Logistics and its group of companies including ST Healthcare, ST Airport Services and ST Engineering & Technology Solutions. He also serves as a board member of the Land Transport Authority (LTA), National University Health System(NUHS), and the Integrated Health Information Systems (IHIS).

Richard is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore and an Honorary Fellow of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations. Richard also chairs the Singapore National Maritime Safety at Sea Council and the Governing Board of the St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory. He is a member of the Ministry of Health Holdings Healthcare Infrastructure and Planning Committee and the Ministry of Finance Development Projects Advisory Panel. Richard is also an adjunct professor in the department of industrial systems engineering and management at the National University of Singapore.

Richard Lim retired from the Singapore Ministry of Defence after serving more than 30 years in various appointments including Director Joint Operations and Planning, Chief of Navy, Deputy Secretary (Technology) and CIO, and Chief Executive of the Defence Science and Technology Agency. His work has included roles in every phase of the systems development life cycle of complex defence systems where he has developed a deep practice-oriented professional interest in the conceptualisation, development and management of large scale systems. He continues his professional interest in engineering systems in a consulting role as a partner and Chairman of Keystone Technologies LLP.