Lim Neo Chian is a Singaporean former major-general who served as Chief of Army between 1992 and 1995. After leaving the

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, he has held both executive and non-executive positions in various organisations, including the

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and the

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Education

Lim graduated from the

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in 1975 with a

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degree. He attended the Program for Management Development and the six-week Advanced Management Program in

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in 1988 and 2002 respectively. He received an Honorary Doctorate in engineering from the University of Sheffield in 1996.

Career

Lim served in the

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(SAF) and was the Chief of

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from 1992–1995. He held the rank of Major-General. After retiring from the SAF in 1995, Lim held both executive and non-executive positions in various organisations, including:

, as its chief executive officer from 1995–1998; China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development, as its chief executive officer from 1 March 1998 to 31 December 2000; Bangalore IT Park Board, as the chairman of its executive committee from 1995–1998;

, as its deputy chairman from 1998–2001;

, as its chief executive officer from June 2001 to February 2002;

, as its deputy chairman and chief executive officer; SCP Consultants, as its chairman;

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, as its vice chairman until 2011; French-Singapore Business Council, as its co-chairman; Ascendas Hospitality Trust, as its chairman and an independent director;

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, as its deputy chairman;

, as its director; Economic Development Innovations Singapore, as its director.

Awards

Lim received the Public Administration Medal (Military) (Gold) in 1993. He was also awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 2003 for his handling of Singapore's tourism sector during the SARS outbreak that year.

Personal life

Lim is married and has three children.

References

, - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Neo Chian Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of the University of Sheffield Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Singaporean chief executives Chiefs of the Singapore Army Recipients of the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam