Fact Sheet: Restructured ACCORD and its Members

25 August 2014

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Figure 1: Revised structure of ACCORD.

The Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence (ACCORD), established by MINDEF in January 1984 with a wide representation across the different sectors of society, has been a useful channel of feedback on MINDEF/SAF's policies and programmes and other issues related to the nation's defence.

Taking input from the Committee to Strengthen National Service (CSNS) Working Groups, MINDEF restructured ACCORD and created three Councils under its ambit - an Employer and Business Council (E&B), an Educational Institutions Council (EI), and a Family and Community Council (F&C). With the new structure, ACCORD will be able to better engage employers, family members and members of the broader community, as well as facilitate initiatives that support National Service and Total Defence. See Figure 1 for the revised structure of ACCORD.

The ACCORD membership list is provided in Table 1.

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ACCORD(Main)
S/N	Name and Appointment	S/N	Name and Appointment
1.	Mr Chan Chun Sing Second Minister for Defence Chairman ACCORD Co-Chair of ACCORD (E&B)	12.	Ms Melissa Khoo Institude Dir, Institute of Public Sector Leadership
2.	Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman Minister of State for Defence Deputy Chairman ACCORD Co-Chair of ACCORD (EI) & ACCORD (F&C)	13.	Mr Low Ee Kheng Ignatius* News Editor, The Straits Times SPH
3.	Mr Tony Chew Leong Chee Executive Chairman, Asia Resource Corporation Co-Chair of ACCORD (E&B)	14.	Mr Boo Kheng Hua* Principal and CEO, Temasek Polytechnic
4.	Ms Indranee Rajah SMS for Law and Education Co-Chair of ACCORD (EI)	15.	Dr Yek Tiew Ming* Principal, ITE College West
5.	Ms Claire Chiang VP, Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd Co-Chair of ACCORD (F&C)	16.	Mr David Boey* Defence Blogger / Head Internal Communications, SMRT
6.	Dr Chia Shi-Lu MP, Tanjong Pagar GRC	17.	Mr Von Lee Yong Miang* Executive Chairman, Expand Group of Companies / Vice-Chairman, Kebun Baru CCC
7.	Ms Sylvia Lim MP, Aljunied GRC	18.	Ms Low Mei Mei* Editor, News Hub, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
8.	Dr Lim Suet Wun Exec Vice President, Parkway Group Healthcare Pte Ltd / Dy Hon Secretary, SNEF	19	COL (NS) Bervyn Lee Peng Hui* Director, Office of Student Life, SMU
9.	Mr Chan Chong Beng Chairman, Goodrich Global Pte Ltd	20.	LTC (NS) Tan Kheng Feung* DD, MAS
10.	COL (NS) Srinivasan S/O V Namasivayam Lawyer And Managing Partner Heng Leong And Srinivasan	21.	SUPT (NS) Jon Tan Hock Yuen* Director of Security, General Electric Company
11.	LTC (NS) Ridzuan Ismail Chief Engineer (Drainage Planning), PUB	22.	Mrs Laura Hwang* Advisor and Immediate Past-President, SCWO
*Denotes members in both ACCORD (Main) and an ACCORD Council

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ACCORD(E&B)
S/N	Name and Appointment	S/N	Name and Appointment
1.	Mr Chan Chun Sing Second Minister for Defence Chairman ACCORD Co-Chair of ACCORD (E&B)	11.	Mr R Ponnampalam Vice-Chairman, Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
2.	Mr Tony Chew Leong Chee Executive Chairman, Asia Resource Corporation Co-Chair of ACCORD (E&B)	12.	Mr Kurt Wee President, Association of SME
3.	Mr Low Ee Kheng Ignatius* News Editor, The Straits Times SPH	13.	Mr Danny Lien MD, Amos International Pte Ltd
4.	Mr Loh Chin Hua CEO, Keppel Corp	14.	Mr Steven Tham CEO, AUWELD International Pte Ltd
5.	Mr Samuel N Tsien Group CEO, OCBC	15.	Mr Mohamed Ismail Gafoore CEO, Propnex
6.	Mr Tan Hee Teck CEO, Resort World Sentosa	16.	Mr Jonathan Asherson Regional Director, ASEAN & Pacific Rolls-Royce
7.	Mr Teo Siong Seng Chairman, Singapore Business Federation	17.	Mr Yeoh Oon Jin Exec Chairman, (PWC) LLP
8.	Mr George Huang President, Singapore Manufacturing Federation	18	Mr Rolf Gerber Chairman, Singapore International Chamber of Commerce
9.	Mr Thomas Chua President, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry	19.	Mr Tan Kai Hoe CEO, SPRING Singapore
10.	Mr Zahidi Abdul Rahman President, Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry	20.	Mr Ronnie Tay CEO, NEA
*Denotes members in both ACCORD (Main) and an ACCORD Council

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ACCORD(F&C)
S/N	Name and Appointment	S/N	Name and Appointment
1.	Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman Minister of State for Defence Deputy Chairman ACCORD Co-Chair of ACCORD (EI) & ACCORD (F&C)	12.	Mr Ching Wei Hong Council Chairman, Families for Life
2.	Ms Claire Chiang VP, Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd Co-Chair of ACCORD (F&C)	13.	Ms Charlotte Beck Snr Director, Family Devt Group, MSF
3.	COL (NS) Bervyn Lee Peng Hui* Director, Office of Student Life, SMU	14.	Mr Edward Leong CEO, SAFRA
4.	Ms Low Mei Mei* Editor, MediaCorp Newshub	15.	Ms Toh Hwee Tin Director, NTUC’s U Family
5.	SUPT (NS) Jon Tan Hock Yuen* Director of Security, General Electric Corporate	16.	Mrs Joni Ong President, I Love Children Organisation
6.	LTC (NS) Tan Kheng Feung* Dy Director, MAS	17.	BG (Ret) Ishak Ismail CEO Defence Services, CWT Limited
7.	Mr Von Lee Yong Miang* Vice-Chairman, Kebun Baru CCC	18.	Mr Andy Lee Founder, Sengkangbabies Blog
8.	Mrs Laura Hwang* President, SCWO	19	Ms Daphne Ling Blogger, www.motherinc.org
9.	Ms Joanna Portilla Chairman, PA Women’s Integration Network Council	20.	Ms Tan Lek Hwa VP, English Current Affairs, CNA
10.	Mr Yeong Gah Hou Snr Director, Integration Directorate, NPTD	21.	Ms Tuminah Sapawi CEO, Mendaki
11.	Mr Han Tan Juan Group Director (Grassroots Cluster), PA
*Denotes members in both ACCORD (Main) and an ACCORD Council

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ACCORD(EI)
S/N	Name and Appointment	S/N	Name and Appointment
1.	Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman Minister of State for Defence Deputy Chairman ACCORD Co-Chair of ACCORD (EI) & ACCORD (F&C)	13.	Mr Lee Seng Hai Principal, Anderson Junior College
2.	Ms Indranee Rajah SMS for Law and Education Co-Chair of ACCORD (EI)	14.	Prof Tan Chorh Chuan President, NUS
3.	Dr Yek Tiew Ming* Principal, ITE College West	15.	Prof Tan Thiam Soon President, Singapore Institute of Technology
4.	Mr Boo Kheng Hua* Principal and CEO, Temasek Polytechnic	16.	Prof Cheong Hee Kiat President, UniSIM
5.	Mr David Boey* Defence Blogger	17.	Mr Koh Chin Nguang Principal, Hwa Chong Institution (International)
6.	Mdm Low Khah Gek Dy DGE (Schools) Director of Schools, MOE	18.	Mr Chris Edwards Head of College, United World College of SEA
7.	Mr Puvan Ariaratnam DD, CCE, MOE	19.	Ms Elim Chew Founder, 77th Street
8.	Mr Brandon Lee Chief Executive Officer, Council for Private Education	20	Mr Tong Yee Founding Partner /Company Dir School of Thought
9.	Prof Michael Chia Yong Hwa Dean, Faculty Affairs, NIE	21.	Mr Malminderjit Singh Correspondent, Business Times
10.	Mdm Lucy Toh Principal, St. Andrew’s Secondary School	22.	Mr Douglas Niehart Deputy Principal, Singapore American School
11.	Mr Subash Lazar Vice-Principal, Crest Secondary Sch	23.	Prof Bertil Andersson President, Nanyang Technological University
12.	Dr Hang Kim Hoo Principal, NUS High School	24.	Prof Arnoud De Meyer President, Singapore Management University
*Denotes members in both ACCORD (Main) and an ACCORD Council

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