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Ng Yat Chung
Ng Yat Chung detail, 050602-F-0193C-114
Ng at the Istana on 3 June 2005
Place of birth Singapore
Allegiance Singapore
Service/branch Singapore Armed Forces
Years of service 1979–2007
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held
  • Commanding Officer, 21st Battalion Singapore Artillery
  • Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Plans)
  • Commander, 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade
  • Head, Joint Operations Department
  • Commander, 3rd Division
  • Director, Joint Operations and Planning Directorate
  • Chief of Staff (Joint Staff)
  • Chief of Army (2000–2003)
  • Chief of Defence Force (2003–2007)
Awards see #Awards
Other work see #Business career

Ng Yat Chung is a Singaporean business executive and former military officer. He was the fifth Chief of Defence Force of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 2003 to 2007, holding the rank of Lieutenant-General. Prior to that, he served as the Chief of the Singapore Army from 2000 to 2003. Ng became an executive in Temasek Holdings after leaving the SAF in 2007. In 2011, he joined Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and became its Group President and Chief Executive Officer.

Education[]

Ng received his secondary and pre-university education in Victoria School[1] and Hwa Chong Junior College respectively. He was part of a team that represented Hwa Chong Junior College in a 1978 inter-school mathematical competition organised by the Singapore Mathematical Society of the National University of Singapore.[2]

Ng was awarded an overseas scholarship by the Singapore Armed Forces in 1980 and graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts (honours) in engineering from the University of Cambridge. In 1987, he obtained a Master of Arts in mathematics from Cambridge. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.[3] He also attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School and graduated with a Masters of Military Art and Science from the United States Army Command and General Staff College.[4][5]

Military career[]

Ng enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1979 and was commissioned as an artillery officer in December that year.[5] Throughout his military career, he held various appointments, including the following: Commanding Officer, 21st Battalion Singapore Artillery; Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Plans); Commander, 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade; Head, Joint Operations Department; Commander, 3rd Division; Director, Joint Operations and Planning Directorate; Chief of Staff (Joint Staff); Chief of Army.[3] He relinquished his appointment as the Chief of Army on 1 April 2003 and succeeded Lim Chuan Poh as the Chief of Defence Force.[3]

As the Chief of Defence Force, Ng laid the blueprint for the 3rd Generation SAF by overseeing the development of new operational concepts to further integrate the Army, Navy and Air Force. He also commanded the SAF's humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response in Aceh and Phuket after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, as well as similar missions to Yogyakarta and Phitsanulok in 2006. He retired from the SAF on 23 March 2007 and was succeeded by Desmond Kuek as the Chief of Defence Force.[4]

Business career[]

After leaving the military, Ng joined Temasek Holdings and took up the following positions in the company: Head of Energy & Resources; Co-Head of Australia & New Zealand & Co-Head of Strategy; Senior Managing Director.[6]

Ng joined the board of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) as an Executive Director in May 2011 and was appointed Group President and Chief Executive Officer in October.[7] He is also a member of the following organisations: World Shipping Council; International Advisory Panel of the Singapore Maritime Institute; Singapore Advisory Panel of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.[8]

Ng is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Singapore Institute of Technology and a Trustee of the National University of Singapore. He is also a member of the board of Singapore Power.[6]

Awards[]

Year of award unclear:

References[]

  1. "Victorian Samurai – Ng Yat Chung". Old Victorians' Association. 7 September 2012. http://www.ova.org.sg/2012/09/victorian-samurai-ng-yat-chung/. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  2. "Annual Report 1978". National University of Singapore. http://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/smsmedley/Vol-07-1/Annual%20report%201978.pdf. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Change of Chief of Defence Force and Service Chiefs". MINDEF. 6 February 2003. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2003/feb/06jan03_nr4.print.img.html. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "New Chief for the SAF". MINDEF. 23 March 2007. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2007/mar/23mar07_nr2.html#.UkT7Fz9MWSo. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "LTG Ng Yat Chung". USACAC. http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/events/IHOF/IHOF_BIO_Chung.pdf. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Ng Yat Chung". World Shipping Council. http://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-council/board-members/ng-yat-chung. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  7. "Ng Yat Chung takes over as NOL’s CEO from Oct 1". The Edge Singapore. 30 September 2011. http://www.theedgesingapore.com/the-daily-edge/business/33142-ng-yat-chung-takes-over-as-nols-ceo-from-oct-1.html. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  8. "Board of Directors". NOL. http://www.nol.com.sg/wps/portal/nol/aboutus/ourboard. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  9. "Profile of Board of Trustees". National University of Singapore. http://www.nus.edu.sg/annualreport/2006/board_of_trustees3.htm. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  10. "Chief of Army Receives the Knight Grand Cross". MINDEF. 2 May 2002. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2002/may/02may02_nr.print.img.html. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  11. "Chief of Defence Force Receives Thai Royal Award". MINDEF. 22 February 2005. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2005/feb/22feb05_nr.print.img.html. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  12. "Chief of Defence Force Receives Bruneian Award". MINDEF. 24 May 2005. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2005/may/24may05_nr.print.img.html. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  13. "Chief of Defence Force Receives Indonesian Award". MINDEF. 23 September 2005. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2005/sep/23sep05_nr.print.img.html. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  14. "Chief of Defence Force Receives Prestigious Malaysian Military Award". MINDEF. 15 November 2005. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2005/nov/15nov05_nr2.print.img.html. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  15. Wan, Gail (31 January 2007). "SAF Medals - Recognising dedication, reflecting the times". MINDEF. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/publications/cyberpioneer/features/2007/jan07_fs2.html. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Outstanding Service Award 2013 – Mr Ng Yat Chung". National University of Singapore. http://www.nus.edu.sg/uawards/2013/winners/citations/ng_yat_chung.pdf. Retrieved 27 September 2013. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Lieutenant-General Lim Chuan Poh
5th Chief of Defence Force
1 April 2003 - 23 March 2007
Succeeded by
Major-General Desmond Kuek
Preceded by
Major-General Lim Chuan Poh
Chief of the Singapore Army
1 April 2000 – 1 April 2003
Succeeded by
Brigadier-General Desmond Kuek
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