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Senior SIA executive Mak Swee Wah to retire in September
June 13th 2023
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said executive vice president of operations and chief operations officer, Mak Swee Wah, will retire on September 9 after a 40-year career with the airline group. Read More » “On behalf of the company, I would like to thank Mak for his long and distinguished service,” SIA CEO, Goh Choon Phong, said. “He has made many outstanding contributions to the SIA Group and his leadership and experience were instrumental to our success in navigating the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Personally, I have benefited much from Mak’s valuable counsel over the years. I wish him a very happy and well-deserved retirement.” SIA named executive vice president for finance and strategy and chief financial officer, Tan Kai Ping, as Mak's successor.
SIA’s senior vice president for marketing planning, JoAnn Tan, has been appointed executive vice president for finance and chief financial officer. Tan is SIA's first female chief financial officer. Divisional vice president for digital, Dai Hao Yu, will move up to acting senior vice president for marketing planning. The management changes will take effect in September.
