New board members for Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

SINGAPORE - Board appointment changes have been made at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), said the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) in a press statement today.

These changes will take effect from April 1.

MinLaw has appointed six new members to the Board of IPOS and re-appointed six board members.

Below are the names of the aforementioned members accordingly:

New Board Members:

-Professor Tsui Kai Chong, Provost, SIM University

-Dr Lim Kuo-Yi, Managing Director, Monk's Hill Ventures

-Mr Tan Min-Liang, CEO, Razer Inc. -Mr Douglas Foo, Executive Chairman, Sakae Holdings Ltd

-Ms Audrey Yap, Managing Partner, Yusarn Audrey

-Mr Sim Feng-Ji, Director, Resource Division, Ministry of Trade & Industry

Re-appointed Board Members:

-Dr Stanley Lai, Head of Intellectual Property practice, Allen & Gledhill LLP. Dr Lai will continue as the Chairman of the Board, a position he has held since April 2013.

-Mr Keoy Soo Earn, Partner, Leader, Merger and Acquisition, Singapore & SEA and Valuation & Financial Modelling, SEA, Deloitte & Touche LLP

-Mr Suresh Sachi, Deputy Managing Director (Corporate and Legal) and General Counsel, A*STAR

-Mr Abhijit Ghosh, Partner, International Tax, PricewaterhouseCoopers

-Ms Deborah Ho, Managing Director, Head of Senior Relationship Management for SEA, Barclays Bank

-Mr Poon Hong Yuen, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Law

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