Mr Edmund Cheng Wai Wing, the chairman of Mapletree Investments and the Singapore Art Museum (SAM), will take over from Mr Lee Hsien Yang as chairman of CAAS from July 1. MOT on Thurs, said that as part of succession planning, Mr Cheng had been serving as the deputy chairman of CAAS since Dec 1, 2016. He takes over from Mr Lee, who will be relinquishing the post of chairman on June 30 after nine years. “Mr Cheng’s strong private and public sector board experience will greatly benefit CAAS’ mission to grow a safe, vibrant air hub and civil aviation system,” said MOT. MOT thanked Mr Lee for his many years of dedicated and distinguished service to the CAAS. Under him, CAAS embarked on several initiatives such as the modernisation of the Aviation Safety regime, the master planning for Changi East, the establishment of Singapore as a Centre of Excellence in Air Traffic Management and of a new Unmanned Aerial System regulatory framework.... Continue Reading