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Governing Council

The RIMAS Governing Council consists of professionals and Academics in fields and industries related to Risk Management. All Council Board Members have years of experience and are respected by peers and colleagues alike. All board members actively work or participate in a related industry and give their time willingly.

President

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Mr. Andeed Ma

 

FERM

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Operation Director

Technology Sector

Andeed has been elected into Risk and Insurance Management Association of Singapore (RIMAS) as the President on 20 February 2020.  He has presently involved in operation works for a technology company.

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He has also involved in Offshore Civil Engineering, Demolition and marine maintenance projects in Major Oil & Gas companies. It was during this period, Andeed joined RIMAS in 2010 as an ordinary member through a Business Continuity event. In 2014, he was elected into the Council.

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Performing the role as Chairman to an Information Technology (IT) Committee for RIMAS, Andeed participates actively in proposing IT-Risk related topics for members, planning and executing Social Media Marketing, Website Revamp and Blog for RIMAS.  In 2018, he was elected as the Honorary Secretary and led an initiative to offer exclusivity to all our members with a RIMAS App which brought everyone closer together.

 

As a graduate from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Building, Andeed started out his career in Building Construction Authority (BCA) and several other highly hazardous industries, while pursuing his degree. One such project is the world’s biggest underground depot, Kim Chuan Depot, for housing trains catering to Circle Line and Downtown Line.

 

Being an IT-aligned Business Manager has led Andeed into his obtainment of a Graduate Diploma in IT Services (Database Management).

 

Andeed is also a Key Opinion Leader in spaces of reputational risk and emerging technologies for productivity, incident management, crisis management, IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC), Enterprise Risk Management and more to bring people and process closer together.

President and Chairman of Governing Council

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Mr. Andeed Ma

FERM
 

Operation Director, Technology Sector

Andeed has been elected into Risk and Insurance Management Association of Singapore (RIMAS) as the President on 20 February 2020.  He has presently involved in operation works for a technology company.

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He has also involved in Offshore Civil Engineering, Demolition and marine maintenance projects in Major Oil & Gas companies. It was during this period, Andeed joined RIMAS in 2010 as an ordinary member through a Business Continuity event. In 2014, he was elected into the Council.

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Performing the role as Chairman to an Information Technology (IT) Committee for RIMAS, Andeed participates actively in proposing IT-Risk related topics for members, planning and executing Social Media Marketing, Website Revamp and Blog for RIMAS.  In 2018, he was elected as the Honorary Secretary and led an initiative to offer exclusivity to all our members with a RIMAS App which brought everyone closer together.

 

As a graduate from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Building, Andeed started out his career in Building Construction Authority (BCA) and several other highly hazardous industries, while pursuing his degree. One such project is the world’s biggest underground depot, Kim Chuan Depot, for housing trains catering to Circle Line and Downtown Line.

 

Being an IT-aligned Business Manager has led Andeed into his obtainment of a Graduate Diploma in IT Services (Database Management).

 

Andeed is also a Key Opinion Leader in spaces of reputational risk and emerging technologies for productivity, incident management, crisis management, IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC), Enterprise Risk Management and more to bring people and process closer together.

1st Vice President / ERM Publication

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Mr. Sean Chan Sik Lung

 

BEng(Hons) Mech & Marine, MBA, CEng, FERM
 

Director, Comet Coaching & Consulting

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Sean has been serving the RIMAS Governing Council since 2007 and was the President from 2013 to 2017.  “Everyone is a risk manager” is his vision for RIMAS to foster and promote the practices of risk management at all levels in organisations for the ever changing business environment.

 

Sean held senior management positions from Superintendent to Director in ship management and marine consultancy companies in Hong Kong before migrating to Singapore.  Since then, he has held various leadership positions with extensive experience in risk & compliance, business continuity, insurance, sustainability, quality and asset management in energy & environment industries for more than 25 years.  At the national level and beyond, Sean was involved in the liberalization and development of Singapore electricity and gas markets, and the regulatory reset for the Victorian electricity transmission company in Australia.  He also served in the Rule Change Panel of the National Electricity Market of Singapore for 12 years, and recently contributed to the development of ASEAN Taxonomy for sustainability.

 

A Chartered Engineer (UK) with an M.B.A from the University of Sheffield (UK) and BEng (Hons) in Mechanical and Marine Engineering from the John Moors University (UK), Sean also completed the Global Advanced Management Programme from Nanyang Technological University.  

 

Sean's other interests include coaching of canoe polo sport in tertiary institution and serving as Chairman of Canoe Polo in Asian Canoe Confederation.

2nd Vice President / Certification Lead

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Er. Lee Chuen Fei

 

PBM, ACTA, PMC, FERM, BEng(Mech), MSc(Ind Eng), MSc(Mgt of Tech), Grad Dip (BA)

 

Managing Director

Flow Enterprise Inc Pte Ltd

ACTA – Institute for Adult Learning

PSCMC (Professional Management Consultant) - Tuv Sud Pte Ltd.

FERM – Fellow in Enterprise Risk Management - RIMAS

 

Awarded SPRING Singapore Standards Partner Merit Award in 2013 for representing SPRING Singapore for ISO31000 :2009 Risk Management. He is a member of the Working Group on Risk Management (ISO 31000 :2018).

 

18 years’ experience driving the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management, Major Projects Risk Management, Business Excellence and other Management Systems as Vice President (Risk Management) ST Engineering and Vice President (Business Excellence and Risk Management) at ST Engineering’s Business Unit. Prior to this Chuen Fei had 20 years’ experience in Product Development, Engineering and Manufacturing holding positions of Assistant Director (Engineering), Deputy General Manager (SBU) and General Manager (Joint Venture Company) in the Defence Industries.

 

Since 2014, engaged as ERM Consultant (ST Marine), NUS (Office of Risk Management), MNC (Nippon Paint South East Asia etc) and BCP Asia.  Chuen Fei  had developed SSG-Funded WSQ Certified – 3 Days Enterprise Risk Management Course. Learners can also receive CERA (Certified Enterprise Risks Analyst) Recognition Certification by RIMAS.

 

Since end 2017, engaged as Professional Management Consultant under SPRING CDG Project for SME to implement Enterprise Risk Management to enhance Productivity.

 

Chuen Fei also holds Certificates for Lead Auditors in ISO22301 (IRCA) from British Standards Institute (BSI), Business Continuity Auditor Course (SS540) from BCP Asia, ISO31000 Risk Management Regional Course from International Standards Organisation (ISO) / SPRING Singapore, Business Excellence Assessor (SQA/SQC) from SPRING Singapore.

Honorary Treasurer / Chief of Staff 

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Mr. Dennis Poh Wei Song

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Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Legatcy

Mr. Dennis Poh is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Legatcy. His mission is to professionalize advisory services for start-ups and SMEs across Asia and has since assisted several start-ups with their due diligence and completion for their Seed to Series B fundraising and exits. With a decade’s experience in Asia’s start-up space, Dennis has an extensive network of disruptive ventures.

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He is also a member of The Chief of Staff Association and is part of the first cohort (capped at 40 participants) to attend the Oxford Chief of Staff Executive Certification Programme delivered on campus at the University of Oxford, which has been designed specifically for chiefs of staff and to become a Certified Chief of Staff™.

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On the side, he has mentored students and startups from reputable institutions in Singapore, like the Textile and Fashion Federation, NP, SUTD, SUSS, NUS through his unique approach of coaching and business mentoring.

Council Member

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Ms. Geetha 

Kanagasingam Tizi,

 

MBA,FCCA,CIA,PERM              

 

Managing Consultant,

First Global Risk Solutions

Geetha Kanagasingam Tizi has over 25 years of experience in corporate governance & compliance, risk management, internal audit and corporate insurance solutions in consultancy, multinational, local and global firms.

 

She is a professional advisor who founded First Global Risk Solutions and is a managing consultant to a clientele of listed corporations and SMEs in South East Asia providing governance, risk, compliance, corporate insurance and assurance advisory services. 

 

Geetha held senior leadership positions in multinational firms. She was the Vice President of Group Risk in Barclays Banks PLC providing expert risk assessment including risk financial transfer solutions advisory across business lines and corporate functions globally within the Bank where she spent almost a decade.  Prior to that she was the Regional Chief Internal Auditor, APAC for Cadbury PLC where she was integral to the paradigm shift of the internal audit function towards risk based approach. 

 

Geetha’s business strategy and leadership skills was proven where she held the position as the Principal Officer for the insurance arm (Singapore Aviation General Insurance Association Pte Ltd) of Singapore Airlines Ltd driving the business strategy change yielding a 20% increase in profits with the application of appropriate risk appetite.  Geetha also spent several years as the Risk Manager for the listed ground handling group of companies of Singapore Airlines Ltd where she established the enterprise risk management framework from scratch.  Ms Kanagasingam Tizi began her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers where she progressed to Manager of the Global Risk Advisory Solutions Division providing risk management and internal audit advisory services to large multination and local listed corporations.

 

Her qualifications include Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with U21 Global School for Global Leaders in Singapore; Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) UK, Certified Internal Auditor of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), New York, USA and Certified Professional in Financial Crime (Anti- Money Laundering & Counter Financing of Terrorism) with International Compliance Association, UK.

 

Geetha is a professional member of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers Association and International Compliance Association, United Kingdom.  She is a Consultant Advisory member of Gerson Lehrman Group and a Council Committee Member of Risk and Insurance Management Association of Singapore (RIMAS) holding a Professional Enterprise Risk Manager certification from the Association.  She was also a founding Board member of risk association, Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA). 

Honorary Secretary / HR Risk Publication

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Mr. Ryan Seah

 

BSc, IHRP & SHRM-CP

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HR Professional

Since 2010, Ryan has honed his skills in the Construction, Marine, and Education industries. and was the HR Business Partner and Manager to management and line managers. Well-versed in employment legislation, his strengths lie in reviewing, updating & drafting HR policies, setting up procedures for performance management, HR information systems (HRIS), and talent acquisition.

 

“Throughout my career, I have committed to be the bridge between employers and employees. Now as an independent HR consultant, I aim to spread awareness of how HR can be a strategic partner while being resourceful & up-to-date on the latest market developments and best market practices.

 

My career has spanned various industries and my adaptability & experience have enabled me to consistently present solutions, from implementing HRIS systems, and developing salary structures, job grades & benefits, to various HR-related matters. I have also been involved in projects to restructure organizations. I firmly believe that the Human Resource capabilities of a company is imperative to its success.”

Council Member / SPS Advisor

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Mr. Clarence Chong

 

CBCI (merit), ARiMI-CERM

 

Enterprise Risk Management Professional

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Public Healthcare Sector

Mr. Clarence Chong is an Enterprise Risk Management Professional, who presently works in the public sector, leading the Enterprise Risk Management portfolio of a Statutory Board.

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Clarence's extensive career in public healthcare and private sectors includes roles in ERM and Quality Management, where he has demonstrated a commitment to continuous improvement. He has spearheaded several transformative initiatives involving project management and stakeholder engagement throughout his career. 

 

Clarence exudes a fervent passion for the intricate realm of risk management, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to understanding and navigating the complexities inherent in this field. His enthusiasm is palpable as he consistently seeks to delve deeper into the nuances of risk, showcasing not only a profound appreciation for the subject matter but also a genuine dedication to fostering a culture of risk awareness within the organization. 

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Additionally, he holds certifications such as the Certified Enterprise-wide Risk Management Manager (CERM) awarded by the Asia Risk Management Institute and Certified Business Continuity Institute (CBCI) awarded by Business Continuity Institute (CBI)

He is also certified lead auditor for both ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) and 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety).

Council Member - Publications

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Dr. Roy Rimington

 

BA(hons) Business Studies.,PhD (Management Science)., FSQI., MRIMAS

 

CEO, Asia Management Services LLP

Dr. Roy Rimington was the president of RIMAS from 2010 to 2012. Currently, he is a RIMAS Council Member and Chairman of the Advisory Committee. He has held senior management positions for over 30 years in major electrical, electronic, and automotive international companies in the United Kingdom and East Asia such as Lucas Industries, the General Electric Company, Tatung Co (Taiwan) and Siemens Telecommunications. Also, having over 16 years of full-time working experience in the Singapore Public Service, including being a Senior Manager at the Civil Service College.

 

He has a wide range of experience in the areas of Quality, Business Excellence, Auditing, Risk and Business Continuity Management, Manufacture, Service, Military, Security, Health Care, Education and public sectors, and has worked on major projects related to establishment of Joint Ventures and Nuclear Power Stations. He is an adjunct MSc University Lecturer, and a Singapore Citizen. 

 

Dr Rimington, is Member of Singapore Working Group in development of ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard and guide 73, and has been a member of the Management Systems Standards Committee (MSSC) - coordinated by SPRING/ Enterprise Singapore. Awarded SPRING Singapore Standards Partner Merit Award in 2015 for contribution in development of standards. Also, an Exco Member of the Singapore Quality Institute (SQI), and Chairman of the Public Relations Committee. He is a qualified ISO 9001 and 14001 Lead Auditor and IRCA trainer.

Council Member - Education & Certification

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Mr. Wong Yoke Chye

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Deputy Director

Singapore Power

Yoke Chye is an experienced project and risk management professional with more than 20 years of expertise in training and application of risk management and project management methodology.

 

His risk management expertise covers enterprise risks, project and portfolio risks as well as cybersecurity risks. Likewise his project management experience cover both agile and waterfall methodology.

 

Yoke Chye graduated with a double Master in industrial system engineering and business administration.  Currently, he is working as a deputy director in Singapore Power looking after enterprise risks and critical information infrastructure cybersecurity risks.

Council Member - Events & Marketing

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Ms. Ivy Wong

 

Senior Cybersecurity Practioner

Ivy is a cyber risk evangelist with 10 years of experience in the Infocomm industry. An industry professional with Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), ISO27001 Lead Auditor, qualified ACTA trainer, Ivy has been advocating proactive cyber defence through training and consulting. Experienced in providing technology business consulting, strategic account management, industry collaborations, sales & marketing, Ivy also has substantial project and tender management across industries. Ivy is currently the Senior Director of CSIntelligence overseeing Security Operations, Sales & Marketing.

Council Member - Chapters Oversight

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Ms. Geetha 

Kanagasingam Tizi,

 

MBA,FCCA,CIA,PERM              

 

Managing Consultant,

First Global Risk Solutions

Geetha Kanagasingam Tizi has over 25 years of experience in corporate governance & compliance, risk management, internal audit and corporate insurance solutions in consultancy, multinational, local and global firms.

 

She is a professional advisor who founded First Global Risk Solutions and is a managing consultant to a clientele of listed corporations and SMEs in South East Asia providing governance, risk, compliance, corporate insurance and assurance advisory services. 

 

Geetha held senior leadership positions in multinational firms. She was the Vice President of Group Risk in Barclays Banks PLC providing expert risk assessment including risk financial transfer solutions advisory across business lines and corporate functions globally within the Bank where she spent almost a decade.  Prior to that she was the Regional Chief Internal Auditor, APAC for Cadbury PLC where she was integral to the paradigm shift of the internal audit function towards risk based approach. 

 

Geetha’s business strategy and leadership skills was proven where she held the position as the Principal Officer for the insurance arm (Singapore Aviation General Insurance Association Pte Ltd) of Singapore Airlines Ltd driving the business strategy change yielding a 20% increase in profits with the application of appropriate risk appetite.  Geetha also spent several years as the Risk Manager for the listed ground handling group of companies of Singapore Airlines Ltd where she established the enterprise risk management framework from scratch.  Ms Kanagasingam Tizi began her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers where she progressed to Manager of the Global Risk Advisory Solutions Division providing risk management and internal audit advisory services to large multination and local listed corporations.

 

Her qualifications include Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with U21 Global School for Global Leaders in Singapore; Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) UK, Certified Internal Auditor of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), New York, USA and Certified Professional in Financial Crime (Anti- Money Laundering & Counter Financing of Terrorism) with International Compliance Association, UK.

 

Geetha is a professional member of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers Association and International Compliance Association, United Kingdom.  She is a Consultant Advisory member of Gerson Lehrman Group and a Council Committee Member of Risk and Insurance Management Association of Singapore (RIMAS) holding a Professional Enterprise Risk Manager certification from the Association.  She was also a founding Board member of risk association, Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA). 

Council Member - Council Cadence

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Mr. Sim Siang Leng

 

Head of Risk Management

 

Real Estate and Hospitality

Sim Siang Leng has more than 15 years of working experience in both public and private sectors, primarily holding risk analytics and management positions.  He currently heads the risk management department of a Singapore-based real estate and hospitality firm, and concurrently oversees the compliance of personal data protection for the firm.  Besides the implementation of risk management frameworks, he has been involved in investment risk analysis, insurance management, and business continuity planning.  He is also actively supporting contract and project management.

 

Siang Leng holds a Master in Business Administration with a double specialization in strategy and marketing research, and also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering.

Council Member / WSQ ERM

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Mr. Henry Ee

Managing Director

 

BCP Asia

Henry is the Founder and Managing Director of BCP Asia. He is also the Regional Director for Business Continuity Institute Asia. Having been in the business continuity profession for more than 17 years, he has been actively contributing to the industry’s wider understanding in business continuity.

 

Henry earned his academic degree at the University of Essex (UK) where he majored in Electronics Systems Engineering with first class honours. He is currently a professionally certified FBCI and CBCP by the two well-renowned institutions – the Business Continuity Institute, UK and Disaster Recovery Institute International, US. Henry is the Regional Director of BCI (Asia) since 2008 and he was the first Asian to serve as a BCI Board Member in 2006. In contributing to the business continuity industry, was involved in setting up the BCM Standards: Singapore Standard SS540:2008, British Standard BS25999:2007, ASIS, SS507 and ISO22301. He was officially appointed as the BCM Auditor for SPRING Singapore and various certification bodies. Henry was also the founding member of the Business Continuity Group (BCG) and advisor for the China BCM Committee (CBCM).

 

Henry is active on the conference circuit as well as organizing and conducting training in the area of Business Continuity, Business Impact Analysis, Risk Analysis, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management. In his over 15 years of experience, he has implemented more than 100 projects and trained more than 5,000 professionals in business continuity management. During his career, Henry had successfully activated the recovery plans for strikes, Y2K, 911, SARS and H1N1. Prior to this, Henry held two senior positions in two international banks namely ABN Amro and JP Morgan Chase where he started his BCM career.

 

Apart from training, Henry has executed many consultancy projects for companies in the Banking, Information Technology, Shipping, Electronics, Airline, Transportation, Telecommunication and Semiconductor industries from around Asia namely Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Middle East.

 

In BCP Asia’s journey of BCM programme leading to certification, Henry chaired the BCM Steering Committee. Under his drive and supervision, BCP Asia achieved dual BCM Certifications in BS25999-2:2007 and SS540:2008.

Certification Lead

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Er. Lee Chuen Fei

 

PBM, ACTA, PMC, FERM, BEng(Mech), MSc(Ind Eng), MSc(Mgt of Tech), Grad Dip (BA)

 

Managing Director

Flow Enterprise Inc Pte Ltd

ACTA – Institute for Adult Learning

PSCMC (Professional Management Consultant) - Tuv Sud Pte Ltd.

FERM – Fellow in Enterprise Risk Management - RIMAS

 

Awarded SPRING Singapore Standards Partner Merit Award in 2013 for representing SPRING Singapore for ISO31000 :2009 Risk Management. He is a member of the Working Group on Risk Management (ISO 31000 :2018).

 

18 years’ experience driving the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management, Major Projects Risk Management, Business Excellence and other Management Systems as Vice President (Risk Management) ST Engineering and Vice President (Business Excellence and Risk Management) at ST Engineering’s Business Unit. Prior to this Chuen Fei had 20 years’ experience in Product Development, Engineering and Manufacturing holding positions of Assistant Director (Engineering), Deputy General Manager (SBU) and General Manager (Joint Venture Company) in the Defence Industries.

 

Since 2014, engaged as ERM Consultant (ST Marine), NUS (Office of Risk Management), MNC (Nippon Paint South East Asia etc) and BCP Asia.  Chuen Fei  had developed SSG-Funded WSQ Certified – 3 Days Enterprise Risk Management Course. Learners can also receive CERA (Certified Enterprise Risks Analyst) Recognition Certification by RIMAS.

 

Since end 2017, engaged as Professional Management Consultant under SPRING CDG Project for SME to implement Enterprise Risk Management to enhance Productivity.

 

Chuen Fei also holds Certificates for Lead Auditors in ISO22301 (IRCA) from British Standards Institute (BSI), Business Continuity Auditor Course (SS540) from BCP Asia, ISO31000 Risk Management Regional Course from International Standards Organisation (ISO) / SPRING Singapore, Business Excellence Assessor (SQA/SQC) from SPRING Singapore.

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