Surbana Jurong Group CEO Wong Heang Fine to retire, successor search underway
SURBANA Jurong Group (SJ Group) today announced that its group chief executive officer (CEO), Wong Heang Fine, 64, will be retiring on Sep 30.
Wong joined SJ Group as its founding Group CEO in June 2015. Under his leadership, the group has grown its revenue from S$320 million in 2015 to S$1.8 billion in 2021.
SJ Group is now among the largest global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firms with a presence in over 40 countries. Its 16,000-strong talent pool includes architects, designers, planners, engineers and other specialists. The group was ranked number 24 in Engineering News-Record's 2021 Top 225 International Design Firms and number 14 in World Architecture 100 2022.
Growing organically and through strategic mergers and acquisitions, SJ Group today comprises a collection of 10 global brands with a full suite of multi-disciplinary expertise across a range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables.
"It has been a privilege and an honour to be one of the pioneering employees to build SJ Group and steer its expansion across the globe," said Wong.
"Having completed the first chapter of its growth journey, the group is ready to embark on the next lap of its success, under new leadership and in the hands of a strong team in place. For this, I am grateful to our shareholder, Temasek, and our board of directors for their guidance, support and trust over the years. I am especially thankful to all my colleagues for the hard work and teamwork that have made our journey a fulfilling and exciting one."
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Chaly Mah, SJ Group's chairman thanked Wong on behalf of the board and shareholder for his strong leadership in building Surbana Jurong from a Singapore-centric business to a globally-recognised engineering, architecture and design consultancy.
"He will be leaving behind a robust foundation for the group to launch SJ 2.0, the strategic roadmap for its next phase of growth. I wish Heang Fine the very best in his well-deserved retirement."
Prior to joining SJ Group, Wong spent 8 years at CapitaLand where he rose to become the CEO of CapitaLand Singapore (Residential). From 2011 to 2012, he was president of the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas). An engineer by training, he also spent a period of his career at SembCorp Engineers and Constructors, where he was president and CEO between 2001 and 2006, and at Cathay Organisation Holdings where he was named president and CEO in 1999.
SJ Group's board has commenced a search for a successor, assessing both internal and external candidates. Wong will continue with his duties as Group CEO and work closely with the board during the leadership transition.
The group said further announcements will be made in due course.
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