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Tamil Murasu appoints Jawharilal Rajendran as editor

Mr. Jawharilal Rajendran takes over the helm from Ms Nirmala Murugaian, who has been editor since 2005.

Tamil Murasu appoints Jawharilal Rajendran as editor

Mr. Jawharilal Rajendran takes over the helm from Ms Nirmala Murugaian, who has been editor since 2005.

Savills appoints Alan Cheong as Head of Research

Alan brings with him over 20 years of experience ranging from research to risk management, corporate and investment banking.

Lee Kuan Yew retires as Chairman and Director of GIC

He will be appointed Senior Advisor to the Board.

DPM Shanmugaratnam appointed MAS Chairman

Mr. Shanmugaratnam replaces Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong who had served as Chairman of Monetary Authority of Singapore since August 2004.

Jones Lang LaSalle appoints Martin Hinge managing director

Hinge succeeds Albert Ovidi who takes on the role of COO, Asia Pacific.

AmCham Singapore Announces the Appointment of Josie Tulipano as Executive Director

The former General Manager of the Tower Club in Singapore will head up AmCham following the departure of Ms Laura Deal in March who moved to Hong Kong.

Mastercard appoints Matthew Driver to head Asian operations

Matthew Driver will take on the role of Division President, South East Asia with immediate effect.

Meetarbhan, Bajpai join SMX Advisory Board

The SMX Advisory Board at SMX advises the Board of Directors and helps create a charter as well as roadmap to enable SMX to become the pan-Asian marketplace for commodity derivatives trading.

SingTel Chairman Chumpol NaLamlieng steps down

Mr Chumpol NaLamlieng, Chairman and Director of the company, will be succeeded by Mr Simon Israel.

Lim Joke Mui steps down as member of Sembcorp Board Special Committee

She has stepped down with effect from 6 May 2011 to pursue her personal interests.

CapitaLand appoints Lim Ming Yan as COO

Ming Yan will lead several key projects which will include special major projects and projects that require coordination across business units at corporate level.

Mediabrands appoints Daniel Simon as COO of Asia

Simon will be the Chief Operating Officer of Asia at UM and Initiative.

Islamic Bank of Asia appoints Toby O'Connor as CEO

He will lead the growth of IB Asia by ramping up investment banking, especially capital markets and private equity.

Leela Nair named SMA 2011 Chairperson

MindShare Singapore's Managing Director, Leela Nair, will replace Peter Diermayr.

Skal International Singapore appoints Andrew Chan as president

Chan was officially installed at a function taking place at the Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore last week.

SMX CEO Thomas McMahon resigns

Thomas McMahon has decided to move on to pursue his personal interests within the industry.

SGX appoints Nels Friets as new Securities Head and SVP

The former chair of the SGX Securities Committee was also a founding member of the Securities Association of Singapore.