ComforDelGro's founding chairman takes a bow

Lim Jit Poh will retire from his post in April.

ComfortDelGro’s Lim Jit Poh will end his stint as the company chairman effective 28 April.

Lim, who has been with ComfortDelGro for 20 years, was instrumental in the merger of Comfort Group and DelGro Corporation in 2003.

The company will accord the Chairman Emeritus title to the 83-year-old business magnate.

Banker and businessman Mark Greaves will succeed Lim.

Besides Lim, Board Member Adeline Sum will also be retiring in April. She has been with the board since 2007.

“With Mr Lim and Ms Sum stepping down, the average tenure of the Board will be 2.4 years. The longest-serving director will have been on the Board for 5.5 years,” the company said.