SIM Society Governing Council
Assuming the overall governance of the SIM Society is the Governing Council. Comprising independent elected members, the Council is responsible for the strategic direction of SIM Society, provides governance oversight on all financial, remuneration, risk and audit matters and closely monitors compliance with control measures.

Chairman
Dr Rosemary Tan
Chief Executive Officer
CoV Biotechnology Pte Ltd
Dr Rosemary Tan, CEO, CoV Biotechnology, is a former elected Governing Council member from 2007 to 2015. She was the CEO & Founder of Genecet Biotechnologies (2001) and Veredus Laboratories (2004) which was awarded Red Herring Top 100 Private Companies in Asia & Wall Street Journal Asian Innovation Award (Gold) in 2006.
She was named one of the most important developments to watch by Business Week & BioSpectrum Editor’s Choice Emerging MedTech Company of Singapore.
Dr Tan developed one of the first Avian Flu (H5N1) diagnostic kit (2005), pioneered the VereFever kit, a lab-on-a-chip that can detect seven tropical diseases (Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, West Nile, Yellow Fever, Japanese Encephalitis and Zika) with just one drop of blood and recently the rapid test kits for COVID-19 used by MOH at checkpoints since March 2020.
Veredus was acquired in 2018 by Sekisui Chemical, a publicly listed diagnostics company in Japan with annual global turnover of more than ¥1,000B (S$13B).
She was awarded Spirit of Enterprise (2003), NUS Outstanding Science Alumni (2006) and is a recipient of the Naito Science Award in Japan.
Dr Tan served as a member of the National Productivity and Continuing Education Committee headed by DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and Committee of the Future Economy headed by Minister of Finance Heng Swee Kiat. She is also a member of the Biotechnology Advisory Committee, School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Secretary
Mr Allen Lee
Managing Director
Genesis Networks Pte Ltd
Mr Allen Lee is the Managing Director of Genesis Networks Pte Ltd, a company that provides end-to-end IT solutions and has partnered with industry heavyweights and technology leaders such as DELL, IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, Proficio, VMware, Veeam, Aruba and Fortinet.
Genesis is a long time corporate sponsor of Yellow Ribbon Project, a movement which aims to give ex-prisoners and offenders a second chance in life. Other initiatives such as the creation and sponsorship of SMU’s Genesis Networks Bursary for needy students are part of the company’s social outreach initiatives building a caring, compassionate and kind corporate culture.
Mr Lee was the Founder and current Treasurer of the EXCO for Information Technology Group (ITG), an interest group of SIM Society.
He is an accomplished Information Systems Security Practitioner having achieved his CISSP in the year 2000, way before it became the de-facto standard certification for any security professional. He attained the CISA certification, as part of his journey in providing Systems Security advisory and consulting services to client from the FSI and Government sectors.
Mr Lee is a member of Deyi Secondary School Advisory Committee. He serves as a conduit between the School and the communities, industry and parents network to add value to the development of the school, and the students.

Treasurer
Dr Stephen Yee
Assistant Chief Executive Office
Singapore National Employers Federation
Mr Stephen Yee is an experienced Learning & Development HR Business Leader and practitioner. He has 20 years of knowledge and skills working in the not-for-profit organisation, management industry and with development and social partners. He has 30 years of working experience and skills in Strategic Planning, Go-to-market Strategy, Organisational Development, Sales Management, and Business Strategy, working with employers and enterprises of various sizes and in different industry sectors in both multi-nationals like Hewlett Packard, i2 Technologies, government subsidiary under National Library Board.
He works closely with the government to evaluate training programmes that apply to employers and the mass market. He is on various tripartite working committees, such as for older workers in training, human capital development, and the enterprise training scheme. On top of that, he does audits as part of the evaluation committee for skills and future awards for employers and individuals.
In 2007, he brought in International Computer Driving License (ICDL), a non-profit organisation responsible for computer certification based in Ireland, with international offices globally. He has also instrumented mutual recognition of skills among the IT and HR certifications (Singapore) with CIPD and SHRM. He has merged using their IT modules syllabus and accreditation to the competency standard and also convinced the then WDA to put it as part of the WSQ employability skills modules for training the workforce in IT knowledge. For the last 3 years, he has also advocated to Ministry of Education (MOE) for schools to adopt IT certification using the test modules in ICDL from secondary to college students to prepare them for IT skills in their school curriculum so that they are always market-ready.
He is an active member of the future of work under the International Employers Organisation and International Labour Organisation. He extensively provided feedback and information on the ASEAN future of work published in 2015.
Prior to joining SNEF, Mr Yee spearheaded the launch of IT Literacy programme under National Library Board (NLB) for the digital library, training more than 300,000 individuals within a period of 3 years under the brand Open Learning Place operated under NLB in 8 public libraries with emphasis on quality in terms of delivery, monitoring the progress of learners in terms of performance indicators set together with the government agency. During this period, he worked very closely with MOE schools curating quality resources in the library as part of Internet and Information Literacy skills for children from K1 to post secondary. He was a valuable resource to librarians from his competencies developed in Infocomm, Learning & Development and Human Resource as well.
His holds in Bsc in Management Studies (Honours) with the University of London in 1996. He was also awarded a Distinction in Master of Project Management with the University of Adelaide in 2006. He is also a certified trainer and assessor in WSQ ACTA in 2010. He is a true believer of lifelong learning and is a speaker at most conferences in Singapore and in the region in qualification and learning systems with enterprises and social partners.
Stephen spent more than 15 years in technology and training during the first initial stage of his career. For the last 20 years, he has been extensively involved in soft skills training, human skills, and future skills. He is involved in the skills framework for HR, Precision Engineering, Infocomm & Technology, Retail, and recently accountancy.
He firmly believes in digital transformation for organisations to transform so that more quality and high-level jobs can be created in the industry. With his vision, SNEF is extensively involved in the industry transformation map (ITMs) with Skills Framework (30 sectors) and now into the Job transformation map for three sectors and a few industry digitalisation maps.
Mr Yee is certified by the Society for Human Resource Management 9SHRM) as an SHRM Senior Competent Professional and by the Institute for Human Professionals (IHRP) as an IHRP Senior Professional under the Singapore accreditation for HR Business Leaders. The University of Geneva accorded him a Doctor of Business Administration in August 2024.

Member
Mr Tan Swee Heng
Principal Coach
LZ Leadership International
Mr Tan Swee Heng is the Principal Coach of LZ Leadership International and Executive Coach & Leadership Facilitator with EDA Asia Pacific. He is the author of Coaching In The Moment – How busy leaders can make more impact with less time.
Mr Tan was the Regional Human Resource Director (2000-2010) for Reed Business in Asia Pacific where he developed a high performance organization through HR leadership, leadership development, talent management, recruitment and performance management.
Mr Tan was the Head of HR Department for Deloitte Singapore (1997-2000). During his tenure, he improved the organisational effectiveness and talent management. He also designed and implemented mentoring and polytechnic scheme to improve the firm’s effectiveness in growing and nurturing talents.
Mr Tan was a Battalion Commander in the Republic of Singapore Air Force, responsible for the operation and combat readiness of a missile unit. He was instrumental in the design and implementation of the initiatives and programs to motivate the unit to perform at a high level. The unit was awarded the Best Unit for its category at the SAF Day parade in July 1996.
Mr Tan holds an MBA in International Management from RMIT, a Degree in Management from Murdoch University and Diploma of Psychology from the SHRI.
He is a Certified Solution-focused Coach by the University of Toronto, a Certified Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholders’ Centered Executive Coach, accredited with Life Style Inventory / Leadership Impact, a Certified Action Reflection Learning Coach, a Certified Enneagram Coach and accredited with Social Style Communication System.

Member
Ms Catherine Yeow
Group Business Leader
HRnet One Pte Ltd
Ms Catherine Yeow is the Group Business Leader for HRnet One Singapore and Bangkok office. She is responsible for overseeing all operations, including business development, project delivery, leadership development, and organisational design.
With 22 years of industry experience spanning across multiple specialisations and functions, Ms Yeow’s contributions have been instrumental in moulding HRnet One brand into what it is today.
Ms Yeow has developed and implemented talent practices that included succession planning, identification and assessment of high-potential talent and leadership competencies.
Prior to HRnet One, Ms Yeow spent six years in chemicals and plastics commodities sales with local listed companies and a Canadian based MNC.
Ms Yeow graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Economics from the University of London in 1994.

Member
Ms Tay Lay Keow
Head of HR & Administration
Hyphens Pharma International Ltd
Ms Tay Lay Keow is a seasoned professional with over two decades of comprehensive Human Resources experience across the Asia-Pacific region. As the Head of HR & Administration at Hyphens Pharma International Ltd., she has demonstrated expertise in a broad range of HR functions, including performance management, organisational development, succession planning, HR process integration and transformation, as well as employee engagement.
Her strategic and practical approach to Human Capital Management has been instrumental in leading and executing Global HR Programs, collaborating effectively with stakeholders and HR partners both regionally and globally.
Ms Tay’s illustrious career prior to joining Hyphens includes pivotal roles as Chief Human Resources Officer at KeyReply, HR Business Partner for Asia Pacific at BIOTRONIK, as well as HR Business Partner for Asia Pacific & Japan at SAP, and Regional HR Business Partner at Besi Netherlands BV.

Member
Mr Lim Zhi Wang
Senior Financial Services Manager
IPP Financial Advisers
Mr Lim Zhi Wang is a A Toastmasters International Area Director of Area B1 in District 80 in 2022 and receipient of the Distinguished Area President Ribbon.
Mr Lim has been a volunteer with People’s Association Youth Movement since 2004 and was made the Chairperson of Frontier Youth Network in 2023. He is currently a member of The Frontier CCMC and Pioneer CCC.
Mr Lim also represent Singapore National Youth Council for Ship of the Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP) in 2018 as the Youth Leader, to learn and build bonds across these countries.
He holds certifications as an Associate Wealth Planner (AWP) and Associate Financial Planner from the Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS). He is also licensed as an Associate Estate Planning Practitioner and to advice on small & family-owned business.

Member
Ms Gayle Wong
Deputy Director, Marketing & Communications
NTUC e2i
Ms Gayle Wong is Deputy Director, Marketing & Communications NTUC e2i. She is responsible for the development of marketing, communications and content strategies to brand and position e2i as the leading organisation to create solutions for better employment and employability. This includes leading the marketing, digital marketing, communications and service quality efforts.
She was Head, Sustainability & Communications at EVCo, responsible for leading the organisation’s sustainability practice, brand communications and marketing strategies. She also led several go-to-market initiatives to build up the company’s brand and reputation as the leader in digital-led electric mobility.
Ms Wong has held senior management positions where she has played vital role in marketing and communications. These include as Deputy Director, Strategic Communications at IMDA Singapore, Vice President & Head, Group Communications at Certis Group, Assistant Director, Communication & Engagement at Workforce Singapore and Assistant Director, Group Communications at Singapore Sports Council.
She has been actively involved in RMIT University Alumni Singapore since 2021 and was elected president in December 2023. As president, she provides overall volunteer leadership to all the activities of the association that includes chairing of all alumni meetings and overseeing the activities of all the alumni committees.
She holds an MBA from the University of Adelaide, and a Bachelor of Business in Business Administration from RMIT University.