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SINGAPORE: Surbana Jurong thanked former President Liew Mun Leong for his service on Friday (September 11) and said his “immeasurable contributions” to the company will never be forgotten.
The board of directors said in a press release that it has accepted Liew’s resignation, following his announcement Thursday that he is retiring from his business and private sector duties. The positions were at Surbana Jurong, Changi Airport Group, Temasek Foundation, and Temasek International.
The announcement follows a recent High Court decision to acquit his former servant Parti Liyani of charges of robbery of his family.
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“Throughout his tenure, Mr. Liew demonstrated the exceptional vision, leadership, courage and passion necessary for Surbana Jurong to succeed, grow and serve its clients around the world,” the statement read. .
“His immeasurable contributions to the Group will not be forgotten. With the deepest gratitude, we thank Mr. Liew for his service and wish him well in the future. ”
Liew joined Surbana Jurong as Founding President in 2015.
“Under his leadership, Surbana Jurong made a series of transformative acquisitions to forge an integrated platform of technical consulting services with a comprehensive value proposition for the built environment,” the company said.
“Mr. Liew encouraged Surbana Jurong’s foray into non-traditional consulting fields, including infrastructure fund management, through which the Group has formed valuable partnerships for project investments in the region.”
He added that Mr. Liew “paved the way for Surbana Jurong to expand its global presence,” leading the company to five-fold its revenue, more than half of which is derived from businesses outside of Singapore.
He made “great efforts to strengthen the management bank and develop staff, putting a strong focus on training and continuous learning and making time to personally interview potential candidates for top management,” the company said.
“He will always be remembered for the business and leadership conferences he gave to staff and the Sunday emails he spent time writing, a vehicle to share his wealth of knowledge and experience,” added Surbana Jurong.
Surbana Jurong CEO Wong Heang Fine said the company’s board of directors, management and global workforce have a “collective determination” to continue business as usual.
He said: “Everything we have accomplished thus far serves as a solid foundation to advance our work as a technical platform to create a smart, sustainable and resilient built environment.
“We remain focused on our customers and supporting them in their plans for the post-COVID future.”
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THE CASE STARTED LIYANI
Mr. Liew, Ms. Parti’s formal employer, and her family charged her with theft in 2016.
She was convicted of four counts of robbery in March 2019 and sentenced to two years and two months in jail.
Last week, the High Court acquitted her of all theft charges, after Judge Chan Seng Onn said the convictions against her were “unsafe” due to the presence of an “improper motive” and that the prosecution did not he had been able to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt.
She had filed a complaint with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in 2017 for being illegally deployed to clean the home and office of Liew’s son, Karl.
Liew’s wife, Ng Lai Peng, received a warning and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) issued a warning to Karl Liew in 2018.
