Surbana Jurong Group CEO Wong Heang Fine to retire
Singapore, 8 April 2022 – Surbana Jurong Group (SJ Group) today announced that its Group CEO Mr Wong Heang Fine, 64, will be retiring on 30 September 2022.
Mr 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 spanning over 40 countries. Its 16,000-strong talent pool includes architects, designers, planners, engineers and other specialists. The Group was ranked #24 in Engineering News-Record’s 2021 Top 225 International Design Firms and #14 in World Architecture 100 2022.
Growing organically and through strategic mergers and acquisitions, the Group is now a collection of ten global brands with a full suite of multidisciplinary expertise across a range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables.
Mr Wong said: “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. 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.”
The Board thanked Mr Wong for his years of dedicated service and invaluable contributions to the Group.
Mr Chaly Mah, Chairman, Surbana Jurong Group, said: “On behalf of the Board and our shareholder, I would like to thank Heang Fine 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.”
The Board has commenced a search for Mr Wong’s successor, assessing both internal and external candidates. Mr Wong will continue with his duties as Group CEO and work closely with the Board during the leadership transition. Further announcements will be made in due course.
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