Lim Teck Yin PPA(P) PPA(E) (Chinese: 林德仁; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Tek-jîn; pinyin: Lín Dérén; born 24 December 1962) is a Singaporean public servant and former brigadier-general who has been serving as the chief executive officer of Sport Singapore since 2011.
Lim Teck Yin | |
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| 林德仁 | |
 Lim speaking at the Kallang Wave Mall during the 28th SEA Games, which was held in Singapore. | |
| Born | 24 December 1962 |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (BBA) London Business School (MSc) |
| Relatives | Lim Bo Seng (grandfather) |
| Military career | |
| Service | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1981–2011 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | Deputy Division Commander, 9th Division Commander, 6th Division Commandant, SAFTI Military Institute Company Commander, 1st Commando Battalion Platoon Commander, 1st Commando Battalion |
Throughout his career, Lim has been involved in competitive sports as he sought to further his primary job in the army. Lim is also a former national water polo player with seven Southeast Asian Games medals, and a recipient of the Singapore National Olympic Council Team of the Year Award for 1986, 1989 and 1991.[1][2]
Lim was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Military) (Silver) in 2006, and the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 2015 for his contributions to Singapore's sports sector.[3]
Background
editLim was born in Singapore. His grandfather, Major-General Lim Bo Seng, was a former resistance fighter during World War II, and is regarded as a war hero in Singapore.[4] Lim attended Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Anglo Chinese Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He also holds a Master of Science in Management from the London Business School under the SAF Postgraduate Scholarship (General Development). Lim is a board member of the Anglo-Chinese Schools and the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent).[5]
Career
editMilitary career
editCommissioned as an infantry officer in December 1981, Lim converted to a commando officer in September 1982 and was a platoon and company commander in the 1st Commando Battalion. Since then, he rose up the ranks holding various command and staff appointments[6] notably as Commander of the Army Training and Doctrine Command and Commander of 6th Division. His final appointment in the SAF was Commandant of the SAFTI Military Institute. After his retirement from the SAF, Lim was redeployed as Deputy Division Commander of 9th Division, a role created for retired Brigadier-Generals.[7] He was a former board member of the Temasek Defence Systems Institute, a subsidiary of the National University of Singapore.[8]
Public service
editFollowing his retirement from the SAF, Lim joined Sport Singapore on 1 April 2011 as its chief executive officer, scaling up its operations and strategic significance in the sports sector.[9] Since then, he has gradually become a leading voice in the sports scene in Singapore as head of Sport Singapore as well as the chairman of the Singapore Southeast Asian Games organising committee,[10] where he manages sporting activities and oversees key projects involving sports, sometimes taking rather tough views to put his point across.[11][12][13][14][15] After the 2016 Rio Summer and Paralympics Olympics, Lim said that Sport Singapore would continue to optimize their resources to balance both high performance sport and those at the grassroots levels.[16]
Personal life
editLim is married to Jane. They have four children.[17]
Honours
edit- Public Administration Medal (Military) (Silver), in 2006.
- Public Administration Medal (Gold), in 2015.
References
edit- ^ "Our Senior Management". Sport Singapore. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore 10 New Faces of Power by Tatler Singapore". Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "National Day Awards, Straits Times (10 Aug 2015), retrieved 2 Oct 2016". Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Lim Bo Seng | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Anglo Chinese Schools Foundation Board of Directors, retrieved 30 Oct 2016". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Called to Lead, Pointer: Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces, (2011)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Lester Wong, New SAF posts for retired BGs, AsiaOne, retrieved 16 Oct 2016". Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Former Senior Management, Temasek Defence Systems Institute". Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "BG Lim Teck Yin to head Singapore Sports Council, RedSports of the Singapore Sports Council (15 Feb 2011), retrieved 23 Sep 2016". Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Velasquez, Tony (4 June 2015). "Singapore bling: Golden dreams, golden touch for 28th SEA Games". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ hermes (9 October 2015). "Para Games chief Lim Teck Yin on transport issue: We will respect athletes' choice". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Sports Chief slams football fans, Straits Times (9 Oct 2015), retrieved 23 Sep 2016". Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "SEA Games: UnionPay gives a boost with $1m sponsorship, free hot-air balloon rides, Straits Times (14 Mar 2014), retrieved 23 Sep 2016". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Lessons aplenty from Olympic wildcard selection, TODAY (4 July 2016), retrieved 23 Sep 2016". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Manjunath, H. S. "'Celebrating the Extraordinary'". www.phnompenhpost.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Optimising of resources will not come at the cost of non-Olympic sports: SportSG". Channel NewsAsia. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Lim Teck Yin Profile. Anglo Chinese Schools Foundation Board. Retrieved 1 Nov 2016". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
