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LX Leader
Tan Ian Wern - Director (Asia Pacific), Defence Policy Office, MINDEF
Sector
Infrastructure & Environment
Security
Area of Expertise/Experience
Career Development
People Development and Employee Engagement
Innovation and Change Management
Policy Development and Strategic Sensemaking
International Diplomacy
Seniority
Directors to Assistant/Deputy Chief Executives
Budding director. Broad experience across domains, and both policy and ops. (Although IR-related portfolios seem to keep finding their way back to me.) The civil service is a vast domain. I wish I'd gotten more advice on navigating my career options as a younger officer. I would like to pay that forward now.
Background & Key Achievements
- Drove Singapore's EV adoption from 0 to 40%, particularly by setting up our charging ecosystem.
- Complex cross-border projects like the SG-JB RTS Link.
- Reforms to moneylending regulation to strengthen protections for vulnerable borrowers
- Advancing Singapore's interests abroad through various postings in MINDEF and MFA.
- 2 x SA to Minister stints.
How Can I Help
Happy to share experiences and exchange insights on leading and growing, especially over coffee/tea.
Other Professional Profiles
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