SIA Engineering Company promotes Png Kim Chiang to CEO

He will succeed William Tan Seng Koon when the latter retires on 1 April 2015.

SIA Engineering Company announced the appointment of Png Kim Chiang as chief executive officer effective 1 April 2015.

Mr Png, 56, will be responsible for the overall management of SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) and its group of companies, according to a SIA Engineering Company report.

He is currently the executive vice president (Operations) of SIAEC. He joined Singapore Airlines (SIA) in 1975 and has had 40 years of experience in the aerospace industry. He had served in various senior management positions in SIA and was appointed senior vice president (Services) of SIAEC in 2001. In 2005 and 2009, Mr Png was appointed senior vice president (Commercial) and senior vice president (Aircraft and Component Services) respectively. Since 2010, following his appointment as executive vice president (Operations), Mr Png has been overseeing the operations of Aircraft and Component Services, Line Maintenance and Fleet Management, as well as the support services of Marketing, Information Technology, Engineering, Quality, Safety and Facilities Development.