Leadership: Key Executives
Lee Ling Wee
President
Strides International Business & Strides Rail
Lee Ling Wee
President, Strides International Business & Strides Rail
Lee Ling Wee is a seasoned public transport and engineering professional with over 30 years’ experience in the defence, aviation and public transport industries. At Strides International, Ling Wee leads the internationalisation and business development for rail, engineering, and mobility with the aim to deliver experience-led solutions and services to clients and partners in the region and beyond. His steadfast leadership continues with his advisory and management of the operationalisation of the signature Rapid Transit System (RTS) Project between Singapore and Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
In Ling Wee’s previous role as Chief Executive Officer, SMRT Trains, he was responsible for service delivery, operations and maintenance of Singapore’s North-South (NS), East-West (EW) and Circle Lines, as well as the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit. Under his tenure, SMRT embarked on a network-wide renewal of the ageing NSEW lines, clinched the operating contract for the Thomson-East Coast Line, and improved commuter experience and rail reliability by ten folds, from less than 100 thousand to more than one million mean kilometres between failures (MKBF).
Ling Wee has more than 30 years of experience in management, engineering, maintenance and operations. Before SMRT, Ling Wee served some 20 years in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) in various senior leadership appointments, where he directed fleet management, competency and resource optimisation programmes. He also honed his expertise in engineering and maintenance, airworthiness, integrated supply chain and life cycle management of the entire RSAF aircraft and weapons systems. For his illustrious career with the public service, Ling Wee was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver)(Military).
Anchoring on his strong foundation in operation, engineering & maintenance, asset life cycle management and resource optimisation, Ling Wee is our lead in integrated transport and mobility design-build-operate-maintain-transfer solutions and services for international projects and partnerships.
Ling Wee is a member of Institute of Engineers Singapore. He sits on the Advisory Panel on The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Singapore and is a Member & National Representative (Singapore) on the Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP) Policy Board. He holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile in France, and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
Goh Eng Kiat
Managing Director
Strides International Business
Goh Eng Kiat
Managing Director, Strides International Business
Goh Eng Kiat has broad and comprehensive experience in human resource, service excellence, branding, corporate communications, risk management, compliance & business development in local and international firms. At Strides International, Eng Kiat is responsible for developing and expanding our suites of business locally and overseas.
Over the years, Eng Kiat established the company’s global footprint and led the team to secure rail projects in Asia and the Middle East. Eng Kiat is currently a Director on the Boards of Shenzhen Zona Transportation Group Co Ltd, as well as SMRT Alpha, a joint venture that operates the commercial spaces at Singapore Sports Hub (Singapore’s largest PPP project), comprising Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore Indoor Stadium and Water Sports Centre.
Eng Kiat was Executive Director of MSIG Holdings (Asia) Pte Ltd where he held key senior positions and was seconded to China between 2009 and 2011. He also served on the Board of Sinatay China Life Insurance from 2010 to 2012. Eng Kiat was previously with Aviva Asia as Executive Director, and held various senior positions in Western Digital and Seagate.
He holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Studies from Charles Stuart University, Australia.
Ng Kian Sin
Vice President
Mergers & Acquisitions
Strides International Business
Ng Kian Sin
Vice President Merger & Acquisitions, Strides International Business
Ng Kian Sin has 24 years of experience working in multi-national corporations like Accenture, DHL, Kuehne+Nagel and Singapore Post.
His extensive and rich portfolio of expertise are in multi-disciplinary roles spearheading Strategy, Business Development, Product Development and Innovation. Kian Sin has led cross-functional teams to achieve successes in developing and executing go-to-market plans in industries such as After Market Services, Pharmaceutical and eCommerce. Augmenting this are his operational expertise in the transformation of Sales in its design, function and execution.
Kian Sin also has a vast international experience spanning Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In his last role at Kuehne+Nagel as Global Head of Innovations, he built the innovation team and launched projects in the areas of Automation, Robotics, Big Data including AI and Machine learning.
Kian Sin holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, as well as, a Bachelor of Science, Computer & Information Science from the National University of Singapore.
Jean-Francois Chassin
Vice President
Business Development
Strides International Business
Jean-Francois Chassin
Vice President, Business Development, Strides International Business
Jean-Francois is a member of the Institution of Engineers of Singapore (IES) and a Railway Chartered Engineer. In 2021, he received the IES Outstanding Volunteer award for actively contributing to the development of Singapore Railway Standards. He is a member of the Technical Committee for Singapore Rail Academy as well as a trainer (Permanent Way and Civil Infrastructure) and a member of the Asia Rail Operators Association. He holds a Master of Civil Work, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics in Paris, France.
Lui Wai Meng
Vice President
Business Development
Strides International Business
Lui Wai Meng
Vice President, Business Development, Strides International Business
Lui Wai Meng is a public transport engineering veteran with over 30 years of experience in light rail and metro operations, maintenance and safety assurance. He provides technical advisory for local and overseas projects.
Prior to Strides International, Wai Meng had an illustrious career in SMRT Trains serving as Chief Engineering Officer and as Head of Trains Inspectorate, responsible for Safety, Quality Assurance and Knowledge Management. Wai Meng’s expertise also extends to operations. As Vice President of Rail Operations in SMRT Trains, Wai Meng oversaw all station and train activities. Some of the most significant projects he led in Singapore include the timely commencement of operations of the Circle Line, upgrading of trains and signalling systems and maintenance of the Sentosa Monorail.
Internationally, Wai Meng has led Rail Projects in Mumbai, Mauritius, Jabodebk, Palembang, Manila and Fuzhou.
He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and a Master in Mechanics & Processing of Materials from the Nanyang Technological University.