Singapore’s Ministry of Transport has appointed Mr Teo Eng Dih, currently Deputy Secretary (Policy) of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), to replace outgoing Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Ms Quah Ley Hoon, who will be stepping down on 5 September 2022.

The Ministry expresses its appreciation to Ms Quah for her “significant contributions” since taking over the position at the beginning of 2019. She played a pivotal role in furthering MPA’s vision as a leading maritime agency by leading it to complete the Tuas Port Phase 1 reclamation in 2021, and under her leadership MPA also “responded decisively” to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On climate change matters, Ms Quah worked with the Singapore Maritime Foundation to establish the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) with private sector partners in 2021, and this year MPA launched the Maritime Singapore Decarbonisation Blueprint. Significant steps forward were also taken on digitalisation, with MPA’s launch of the digitalPORT@SGTM, which streamlined port clearance forms across multiple agencies into a one-stop digital clearance platform.
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For her contributions to the maritime sector, Ms Quah was awarded the Medal of Commendation by NTUC in May, as well as the Legion d’Honneur by the French Government in June 2022.

Mr Teo Eng Dih is currently responsible for MINDEF’s defence policy and diplomacy, strategic and public communications, and Total Defence. In the role he has overseen the expansion of defence cooperation with international partners and strengthening of collaborations at the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) platform.

Prior to MINDEF, Mr Teo was Special Assistant to then-Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and had served in various government agencies in the areas of Policy and Planning, Manpower, Strategy, Technology, Climate Change, Enterprise Services and International Trade. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering (First Class Honours) from Imperial College of Science and Technology and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.