August 1 will mark a new chapter for the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) as Loh Lik Peng, founder and director of Unlisted Collection, takes on the role of chairman of the SLA Board. Loh has been serving as a board member since August 2017 and was appointed deputy chairman in August 2020.Loh is a renowned entrepreneur known for his innovative conversion of conservation shophouses into boutique hotels. He has been credited with spearheading this trend over two decades ago with the opening of Hotel 1929 on Keong Saik Road. Following its success, he went on to open the New Majestic Hotel at Bukit Pasoh in Chinatown and Wanderlust at Dickson Road in Little India. He has since divested his hotel assets in Singapore, but Unlisted Collection continues to operate a portfolio of restaurants in Singapore and Shanghai, as well as hotels and restaurants in London, Dublin, Wicklow, and Cork County in Ireland.Yeoh Oon Jin, former executive chairman of PwC Singapore, will be stepping down from his role as SLA chairman on July 31. Yeoh has been an integral part of the board since August 2016.In his time as chairman, Yeoh has been a strong advocate for the adaptive reuse of state properties for social and community purposes. One of his notable achievements was the rejuvenation of heritage buildings such as the Former St Andrew’s Mission Hospital into vibrant community and lifestyle clusters.Under his leadership, SLA was elected co-chair of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management. He also oversaw the implementation of the refreshed National Geospatial Masterplan, which has played a crucial role in driving a geo-enabled Singapore. He also played a pivotal role in advancing the development of the Digital Conveyancing Portal, which has streamlined the manual, paper-based conveyancing process into a fully digitalised system.
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