Board & Management
The LCSS Board & Management team brings together members with a diverse, strong slate of management and board expertise across different corporate sectors, supporting LCSS in its journey towards accomplishing her vision. The Board comprises the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer and two other elected Board members.
Mr Desmond Lee
Patron
Minister for National Development
Minister-in-Charge of Social Services Integration
Mr Nicholas Goh
Board Chairman
Date of First Appointment
19/10/2011
Key Directorships & Appointments
Founder & Group CEO, Verztec Consulting Pte Ltd
Finance Committee & Board Member, Dementia Singapore
Finance Board Member, The Rice Company Ltd
Council Member, Workforce Advancement Federation
Board Member, Global Cultural Alliance
Board Member, Sim Lim Tower Committee
Board Member, National Translation Committee
Mr Shaun Tan
Board Vice Chairman
Date of First Appointment
26/11/2013
Key Directorships & Appointments
Group Chairman, DG Packaging Pte Ltd
Vice Chairman, The Mennonite Church Singapore
Board Member, Tanjong Katong Primary School
Ms Dawn Tan
Board Honorary Treasurer
Date of First Appointment
05/02/2021
Key Directorships & Appointments
Director, Ashurst ADTLaw
Commercial and Disputes Lawyer and Arbitrator
Chairwoman, Singapore International Chamber of Commerce
Member, Civil Legal Aid and Criminal Defence Aid Means Test Panel
Ms Ng Mi Li
Board Honorary Secretary
Date of First Appointment
30/07/2018
Key Directorships & Appointments
Managing Director, Rockbell Intl Software Pte Ltd
Practising Management Consultant
Dr Gilbert Tan
Board Member
Date of First Appointment
28/06/2007
Key Directorships & Appointments
Associate Professor (Retired), Singapore Management University
Ms Ashley Low
Board Member
Date of First Appointment
10/02/2020
Key Directorships & Appointments
Chief Impact Investment Officer, Global Green Connect Pte. Ltd
Former Managing Director, Bank of Singapore
Fundraising Committee, Dover Park Hospice
Ms Esther Khor
Board Member
Date of First Appointment
22/09/2023
Key Directorships & Appointments
Managing Partner, Co-Founder, TENTEN Partners Pte Ltd
President, The Women’s Society of Christian Service (WSCS), Trinity Methodist Church
Lay Leader, Pastor Parish Relation Service Committee (PPRSC), Trinity Methodist Church
Mr Raymond Wong
Board Member
Date of First Appointment
22/09/2023
Key Directorships & Appointments
Community Group Leader, Redemption Hill Church
Former Senior Director, LinkedIn APAC Marketing
Ms Lam Moi Kwai
Chief Executive Officer
(Key Management)
Date of Appointment
19/08/2013
Past Experience
Director in various capacities, KONE Pte Ltd
17 years of experience including General Management, Sales Management, Customer Experience Management, Human Resource and Administration Management
Board Committees Roles & Responsibilities
Audit Committee
Members : Dr Gilbert Tan (Chair), Ms Dawn Tan
Roles and Responsibilities : The Audit Committee oversees LCSS financial reporting, disclosure and adherence of accounting policies and principles to the relevant accounting standards. The committee considers the effectiveness of actions taken by management on any auditor’s recommendations where applicable. The committee provides guidance to LCSS overall risk management, conducts periodic checks on LCSS internal controls and compliances to the organisation’s established procedures and processes. The Audit Committee oversees regulatory compliance and whistleblower guidelines where appliable, as well.
Finance and Investment Committee
Members : Ms Dawn Tan (Chair), Mr Shaun Tan, Ms Ashley Low
Roles and Responsibilities : The Finance and Investment Committee oversees and reviews the financial performance of LCSS, budget and financial reports prepared by the internal finance team. The committee ensures regular monitoring and accountability for funds and looks into any financial irregularities and concerns. The committee also oversees LCSS investment strategies and conducts periodic reviews on the viability of LCSS’s short and long-term investments.
LCSS board-approved investment policy sets out the objective and approved investment assets classes and places its reserves in low to moderate risk investment such as (i) Singapore Dollars fixed deposits held with full banks; (ii) balanced funds (half equity, half fixed income) with monthly dividend payouts.
Fundraising Committee
Members : Mr Shaun Tan (Chair), Ms Ashley Low, Mr Raymond Wong
Roles and Responsibilities : The Fundraising Committee oversees LCSS’s overall fundraising plans and budget. The committee supports and identifies sources of fund to help raise money through Board members’ networks. The committee involves all Board members in fundraising efforts and activities, and ensures fundraising guidelines are in place and adhered to, where applicable and practicable, and that fundraising efforts are cost-effective.
Human Resource Committee
Members : Dr Gilbert Tan (Chair), Ms Ng Mi Li, Ms Esther Khor
Roles and Responsibilities : The HR Committee guides the development and revision of LCSS HR policies and procedures for Board approval, ensures LCSS’s compliance to applicable employment laws and guidelines, codes of governance, standards and practices. The HR Committee also acts as a mediator for employee complaints or grievances when necessary or required.
Nomination Committee
Members : Mr Nicholas Goh (Chair), Ms Dawn Tan
Roles and Responsibilities : The Nomination Committee examines the composition of the Board annually to ensure independence and proper equilibrium of expertise, skills, attributes and ability amongst the Board members in bringing value to LCSS. The Nomination Committee also oversees the succession planning and decision-making for prospective new Board and sub-committee members taking into careful consideration the desired traits and characteristics required.
Programmes and Services Committee
Members : Ms Ng Mi Li (Chair), Dr Gilbert Tan
Roles and Responsibilities : The Programmes & Services Committee oversees new programmes development, reviews and approves strategic plans, monitors outcomes and assesses the success of LCSS programmes and services in terms of their effectiveness and efficiency. Programme and services outcomes are closely monitored to be in line with LCSS’s vision, mission and objectives. The committee also guides the development of service delivery mechanisms.
Board Meetings & Sub-Committee Meetings
The Board meets at least four times a year with a quorum of at least 75% members in each board meeting attendance. The Board members also participate in decision-making through other means such as electronic communications, casting votes via proxy forms ahead of the conduct of electronic Annual General Meetings/Extraordinary General Meetings, as well as approving resolutions in writing.
The Sub-committee members, in their respective sub-committees, meet the CEO regularly to discuss and review existing practices, address issues and to enact new policies and procedures if necessary.
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