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LTA names Chan Tsan as chief executive

Tsan will succeed Ng Lang on 1 May 2027.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) appointed Chan Tsan as its next Chief Executive, succeeding Ng Lang on 1 May 2027.

Chan is currently deputy secretary for development of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and chief executive of the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX).

He will take over LTA as chief executive designate from 1 January and relinquish his MHA and HTX roles on 1 February.

Chan took on several key appointments throughout his 26 years in MHA, including directorship for technology and group chief capability development. He especially played a crucial role in bettering MHA’s Science and Technology (S&T) capabilities

He also led the establishment of HTX in 2019 and transformed its S&T ecosystem, expanding its frontiers in public safety S&T. Chan brought HTX internationally, tying partnerships with government agencies, industry, academia and research institutions worldwide.

Under Chan’s term, HTX beefed up its capabilities, talent and technological capabilities to meet Singapore’s evolving public safety and security needs.

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