Lim Ming Yan

Lim graduated from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science (First-class honours) in Mechanical Engineering and Economics[8][13][14] and was later conferred an honourary doctorate (Doctor of the University) by the university in 2015.[5][15]

Lim attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2002.[5][8][13][15]

Lim joined the CapitaLand Group in 1996. He served as the CEO of CapitaLand China Holdings Limited after being posted there in 2000. After returning to Singapore in 2009, he became the CEO of The Ascott Limited. He relinquished his position in February 2012 after becoming CapitaLand's COO in May of the prior year.[8][9][10][12][13][16] From 1 January 2013, Lim served as CapitaLand's President and Group CEO, succeeding the founding CEO Liew Mun Leong. He retired from CapitaLand at the end of 2018, after more than 22 years of service in the company.[5][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Lim was appointed as the Chairman of SBF during its 18th Annual General Meeting on 30 June 2020. He succeeded Teo Siong Seng, who previously served as Chairman for 6 years, and is part of the SBF Council's two year term from 2020 to 2022.[4][6]

Lim received the Magnolia Award from the Shanghai Municipal Government in 2003 and 2005 for his contributions to Shanghai. He was named Outstanding Chief Executive (Overseas) at the Singapore Business Awards in 2006 for his service as CEO of CapitaLand China.[10][14][17]