Chitchat What type of remuneration will u pay to hire this person?

[Scrooball (clone)]

Desmond Kuek Bak Chye
President & Group Chief Executive Officer

Desmond Kuek is the President and Group Chief Executive Officer of SMRT Corporation Ltd and a Board Member of Shenzhen Zona Transportation Group Co Ltd.

Prior to joining SMRT, Mr Kuek served in the Singapore Armed Forces from 1982 to 2010, and held the pinnacle leadership positions of Chief of Army in 2003 and Chief of Defence Force in 2007. From 2010 to 2012, Mr Kuek held the appointment of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.

He previously served on the Boards of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and its subsidiaries, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Housing and Development Board, Jurong Town Corporation and International Enterprise Singapore.

He is currently a member of the Civil Service College Board and chairs its Audit Committee. Mr Kuek is also a member of the International Advisory Panel for the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He is also on the Advisory Board of SAP Asia Pacific Japan and the College of Engineering at Nanyang Technological University.

Mr Kuek holds a Master of Arts (Engineering Science) from Oxford University and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University. He also attended the Advanced Management Programme at International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Switzerland.

 

[myfoot123]

Paper cannot prove anything. I will start him off as an SMRT intern for a gross salary of $800/mth.

 

[sweetiepie]

my uncle say draw what remuneration ? He say DK should be canned and throw to prison together with all the kakis .

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

>>He previously served on the Boards of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and its subsidiaries, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Housing and Development Board, Jurong Town Corporation and International Enterprise Singapore. <<

This type of chor bo lan appointment says nothing for his resume. Any clown can sit on a board.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

I think this Desmond got many hobbies.
I mean someone with such a salary but nothing to do everyday. So likely he use free office time to pursue his own interests....I’ll think his personal life is very fulfilling.

 

[halsey02]

>>He previously served on the Boards of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and its subsidiaries, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Housing and Development Board, Jurong Town Corporation and International Enterprise Singapore. <<

This type of chor bo lan appointment says nothing for his resume. Any clown can sit on a board.

You forgot..he is a volunteer, he follow, where his heart is & deep is his pocket. He has the heart for Singapore, so he volunteered for all these positions...you will noticed that he rolled his currency notes from small ones to the biggest notes he gets from SMRT...he is a high roller...this volunteer.

 

[iluvgst]

i would hire him on a freelance basis... say 20 bucks an hour.

 

[scroobal]

Why he was even considered for the role when they were facing an engineering crisis that required specialty knowledge of the business and operations is beyond me.

I suppose they thought he was an enabler and a leader who can gather the right people.

It’s the same mistake they did with Saw who had no background and did not understand the importance of engineering. I am sure SIA would not have touched either of them as the risk is too high being a highly volatile business with air engineering and flight competence being crucial.

 

[scroobal]

There are times when you want to pay someone to stay away, this must be one such case even for $20.

i would hire him on a freelance basis... say 20 bucks an hour.

 

[iluvgst]

if he has any honor, he would have hara kiri by now

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

This type of CV should have gotten him an entry level vice-president position. Definitely not CEO! Cheebye SMRT anyhow push ppl to management!

 

[pakchewcheng]

my uncle say draw what remuneration ? He say DK should be canned and throw to prison together with all the kakis .

I think I getting to like your uncle

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

SMRT Group CEO Desmond Kuek volunteered for job, has ‘heart in the right place’: Khaw

Published07 NOVEMBER, 2017
UPDATED 08 NOVEMBER, 2017
Improving rail reliability is a “multi-year war”, said Mr Khaw, who added that calling for a leadership change with each disappointment would be a “sure strategy for failure”.

SINGAPORE — Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has thrown his weight behind SMRT’s senior management amid questions about how they were taking responsibility for the flooding incident at Bishan MRT station last month.

The key is in the quality of the leadership, said Mr Khaw, who was responding to questions about how SMRT can be more at proactive troubleshooting problems during the Parliamentary debate following his ministerial statement on the Oct 7 incident.

He also revealed that SMRT group chief executive officer Desmond Kuek, who took over the reins at SMRT in 2012, had volunteered for the position. “He wasn’t parachuted in or being asked to go and fix this, he volunteered for this job. As the former chief of defence force, I know his heart is in the right place,” Mr Khaw said.

There have been calls among some members of the public for Mr Kuek to step down from his post after last month’s press conference on the flooding incident. Mr Kuek had said then that there were “deep-seated cultural issues” within the company that contributed to the major train disruptions since 2011.

Mr Khaw also spoke about SMRT’s work culture in his ministerial speech. “If there is poor work culture, the CEO is responsible. You set the corporate culture,” said Mr Khaw, who later told the House that Mr Kuek had been “working very hard to try to change work culture” at SMRT.

Mr Kuek, who was seated in the public gallery during the debate on Tuesday (Nov 7), remained stony-faced throughout the session. Also in the gallery were SMRT’s chairman Mr Seah Moon Ming, SMRT Trains chief Lee Ling Wee, Land Transport Authority (LTA) chief executive Ngien Hoon Ping and LTA deputy chief of Infrastructure and Development Chua Chong Kheng. During the sitting, the minister had also looked up at the group on a few occasions when he made mention of them.

Making reference to Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu’s Art of War, Mr Khaw said there are bound to be defeats and losses in this “multi-year war” to improve rail reliability. And if people were to attack the troops or call for the switch of a general each time something disappointing happens, this would be a “sure strategy for failure”, the minister said.

The minister noted, however, his regret that it took “so long” to bring in Mr Seah, who succeeded Mr Koh Yong Guan in July.

Recounting his discussion with Temasek chairman Lim Boon Heng on leadership, Mr Khaw said even though the former chairman has been at SMRT for several years, he made it quite clear in his suggestion to Mr Lim that “no matter how brilliant you are, I think it’s time for change”.

Mr Koh had been the independent director of SMRT Corporation since April 2007, and of its wholly owned subsidiary SMRT Trains since May 2007. He held the position of chairman of both boards since July 2009 until he stepped down this year.

“My only disappointment is that we took so long before we got this done. If Mr Seah was earlier executed in this change of leadership, maybe we could have avoided this,” said Mr Khaw.

The minister added that he and his friends from the engineering sector were “embarrassed” that the Hong Kong rail system was running better than Singapore’s. “For a long time, we always compared ourselves to Hong Kong and said we are far ahead of them, as engineers. And when their MRT is running much better than our MRT, it’s terrible,” Mr Khaw said.

During the parliamentary debate, some Members of Parliament also raised questions about how the incident could affect the bonuses of staff that were not involved and what were some of the human resource strategies to retain competent staff.

While he noted that the questions should be directed to SMRT, Mr Khaw said the issue of bonuses is a “completely different story” from the amnesty offer. SMRT will have to work closely with the union to find out how best to handle the amnesty offer, quickly uncover the gaps in place and use the opportunity to forge closer relationships.

The rail profession should also remain attractive, particularly to young Singaporeans, through better salaries and status for the profession, among other things, he said.

He also agreed with Dr Lee Bee Wah’s (Nee Soon GRC) comments about the need to ensure the SMRT staff continue to take pride in their work and keep their morale up.

"It is crucial to maintain their pride in their work and as long as they are doing their work conscientiously, I think we should lend our support," he noted.

While this has been a difficult challenge, improving rail reliability is not something Singapore cannot manage.

“Yes, it has cost us individually – maybe personal health and maybe family life, but I think it’s a meaningful job that we decided to take on, whether its Desmond Kuek or Seah Moon Ming or Ngien Hoon Ping,” he said.

 

[zhihau]

If Penang Cow had any clue about Sun Tze, he would have called for Saw to be incarcerated by now

 

[eatshitndie]

If Penang Cow had any clue about Sun Tze, he would have called for Saw to be incarcerated by now

very jiak ark if she relapses into another stroke out of this. she has her sinkie admirers. about 69% of them. :p

 

[halsey02]

If Penang Cow had any clue about Sun Tze, he would have called for Saw to be incarcerated by now

You mean incinerated together with him?..don't waste money using sandalwood..use those compressed wood will do..save money.

 

[mahjongking]

SMRT Group CEO Desmond Kuek volunteered for job, has ‘heart in the right place’: Khaw

Published07 NOVEMBER, 2017
UPDATED 08 NOVEMBER, 2017
Improving rail reliability is a “multi-year war”, said Mr Khaw, who added that calling for a leadership change with each disappointment would be a “sure strategy for failure”.

SINGAPORE — Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has thrown his weight behind SMRT’s senior management amid questions about how they were taking responsibility for the flooding incident at Bishan MRT station last month.

The key is in the quality of the leadership, said Mr Khaw, who was responding to questions about how SMRT can be more at proactive troubleshooting problems during the Parliamentary debate following his ministerial statement on the Oct 7 incident.

He also revealed that SMRT group chief executive officer Desmond Kuek, who took over the reins at SMRT in 2012, had volunteered for the position. “He wasn’t parachuted in or being asked to go and fix this, he volunteered for this job. As the former chief of defence force, I know his heart is in the right place,” Mr Khaw said.

There have been calls among some members of the public for Mr Kuek to step down from his post after last month’s press conference on the flooding incident. Mr Kuek had said then that there were “deep-seated cultural issues” within the company that contributed to the major train disruptions since 2011.

Mr Khaw also spoke about SMRT’s work culture in his ministerial speech. “If there is poor work culture, the CEO is responsible. You set the corporate culture,” said Mr Khaw, who later told the House that Mr Kuek had been “working very hard to try to change work culture” at SMRT.

Mr Kuek, who was seated in the public gallery during the debate on Tuesday (Nov 7), remained stony-faced throughout the session. Also in the gallery were SMRT’s chairman Mr Seah Moon Ming, SMRT Trains chief Lee Ling Wee, Land Transport Authority (LTA) chief executive Ngien Hoon Ping and LTA deputy chief of Infrastructure and Development Chua Chong Kheng. During the sitting, the minister had also looked up at the group on a few occasions when he made mention of them.

Making reference to Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu’s Art of War, Mr Khaw said there are bound to be defeats and losses in this “multi-year war” to improve rail reliability. And if people were to attack the troops or call for the switch of a general each time something disappointing happens, this would be a “sure strategy for failure”, the minister said.

The minister noted, however, his regret that it took “so long” to bring in Mr Seah, who succeeded Mr Koh Yong Guan in July.

Recounting his discussion with Temasek chairman Lim Boon Heng on leadership, Mr Khaw said even though the former chairman has been at SMRT for several years, he made it quite clear in his suggestion to Mr Lim that “no matter how brilliant you are, I think it’s time for change”.

Mr Koh had been the independent director of SMRT Corporation since April 2007, and of its wholly owned subsidiary SMRT Trains since May 2007. He held the position of chairman of both boards since July 2009 until he stepped down this year.

“My only disappointment is that we took so long before we got this done. If Mr Seah was earlier executed in this change of leadership, maybe we could have avoided this,” said Mr Khaw.

The minister added that he and his friends from the engineering sector were “embarrassed” that the Hong Kong rail system was running better than Singapore’s. “For a long time, we always compared ourselves to Hong Kong and said we are far ahead of them, as engineers. And when their MRT is running much better than our MRT, it’s terrible,” Mr Khaw said.

During the parliamentary debate, some Members of Parliament also raised questions about how the incident could affect the bonuses of staff that were not involved and what were some of the human resource strategies to retain competent staff.

While he noted that the questions should be directed to SMRT, Mr Khaw said the issue of bonuses is a “completely different story” from the amnesty offer. SMRT will have to work closely with the union to find out how best to handle the amnesty offer, quickly uncover the gaps in place and use the opportunity to forge closer relationships.

The rail profession should also remain attractive, particularly to young Singaporeans, through better salaries and status for the profession, among other things, he said.

He also agreed with Dr Lee Bee Wah’s (Nee Soon GRC) comments about the need to ensure the SMRT staff continue to take pride in their work and keep their morale up.

"It is crucial to maintain their pride in their work and as long as they are doing their work conscientiously, I think we should lend our support," he noted.

While this has been a difficult challenge, improving rail reliability is not something Singapore cannot manage.

“Yes, it has cost us individually – maybe personal health and maybe family life, but I think it’s a meaningful job that we decided to take on, whether its Desmond Kuek or Seah Moon Ming or Ngien Hoon Ping,” he said.

 

[mahjongking]

look like he just finished masturbating.....

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

DEAD MAN WALKING written all over his loser face in the photo.

I think he has maximum 3 months before he volunteers again..... to resign!

 

[batman1]

No lah, look like he was just given a terrifying BJ by Saw.....