Eugene Tan’s twin position as CEO and director of each the Nationwide Gallery of Singapore (NGS) and the Singapore Artwork Museum (SAM) will come to an finish on January 1, 2027. Beginning within the new yr, Tan will deal with his position at SAM, the place he began as director in 2018, whereas Chng Hak-Peng will take over as CEO of NGS. In a press release concerning the management adjustments, each establishments affirm that they are going to proceed to collaborate and share assets as they’ve previously.
Whereas Chng’s position formally begins on Jan. 1, he’ll function “CEO-Designate” beginning on October 1, overlapping with Tan for 3 months. This era will guarantee a easy management transition, in keeping with a joing assertion from the establishments.
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Previous to becoming a member of NGS, Chng, who studied electrical engineering at Stanford College, labored for 15 years with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). He began as a volunteer, advising on technique and group, in 2008, and ultimately served as deputy chairman and, most just lately, as CEO, from 2015 by means of 2022. Chng additionally labored for Bain & Firm, the administration consulting agency, for a decade.
In a farewell letter revealed when he left his position at SSO, Chng highlighted a number of of the orchestra’s accomplishments, together with inserting third in Gramophone journal’s orchestra of the yr rating and being listed as one of many 21 greatest orchestras on this planet, in keeping with BBC Music journal in 2022.
Chng has been a longtime volunteer docent at two native museums, and is finding out for a PhD in historical past on the Nationwide Museum of Singapore. In his new position, Chng hopes to “strengthen the position that the humanities play in our society.”
“NGS has established itself as a number one visible arts establishment within the area,” Chng stated in a press release, “uniquely positioned to inform the tales of Singapore and Southeast Asia by means of artwork. I hope to construct on these robust foundations and proceed the trail solid by [Tan] and his predecessor, Chong Siak Ching. I sit up for working with everybody at NGS and throughout the visible arts neighborhood to construct a Gallery that Singapore continues to like and be pleased with.”
