Singapore Airlines has confirmed that Chin Yau
Seng, Senior Vice President Cargo, is leaving the company to join
SIA Engineering as Chief Executive Officer (Designate) on
1 June 2023.
Marvin Tan, Senior Vice President Customer
Services and Operations, will replace him as Senior Vice President
Cargo on the same date.
Yau Seng has been in his current position since
2018, when SIA Cargo was integrated as a division within Singapore
Airlines. Prior to that, he had been President of SIA Cargo since
2014.
Yau Seng spearheaded multiple key digitalisation
initiatives with the cargo division, as well as the launch of the Parxl e-commerce platform, and the freighter partnership with DHL
Express.
He also previously worked as Chief Executive of SilkAir
(2007 to 2010) and Tiger Airways Holdings (2011 to 2012), as well
as Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing at SIA (2012 to
2014).
“I would like to thank Yau Seng for his dedicated
service to Singapore Airlines. He is one of the most experienced
members of SIA’s senior management, and has made many outstanding
contributions including the transformation of our cargo business
over the last nine years,” said Mr Goh Choon Phong, Chief
Executive Officer, Singapore Airlines. “I wish him every success
in his new role at SIA Engineering, and look forward to his
continued support.”
In his current role, Marvin Tan has led the
transformation of SIA’s customer contact services worldwide. He
has also been instrumental in leading SIA’s on-ground response to
the pandemic, and ensured that the airline’s customer services and
operations were ready to support the airline’s recovery.
Marvin worked previously as Senior Vice President Cabin
Crew (2012 to 2016) and Chief Executive SilkAir (2010 to 2012).
