Singapore Airlines Cargo Appoints New President

Singapore Airlines Cargo has appointed Mr Lee Lik Hsin as its new President.

The appointment will take effect on 1 August 2013, when Mr Lee will take over from Mr Tan Kai Ping, who will return to parent company Singapore Airlines as Senior Vice President Corporate Planning, a post currently held by Mr Lee.

Mr Lee has been with Singapore Airlines since 1994 and has served in various positions in Head Office and overseas, including Beijing, San Francisco and Tokyo.

He has been Senior Vice President Corporate Planning since early 2011. Prior to that he was Divisional Vice President Planning.

Mr Tan has been President of SIA Cargo since early 2010. He joined Singapore Airlines in 1995 and held senior positions in SIA’s cargo division before being seconded in 2005 as President of Shanghai-based Great Wall Airlines. He returned to SIA Cargo in October 2008 as Senior Vice President Operations.

The management changes are part of an ongoing programme to rotate senior executives into different roles within the SIA Group.