Sembcorp Marine Chairman steps down

Appointed Chairman and Director since 14 February 2006, Goh is also the Chairman of the Executive Committee and Executive Resource & Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee.

 Wong Weng Sun, President & CEO of Sembcorp Marine, said “Mr Goh’s contributions to the Sembcorp Marine Group are immeasurable.  We have benefitted from his wise and judicious leadership in steering the Group as Chairman of the Board as well as Chairman of our key subsidiaries of Jurong Shipyard, Sembawang Shipyard and SMOE.”

Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican, currently Deputy Chairman of Sembcorp Marine, will succeed  Goh as Chairman of the Board.  He will also assume Goh’s role as the Chairman of both the Executive Committee and Executive Resource & Compensation Committee as well as a member of the Nominating Committee on 22 April 2014.

Goh Geok Ling, Chairman of Sembcorp Marine, said “I am pleased that Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican will be succeeding me as Chairman of the Board following my retirement as Chairman and Director of the Board at the AGM on 22 April 2014.  With his extensive experience in the oil and gas industry coupled with his vast knowledge in finance and management, Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican is well-positioned to steer Sembcorp Marine into its next phase of growth and transformation. I would like to thank the Board and the management for their support during my eight years as Chairman of the Sembcorp Marine Board. I am confident that both Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican and Weng Sun would continue to lead Sembcorp Marine from strength to strength.”