The engineering veteran grew ST Engineering from a Singapore-centric company to one with global presence
TAN Pheng Hock, the former CEO of ST Engineering, died on Tuesday (Mar 4) at the age of 68 years.
He started his career as an engineer in ST Marine in 1981. He rose up the ranks and was appointed CEO in early 2002, before stepping down in September 2016.
At the time, ST Engineering’s then-chairman Chong Seng Kwa described Tan as having led ST Engineering’s development from a Singapore-centric company into an integrated engineering group with a global presence.
The engineering veteran was awarded Asia’s Business Leader of the Year in 2013 by media group CNBC for his efforts in putting ST Engineering on the global map.
More recently, Tan served as a non-executive and independent director at property developer Frasers Property since 2018. He was a member of the group’s sustainability and risk management committee. He retired from office in 2025.
He was also appointed to the board of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore in June 2024.
Tan’s friends, who kept in regular contact with him, had reported that he had been unwell recently. He previously suffered a mild stroke in 2015 during his chief executive term at ST Engineering.
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