Kok Ping Soon

Mr. Kok Ping Soon is the CEO of the SBF, the apex business chamber championing the interests of Singapore’s business community in trade, investment and industrial relations matters. The SBF represents more than 30,000 companies, as well as key local and foreign business chambers.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Kok was the Chief Executive of the Government Technology Agency of Singapore, the lead agency driving Singapore’s smart nation initiative and public sector digital transformation. He also held various positions in the Ministry of Manpower, National Security Co-ordination Secretariat, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Singapore Tourism Board, Contact Singapore (CS) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). He spent six years in the US working for CS and EDB.

Mr. Kok also serves on the board of SBF Holdings, SBF Connect, Singapore Business Federation Foundation, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, Global Compact Network Singapore and Singapore Pools. He is also a member of Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Singapore International Mediation Centre, NUS Institute of Systems Sciences, National Integration Council and a fellow member of Singapore Computer Society.