Senior SQ Exec resigns, fallout from RR Engine fiasco?

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SIA senior exec steps down
By Hannah Koh

SINGAPORE Airlines' (SIA) senior executive vice-president for Marketing & Corporate Services will be stepping down next year.

Mr Bey Soo Khiang will leave SIA on Feb 28 after more than 10 years of service.

Following a 26-year career with the Singapore Armed Forces, Mr Bey joined SIA in 2000 as executive vice-president, Technical. He moved on to Operations and Planning areas in 2004 before assuming his current position earlier this year.

'He has made significant contributions towards the development of the company. All of us in SIA will miss him,' said SIA Chairman Stephen Lee.

Said Mr Bey: 'The time is right for me to move on. I will be leaving knowing that the Airline remains in good hands.'

Plans for new leadership of these divisions are still being finalised.

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[johnny333]

It may be that he's had enough of SIA & taking the oppurtunity to "really" retire.

Or maybe he's just a scape goat, a victim of political infighting?
Or being kicked up & not kicked out, You may see him running in the next election

Reading between the lines can be very difficult for lesser mortals

[n1etzche]

see him at the erections

[niigata]

he wasn't the chosen one to take over the controls at SIA..

[longbow]

Strange resume to become EVP of Marketing. 26 Years at SAF - EVP technical - nothing marketing like in experience. OK he may be an aeronautical engineer at RSAF which makes him good a managing the technical staff but Marketing??

SIA senior exec steps down
By Hannah Koh

SINGAPORE Airlines' (SIA) senior executive vice-president for Marketing & Corporate Services will be stepping down next year.

Mr Bey Soo Khiang will leave SIA on Feb 28 after more than 10 years of service.

Following a 26-year career with the Singapore Armed Forces, Mr Bey joined SIA in 2000 as executive vice-president, Technical. He moved on to Operations and Planning areas in 2004 before assuming his current position earlier this year.

'He has made significant contributions towards the development of the company. All of us in SIA will miss him,' said SIA Chairman Stephen Lee.

Said Mr Bey: 'The time is right for me to move on. I will be leaving knowing that the Airline remains in good hands.'

Plans for new leadership of these divisions are still being finalised.

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[HTOLAS]

SIA is not civil service - he need not resign to run.

see him at the erections

[shOUTloud]

Must be kanna ignored during the succession plans, so tulan leave loh. Anyway, he made enough lah.

[GoldenDragon]

SIA is not civil service - he need not resign to run.

Also, past the age.

[Dreamer1]

Strange resume to become EVP of Marketing. 26 Years at SAF - EVP technical - nothing marketing like in experience. OK he may be an aeronautical engineer at RSAF which makes him good a managing the technical staff but Marketing??

It is the correct way to train a person to gain allround experience,he was actually a pilot,

According to SIA-He holds a Masters Degree (First Class Honours) in Engineering from
Cambridge University and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University
http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_U...IA_AR_0203.pdf

(I note the terribble mistake by SIA, Masters Degree (First Class Honours) in Engineering -an obvious mistake and should not happen )

It is obviously he has been earmarked to manage SIA,but things happen

[myo539]

Strange resume to become EVP of Marketing. 26 Years at SAF - EVP technical - nothing marketing like in experience. OK he may be an aeronautical engineer at RSAF which makes him good a managing the technical staff but Marketing??

No direct correlation. Scholars have fantastic brains. They see big pictures as well as microscopic dot. They can excel in many fields - not necessary in the field that they study in secondary school or university.

Many of them subsequently value-add their portfolio with higher degrees in management or administration. That's why a Mathematic degree holder can be a PM, an engineering or navy guy can become a DPM, a lawyer can become a MM, and a diplomat can become a President.

[cass888]

(I note the terribble mistake by SIA, Masters Degree (First Class Honours) in Engineering -an obvious mistake and should not happen )

Shows what an ignorant person you are. BA and BSc in Oxbridge are automatically converted to MA and MSc after one year.

[lockeliberal]

Dear Johnny

Minister at the next GE, I heard good things about him at SIA





Locke

[apogee]

Heard that his thinks SIA was the air force and he is its general. When he barks others must run. If he did become the top honcho, many others will probably resign and join other airlines.

[Goh Meng Seng]

Was he a BG? BG Bey?

He will need to resign if he is taking up ministerial post.

Goh Meng Seng

[SneeringTree]

He quit becuase he was passed over for a promotion. Worse still, his subordinate was given the promotion and now he has to report to him! Most people would quit given this circumstance.

[Watchman]

Holds a Master but never contribute anything significant in the industry .
Except running down people's life .

[johnny333]

Dear Johnny

Minister at the next GE, I heard good things about him at SIA

Locke

Many underlings will publicly say positive about their bosses.
The honest & interesting things are said in private and/or anonymously

[Papsmearer]

Was he a BG? BG Bey?

He will need to resign if he is taking up ministerial post.

Goh Meng Seng

No, he was LG. Not BG. But yes,an SAF scholar winner. He was in RSAF/SAF for 20 years. Of course, carryon with PAP policy, favourite pets are never retired, just recycled to GLCs to continuing earning fat pay checks at taxpayers expense.

[GoldenDragon]

He quit becuase he was passed over for a promotion. Worse still, his subordinate was given the promotion and now he has to report to him! Most people would quit given this circumstance.

Agree. He has to go. Respect him for that unlike others who will cling on die die. But, if he can't qualify to head SIA, how did he lead the SAF in the past? SAF is not a small outfit. Can only conclude that when it comes to the real world, it's $ & cents. SAF can wayang - it's ok.

[Papsmearer]

He quit becuase he was passed over for a promotion. Worse still, his subordinate was given the promotion and now he has to report to him! Most people would quit given this circumstance.

Could it be he was in charge of SQ Cargo during part of the time the EU fined them $124 million for price collusion? SOmeone got mad, and passed him over?