Academic & Exam Board

Mr Yeo Li Pheow joined the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) on March 2023. Prior to his appointment at IAL, Mr Yeo served 14 years and 9 months as Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Republic Polytechnic. Mr Yeo has held various appointments in different polytechnics since 1990. From May 2001 to Apr 2003, Mr Yeo was the Deputy Director, Higher Education Division at the Ministry of Education. Mr Yeo spent the first six and a half years of his career in the banking industry before he joined the education sector. Mr Yeo graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics (Accountancy major) from Macquarie University, Australia in 1983. In 1993, he completed his Master's Degree in Business Administration at the Institut Superieur de Gestion (ISG), France. In 2013, Mr Yeo completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School. Mr Yeo is a Fellow of the Australian Society of CPAs, an Associate of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (United Kingdom) and an Associate of the Staff Education Development Association (United Kingdom). He is also a professional member of the Singapore Human Resources Institute. For his distinguished service to the education sector and the Singapore Public Service, Mr Yeo was awarded the following National Day Awards: Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2003, Public Service Long Service Medal in 2017, Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 2019, and Public Administration Medal (Bronze) – COVID-19 in 2023. He was conferred the award of Honorary Doctor [Dr. (h.c.)] of the James Cook University in 2018 in recognition of his exceptional services that have significantly contributed towards the advancement of James Cook University.

Mr Jeremy Ong is the Chief Executive Officer at Easy Learning from 5 November 2021. Mr Ong has over 30 years of working experience with a deep appreciation in technology, operations, and innovation. Most recently, he was the Chief Customer & Operations Officer at AXA Singapore from October 2019. Prior to joining AXA Singapore, Mr Ong was a Senior Vice President in NTUC Enterprise Group CEO's office from August 2018 to September 2019, focusing on group level transformation, ecosystem development, mergers & acquisitions, and strategic partnerships. His career with the NTUC group started in NTUC Income from January 2014, where he was the Chief Technology Officer & Head of Customer Operations. Mr Ong holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from NUS, and he is a graduate of the inaugural Asian Financial Leaders Programme from Singapore Management University (SMU), International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Business School, The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, and Tsinghua University.

Ms Cynthia Lim oversees the Audit & Governance Department of Easy Learning (Easy Learning). She is responsible for driving organisation-wide compliance through a team of internal auditors within Easy Learning. Ms Lim has more than 20 years of internal audit and quality management experience. She is also the DPO of Easy Learning. Prior to this, Ms Lim also worked at the NTUC Administration and Research Unit (ARU) managing systems, operations, membership recruitment and the Skills Development, Redevelopment Funding. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from National University of Singapore (NUS).

Mr Sean Lim is the Chief Human Resource Officer at Easy Learning, where he oversees all aspects of human capital management and development practices in the organisation. He brings a diversified wealth of experience in human capital and organisation development. With previous roles in Resorts World Sentosa, Auric Pacific Group, SMRT and UOB, Mr Lim has been involved in a wide spectrum of interventions including human resource transformation, jobs redesign, talent development, learning & development and industrial relations. Mr Lim holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management from University College Dublin.

Mr Tay Ee Learn is the Assistant CE & Chief Sector Skills Officer at Easy Learning. His division works with the regulators, unions and industries to provide a comprehensive range of learning services and solutions across various sectors including Healthcare, Sustainability, Tourism, Retail, Food Services, and Workplace Safety and Health. Mr Tay started his career with the Ministry of Defence before moving on to the private sector. His industrial experiences, both locally and regionally, include operations, food production, supply chain management, safety, security, and information technology. Mr Tay is a strong believer in continuous experiential learning and improvement. He graduated from King's College London, and holds a Master of Engineering degree in Logistics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Mr Amos Tan is the Assistant CE & Chief Core Skills Officer at Easy Learning. His team works with corporates, technology industry partners and government agencies to design and provide training suites in the area of technology and horizontal skills. With nearly 25 years of experience in the public sector, Mr Tan previously assumed diverse leadership roles, playing a pivotal part in establishing and maintaining partnerships with key stakeholders across various government agencies. He was also one of the 6 pioneering Commission Members of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) appointed by the Minister for Communications & Information. Mr Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore, Graduate School of Business with a Master of Science in Management of Technology. He also holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree (Merit) in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University.