Lee Shiang Long

Dr Lee Shiang Long was appointed President, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics) in April 2017. Since joining ST Kinetics in March 2016, Dr Lee has served as President, Defence Business Group, ST Kinetics, overseeing the company’s key pillar of growth in the defence business. He was also Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering). ST Kinetics is the land systems and specialty vehicles arm of ST Engineering, a company listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Prior to ST Kinetics, Dr Lee was the Executive Director, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R). Under Dr Lee’s leadership, in support of the Smart Nation initiatives, I2R worked closely with government agencies to co-innovate ICT (Infocomm Technologies) solutions, particularly in the areas of smart mobility, autonomous systems, robotics and advanced manufacturing. I2R also partnered commercial companies to create new products and services for economic impact.

Dr Lee started his career with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). In his last appointment in the SAF, he served as Head Joint Communications and Information Systems Department / SAF Chief Information Officer. During his career with the SAF, Dr Lee was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Military), Silver.

Dr Lee is a member of the boards of the Civil Service College, the National Library Board as well as Singapore Polytechnic.

Dr Lee holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a Master in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University. He also holds a Master in Business Administration from Cambridge University, a Master of Science in IT from National University of Singapore, as well as a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic.