Lim Seh Chun

Independent Non-Executive Director at SBS Transit

Professor Lim Seh Chun is an Independent Non-Executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd. Professor Lim is the Chairman of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee.

Professor Lim is the Associate Provost for Student Affairs at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. Prior to this, he spent more than 30 years with the National University of Singapore during which he held a number of management appointments including Special Assistant (Policy) to the Vice-Chancellor, Chief of Staff, Acting Director of Institutional Resources, an Associate President, Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director of NUS-CREATE and Deputy Dean of Faculty of Engineering. His main research effort is to understand the friction and wear behavior of engineering materials.

Professor Lim was a Public Service Commission (PSC) Overseas Merit Scholar. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Engineering Science from Oxford University, Master of Arts from Oxford University, Master of Engineering from National University of Singapore, and Doctor of Philosophy from Cambridge University. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK, and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Singapore and a Chartered Engineer in the UK. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2005 and the Long Service Medal in 2006 by the President of the Republic of Singapore.

Professor Lim was a Director of the Singapore Symphonia Company Limited until October 2017. He is presently Chairman, the Singapore School of Science and Technology Board of Directors.