Goh Choon Phong

Goh Choon Phong (simplified Chinese: 吴俊鹏; traditional Chinese: 吳俊鵬; pinyin: Wú Jùn Péng) is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Singapore Airlines and Singapore Airlines Cargo. He was appointed the CEO of the airline on 3 September 2010.[1] Prior to his appointment, he worked for the SIA group for more than 20 years for the airlines' operations in China and Scandinavia.[2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Goh.
Goh Choon Phong
吴俊鹏
BornJuly 1963
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materHwa Chong Junior College Massachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationCEO of Singapore Airlines
CEO of Singapore Airlines Cargo
Chairman of Silkair
Chairman of Budget Aviation Holdings

Singapore Airlines

Mr Goh Choon Phong Chief Executive Officer Mr Goh joined Singapore Airlines in 1990 and has held senior management positions in Singapore as well as overseas. Mr Goh joined the Airline’s Board on 1 October 2010 and was appointed CEO on 1 January 2011.

Mr Goh became Executive Vice President Marketing and the Regions in June 2010. Prior to that he was President of Singapore Airlines Cargo for four years. Previous senior positions with Singapore Airlines included Senior Vice President Finance, Senior Vice President Information Technology and Senior Vice President Commercial Technology. His overseas assignments were in China and Scandinavia.

Mr Goh is a Board Director of SIA Engineering Company; is Chairman of Budget Aviation Holdings Pte Ltd, which owns and manages Scoot; is a member of the National University of Singapore Board of Trustees; and is an Independent Director on the Board of Mastercard Incorporated.

Mr Goh is a member of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association, and was its Chairman between June 2017 and June 2018. He is also on the Executive Committee of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines.

In addition, Mr Goh is a member of the MIT Presidential CEO Advisory Board, made up of CEOs from leading companies in a variety of industries around the world.

Mr Goh holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as well as three Bachelor of Science degrees, in Computer Science and Engineering, Management Science and Cognitive Science, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

References
  1. "Goh Choon Phong is next SIA CEO". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07.
  2. "Goh Choon Phong". Star Alliance. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18.
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