City Developments Limited (CDL) has appointed Ms Lilian Tan as Group Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms Tan will also be joining the CDL Management Executive Committee (ExCo), and to help us put in place an inclusive culture across the network. Ms Tan will spearhead the People agenda of CDL Group, including all key subsidiaries such as Millennium and Copthorne, as well as other related business functions in her role. The CDL Board said that the appointment is appropriate and beneficial for the CDL Group.

Ms Tan will provide thought leadership in articulating, developing, and implementing strategies, frameworks, and approaches in building people strategy practices, working with the CDL ExCo to develop a well-defined culture. She will be reporting to the Group Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to joining CDL, she was with SATS Limited, specialising in human capital and corporate administration roles from 2010 to 2022. Ms Tan was appointed an interim Chief Corporate Officer role covering Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Safety, Corporate Administration and Property in 2021. Prior to joining SATS, Lilian held various senior Human Resources appointments in KPMG Consulting Asia Pacific, Singapore Computer Systems Limited, and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. She was a recipient of the SHRI Leading HR Leader Award in 2015 and 2019. She was conferred the Institute for Human Resources Professionals (IHRP) Master Professional in December 2021.

Ms Tan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University.