A state-linked broadcaster in Singapore has re-appointed a businessman as its chairman three years after he quit the same post because he was too busy.
Media Corp of Singapore (MediaCorp) said late on Tuesday that Kwa Chong Seng would replace Cheng Wai Keung as chairman from the start of next month. No reasons for the personnel switch were given.
Mr Kwa was MediaCorp's chairman from October 1995 to March 1999, when the group was known as Singapore International Media. He stepped down from the post because of the 'demands on his time' from his membership of the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Temasek, according to reports at the time.
Mr Kwa, a cousin of Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, is still a member of both bodies, according to officials yesterday.
He is also chairman and managing director of ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, the regional arm of the US-based oil and gas company.
The PSC, which Mr Kwa joined in 1997, attracts and develops talent for the city-state's civil service. Temasek, which Mr Kwa also joined in 1997 and where he is now deputy chairman, is one of the Government's main investment holding companies. Mr Kwa did not return calls seeking comment yesterday.