SINGAPORE—Surbana Jurong Group (SJ) announced on 14 April 2025 the appointment of Lim Cheng Cheng as Group Chief Financial Officer, effective 16 April 2025. Cheng Cheng will report directly to Group CEO Sean Chiao. 

Cheng Cheng brings over three decades of experience across corporate finance, strategy, transformation, and investments in leading organisations. At Singtel, one of Asia’s leading communications technology groups, she held senior leadership roles including Group CFO, where she led financial strategy and contributed to growing its regional and digital businesses. More recently, she served as its Group Chief Corporate Officer, overseeing a broad Group portfolio including Legal, Risk, M&A, Procurement, Property, Corporate Shared Services, and the Group’s Corporate Venture fund. 

Prior to her positions at Singtel, Cheng Cheng held senior finance roles at SMRT Corporation, Singapore’s leading multimodal public transport operator, and Singapore Power, a major energy utilities provider, building a strong foundation in financial planning, investor relations, and procurement. 

Her appointment comes as SJ continues to evolve its Finance function to better support the Group’s strategic ambitions, strengthening financial discipline, improving financial reporting, and reinforcing business partnership across its global operating model. 

“Cheng Cheng’s appointment reflects our commitment to building a more agile, resilient, and performance-driven organisation,” said Sean Chiao, SJ’s Group CEO. “Her deep financial expertise and experience leading complex transformations will be invaluable, as we enter our next phase of growth globally.” 

“SJ’s purpose of Real impact, made together is a clear commitment to creating lasting value for clients, communities, and stakeholders,” said Lim Cheng Cheng. “Its global ambitions and ongoing transformation present an opportunity for me to contribute [to] shaping a future-ready finance function that supports growth, drives accountability, and enables better decision-making across the Group. I’m excited by the opportunity.” 

With Cheng Cheng’s appointment, SJ continues to strengthen its leadership capacity to lead through change and build for the future.