SMRT picks StarHub veteran to steady HR after resignations

In the past eight months, about 30 executives in SMRT Corp's human resource department have quit, including a senior military officer who joined just a few months ago. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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Rail operator SMRT's chief of human resources Tan Kian Heong will relinquish his post, one of his two roles in the company, just 10 months after being appointed to the hot seat.

Taking over from Mr Tan, who will continue his other role as president of SMRT Roads, will be Ms Tan Ai Ling, previously from StarHub, where she had been vice-president of HR.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 16, 2019, with the headline SMRT picks StarHub veteran to steady HR after resignations. Subscribe