Singapore Post (SingPost) has appointed Neo Su Yin as its group chief operating officer (COO) effective Jan 2. The newly created role will see Neo overseeing the group’s Singapore and international business units and property. Neo will “take guidance” from SingPost’s chairman of the board, Simon Israel, amid “transitional management arrangements”.
Neo was previously the group’s Singapore CEO, a role she held from November 2021 to April 2024 before becoming dnata’s managing director for Singapore from May 2024 to November 2024.
“The board is pleased to welcome Su Yin back to SingPost as our group chief operating officer,” says Israel. “She has a proven track record and deep understanding of SingPost's business and operations. Her appointment greatly strengthens our leadership’s focus on driving operational performance and excellence – a core foundation for sustainable growth.”
On Dec 22, the group announced that it had sacked its group CEO Vincent Pang, group chief financial officer (CFO) Vincent Yik and Li Yu, the CEO of its international business unit operations. Phang was also asked to step down from SingPost’s board. The termination comes after the trio were said to have failed in their handling of whistleblowing reports pertaining to SingPost’s international e-commerce logistics parcels business.
Shares in SingPost closed 1 cent higher or 1.92% up at 53 cents on Dec 31, 2024.
