Singapore's Singtel said it has reorganised its structure to reposition the group to capture new digital growth. Key to this is the creation of a new portfolio under its Group Enterprise division dedicated to supporting 5G Enterprise business across the region by leveraging the group’s regional footprint. The move is meant to help businesses accelerate their digital transformation in response to Covid-19.
In addition, Singtel’s ICT arm NCS, the largest ICT services provider in Southeast Asia, will report directly to the group CEO to accelerate its expansion into Asia Pacific, with special focus on Australia and China. These changes took effect from 01 January 2021. From 01 April 2021, the International Group, which manages Singtel’s portfolio of strategic telecom investments, will be brought under the Group CFO office.
New management structure and appointments
These changes will result in modifying the group's management structure with new appointments to the management committee. From 01 January 2021, NCS CEO Ng Kuo Pin and Anna Yip, deputy CEO of the Consumer Singapore division, join Singtel's management committee. From 01 April 2021, Arthur Lang, currently CEO of the International Group, will take on the role of Group CFO, which will include the management of the International Group and regional associates.
The Group Strategy and Business Development unit will be combined with the Group Digital Life (GDL) division to become the Strategic Portfolio unit. This will be helmed by Samba Natarajan, currently CEO of GDL. Besides overseeing the group's digital marketing arm Amobee, and the group's corporate venture fund Innov8, this portfolio will include strategic planning and business restructuring.
Existing group CFO Lim Cheng Cheng will become group Chief Corporate Officer. Two members of the Singtel management committee – Allen Lew, CEO of group Strategy and Business Development and Jeann Low, group CCO – will retire from end-April 2021. They will take on advisory roles, post retirement.
