Tsunami relief chief to head Games’ organising committee
The hotseat for the planning for the 2010 Olympics has been filled!
ONE of the highest-profile jobs in the run-up to Singapore’s staging of the 2010 Youth Olympics Games is set to go to a military man.
Brigadier-General Goh Kee Nguan is strongly tipped to be appointed as chief executive officer of the Games’ organising committee.
The Straits Times understands that Goh, commander of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, has been headhunted to run the operational and logistical aspects of the Games preparation.
Goh, who has also served as the Chief Guards Officer, comes with an impressive resume, having been in charge of major projects both locally and overseas.
He was the executive committee chairman of the 2006 National Day Parade.
In 2005, he headed the Singapore Armed Forces joint-task force for the tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia.
Sources told The Straits Times that Goh’s strong leadership and organisational qualities were what made him the leading contender for the job.
The CEO of the Games organising committee is a key role as the Republic prepares to welcome the world for the inaugural 2010 Games.
He will be aided by a working team comprising both full-time and part-time staff, as well as support by various Government agencies and ministries.
He will also work alongside the main organising committee, which will be chaired by the International Olympic Committee executive board member from Singapore, Ng Ser Miang.
The main organising committee, to be aided by a sub-committee, will focus on the strategic and planning aspects of the 2010 Games.
Details of the organising committee, which will come under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, and its members are set to be announced by next week.
Work, however, will start almost immediately.
A team of Singapore officials will be heading to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, next week to discuss Singapore’s hosting of the Games.
The team are likely to be led by Ng and MCYS Parliamentary Secretary Teo Ser Luck.
Ivan @ March 13, 2008
