Eunice Tay likely to be new NKF CEO

Thursday • April 13, 2006
Jasmine Yin
jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg

AFTER months of keeping mum, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will soon announce a new permanent chief executive officer to take over from Prof Goh Chee Leok.

The incoming CEO is likely to be the National Neuroscience Institute's (NNI) current chief operating officer Eunice Tay, who has tendered her resignation and will serve her last day today, according to The Business Times.

An NNI spokesperson confirmed that Mrs Tay has resigned from the NNI, which is a specialist centre that treats people with diseases of the nervous system.

The NKF board is believed to have picked Mrs Tay because of her management experience and background in the medical sector.

Prior to her appointment as NNI chief in June 2004, Mrs Tay had worked as a legal officer at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and oversaw its volunteer programmes.

A press conference to announce the new chief has been called for next Monday, but no other details were released. NKF chairman Gerard Ee declined to comment when contacted.

Prof Goh, who was seconded from the National Skin Centre last July, had said that he would like to step down for reasons of health.

The new head will come in at a time when the NKF board is pursuing possible legal action against the former board of directors and ex-CEO TT Durai, over management lapses and transparency issues.