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New CEO announced for National Arts Council

SINGAPORE — A new chief executive officer (CEO) has been appointed for the National Arts Council (NAC). Announcing this in a press release on Monday, the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) said it would be appointing current CEO of the National Heritage Board (NHB), Rosa Huey Daniel, to the NAC with effect from March 1.

SINGAPORE — A new chief executive officer (CEO) has been appointed for the National Arts Council (NAC). Announcing this in a press release on Monday, the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) said it would be appointing current CEO of the National Heritage Board (NHB), Rosa Huey Daniel, to the NAC with effect from March 1.

Daniel, 53, is currently Deputy Secretary (Culture) at MCCY, and will continue as CEO of NHB to oversee the completion of key projects, until a new CEO is appointed.

She will take over from Deputy CEO Paul Tan, who has been acting as chief executive since Kathy Lai stepped down from the post in October 2016. Lai spent three years with the NAC, then returned to IE Singapore — the government agency driving Singapore’s external economy — to assume the appointment of deputy CEO (Special Duties) after her secondment to NAC.

At MCCY, Mrs Daniel oversees policy formulation and implementation in the Arts and Culture sector. Over the past four years, she has been closely involved in key initiatives in the arts and culture. In her post as deputy secretary, she headed the establishment of the visual arts cluster of museums, opened the National Gallery Singapore, and set up The Arts House Limited to spearhead the Singapore International Festival of Arts.

She also led the SG50 Programme Office secretariat to work on key cultural programmes for SG50 celebrations in 2015. Her career in the public sector spans more than 30 years, with key postings in various Ministries. In 2005, Mrs Daniel received the Public Administration Medal (Silver) while at her post as head of the Strategic Policy Office, Public Service Division, and director at the Institute of Policy Development in the Prime Minister’s Office.

According to MCCY, her concurrent appointment at MCCY as Deputy Secretary will provide greater synergy between the Ministry’s role in shaping the wider cultural and heritage landscape, and NAC’s role in taking the Singapore arts scene forward.

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