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This is a head-and-shoulder portrait of Mr. Philip Yeo Liat Kok, Chairman of Economic Development Board from 1986 to 2001. He was a Colombo Plan Scholar who joined the Administrative Service in June 1970. He was Acting (1979) and later, Second Permanent Secretary for Defence (1980-1985); Chairman of Singapore Computer Systems (1981-1982); Chairman of National Computer Board (1981-1987); Member (Jan 1982), Chairman (Jan 1986-Jan 2001) and Co-Chairman (Feb 2001-Jan 2006) of Economic Development Board; Director (Aug 1993), Deputy Chairman (Nov 1993) and later, Executive Chairman of Sembawang Shipyard (Jan 1994-1998);Chairman of Sembawang Corporation (1994-1998), SembCorp Industries (1998-1999), Pidemco Land (1999-2000) and CapitaLand (Nov 2000-Apr 2004); Member (1980) and Chairman of Singapore Technologies Holdings (1987-1993); Deputy Chairman (1999) and later, Chairman of National Science and Technology Board and later, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research or A*STAR (Feb 2001-Mar 2007); Chairman of Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (Apr 2007-to date); Member of UOB Group (May 2000-to date); Senior Science and Technology Advisor to the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Special Advisor for Economic Development at the Prime Minister's Office (Apr 2007-Aug 2011). Mr. Yeo was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) (1974), the Public Administration Medal (Gold) (1982), the Meritorius Service Medal (1991), the Order of Nila Utama (First Class) (2006), and the NTUC Distinguished Service (Star) (2008). Title devised by Library staff.