The 20th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore) was held on 27 October 2022 at InterContinental Singapore. This was the first physical AGM since the pandemic with members glad to be back meeting face-to-face. The AGM kicked off with Opening remarks by President, Mr Wong Yue Jeen, highlights on the past year’s activities by Honorary Secretary, Ms Lim Hee Joo, and an overview of financial performance for the past fiscal year by Assistant Honorary Treasurer, Ms Yap Siok Leng.

In his opening address to members, AAIS President Mr Wong Yue Jeen noted that the aerospace industry had turned a corner in tandem with aviation’s recovery, with the sector operating at near or above pre-pandemic (2019) output since March 2022. Even as the outlook for the coming months remained buoyant, the industry was very mindful of the challenges looming due to the instability of the geopolitical and macroeconomic environment. Mr Wong emphasised the important role of the Association in galvanising the community for collective action and elaborated on the Association’s focus areas in the coming year encompassing Safety, Sustainability and Supplier Development.

Members endorsed the FY2021/22 Annual Report and the audited Financial Report. Ernst & Young was reappointed as the Honorary External Auditor and Mr Paul Sandosham of Clifford Chance was reappointed as the Honorary Legal Advisor for the Association.

At the AGM, Mr Mark Loh, General Manager of Bell Textron Asia Pte Ltd was elected as a member of the Management Committee FY2021/23. This was to fill a vacancy left by Mr Kevin Chow of Thales Solutions Asia who had stepped down from the MC in August 2022 to take up a new role overseas. Members recorded their appreciation to Mr Chow and congratulated Mr Loh on the appointment.

 

Ms Agnes Chua from the AAIS Secretariat was presented with the service award in recognition of her 15 years of service. The AGM formalities then concluded with closing remarks from President, who provided a glimpse of the exciting activities planned for the coming year in conjunction with the Association’s 20th anniversary in 2023. President called on members for support, contributions and participation in the events and projects including a commemorative Aerospace Community Heritage Book and the Gala Dinner slated for October 2023, among others.

In the next part of the programme, members heard informative presentations on the topics of  Sustainability, Supplier Development and Manpower. Mr Chan Mun Wei, Programme Director of Sustainability, provided an overview of the AAIS Sustainability Roadmap. This was followed by Mr Loh Wai Cheong, Senior Industry Transformation Advisor on information about the Jobs Development Partner (JDP) Programme of which AAIS is a TAC partner. Rounding off the presentations, Ms Marlia Isnin and Ms Mathia Lee from Workforce Singapore shared about WSG’s manpower findings, initiatives and programmes for the aerospace and aviation sectors.

The informative event ended with a networking session among the guests. AAIS thanks the event sponsor, Workforce Singapore, for their forthcoming and generous support, and all members for actively participating.

 

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