RADM Richard Lim

Mr Richard Lim was Chief Executive of DSTA from 1 Dec 2002 - 2008.
He was Deputy Secretary (Technology) in the Ministry of Defence from July 2000 to 31 January 2004
 

 
Richard Lim held the position of Chief of Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy from 1996 to 1999. During this period he was involved in establishing a submarine operating capability, the planning and building of a new naval base, bringing into operational service a squadron of new patrol vessels, overseeing the building of new landing ships, defining the next generation combat vessel, directing a systems level review of the naval training system and pursuing a 'Quality Navy' programme which focussed on achieving process excellence in the core functions of the Navy.

Richard Lim graduated from Southampton University, UK in 1976 with a BSc (Hons) in Nautical Studies. He returned to Singapore and joined the Navy; and after a succession of command and staff tours in the Navy and the Ministry of Defence he was appointed Chief of Navy in 1996. His military career has been in the areas of operations, intelligence and strategic planning. Prior to his appointment as Chief of Navy, Richard was the Director of the Joint Operations and Planning Directorate, Ministry of Defence.

Richard has also spent a year at the US Naval War College attending the international Naval Command Course. During his career with the Navy, Richard has been exposed to the workings of government and industry through a succession of appointments to the boards of selected government linked companies and government agencies. These have included the Maritime and Port Authority, the Economic Development Board and Singapore Technologies Marine. In his present position he is a member of the board of the Defence Science and Technology Agency and the DSO National Laboratories.

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Secretary (Technology), Richard Lim attended the Sloan Masters Programme at London Business School, graduating in July 2000 with a Masters degree in Management.

During his service in the Republic of Singapore Navy, Richard Lim received several awards including the Public Administration Medal (Silver), Public Administration Medal (Gold), 25 Years Long Service Award, the Legion of Merit (US), the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand and the Bintang Jalasena Utama (Indonesia).