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15 Jul 2005
At the invitation of the Minister for Health, Mr Gerard Ee, President of the National Council of Social Services (NCSS), has agreed to serve as the interim Chairman for the National Kidney Foundation.
Mr Ee is a well-known, respected figure, particularly in charity work. Under his leadership at the NCSS, there has been improved accountability and transparency of VWOs through the launch of the Code of Governance and Management for VWOs in July 2003. He provided leadership for strengthening the service through setting up the Social Service Training Institute (SSTI). Mr Ee is currently a member at several other public boards and councils, testifying to his public standing (CV of Mr Ee attached).
During this period of transition, the Minister has also asked the Commissioner of Charities to assist in the process.
Mr Gerard Ee's CV
Gerard Ee was born in Singapore in 1949. He is married with two children, a boy who is 12 and a girl who is 10.
In 1972 Gerard became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He served full-time in the Singapore Armed Forces for two and half years to discharge his national service obligations. In 1974 he started his career as an accountant. In 1976 he became a practicing auditor and on 30 June 2005, Gerard retired as a partner of the International firm, Ernst & Young.
Gerard has been active in the field of social service throughout his professional life as an accountant. He helped convert a programme from providing respite care into the Assisi Home and Hospice in 1987 and was its Chairman until 2002. In 1989 he established Bizlink Centre, an employment programme for the disabled, and was its Chairman until 1992. He has chaired a whole range of social service organizations and programmes which include juvenile rehabilitative centres, grassroots organizations, schools, and various programmes for the elderly and youth. He was also an active member of the Task Force which established the Code on Religious Harmony.
Apart from being a member of the National Medical Ethics Committee, he is the President of the National Council of Social Service. As a Justice of the Peace, Gerard visits the prisons and conducts criminal procedure mediation sessions. He is also a member of the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Management.