30 10 2021 WEF Neo Gim Huay, appointed to
the Managing Board of WEF as
Head of Forum's center for Nature and Climate
Gim Huay Neo (梁锦慧) has been appointed to
the Managing Board of the World Economic Forum.
Gim Huay will head the Forum’s Centre for Nature and
Climate starting on 1 January 2022. Currently the Managing Director of
Climate Change Strategy at Temasek International, Gim Huay brings to
the board several decades of experience in both the public and private
sectors.
Ms Neo Gim Huay is the Managing Director for Enterprise Development and
Managing Director for Sustainability in Temasek. Temasek is an
investment company, headquartered in Singapore with a net portfolio
value of S$240 billion. Gim Huay is responsible for seeding new
businesses as well as working with Temasek’s existing portfolio of
companies to develop strategy and build new capabilities. She also
spearheads Temasek’s sustainability strategy and initiatives across the
organisation and within the community.
Prior to joining Temasek, Gim Huay was a Management Consultant at
McKinsey & Co in the Lagos, New York and San Francisco offices. She
also served in the Singapore Public Service as an Administrative
Officer, with stints in the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade and
Industry, the Prime Minister’s Office as well as the Singapore Embassy
in the United States. Gim Huay holds a Masters in Business
Administration (Arjay Miller Scholar) from Stanford University and a
Masters of Engineering (Distinction) and Bachelor of Arts (First Class
Honors) from Cambridge University. She was selected as an Eisenhower
Fellow in 2015.