Board Reappointments for the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

1.              The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) today announced the reappointment of board members at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS). These appointments will take effect from 1 April 2026.

 Reappointment of Board Members 

2.              The following have been reappointed to the IPOS Board for a term of two years. 

·       Ms Usha Chandradas, Adjunct Associate Professor, NTU and Co-Founder, (Plu)ral Art LLP 

·       Mr Edgar Hardless, Chief Executive Officer, Singtel Innov8 

·       Prof Susanna Leong, President Advisor, NUS Chongqing Research Institute and Vice Provost (Masters’ Programmes & Lifelong Education), National University of Singapore 

·       Mr Lim Der Shing, Co-Founder and Partner, AngelCentral Pte Ltd 

·       Dr Lim Jui, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Innovate Pte Ltd 

·       Ms Lorraine Tay, Head of Intellectual Property Group, Bird & Bird ATMD LLP 

·       Ms Winnie Tham, Co-Founder and Director, Amica Law LLC 

·       Ms Charlene Chang, Deputy Secretary (Development), Ministry of Law (in an ex officio capacity) 

3.              The full list of IPOS Board Members is available in the Annex.

MINISTRY OF LAW

31 MARCH 2026

Media Contact: 

(Ms) Amelia Leong

Email: Amelia_Leong@mlaw.gov.sg 

Contact Number: 9026 6111

Annex: List of IPOS Board Members (as of 1 April 2026)

 Mr Nicky Tan (Chairman)

Chief Executive Officer

nTan Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd

Ms Usha Chandradas

Adjunct Associate Professor, NTU

Co-Founder, (Plu)ral Art LLP

Ms Charlene Chang

Deputy Secretary (Development)

Ministry of Law

Mr Timothy Chin

Assistant Chief Executive, International Group

Infocomm Media Development Authority

Mr Edgar Hardless

Chief Executive Officer

Singtel Innov8

Ms Cindy Khoo

Managing Director

Enterprise Singapore

Mr Kok Ping Soon

Chief Executive Officer

Singapore Business Federation

Professor Susanna Leong

President Advisor, NUS Chongqing Research Institute

Vice Provost (Masters’ Programmes & Lifelong Education)

National University of Singapore

Mr Lim Der Shing

Co-Founder and Partner

AngelCentral Pte Ltd 

Dr Lim Jui

Chief Executive Officer

Singapore Innovate Pte Ltd

Mr Tan Kong Hwee

Chief Executive

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore

Mr Oliver Tan

Managing Director, APAC, Rezolve Ai

Co-Founder and Director,

ViSenze Pte Ltd

Ms Lorraine Tay

Head of Intellectual Property Group

Bird & Bird ATMD LLP

Ms Winnie Tham

Co-Founder and Director

Amica Law LLC