SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Wong Heang Fine, the group CEO of Surbana Jurong Group, has announced his retirement on April 8.

Wong will be retiring on Sept 30.

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The group has begun searching for Wong’s successor. In the meantime, Wong will continue with his duties as group CEO and work with the board during the leadership transition.

Wong joined Surbana Jurong group as its founding group CEO in June 2015. Under his watch, the group's revenue grew over five times to $1.8 billion in 2021 from $320 million in 2015.

Surbana Jurong Group is now among the largest global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firms with a presence spanning over 40 countries.

“It has been a privilege and an honour to be one of the pioneering employees to build Surbana Jurong Group and steer its expansion across the globe. Having completed the first chapter of its growth journey, the group is ready to embark on the next lap of its success, under new leadership and in the hands of a strong team in place,” says Wong.

“For this, I am grateful to our shareholder, Temasek, and our board of directors for their guidance, support and trust over the years. I am especially thankful to all my colleagues for the hard work and teamwork that have made our journey a fulfilling and exciting one,” he adds.

Chaly Mah, chairman, Surbana Jurong Group thanked Wong for his “strong leadership” in building the group from “Singapore-centric business to a globally-recognised engineering, architecture and design consultancy”.

“He will be leaving behind a robust foundation for the group to launch Surbana Jurong 2.0, the strategic roadmap for its next phase of growth. I wish Heang Fine the very best in his well-deserved retirement,” Mah adds.