{
  "id": 18497967,
  "title": "Ex-ST Engineering, Singtel executive Low Ka Hoe to succeed Tong Yew Heng as Netlink NBN Trust CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/ex-st-engineering-singtel-executive-low-ka-hoe-to-succeed-tong-yew",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-06T11:47:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ex-st-engineering-singtel-executive-low-ka-hoe-succeed-tong-yew-heng-netlink-nbn-trust-ceo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fibre network operator NetLink NBN Trust has selected former ST Engineering and Singtel executive Low Ka Hoe as its new CEO, set to take over from current CEO Tong Yew Heng on April 1, 2027. Low will assume the role as CEO-designate with effect from November 10, and will also be appointed as an executive director on the trustee-manager's board of directors. Low has held senior leadership positions at ST Engineering, including group chief strategy and sustainability officer, and president of satellite communications, as well as roles at Singtel such as head of group strategy and partnerships, and head of strategic investments. Prior to Singtel, Low was a vice-president at Indonesia's Telekomunikasi Selular. Tong Yew Heng has been leading NetLink since January 2016 and has served as executive director and CEO of the trustee-manager since February 2017.",
  "summary": "The appointment will take effect from April 2027",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}