| New York 2020 ISPA Congress - Yvonne Tham |
![]() Yvonne ThamChief Executive Officer
Yvonne is the CEO of Esplanade, responsible for the overall management and programming direction of the arts centre. Prior to Esplanade, Yvonne was the Deputy CEO at the National Arts Council where she oversaw the Council’s strategic planning and capability development departments, as well as the development and implementation of policies and programmes for arts grants, arts education, community engagement, and arts infrastructure. Before that, Yvonne was the Director of Arts and Heritage Division at the then-Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (now Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth). From 2002 – 2009, she was involved in the development of policies such as the Renaissance City plans, setting up of the School of the Arts, Design Singapore Council and the National Gallery. Yvonne had also worked at the Ministry of Manpower as the Assistant Director for Labour Relations and Welfare, and had taught literature at the Raffles Junior College.
Speaker |