Mr. Tan brings nearly 33 years of experience managing and building large organisations in Asia Pacific and globally for DuPont, covering product lines from chemicals to synthetic fabric and fibers like Tyvek® and Lycra®. Mr. Tan began his career with DuPont in the US where he worked in research/development and production. He was also involved in the development of new products/businesses in the areas of Electronic Imaging and Medical Products. He moved back to Asia in the mid 80's where he was one of the pioneering members in establishing DuPont's China organizations and businesses since the mid 80's. His efforts were instrumental in the many DuPont investments in Agrichemicals, Fibers and Polyester film production facilities in Shanghai, Beijing and Pearl River Delta. He joined the public sector in 2006 as the Corporate Services Director of Airport Authority Hong Kong, responsible for Board-related matters, legal and secretarial, human resources, administration and management process improvements.

Mr. Tan assumed his present position in April 2008.