Image: Mrs Elaine Ng. Credit: National Arts Council of Singapore (NAC)

IFACCA is very pleased to welcome to the IFACCA Board Mrs Elaine Ng, Chief Executive Officer of the National Arts Council of Singapore (NAC), a role she commenced on 1 March 2026. Ms Ng will join the IFACCA Board on 1 November 2026. We look forward to working closely with her and her team at NAC.

In her leadership of NAC, she oversees the Council’s strategic direction in nurturing artistic excellence, broadening access to arts experiences, strengthening the arts ecosystem, and connecting Singapore’s arts to the world. She works closely with stakeholders to foster cultural growth and implement policies that support Singapore’s arts community.

Prior to her current appointment, Mrs Ng was Deputy Secretary (Administration) in the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), overseeing the formulation and implementation of policies in the areas of manpower, national service, finance, information systems, legal and organisational effectiveness.

Before her appointment as Deputy Secretary (Administration) of MINDEF, Mrs Elaine Ng was the Chief Executive Officer of the National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore, where she strengthened NLB’s standing as an international leader in Library and archives and forged partnerships and exchanges around the world.

Read more about the IFACCA Board here.