STTA CEO Chew to quit after just 9 months
May 26, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
By Terrence Voon , Jeanette Wang & Zakir Hussain
SINGAPORE Table Tennis Association (STTA) chief executive Chew Soo Sheng is set to announce his resignation, after less than a year in charge.
Sources confirmed that Chew, who joined the association after the Beijing Olympics last August, is stepping down owing to personal reasons.
This comes after The Sunday Times revealed yesterday that two high-ranking officials were preparing to leave the STTA.
Most unpleasant saga
May 26, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Singaporeans had largely forgotten the episode and put it behind them. Last August, jubilation that the women’s table tennis team had won silver at the Beijing Olympic Games was dampened by a very public spat. This occurred after the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) blamed team manager Anthony Lee and head coach Liu Guodong for the early elimination of top male player Gao Ning.
The disagreeable squabble was a long-running saga, with many angry members of the public writing to The Straits Times to complain of the STTA’s ill-timed attacks on Lee and Liu. Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan had to intervene to resolve the matter.
STTA blow: Top official to quit, another may leave
May 25, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
In another blow to the already embattled Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), a high-ranking official is set to leave the organisation, with another possibly following suit.
The Sunday Times understands that the high-ranking official – who is in the association’s senior management – will be leaving his post after less than a year on the job.
It is believed that candidates have already been interviewed to fill the post.
