Singapore

Mr. Alfred Fox is Chief Executive, Integrated Solutions, SJ Group’s unified smart facility management, security advisory and operations business in Singapore and overseas markets. Alfred leads a multidisciplinary team of security, engineering, data scientists and operational technology specialists to safeguard clients' assets and build insights into our future. By unifying operations and technology in the digital space, the team aims to unlock new possibilities and transform portfolio performance throughout the entire asset life cycle.

Before assuming his current position, Alfred served as the Group’s Chief People and Culture Officer, overseeing employee engagement, culture development, talent acquisition, development and retention, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, as well as optimisation of HR systems. During his time as CEO at AETOS, an SJ company, he cultivated a high-performing organisational culture and led initiatives for talent development across a workforce of 5,000 employees.
Before joining SJ in 2019, Alfred held several key positions in Singapore’s Ministry of Defence. Among these roles was as a Division Commander in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), responsible for maintaining a high level of operational readiness by building ready and capable units for the Army. During that time, he was also the Chairman of the 2018 Singapore National Day Parade Executive Committee.

Between 2012 and 2016, Alfred was the Assistant Chief of General Staff (Personnel) for the Army and concurrent Non-Resident Defence Attache (NRDA) to Cambodia. As NRDA, he deepened the defence relations between the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and the SAF. He was also part of the founding team of the Future Systems Directorate at Singapore’s Ministry of Defence, which looked at conceptualising warfighting concepts through close ops-tech integration. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, he was the first National Liaison Officer in Kabul and concurrently worked with NATO/ISAF, the Afghan National Army and the Pakistan Military to build border control centres along the Afghan-Pakistan border.

Alfred is a recipient of the Public Service Administration Medal (Silver) Military, the NATO-ISAF Overseas Service Medal and the Long Service Medal (Military). He is also a member of the ACCORD (Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence) Employer & Business Council.

He holds a B.A from the National University of Singapore and a Masters in Public Management from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Harvard School of Government.

Aaron is a strong advocate for technology adoption in buildable and productive design, championing a collaborative, cross‑disciplinary approach that draws on SJ’s diverse expertise to deliver intelligent and practical outcomes. Known for his pragmatic leadership style, he brings clarity and purpose to each project, balancing economy, constructability and aesthetics.

He oversees SJ’s property sector globally, comprising Civil and Structural engineering, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) and Sustainability and Environmental Design (ED), providing integrated leadership across complex, technically demanding and sustainability-critical developments.

He has led a wide range of urban and infrastructure projects, including landmark adaptive reuse and sustainability-driven developments across multiple sectors. His portfolio includes Punggol Digital District, One Holland Village, One Pearl Bank, Deep Tunnel Sewerage System Phase 2, Maxwell Chamber Suites, SJ Campus and Oasia Downtown Hotel.

Under his leadership, the projects have also received multiple international honours including the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Awards of Excellence, ULI Awards for Excellence and FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence Awards reflecting a consistent focus on sustainability, innovation and safety-led engineering. Aaron’s work has also been consistently recognised by Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) through the Design Excellence and Safety Engineering Award (DESA).

A trusted advisor in the built environment sector, Aaron serves as First Vice President of the Singapore Green Building Council and is a member of the BCA Productivity Gateway Advisory Panel, as well as several technical advisory panels for public agencies. He is a Professional Engineer and Accredited Checker (Singapore), a Chartered Engineer (UK), and a Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers, UK.

Mr LOW Cher Ek joined the Group when it was formed in 2015 and was part of the senior management of Surbana prior to the merger of Surbana and Jurong.

He is the Senior Executive Director for the Urban Sector under the Group’s Buildings + Cities business line. The global market focus of this Sector include private and public residences, mass accommodation, master planning, urban design and land development and he is responsible for the management and growth of the Sector, leveraging on the Sector’s USP to deliver multi-disciplinary services offering. The Urban Sector comprises the Architecture + Design (A+D), Planning, Township and Project & Construction Management (PCM) divisions, with Cher Ek continuing to lead the Architecture + Design division.

Cher Ek is an Architect by training and has more than 30 years of experience in real estate planning, design and project execution. He was involved in the development of numerous Township in Singapore and established SJ as a key consultant for HDB in their internally acclaimed public housing programme. He also led the export of SJ’s housing expertise in China, Myanmar, Indonesia, India and Africa. In addition to his expertise in housing, he was also Surbana’s Director of Architecture and Managing Director of the building consultancy business, overseeing Surbana’s engineering, QS practices and was involved in a variety of urban development initiatives including institution, industrial and commercial projects. Before joining Surbana, Cher Ek was with HDB and held senior positions in planning, design and construction. He was also involved in policy planning and implementation of HDB’s estate renewal programme. His other field of involvement include design digitalization and adoption of building information modelling (BIM).

Cher Ek holds an honors degree in Architecture from NUS and is a registered Architect with Singapore’s Board of Architects. He is a member of Singapore Institute of Architects and previously served as member of Singapore Institute of City Planners accreditation Panel and as an advisory member of Singapore Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Academy. He had also co-chaired the Integrated Digital Delivery Workgroup under Singapore’s Construction Transformation Roadmap initiative.