J. Y. Pillay

Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay DUNU (First Class)
Born	(1934-03-30) March 30, 1934 Klang, Malaya
Alma mater	Imperial College of Science & Technology, University of London
Occupation	Chairman, Council of Presidential Advisers

Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay, DUNU (First Class) (b. 30 March 1934, Klang, Malaya), also known as J. Y. Pillay, served 34 years (until 1995) as a top-ranking civil servant and an entrepreneur. He is one of the pioneers who helped build the Singapore economy after its separation from Malaysia in 1965.

Career

Few can match his record of public service in the Ministry of Finance, Temasek, GIC, MAS, MND and not to speak of SIA and SGX.

Temasek chairman and former top civil servant S.Dhanabalan

His most significant contribution was building Singapore Airlines into a world-class carrier. He served as Chairman of Singapore Airlines from 1972 until 1996. He is one of the few Civil Service officers to reach Staff Grade III.

He was the Chairman of the Singapore Exchange between 1999 and 2010.

He was the Chairman of Tiger Airways Holdings from 2011 until 2014. He is currently the Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers.

Awards

In 2012, the National University of Singapore (NUS) set up two professorships in his honour, for his contributions.

For his public service, Pillay was awarded the Order of Nila Utama (First Class), one of Singapore's most prestigious National Day Awards on 9 August 2012.