Senior leadership

Steve Kon

Chief Executive Officer

Steve Kon

Chief Executive Officer

Steve has 20 years of experience in the chemicals industry, holding various commercial and management roles in MNC’s such as Dow Chemical, HB Fuller, Rohm & Haas. Prior to joining NLCS, he was the Business Director for South-East Asia for HB Fuller. Steve graduated with a degree in Bachelors of Technology from the Science University of Malaysia in 1997. Steve is married to Adelene and they both serve as pre-marital counsellors and leaders of a young adults’ cell group in Covenant EFC.

Vernon Lim

Chief Operating Officer

Vernon Lim

Chief Operating Officer

Vernon has over 20 years of marketplace experience in the life insurance industry. He is an independent self-starter, possessing wide cross-cultural start-up experience in the areas of Partnership Management, Business Development, Recruitment, Sales Management and Operations gleaned through various positions held at the regional and in-country levels. He has worked in MNCs both locally and overseas. After leaving the corporate world, he continued to work on various social enterprise projects. These include starting a “business as mission” prawn farm in Sri Lanka and running an F&B enterprise in Autism Resource Centre (Singapore). Vernon is married to Agnes and has two young adult children. He worships at Covenant EFC with his family.

Clement Chung

Director, Finance & Governance

Clement Chung

Director, Finance & Governance

Clement has more than 25 years of finance and administrative experience in MNCs, Institutes of Higher Learning and NGOs. He has a track record of successful business partnering with boards and senior leadership in driving organisational performance and administrative excellence. Clement is a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Adelaide. In his current role in New Life, he oversees Finance and Governance.

Ivy Chin

Deputy Executive Director, Education Services

Ivy Chin

Deputy Executive Director, Education Services

Ivy has over 20 years of marketplace experience in the general insurance industry. Through the years, she accumulated valuable business and leadership skillsets as she led and held various management roles, ranging from customer service, agency business development and underwriting. She has worked in MNCs such as Royal & Sun Alliance (now known as Allied World), AIG and Sompo Insurance. Ivy currently oversees both childcare and student care services in New Life. Prior to joining New Life, she took a sabbatical year to be an intern in IDMC Institute in Covenant EFC, where she worships with her husband, Simon. They have the desire to minister and mentor young adults transiting to working and/or married life. Together, they have served as pre-marital counselling mentors in Covenant EFC.

Sarah Cheong

Assistant Director, Services & Research

Sarah Cheong

Assistant Director, Services & Research

Sarah has enjoyed a myriad of experiences working with youth, children, families and ex-offenders in varied portfolios since her graduation. Part of her work life was spent in Malaysia working to augment the skills and uplift the team of dedicated workers in a welfare organization. She was accorded a Master in Social Science (Social Work) from the National University of Singapore in 2011 and counts working with young people a passion. Together with her family, she worships at Covenant Evangelical Free Church.