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.
Ivy Chin
Director, Education Services
Ivy Chin
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.
Rebecca Cheong
Director, Marketing, Communications & Partnerships
Rebecca Cheong
Director, Marketing, Communications & Partnerships
Rebecca has over 20 years of experience leading marketing teams across agencies and in-house roles, working with technology, education, and global consumer brands including Samsung, Singapore Airlines, ExxonMobil, and Unilever. She is passionate about helping organisations modernise how they tell their story, connect with people, and deliver results. At New Life, she leads communications and partnerships with an audience-focused approach, shaping how the organisation shares its work and engages its community.