Chng Hak-Peng will become the next chief executive officer of the National Gallery Singapore, succeeding Eugene Tan on 1 January 2027. The appointment was announced on 28 September by the Gallery and the Singapore Art Museum, ending a dual-leadership arrangement that has been in place since 2024. Chng brings more than three decades of experience in Singapore's arts and culture sector. From 2014 to 2022 he led the Singapore Symphony Group — first as deputy chair, then as chief executive — during which time the orchestra was named third in Gramophone magazine's Orchestra of the Year for 2021, the only Asian ensemble among the nominees. Before entering the arts he spent a decade at the consultancy Bain & Company. He currently sits on the boards of Library and Archives Solutions and Duke-NUS Medical School, chairs the advisory council of Chua Chu Kang Secondary School, is a doctoral candidate in history at the National University of Singapore and has long served as a volunteer docent at institutions including the Asian Civilizations Museum. In a statement, Chng framed the role as a chance to keep making the arts accessible and meaningful to communities and to strengthen the arts' place in society. Gallery chairman Peter Ho praised Chng's record of transforming the Symphony Group's ensembles, expressing confidence the Gallery was in good hands as it grows its voice for Singapore and Southeast Asian art. Tan has directed the National Gallery since 2013 and added the directorship of SAM in 2019, becoming CEO of both institutions in 2024. He will step back from the Gallery at year's end to concentrate on SAM, calling this the right moment for each institution to benefit from dedicated leadership. Both museums say they will remain close partners in promoting Singaporean and regional art and culture.