JAKARTA, March 26 -- Today, Satvinder Singh took office as the new Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

Guided by the ASEAN Charter, he will support the Secretary-General of ASEAN in the implementation of the AEC Blueprint 2025 and will lead the AEC Department of the ASEAN Secretariat. He will also provide strategic policy advice to advance ASEAN's economic integration agenda. DSG Singh, who is from Singapore, succeeded Dr Aladdin D. Rillo from the Philippines.

Prior to assuming the position, DSG Singh was the Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Trade Connectivity & Business Services at Enterprise Singapore where he was instrumental in strengthening Singapore's role as Asia's trading hub, supporting the growth...