SINGAPORE has formed a 20-member council comprising well-known individuals with deep management and board expertise across various sectors to press for more women in boardrooms here. The Council for Board Diversity is co-chaired by the Singapore Exchange chief executive Loh Boon Chye, and chairman of the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre Mildred Tan, while Singapore President Halimah Yacob is the council's patron, said the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in a statement. The new council is essentially taking over the work from the Diversity Action Committee (DAC) that was formed four years ago by the MSF. This time, its agenda of championing more women on boards covers a wider net, not just of Singapore-listed firms but also organisations in the people and public sectors.