Mr. Alan Foo is the Deputy Director-General and Chief Risk Officer of CAAS. He oversees the Safety Regulation Group, which is responsible for all matters relating to aviation safety regulation in CAAS, as well as the Corporate Group which covers corporate functions. During his time in CAAS, Alan has led the revamp of Singapore’s safety regulations and systems, overseen the development of Singapore’s approach to Safety Management Systems and implementation of the State Safety Programme, and headed the development of Singapore’s National Aviation Safety Plan.

On the international stage, Alan spent four years in Montreal as the Advisor for Aviation Safety at the Permanent Mission of Singapore to ICAO. He chaired the Group of Experts for the USOAP Structured Review (GE-USR), served as a Rapporteur in the Safety Management Panel (SMP), and has contributed to many expert groups. He is also the current serving Co Chair (States) of the Asia Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Team (APRAST).

Alan has extensive experience working with the Flight Safety Foundation to strengthen aviation safety collaboration and initiatives in the Asia Pacific region. He was instrumental in establishing the annual Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety (AP-SAS) in 2023, overseeing the organisation of the event and the work of the Programme Development Committee.
Furthermore, he serves on the Governing Board of the Asia Pacific Centre for Aviation Safety (AP-CAS).

Alan holds a Master of Science in Human Factors and Safety Assessment in Aeronautics from Cranfield University, UK, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.