Republic Healthcare Limited announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Hu as the Chief Academic Officer for the New Business Activity. Dr. Hu is the chief executive officer and executive director of HLC Group Singapore and has accumulated extensive experience in the education management industry and possesses the skills in coaching, educational consulting, quality management, team building and management. Dr. Hu had also worked for the Ministry of Education Singapore as a key management team member of the Vocational and Technical Education sector from 1994 to 2008.

He has obtained a Master of Business Administration (Advanced) from University of Adelaide.