Chris Chan

Christopher Chan Seng Heng (born 18 September 1950) is a Singaporean sports administrator who was the first president of the Global Esports Federation, from 2019 until 2025. He was also the secretary-general of the Singapore National Olympic Committee (SNOC) from 2002 to 2025.

Early life Christopher Chan Seng Heng was born on 18 September 1950. Chris Chan played for the Telok Kurau United Youth team in 1968, then joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst's team in 1971. He was a commando officer of the Singapore Army, to begin working as the secretary-general of the Singapore National Olympic Committee. Amid the controversy stemming from death sentence of Van Tuong Nguyen, Chan declined to comment after his country's participation of the 2006 Commonwealth Games was protested, preferring not to mix sport and politics. He repeated this latter sentiment in 2008, comparing the two topics to oil and water.

During his tenure, Singapore hosted the first Youth Olympic Games in 2010. He also received a Silver Olympic Order. That same year, Chan was awarded the Olympic Diploma of Merit with two others for "significant contributions to the Olympic movement and sport in Singapore and internationally." and unanimously re-elected in 2024. Under Chan's presidency, the GEF "acquir[ed] an impressive number of members and partners," including the publishers Capcom, Konami, and Sega. Kenyan esports executive Ronny Lusigi endorsed Chan's 2024 reelection bid in an opinion piece in the Daily Nation. Former swimmer Mark Chay succeeded him as secretary-general of the SNOC in 2025. whom Chan had previously appointed as chief operating officer.