(Photo
above)
front row from left to right
Mr
Desmond Woon Choon Leng, Mr
Chua Thian Poh, Mr Tan Eng Bock
2nd
row from left to right
Mr Jeffery Chan Cheow Tong,
Mr Bobby Chin Yoke Choong, Mr
Ong Chong Hua
back
row from left to right
Mr Tan Keng Boon, Mr Ch'ng Jit
Koon
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Mr Chua Thian
Poh
Chairman & CEO
Since founding the Group in August
1987, Mr Chua Thian Poh has helmed the
Group as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. As the organisation's key decision
maker, he sets the Group's strategic
direction and determines its financial
and investment decisions. Mr Chua has
led the Group through several pivotal
chapters of its history including the
Group's Initial Public Offering in 1999
and its recent international expansion.
Mr Chua sits on
the board of numerous civil and business
organisations. Among his other appointments,
he is the Immediate Past President of
the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, the Vice-Chairman of the
Singapore Business Federation, Chairman
of Business China and the Chairman of
the Bishan East Citizens' Consultative
Committee. Mr Chua is also the Trustee
cum Chairman of the Finance and Establishment
Committee of the Chinese Development
Assistance Council as well as the chairman
of Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centrel.
In August 2004,
Mr Chua was conferred The Public Service
Star (BBM) by Singapore President S
R Nathan. He has held the appointment
of Justice of the Peace since 2005.
In March 2007, Mr Chua was being conferred
The 2006 Businessman of the Year in
the Singapore Business Awards 2007 jointly
organized by The Business Times and
DHL.
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Mr Desmond Woon Choon Leng
Executive Director
Mr Woon joined the Group in 1987 as
a Manager responsible for the Group's
financial, investment and marketing
initiatives. In August 1995, he was
appointed as an Executive Director on
the Board for the Group. Mr Woon's career
highlights include holding the post
of Finance and Administration Manager
at two of Indonesia's leading electronics
companies.
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Mr Ong Chong Hua
Executive Director
Mr Ong joined the Group in August 1995
as an Executive Director. He works with
the Chairman in charting the Group's
investment, development and marketing
strategies for Singapore as well as
overseas. In addition, he directs the
project management team that drives
the construction of the Group's various
development projects in Singapore. He
has more than 25 years of experience
in the real estate sector, having begun
his career as a town planner with the
Urban Redevelopment Authority in 1980
before joining Jones Lang LaSalle in
1990 as head of its Consultancy and
Project Management Department. Mr Ong
holds a Masters degree in Town and Regional
Planning from the University of Sheffield,
UK.
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Mr Tan Keng Boon
Lead Independent Director
Mr Tan was appointed to the Board in
November 1999. An active venture capitalist,
Mr Tan is the Managing Director of many
venture funds managed by Seavi Advent,
a group of fund management companies.
Additionally, he takes on directorship
roles in both local and foreign companies,
including Engro Corporation Ltd. Mr
Tan's career highlights include serving
as the Chairman of the Singapore Venture
Capital Association from 1993 to 2001.
Mr Tan graduated with a Bachelor of
Engineering (Honours) in 1969 from the
University of Singapore, where he also
received a postgraduate Diploma in Business
Administration.
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Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon
Independent Director
Mr Ch'ng was appointed to the Board
in November 1999. He also sits on the
board of a few other public listed as
well as private companies. Mr Ch'ng
was a Member of the Singapore Parliament
from 1968 to 1996 and held the post
of Senior Minister of State, Ministry
of Community Development, when he retired
in February 1997. An appointed Justice
of the Peace, Mr Ch'ng currently serves
in several community organisations.
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Mr Tan Eng Bock
Independent Director
Mr Tan has been a member of the Board
since October 2002. Mr Tan has been
instrumental in the development of sports
in Singapore since 1970. He had, among
other capacities, actively served as
the Deputy President of the Singapore
Swimming Association and Chairman of
the River Valley Constituency Sports
Club. He was a Member of the Technical
Water Polo Committee of the World Swimming
Body FINA as well as Vice Chairman of
the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation.
He also serves on the Board of several
private companies. Mr Tan's career saw
him spent close to four decades in the
Singapore Police Force where he held
various positions including Director
of Public Affairs and Director of Criminal
Investigation Department (CID). He retired
from the Singapore Police Force as an
Assistant Police Commissioner. For his
many contributions to the nation, Mr
Tan was awarded The Public Service Star
(BBM) in 1986.
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Mr Jeffery Chan Cheow Tong
Independent Director
Mr Chan was appointed to the Board on
15th October 2002. He is also an Independent
Director of AXA Insurance Pte Ltd. He
is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales and
of the Institute of Certified Accountants
of Singapore.
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Mr Bobby Chin
Independent Director
Mr Bobby Chin was appointed to the Board
in November 2006. He was the Managing
Partner of KPMG Singapore from 1992
until his retirement in September 2005.
He is a registered member of the Institute
of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore,
and an associate member of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in England
& Wales. Mr Chin served as a Board
member of Urban Redevelopment Authority
from 1997 to 2006 and was its Chairman
from 2001 to 2006. He is currently the
Chairman of Singapore Totalisator Board
and a member of the Competition Commission
of Singapore, Singapore Labour Foundation
and Board of Trustees of Singapore Indian
Development Association. He was appointed
as a member of the Council of Presidential
Advisers in January 2010. Mr Chin serves
on the Boards of several listed companies
including Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
Limited, Yeo Hiap Seng Limited, Neptune
Orient Lines Limited, AV Jennings Limited
and Sembcorp Industries Ltd.
