(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 President of the Singapore
Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
the Vice-Chairman of the Singapore Business
Federation, an advisor to Network China,
the Chairman of the Bishan East Citizens'
Consultative Committee, and a council
member of the National Arts Council.
Mr Chua is also the Trustee cum Chairman
of the Finance and Establishment Committee
of the Chinese Development Assistance
Council.
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 down 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
the London and Shanghai markets. In
addition, he directs the project management
team that drives the construction of
the Group's various development projects
in Singapore. He has over 25 years of
experience in both the public and private
real estate sectors, 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, Amtek
Engineering Ltd and SunVic Chemical
Holdings 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 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, until 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. His current
appointments in the sporting arena include
being a Committee Member of the Singapore
National Olympic Council and the Chairman
of the Delta Sports Complex Advisory
Committee. He was also formerly the
Deputy President of the Singapore Swimming
Association and Chairman of the River
Valley Constituency Sports Club. He
also serves on the Board of several
private companies. Mr Tan's career saw
him spend close to four decades in the
Singapore Police Force, where he held
down various posts including that of
Detachment Commander, Director of Public
Affairs and Director of the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID). His
last held appointment before his retirement
from service was as Assistant Commissioner
of the Singapore Police Force. 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 on the Boards of AXA Insurance
Pte Ltd and Pacific Healthcare Holdings
Ltd. He is a Fellow of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in England
and Wales and of the Institute of Certified
Public Accountants of Singapore.
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Mr Bobby Chin
Independent Director
Mr Bobby Chin was appointed to the Board
in November 2006, as an independent
director on the Audit Committee. He
also sits on the board of several listed
companies including the Oversea-Chinese
Banking Corporation Ltd, Neptune Orient
Lines Limited and The Straits Trading
Company Limited. Mr Chin chairs the
Singapore Totalisator Board and serves
as a board member of the Competition
Commission of Singapore. Mr Chin was
the Managing Partner of KPMG Singapore
from 1992 until his retirement in September
2005. Mr Chin holds a Bachelor of Accountancy
degree from the University of Singapore
and is a Chartered Accountant of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales. He is a member of
the Institute of Certified Public Accountants
of Singapore.
