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Board of Directors

 
 
  Lim Ming Seong
Chairman and Independent Director

Mr Lim Ming Seong was appointed to the Board in October 2007 and was last re-elected as a Director in April 2008. Mr. Lim is also the Chairman of CSE Global Ltd and he sits on the boards of several other companies. Mr Lim was with the Singapore Technologies group from 1986 through 2002, where he held various senior management positions and was Group Director when he left. Prior to joining Singapore Technologies, Mr Lim was with the Singapore Ministry of Defence.

Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Diploma in Business Administration from the former University of Singapore. Mr Lim also participated in the Advance Management Programs conducted by INSEAD and Harvard Business School.


  Ciliandra Fangiono
Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr Ciliandra Fangiono was appointed to the Board in April 2007 and was last re-elected as a Director in April 2009. He joined the First Resources Group in 2002, and has held the position of Chief Executive Officer since 2003. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Fangiono was at the Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch, Singapore, where he worked on mergers, acquisitions and fund-raising exercises by corporates in the region.

Mr Fangiono holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) with first class honours and a Master of Arts from Cambridge University, United Kingdom. At Cambridge, he was a Senior Scholar in Economics and was awarded the PriceWaterhouse Book Prize.


  Ray Yoshuara
Non-executive Director

Mr Ray Nugraha Yoshuara was appointed to the Board in October 2007 and was last re-elected as a Director in April 2008. He is currently the Vice President of Corporate Planning of the Uniseraya Group, where he was the Vice President of Finance from January 1998 to February 2007. Mr Yoshuara’s previous working experience includes serving as Reporting Accountant in Atlantic Richfield Bali North Inc., Financial Planning & Control Manager with the Gelael Group, and Lecturer at Tarumanagara University.

Mr Yoshuara holds a Doctorandus in Business Administration from Parahyangan Catholic University and a Master of Commerce from The University of New South Wales. He is a CPA (Certified Practising Accountant) member of CPA Australia.


  Teng Cheong Kwee
Independent Director

Mr Teng Cheong Kwee was appointed to the Board in October 2007 and was last re-elected as a Director in April 2008. He also serves as independent director of several other listed companies. Mr Teng was previously with the Singapore Exchange for more than 10 years, where he was Executive Vice President and Head of its Risk Management and Regulatory Division when he left. From 1985 to 1989, he served as assistant director and later a deputy director in the Monetary Authority of Singapore. During that period, he was also concurrently Secretary to the Securities Industry Council.

Mr Teng holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial) with first class honours and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle, Australia.


  Hee Theng Fong
Independent Director

Mr Hee Theng Fong was appointed to the Board in October 2007 and was last re-elected as a Director in April 2008. He is a practising lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience in legal practice. Mr Hee’s current appointments include being a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), an Arbitrator of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). Mr Hee is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and an independent director of several public listed companies. He is frequently invited to speak on Director’s Duties and Corporate Governance in seminars organised by the Singapore Institute of Directors and the Singapore Exchange.

Mr Hee holds a LLB (Honours) from the University of Singapore and also a Diploma in PRC Law.


  Ng Shin Ein
Independent Director

Ms Ng Shin Ein was appointed to the Board in October 2007 and was last re-elected as a Director in April 2009. She is the Regional Managing Director of Blue Ocean Associates Pte Ltd, a firm focused on investing in and providing financing solutions to businesses in Asia. Prior to this, Ms Ng was with the Singapore Exchange, where she was responsible for developing Singapore’s capital market by bringing foreign companies to list in Singapore. Additionally, she was part of the Singapore Exchange’s IPO Approval Committee. Ms Ng practiced as a corporate lawyer in Messrs Lee & Lee for a number of years. While in legal practice, she advised on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and fund-raising exercises. Ms Ng also sits on the board of NTUC Fairprice and Yanlord Land Group.

Ms Ng holds a LLB (Honours) from Queen Mary College, University College London, and a Diploma in Singapore Law from the National University of Singapore.


  Ong Beng Kee
Independent Director

Mr Ong Beng Kee was appointed to the Board in May 2010.  He is a retired career-planter with over 40 years of hands-on experience in large-scale plantation development, specifically oil palm, rubber, cocoa and the related processing facilities. He served a large part of his career at Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK), a company listed in Bursa Malaysia, and as Executive Director and Managing Director (Plantations), he spearheaded KLK's expansion drive into Sabah and Indonesia, involving large-scale oil palm cultivation. Upon his retirement, he has taken on an advisory role in KLK as Portfolio Investment Adviser.

Mr Ong was an active council member in of various Malaysian plantation associations, particularly as chairman of the plantation wage council. He is an Associate Diploma holder of the Incorporated Society Of Planters and has completed the Advanced Management Course at Templeton College, Oxford.



 

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