Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman, Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director

Date of Appointment as Director:

  • May 1997 as Director
  • October 1997 as Managing Director
  • July 2013 as Executive Director
  • July 2016 as Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director
  • November 2018 as Non-Executive and Non-Independent Chairman

Length of Service as Director:

  • 26 years

Board Committee Served On:

  • Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
  • Nominating Committee (Member)
  • Remuneration Committee (Member)

Academic & Professional Qualifications:

  • Honorary Fellow of Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologies
  • Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, United Kingdom

Present Directorships in Listed Companies:

  • Non-Executive and Independent Director, Hubline Berhad

Past Directorships in Listed Companies over the preceding three years:

  • Nil

Others:

  • Advisor of National St John Council
  • Former Chairman of National St John Council
  • Former Chairman and Supervisor of The LightHouse School (Singapore School for The Visually Handicapped)
  • Patron of Toa Payoh East – Novena Citizens’ Consultative Committee
  • Managing Director of Lim Kim Hai Electric Co (S) Pte Ltd from 1972 to 1997

Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director

Date of Appointment as Director:

  • September 1997 as Executive Director
  • June 2003 as Chief Operating Officer
  • July 2013 as Chief Executive Officer

Length of Service as Director:

  • 26 years

Board Committee Served On:

  • Nil

Academic & Professional Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences), Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
  • Master of Business Administration, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Present Directorships in Listed Companies:

  • Nil

Past Directorships in Listed Companies over the preceding three years:

  • Nil

Others:

  • Advisory Board Member of Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM)
  • Council Member of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation [SMF]
  • Member of the Electrical & Electronic Standard Committee (Singapore Standards Council [SSC])
  • Member of Jobs and Skills Advisory Committee (Singapore Business Federation [SBF])
  • Member of the Singapore National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission [SNC(IEC)]

Non-Executive and Lead Independent Director

Date of Appointment as Director:

  • November 2012 as Non-Executive and Independent Director
  • November 2018 as Non-Executive and Lead Independent Director

Length of Service as Director:

  • 11 years

Board Committee Served On:

  • Audit and Risk Committee (Chairman)
  • Nominating Committee (Member)
  • Remuneration Committee (Member)

Academic & Professional Qualifications:

  • Degree in Business Administration, University of Singapore

Present Directorships in Listed Companies:

  • Nil

Past Directorships in Listed Companies over the preceding three years:

  • Nil

Others:

  • Managing Director – Corporate Finance of Crowe Horwath Capital Pte Ltd (previously known as Partners Capital (Singapore) Pte Ltd)

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Date of Appointment as Director:

  • July 2015 as Non-Executive and Independent Director

Length of Service as Director:

  • 8 years

Board Committee Served On:

  • Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
  • Nominating Committee (Member)
  • Remuneration Committee (Chairman)

Academic & Professional Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical, National University of Singapore

Present Directorships in Listed Companies:

  • Nil

Past Directorships in Listed Companies over the preceding three years:

  • Non-Executive and Independent Director, Asiatic Group (Holdings) Limited

Others:

  • Executive Director – Creative Master Bermuda Limited from 2013 to 2014
  • Business Development Director – MFS Technology (S) Pte Ltd from 2002 to 2005 & 2007 to 2009

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Date of Appointment as Director:

  • July 2018 as Non-Executive and Independent Director

Length of Service as Director:

  • 5 years

Board Committee Served On:

  • Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
  • Nominating Committee (Chairman)
  • Remuneration Committee (Member)

Academic & Professional Qualifications:

  • Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Southampton College of Technology, United Kingdom
  • Master in Management (MBA), Asia Institute of Management, Philippines

Present Directorships in Listed Companies:

  • Independent Director, Zicom Group Limited, Australia

Past Directorships in Listed Companies over the preceding three years:

  • Independent Chairman, Sin Heng Heavy Machinery Limited
  • Non-Executive and Lead Independent Director, OEL Holdings Ltd

Others:

  • Independent Director of Zicom Holdings Pte Ltd
  • Former Emeritus President of Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation
  • Former Chairman of The Singapore Accreditation Council
  • Former Board Member of Enterprise Singapore
  • Former Advisor of Electrical & Electronic Product Standards Committee (Enterprise Singapore)
  • Former Executive Chairman & Director of Draka Cableteq Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd and its subsidiaries
  • Former Board Member of Building and Construction Authority
  • Former Board Member of the Singapore Green Building Council
  • Former President of the Singapore National Committee (SNC) of The International Electrotechnical Commission [SNC(IEC)]
  • Former Member of the Standard Council (SPRING)
  • Former Chairman of Electrical & Product Standards Committee (SPRING)
  • Former President and Board of Governors of Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Date of Appointment as Director:

  • January 2023 as Non-Executive and Independent Director

Length of Service as Director:

  • Less than 1 year

Board Committee Served On:

  • Audit and Risk Committee (Member)*
  • Nominating Committee (Member)*
  • Remuneration Committee (Member)*

*appointed on 1 July 2023

Academic & Professional Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science (Merit), National University of Singapore
  • Master of Business Administration, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Present Directorships in Listed Companies:

  • Nil

Past Directorships in Listed Companies over the preceding three years:

  • Nil

Others:

  • Group Executive Director of Watson EP Industries Pte Ltd
  • Chairman of NEA Energy Efficiency National Partnership (EENP) Awards Judging Panel – Outstanding SME of the Year Category (2022, 2023)
  • Chairperson of 46th Management Corporation, MCST strata title 262
  • Committee Member to Vice Chair, Business Leaders Alumni Club
  • Council Member of Singapore Accreditation Council (Enterprise Singapore)
  • Council Member of Singapore Precision Engineering and Technology Association [SPETA]
  • Committee Member of Manufacturing Standards Committee (Enterprise Singapore)
  • Committee Member of Digitalisation Committee (Singapore Business Federation [SBF])
  • Member of Singapore Institute of Directors
  • School of Engineering Advisory Committee member, Nanyang Polytechnic
  • Former Chairperson of Electrical, Electronic & Allied Industries Industry Group (Singapore Manufacturing Federation [SMF])
  • Former Assessor for COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (Appointed by Ministry of Law, Singapore)