Mr. Chua Beng Yong is one of our founders and he has been re-designated to our Executive Chairman from Executive Director from 3 January 2022. He was first appointed Director on 10 May 2021 and was last re-elected on 27 April 2022. As Executive Chairman, he is primarily in charge of the overall management, including developing and steering corporate plans, business directions and strategies for the Group. Mr. Chua has more than 30 years of experience in the marine, offshore, oil and gas industries.
Mr. Chua Meng Hua is our Executive Director and one of our founders. He was first appointed Director on 8 January 1994 and last re-elected on 29 June 2020. He oversees the overall administrative, safety and operational systems, including developing and steering plans, and directions for the Group. He has more than 30 years of experience in the marine industry.
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Mr. Low Wee Siong was first appointed as our Group’s Independent Director on 19 May 2017 and last re-elected on 27 April 2022. Mr. Low is currently in legal practice as a Partner with WongPartnership LLP, focusing on mergers and acquisitions. He has prior legal and financial experience in capital markets and finance. He is also currently an independent director of Propnex Limited.
Mr. Low has been regularly recognised as a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500: Asia Pacific – The Client’s Guide to the Asia Pacific Legal Profession rankings for Capital Markets and Banking and Finance. He holds a Master of Laws from King’s College London, a Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University. He is an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, a solicitor on the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales and a Chartered Accountant of Singapore.
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Mr. Lum Kin Wah was first appointed as our Independent Director on 9 May 2019 and was last re-elected on 27 April 2022.
He has more than 40 years of experience in the maritime industry in various roles ranging from an apprentice to general manager and director in companies including Keppel Shipyard subsidiaries, PT Pan-United Shipyard Indonesia and PT Batamec Shipyard (subsidiary of OTTO Marine Limited). He was also the managing director of Nexus Engineering Pte Ltd (subsidiary of Labroy Marine Limited).
Mr. Lum holds a Bachelor of Science (First class Honours) degree from University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland. He is a Chartered Engineer registered in the UK and a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in Singapore.
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Mr Yee Chia Hsing was first appointed as our Independent Director on 10 July 2023. Mr Yee, a First-Class Honours graduate in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University Singapore, has significant experience in corporate finance, capital markets and management.
Mr Yee has more than 20 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. After his banking career, he went on to head a health supplements division of a SGX listed company, before taking on the Executive Director/ CEO role in another SGX listed company with hospitality assets.
Mr Yee is a Member of the Audit Committee of Ren Ci Hospital (non-director role). He also sits on the boards of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd and Zhongmin Baihui Retail Group Ltd as Independent Director. Mr Yee served as a Member of Parliament of Chua Chu Kang GRC (“Nanyang division”) from 2015 to 2020.
