Investor Relations

YEUNG KOON SANG ALIAS DAVID YEUNG is the Non-executive Chairman and Independent Director of the Group and was first appointed on 26 December 2003. He was last re-elected on 23 April 2007 as an Independent Director. He is the Audit Committee Chairman and a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committees. He is currently a public accountant with David Yeung & Co. which he founded in 1987. Mr Yeung has over 20 years experience in public accountancy and had worked previously with Deloitte & Touche, UK and Ernst & Young, Singapore.

He was conferred the Public Service Medal by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2001. Mr Yeung holds a Master of Social Science (Accounting) from the University of Birmingham, England. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Accountants, United Kingdom.

Tan Chu En Ian is the CEO of our Group. He first joined the Group on 1 January 1995 as a Director of product and market research and oversees the review and implementation of the corporate structure, management systems and policies. He was appointed as a Director of the Board on 22 September 2003 and was subsequently appointed as our CEO on 1 October 2003. He was last re-elected on 23 April 2007. He is primarily responsible for the overall management, business strategies and expansion of the Group. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology.

Sinta Muchtar is our Executive Director and was first appointed as a Director on 9 May 1989 and was last re-elected on 28 April 2006. She is in charge of the general administration, finance and human resource matters of the Group. She is also a shareholder and Executive Director of Lauw & Sons. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Hawaii, USA. She has nearly 23 years of diversified experience ranging from real estate development, to travel, leisure, and management of hotels and a fast-food chain in Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.

Dr Vasoo Sushilan is an Independent Director of the Group and was first appointed on 26 December 2003. He was last re-elected on 28 April 2006 as an Independent Director. He is the Remuneration Committee Chairman and a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees. He is currently an Associate Professional Fellow (Department of Social Work and Psychology) with the National University of Singapore, Chairman, Seacare Education Pte Ltd and Director, TauRx Therapeutics Ltd. Dr Vasoo also served as a Member of Parliament from 1984 and retired in 2001. Dr Vasoo holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Hong Kong as well as a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Hong Kong.

Teng Cheong Kwee is an Independent Director of the Group and was first appointed on 26 December 2003. He was last re-elected on 28 April 2005 as an Independent Director. He is the Nominating Committee Chairman and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. He also serves as an Independent Director in several companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. Mr Teng started his career in the Singapore Government Administrative Service, and subsequently served as Assistant Director and Deputy Director in the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and as Secretary of the Securities Industry Council. From 1989 to 1999, he was Executive Vice President of the Stock Exchange of Singapore.

From 1999 to 2000, Mr Teng was with the Singapore Exchange as Executive Vice President and Head, Risk Management and Regulatory Division. Mr Teng graduated from the University of Newcastle, Australia, in Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial) with the First Class Honours, and Bachelor in Commerce in 1977.