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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Jovenal R. Santiago was appointed as an Independent Director of our Company
on June 14, 2001. Mr. Santiago, a Certified Public Accountant, has more than
40 years of experience in the accounting and auditing profession in Singapore
and the Philippines before his retirement in 1998. From 1971 to 1998, he
was an audit principal of an international accounting firm in Singapore where
he was in charge of audit engagements of a wide portfolio of clients including
several public listed companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Commerce from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines and a Master of
Business Administration degree from New York University, USA. Mr. Santiago is
also an independent director of another company listed in Singapore.
Wong Kwan Seng Robert was appointed as an Independent Director of our
Company on June 14, 2001. He is a lawyer by profession. He graduated from
the National University of Singapore in 1983 and was called to the Singapore
bar in 1984. He has been practicing law ever since with various law firms.
Mr. Wong practises mainly corporate law with particular emphasis in corporate
finance. He has acted as solicitor in numerous initial public offers, rights issues,
issues of debentures, takeovers, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He
is also an independent director of 3 other public companies listed on the SGX-
ST.
Iu Po Chan was appointed as an Independent Director on June 28, 2013.
He obtained a master’s degree in banking from City University of Hong Kong
in 2002. Mr. Iu is a fellow of The Chartered Institute of Bankers, England and
of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers. He has over 40 years of experience in
commercial banking. He has held senior positions in various international and
local banks in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macau until his retirement in 2013.
Mr. Iu has also served as a member of the Professional Standard & Examination
Board and the chairman of the Examination Moderating Committee of the Hong
Kong Institute of Bankers.