Board Of Directors
Executive Chairman
First Class Honours degree in Business Administration, Ohio State University, USA
Date of first appointment as director: 12 December 1998
Date of last re–appointment as director: 29 March 2023
Length of services as director: 25 years 1 month
(as at 31 December 2023)
Served on the following Board Committees
- Executive Management Committee – Chairman
Present Directorships in other listed companies
- Nil
Major Appointments
(other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Nil
Past Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
Background and experience
- Founding member of Qian Hu
- Council Member, Corporate Governance Council (2010–2012)
Awards
- 2004 – Public Service Medal at the Singapore National Day Awards
- 2003 – Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year
- 2002 – Young Chinese Entrepreneur of the Year by Yazhou Zhoukan
- 2001 – One of the 50 Stars of Asia by Business Week
- 2000 – PSB/International Institute of Management's International Management Action Award
- 2000 – Top 12 Entrepreneurs of the 12th Rotary–ASME Entrepreneur of the Year
- 1998 – Singapore National Youth Award
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, University of New South Wales, Australia
Date of first appointment as director: 1 April 2022
Date of last re–appointment as director: 29 March 2023
Length of services as director:1 year 9 months
(as at 31 December 2023)
Served on the following Board Committees
- Executive Management Committee (Member)
Present Directorships in other listed companies
- Nil
Major Appointments
(other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Member of Ornamental Fish Business Cluster (Animal and Veterinary Services)
Past Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
Background and experience
- Responsible for implementing and reviewing the business directions and strategies of the Group, providing leadership and overseeing the day-to-day operations
- Joined the Group in January 2005 as management trainee
- Appointed as the General Manager of China Operations in 2016 to oversee and drive the Group’s Aquaculture business and the entire business development in China
Independent Non-Executive Director
Associate of the Chartered Secretaries Institute of Singapore
Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute UK,
Singapore Division
Date of first appointment as director: 17 September 2011
Date of last re–appointment as director: 30 March 2022
Length of services as director: 12 years 4 months
(as at 31 December 2023)
Served on the following Board Committees
- Nominating Committee (Chairman)
- Audit & Risk Management Committee (Member)
- Remuneration Committee (Member)
Present Directorships in other listed companies
- Nil
Major Appointments
(other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Nil
Past Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
Background and experience
- Currently a practising chartered secretary and chartered governance professional with more than 30 years of experience in the corporate secretarial industry
- Worked in Coopers & Lybrand Hong Kong and Coopers & Lybrand Singapore, Evatthouse Corporate Services Pte Ltd, M & C Services Private Limited, Corporate Alliance Pte. Ltd. and TMF Singapore H Pte. Ltd.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Doctor of Philosophy, National University of Singapore
Master of Aquaculture, University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Nanyang University
Diploma in Aquaculture, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia (NACA)
Date of first appointment as director: 1 August 2015
Date of last re- appointment as director: 30 March 2022
Length of services as director: 8 years 5 months
(as at 31 December 2023)
Served on the following Board Committees
- Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
- Audit & Risk Management Committee (Member)
- Nominating Committee (Member)
Present Directorships in other listed companies
- Nil
Major Appointments
(other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Nil
Past Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
Background and experience
- Senior Specialist of Agri-Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) (2012 -2015)
- Head, Ornamental Fish Section of AVA (1991 – 2011)
- Curator, Van Kleef Aquarium (1973 - 1990)
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy,
National University of Singapore
Fellow of the Institute of Singapore
Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
Member of the Singapore Institute of
Directors
Date of first appointment as director: 1 April 2020
Date of last re–appointment as director: 29 March 2023
Length of services as director: 3 year 9 months
(as at 31 December 2023)
Served on the following Board Committees
- Audit & Risk Management Committee (Chairman)
- Remuneration Committee (Member)
- Nominating Committee (Member)
Present Directorships in other listed companies
- Nil
Major Appointments
(other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Member, Investigation & Disciplinary Panel of Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
Past Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
Background and experience
- Director of Wizcorp Advisory Pte Ltd
- Chief Financial Officer of No Signboard Holdings Limited (2017 - 2018)
- Chief Financial Officer of Chosen Holdings Limited (1998 - 2016)
- Executive Director of Chosen Holdings Limited (2008 - 2016)
- Member, Continuing Professional Education Committee of ISCA (2018 - 2020)