Board Of Directors

Mr Kenny Yap is the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Qian Hu Corporation Limited, the only integrated ornamental fish service provider listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange.

Through his leadership, vision and passion for the industry, Kenny plays a key role in establishing Singapore as the Ornamental Fish Capital of the World, with Qian Hu accounting for more than 5% of the global fish market. He has a string of awards to his name - Public Service Award (PBM) in 2004, Ernst & Young's Service Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2003, Young Chinese Entrepreneur of the Year by Yazhou Zhoukan in 2002, one of the 50 Stars of Asia by Business Week in 2001, the PSB/International Institute of Management's International Management Action Award in 2000, and the Singapore National Youth Award in 1998.

In 2008, he was named one of the Top 10 Outstanding Entrepreneurs by China Education Television, Beijing Municipal Administrations of Cultural Heritage, Fortune Times, Phoenix Satellite and several other organisations in China.

Kenny graduated from Ohio State University (USA) with a First Class Honours degree in Business Administration. He currently serves as the Chairman for the Ornamental Fish Business Cluster initiated by AVA and is a member of the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE). In 2007, Kenny was appointed by National Youth Council as the Chairman of the Youth Award (Entrepreneurship) Committee. He also serves as a council member of the Corporate Governance Council with effect from 1 February 2010.

Mr Alvin Yap, a founding member of the Group, oversees the Group's aquarium and pet accessories operations in his current capacity as Deputy Managing Director.

Alvin holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic and was the Managing Partner for Yi Hu Fish Farm Trading from 1988 to 1998. In 2000, Alvin, together with Kenny Yap and Andy Yap, was one of the Top 12 Entrepreneurs of the 12th Rotary-ASME Entrepreneur of the Year as well as a finalist at the 10th Rotary-ASME Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998.

Mr Andy Yap, a founding member of the Group, heads the Group's ornamental fish operations as Deputy Managing Director.

Andy holds a diploma in Business Studies from Ngee Ann Polytechnic and was the Managing Partner for Qian Hu Fish Farm Trading from 1989 to 1998. In 2000, Andy, together with Kenny Yap and Alvin Yap, was one of the Top 12 Entrepreneurs of the 12th Rotary-ASME Entrepreneur of the Year as well as a finalist at the 10th Rotary-ASME Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998.

Ms Lai Chin Yee was the Group Financial Controller before assuming her current position as the Finance Director of Qian Hu Corporation Limited in November 2004. She is responsible for the Group's accounting, finance, treasury and tax functions. Prior to joining the Group in 2000, Ms Lai was an auditor with international accounting firms since 1987. She was appointed by the Ministry of Finance as a member of the Tax Advisory Committee from September 2004 to September 2006. She also served as a council member of the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance (CCDG) from December 2006 to August 2007. She is currently a member of the CFO Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.

Ms Lai graduated with a Bachelor degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. In 2009, Ms Lai was named the Chief Financial Officer of the Year (companies with less than $300 million in market capitalisation) at the Singapore Corporate Awards.

Mr Tan Tow Ee was appointed in May 2002 as an Independent Director of Qian Hu Corporation Limited. He was appointed the Chairman of the Audit Committee on 17 September 2011.

Mr Tan currently manages private funds and also provides consultancy services. He has more than 15 years of professional experience working with international corporations where he was managing their sizeable investments.

He holds an Honours degree in Finance from Ohio State University (USA). Also the Chairman of the Branding Committee, Mr Tan plays a pivotal role in developing Qian Hu's brand name into the region.

Appointed in October 2000, Mr Chang Weng Leong serves as Qian Hu's Independent Director. He is currently the Principal Consultant of Alchemy Business Consultants, and has many years of experience in various areas of management - such as quality management, environmental, human resource and business.

Mr Chang is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee which oversees the remuneration of key executives of the Group.

Mr Chang holds a Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He is a registered Principal Auditor with the Institute of Quality Assurance (IRCA UK).

Ms Sharon Yeoh was appointed on 17 September 2011 as an Independent Director of Qian Hu Corporation Limited. She is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee which assesses the Board's performance and effectiveness as well as the independence of directors.

She is Director, corporate secretarial services of Corporate Alliance Pte. Ltd. and runs an active practice acting for and advising companies of various backgrounds and industries in their setting up, operations and compliance matters in Singapore. Ms Yeoh has more than 20 years of professional experience in corporate secretarial industry. She had previously worked in corporate services division of Coopers & Lybrand Hong Kong and Coopers & Lybrand Singapore (Coopers & Lybrand merged with Price Waterhouse and became PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2000); Evatthouse Corporate Services Pte. Ltd. and M & C Services Private Limited. She was also the in-house secretary of a substantial shipping/hotel owning group of companies. In her years of practice, she has acted as company secretary to various public, public listed and private companies.

Ms Yeoh was admitted as an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, United Kingdom in 1990. She is a member of the Singapore Association of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (SAICSA). She holds a practicing certificate from SAICSA.