Board Of Directors

Mr. Ang Kiam Meng is our Group CEO and Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 4 February 2015 and was last re-elected on 31 January 2023. Mr. Ang has been serving with our Group for over 30 years. Mr. Ang is responsible for the overall management, operations, strategic planning, and business development of our Group. He has been, and continues to be, instrumental to our Group's continued success and growth. He is responsible for, inter alia, setting and executing our Group's vision, mission, core values and goals, driving the operational efficiency of our Group's work processes, monitoring the development and performance of our Group's business and identifying new opportunities for our Group's expansion domestically and internationally. Prior to joining our Group, Mr. Ang worked with Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (formerly known as Singapore Electronic & Engineering Limited) from 1986 to 1993, holding various positions such as Software Engineer and Product Manager. Mr. Ang currently also serves as Chairman of the Technology Committee and Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, as well as Honorary Advisor to the Restaurant Association of Singapore. Mr. Ang is currently a board director of the Chinese Development Assistance Council and Nam Hwa Opera Limited. Mr. Ang obtained a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Singapore Institute of Management in 1991 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Computer Science) from the University of Texas at Austin (USA) in 1985.

Mrs. Christina Kong Chwee Huan is our Group COO and Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 22 October 2015 and was last re-elected on 28 January 2022. Since rejoining our Group in 2008 as Manager of Human Resource and Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Kong has played a pivotal role in overseeing the Group's operations, human resource and learning and development divisions until early 2023. Leveraging on her extensive experience, Mrs. Kong was promoted to Group Chief Operating Officer on 13 February 2023. In her current capacity, she oversees our Group's operations and marketing divisions, taking charge of aligning and executing marketing strategies to maximize the potential of our brands. Mrs. Kong maintains a close collaboration with the Human Resource Director to ensure the fulfilment of our operational human resource requirements.

Mrs. Kong joined our Group as a purchasing executive from 1993 to 1994. Between 1995 and 2000, she provided educational services, before joining the Ministry of Education as a teacher from 2001 to 2007. Mrs. Kong obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the Nanyang Technological University in 2004 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom) in 1991. She also obtained a Human Resource Graduate Certification from the Singapore Management University in 2014.

Mr. Seah Hai Yang was appointed as our Independent Director on 28 February 2024.

Mr. Seah is a chartered accountant with over 30 years of experience in both public and private companies in a wide range of industries covering manufacturing, construction and engineering, trading and distribution, printing in both MNCs and SMEs. He is a co-founder and director of Raintree Corporate Services Pte Ltd and Van Der Broeck's Consultancy Pte Ltd (voluntary struck off), both of which are specialist providers of corporate secretarial and listing compliance services and consultancy, with focus on providing advisory and corporate support services to listed companies and aspiring public companies.

Mr. Seah is conversant with the IPO process, Listing Rules compliance and Code of Corporate Governance matters, having been involved in successful IPO exercises, serving as Company Secretary for several listed companies and being an independent director as well. He was the Chief Financial Officer cum Company Secretary with Mun Siong Engineering Limited (listed on the SGX Mainboard) from 2013 to 2017 and the Head of Corporate Advisory with RHT Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd (a professional services provider) from 2017 to 2019.

Mr. Seah graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy and is a fellow with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA). He is a member and Senior Accredited Director with the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID). He is also an Independent Director of Mun Siong Engineering Limited.

Dr. Tan Khee Giap was appointed as our Independent Director on 2 December 2024.

He currently serves as the Chairman of the Singapore National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (SINCPEC) and has over 30 years of experience in economics, finance, and public policy. Dr. Tan earned his PhD from the University of East Anglia, England, and began his career in banking as a treasury manager. He later transitioned to academia, teaching at the National University of Singapore and serving as Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Asia Competitiveness Institute at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, until 2022.

Dr. Tan has consulted extensively for Singapore government ministries, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade & Industry, and Economic Development Board, as well as international organizations such as the Asian Development Bank and World Bank Group.

He also serves as an Independent Director of Boustead Singapore Limited, Ascent Bridge Limited, Envictus International Holdings Limited, and mm2 Asia Ltd. Additionally, Dr. Tan is an Advisor to the Greater Bay Area-ASEAN Research Center at Shenzhen University, China, and a Senior Business Advisor to both G.H.Y. Culture & Media (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and United Overseas Bank Limited.

Ms. Sim Yu Juan Rachel was appointed as our Non-Executive Director on 17 February 2020 and was last re-elected on 29 January 2021. She was previously our Alternate Director to Mr. Ron Sim Chye Hock when he was a Non-Executive Director of our Company.

Ms. Sim is currently Deputy Managing Director at TWG Tea Co Pte Ltd ("TWG Tea"). She is responsible for overseeing business objectives, focusing on corporate communications, digital expansion, strategic growth and overall performance of the TWG Tea business.

Prior to her current role, Ms. Sim headed the global marketing team at TWG Tea. She helped raise its international brand profile through strategic partnerships and driving the company's global marketing strategy. She managed the TWG Tea brand's portfolio of digital marketplace brand stores and was responsible for driving growth in third party online channels. She joined the global marketing team in September 2014 as a marketing executive focusing on developing partnership and advertising campaigns.

Between November 2012 and September 2014, Ms. Sim was part of the local sales team of TWG Tea managing corporate accounts and was part of the regional sales team (North Asia) assisting with opening of new stores in Taiwan and PRC including overseeing sales in the Hong Kong market. Ms. Sim continues to support the growing North Asia team through her current role.

Mr Chan Hock Keng was appointed as our Independent Director on 18 February 2025. Mr Chan is a partner of M/s Wong Partnership LLP and heads its Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice. He obtained his law degree from the University of Bristol in 1992 where he graduated top of his class with first class honours and was awarded the Sweet & Maxwell Law Prize. He started his legal career in 1993 in the Supreme Court as a justices' law clerk for the judges of the Court of Appeal and entered private practice in 1994 as a litigation and arbitration lawyer. Mr Chan is Honorary Legal Adviser to the Singapore Medical Association, a panel member of the Inquiry Committee as well as a panel member of the Disciplinary Tribunal appointed by the Chief Justice to hear complaints against lawyers. He is also an Honorary Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry.