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Board Of Directors
SEOW SOON YONG
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Appointed to the Board as Director and CEO on 19 October 1994
Last re-elected on 29 June 2020
Mr. Seow joined Yongnam in 1978 and acquired diverse experiences in marketing, project management and general management. Appointed as CEO since 1994, Mr. Seow was instrumental in pioneering the development of the Group's Modular Strutting System. Introduced to the industry in 1995, the system is now accepted as the defacto cost-effective temporary support for deep excavation works.
SIAU SUN KING
Executive Director
Appointed to the Board on 19 October 1994
Last re-elected on 29 June 2020
Mr. Siau is a founding member of the Yongnam Group. A Mechanical Engineering graduate from the Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Mr. Siau has held diverse responsibilities within the Group. With extensive experience in mechanical engineering, he currently oversees the Group's operations in Malaysia as well as the Mechanical Engineering Division.
CHIA SIN CHENG
Executive Director & Finance Director
Appointed to the Board on 8 January 2007
Last re-elected on 29 July 2021
Mr. Chia obtained his Chartered Accountancy qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, UK ("ICAEW"), in 1980. He worked with Ernst & Young in both London and Singapore for seven years, before joining WBL Corporation Ltd for 15 years, where he served as Group Internal Audit Manager, Group Financial Controller and Group General Manager, Finance & Treasury. Mr. Chia joined Yongnam in 2002 as CFO and was instrumental in conceptualising and implementing a restructuring plan for the Group. He left in 2003 to join Singapore Computer Systems Ltd as CFO, and returned to Yongnam in 2006. Mr. Chia attended the Advance Management Program at Harvard Business School and is a member of the ICAEW and Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
LIM GHIM SIEW, HENRY
Non-Executive & Independent Director
Appointed to the Board on 15 October 2002
Last re-elected on 29 April 2022
Mr. Lim is the owner of law firm G. S. Lim & Partners, conducting mainly corporate, property, wills and estate matters and insurance claims work. He is also actively involved in the Law Society's Criminal Legal Aid Scheme. Mr. Lim obtained his law degree from the University of London in 1988 and was called to the English Bar in 1992. He is a member of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn. Mr. Lim chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee as well as Nominating Committee. He is also the chairman of a locally based shipping company.
TENG KIAN JEN, BEN
Non-Executive & Independent Director
Appointed to the Board on 15 October 2020
Last re-elected on 29 July 2021
Mr. Ben Teng has more than 20 years of experience in infrastructure projects. He holds an Honours degree from National University of Singapore in Civil Engineering. He was an infrastructure manager in Changi Airport Investments from 2001-2005. Mr. Teng has been based in Dubai since 2006 where he was Vice President for CNA Integrated Technologies (a subsidiary of listed CNA Group Ltd), in charge of Merger and Acquisition and business development in the Gulf Corporation Council. In 2011, he joined Abu Dhabi Airports Company as Head of Commercial and Risk management for the construction of the USD3.5 billion Midfield Terminal Complex. Mr. Teng began his entrepreneurial journey in 2016 where he invested in Singapore companies based in the United Arab Emirates. He is currently the Managing Director of Vector Infotech Pte Ltd. Mr. Teng is a Qualified Listed Entity Director and a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He is a member of Yongnam's Audit, Nominating and Remuneration Committees.