Chiong Su Been (“Su Been”), our Executive Director and CFO, joined our Group in 2005. With over 12 years of experience in accounting and finance, she is responsible for the full spectrum of financial and taxation functions in our Group, including financial accounting, management accounting, budgeting and forecasting, statutory reporting to relevant authorities in all jurisdictions that our Group operates in as well as internal controls and compliance with corporate, legal, tax, accounting and operational requirements. From 1997 to 1999, she worked as an accounts executive for Sri Hartamas Buildings Sdn. Bhd. and from 2000 to 2003, she took on the position of a senior accountant with Liang Huat Aluminium Ltd. Prior to her joining us, she was with Barang Barang Pte. Ltd. as finance manager from 2004 to 2005. Su Been is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a provisional member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.

Lim Yian Poh (“Yian Poh”), our Lead Independent Director joined our Board in 1996. He has more than 20 years' experience in the banking and finance industry, having worked in major international banks including Citibank, Banque Nationale de Paris (now known as BNP Paribas) and Arab Banking Corporation, where he held regional responsibilities. He possesses a wealth of experience and an extensive network of contacts both in Singapore and the region. In 1993, he left as General Manager of Arab Banking Corporation, Singapore Branch to set up Yian Poh Associates, a financial consultancy and investment firm. Since then he has been invited to sit on the boards of several large companies, including CASA Holdings Limited and Zicom Group Ltd, a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Yian Poh has been a Commercial Advisor to The Administrative Committee of Jiaxing Economic Development Zone, China since 2000. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Nanyang University, Singapore in 1969 and his Master of Science degree from the University of Hull, England in 1972.

Hoon Tai Meng (“Tai Meng”), our Independent Director joined our Board in 2008. He is a Partner in KhattarWong. Besides having 13 years of experience in legal practice, he also has around 20 years of experience in financial planning and management, audit, tax and corporate secretarial functions. Tai Meng holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in accountancy from Nanyang University, Singapore and a LLB (Hons) from University of London. He is a Fellow Certified Public Accountant of Singapore, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (United Kingdom), Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Barrister-at-Law (Middle Temple).

Ling Chien Yien (“Chien Yien”), our Independent Director joined our Board in 1996. He has more than 25 years of mechanical engineering and project management expertise in the public and private sectors. From 1970 to 1975, he was an executive mechanical engineer with the Public Works Department of Singapore. From 1975 to 1984, he was with Guthrie Engineering Pte. Ltd. (“Guthrie”) as a project executive before being promoted to the position of manager. During his tenure at Guthrie, he was responsible for project tendering and contract management of mechanical & environmental engineering projects, and sales and marketing of mechanical engineering equipment. From 1984 to 1995, he was a general manager with a Singapore consortium company, Mainland Investors (S) Pte. Ltd. where he was responsible for regional business expansion plans in East Asia, negotiation, feasibility study, evaluation of investment projects, business development of construction activities, formation of new companies and the overall general management of the company. From 1996 onwards he became non-executive director of our Company and acted as an advisor to the Group. Chien Yien holds a Bachelor of Engineering from University of New South Wales.