Board of Directors

DIRECTORS

 

Lim Siang Kai
Chairman and Independent Director

Mr Lim is currently an executive director of China Leasing Group Limited (f.k.a. Golden 21 Investment Holdings Limited), a company listed in Hong Kong. Mr. Lim has over 20 years of experience in securities, private and investment banking and fund management. From 1984 to 1988, he had joined NZI Merchant Bank (Singapore) Limited as an assistant director of corporate banking. In 1988, he joined Kingvic Securities Investment Consulting Enterprise in Republic of China as its president. In 1992, Kingvic went on to establish Chronical Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd, a fund management company of which Mr. Lim was president from 1993 to 1994. Mr. Lim worked at Dexia Banque Internationale A Luxembourg (BIL) in Hong Kong between 1994 to 1996 as its chief representative. In 1996, he was the general manager of its Xiamen Branch of United Overseas Bank. In 2001, he was relocated to the UOB head office, corporate banking division in Singapore.  From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Lim was a financial consultant to Societe Generale, Singapore Branch.

Mr. Lim holds a Degree of Bachelor of Arts and Degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours from the University of Singapore which he obtained in 1980 and 1981 respectively, and a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Canterbury in 1983.

 

Teo Cher Koon
Managing Director and President

Mr. Teo joined our subsidiary, Servo Dynamics Pte Ltd (“Servo Dynamics”) in 1987. He has more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of the business. Mr. Teo is responsible for formulating corporate strategies, general management and providing technical advice to our Group and is particularly active in procurement and marketing activities of our Group. Mr. Teo is instrumental in sourcing for new products and technology and securing new customers for our Group. Mr. Teo obtained a Bachelor Degree of Engineering (Mechanical) from the National University of Singapore in 1987. Before that, he was a sales engineer in a local engineering product distribution company, K L Chua & Brothers Pte Ltd from 1981 to 1984.

 

Kong Deyang
Executive Director and Senior Vice President – PRC Operations

Mr Kong is in charge of all aspects of our business operations in the PRC, from charting and developing growth policies for our PRC businesses to managing the day-to-day operations of our subsidiaries in China. Mr. Kong began his career in a PRC government linked company involved in nuclear research and development (“R&D”) as supervisor and was later promoted to senior R&D engineer for high- speed cameras in 1982. From 1994 to 1995, he became a sales manager in the same company for CNC computerised quilting machines. From 1995 to 2001 he was the Vice General Manager for our subsidiary, Maxon Motor (Suzhou) Co., Ltd (“Maxon Suzhou”) and since 2001, he is the managing director for our subsidiaries, Servo Dynamics Co., Ltd and Maxon Suzhou. Mr. Kong graduated from the Beijing Technical University in 1982 with a Degree in Applied Physics and was awarded the “Young and Middle-aged State-ranking Experts with Outstanding Contribution” Award by the PRC state council in 1994.

 

Soh Beng Keng
Independent Director

Mr Soh is currently the Chief Financial Officer of China Fashion Holdings Limited, listed on the SGX-Catalist. Prior to that, he was the Financial Controller of Miclyn Offshore Pte Ltd, a Singapore company involved in the business of the owners and charters of ships. From 2005 to 2006, he was the Financial Controller of Kim Heng Marine & Oilfield Pte Ltd, a Singapore company involved in marine and oil related business. He was the Manager of accounts and finance with Far East Organisation, a property development group, from 1982 to 1995, and was a remisier with a Singapore securities broking house from 1995 to 1996. From 1996 to 2004, Mr Soh was the Director of Finance of Heeton Management Pte Ltd, and subsequently, Executor Director of Heeton Holdings Limited, listed on the SGX-SESDAQ. Mr Soh is a full member of the Singapore Institute of Directors and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accounts of Singapore. He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) from the Nanyang University in 1979.

 

Tay Gim Sin Leonard
Non-executive Director

Mr Tay is currently an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Altitude Trust Management Pte. Ltd., the trustee manager of Altitude Aircraft Leasing Trust. Under his belt, he has over a decade of financial management experience. Prior to joining Altitude Trust Management, he was the Chief Financial Officer of AGVA Corporation Limited listed on the SGX-ST. Mr Tay has also spent nine years in public accounting with the Big Four accounting firms, four year of those were spent in the United States of America. Mr. Tay holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Monash University, majoring in accounting, and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, CPA Australia, the Singapore Human Resource Institute, and the Singapore Institute of Directors.