Board of Directors
Mr. Saw Boo Guan
Mr. Saw Boo Guan was appointed a Director of the Company on July 1, 2009 and assumed the role of President from Mr. Teo Tong Kooi on August 1, 2009. He has extensive experience in the automotive industry and his last position from 2005 to 2008 as President of Cummins Westport Inc., a joint venture company between Cummins, Inc. and Westport Innovations, Inc., a position based in Vancouver, Canada. From 1989 to 2005, Mr. Saw held various positions in a number of Cummins entities in the U.S., Singapore, Hong Kong and China and his responsibilities included general management, marketing and distribution management for various Cummins entities in the U.S., Singapore, Hong Kong and China. Mr. Saw is a Malaysian Federal Government Scholar and received a Master’s degree in Public and Private Management from Yale University, U.S. in 1986 and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Malaya, Malaysia in 1979.
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Mr. Teo Tong Kooi
Mr. Teo Tong Kooi is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Hong Leong Asia. He was President of the Company from 2005-2009. He is also the Chairman of Henan Xinfei Electric Ltd., China’s leading fridge and freezer maker, Vice-Chairman and Executive Director of Tasek Corporation Berhad, Malaysia, a manufacturer of cement and concrete products and listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. Mr. Teo is also a Director of HLGE, TCL and Isyoda Corporation Berhad, Malaysia. Mr. Teo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing Management and a Master of Business Administration (both from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California USA). He has also completed the Executive Management Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and has a wealth of corporate and commercial banking experience with many years in senior management positions where he was Head of Corporate Banking, Deutsche Bank, Malaysia, and Chief Operating Officer of Hong Leong Bank Berhad, Malaysia.
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Mr. Gan Khai Choon
Mr. Gan Khai Choon is a Director of the Company, Yuchai, Grace Star, Venture Lewis, Venture Delta and Safety Godown Company Limited. He is also the Chairman of HLGE, an Executive Director of City e-Solutions Limited and Managing Director of Hong Leong International (Hong Kong) Limited. He has extensive experience in the banking, real estate investment and development sectors and has been involved in a number of international projects for the Hong Leong group of companies, which include the management and development of the Grand Hyatt Taipei and the Beijing Riviera. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honors) in Economics from the University of Malaya. Mr. Gan is related to Mr. Kwek Leng Peck.
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Mr. Kwek Leng Peck
Mr. Kwek Leng Peck is a Director of the Company. He is a member of the Kwek family which controls the Hong Leong Investment Holdings group of companies. He serves as an Executive Director of Hong Leong Asia and is the non-executive Chairman of Tasek Corporation Berhad. He also sits on the boards of HL Technology, Hong Leong China, Yuchai, City Developments Limited, Hong Leong Finance Limited and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. He holds a Diploma in Accountancy and has extensive experience in trading, manufacturing, property investment and development, hotel operations, corporate finance and management.
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Mr. Tan Eng Kwee
Mr. Tan Eng Kwee was appointed a Director of the Company on February 2, 2010. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Hong Leong Asia Ltd. Mr. Tan has more than 20 years of corporate, accounting and financial experience. He has worked in various capacities in financial management with Scomi Group Berhad, ABN Amro Bank, Insurance Corporation of Singapore Ltd., CS First Boston and Esso Singapore Pte Ltd. Mr. Tan holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Singapore and received an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management, UK. Mr. Tan is also a fellow member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accounts (UK) and an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (UK).
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Mr. Neo Poh Kiat
Mr. Neo Poh Kiat is a Director of the Company and Yuchai. He is Managing Director of Octagon Advisors (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. and a managing director of Octagon Advisors Pte. Ltd., a financial advisory firm in Singapore. Between 1976 and January 2005, he held senior managerial positions with companies in the Development Bank of Singapore group and United Overseas Bank Ltd, including as Country Officer (China), Head — Corporate Banking (Greater China) at United Overseas Bank Ltd. Mr. Neo is currently a director of Sing-Han Management Consulting (Shanghai) Limited and Asia Airfreight Terminal Co Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Honors) from Nanyang University, Singapore. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Neo is independent within the meaning of the NYSE’s corporate governance standards, on the basis that the Company has no material relationship with him..
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Mr. Tan Aik-Leang
Mr. Tan Aik-Leang is a Director of the Company and Yuchai. He had held various senior executive and managerial positions for a total of over 25 years at the Dao Heng Bank Group in Hong Kong, the National Australia Bank Group in Australia and Asia, and The Bank of Nova Scotia in Canada. Mr. Tan is currently also a Director of the Risk Management Association, Hong Kong Chapter. He is a Fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, CPA Australia, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (formerly known as Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance) and the Institute of Canadian Bankers. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Tan is independent within the meaning of the NYSE’s corporate governance standards, on the basis that the Company has no material relationship with him.
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Mr. Matthew Richards
Mr. Matthew Richards is a Director of the Company. Mr. Richards is the General Counsel of Quvat Management Pte. Ltd., which is the investment manager to the Quvat Capital Partners private equity funds. Previously, Mr. Richards was in private practice in Singapore as an international lawyer between 1999 and 2007, having worked on a variety of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate finance transactions throughout the Asian region, particularly in Indonesia and India. From 2003 to mid 2006, Mr. Richards was an attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, the international law firm advising the Company on certain US law matters. Mr. Richards holds a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Asian Studies from the Australian National University. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Richards is independent within the meaning of the NYSE’s corporate governance standards, on the basis that the Company has no material relationship with Mr. Richards.
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Mr. Ching Yew Chye
Mr. Ching Yew Chye was appointed as an independent director of the Company on February 2, 2010. Currently, he is also an independent non-executive director of HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd and Avenue Invest Bhd. Mr. Ching is also a member of the advisory board of Yorkville Advisors HK Ltd. Mr. Ching joined a global management and technology consulting firm, Accenture in 1982 and during his career with Accenture, Mr. Ching worked primarily with clients in the financial services industry in ASEAN, his assignment then included strategic information planning, design and implementation of major IT system, and bank reorganization arising from mergers. Until his retirement in 2007, Mr. Ching assumed various regional senior management roles at Accenture, including Managing Partner of the Financial Services Industry Group (Asia), Geographic Council Chairman (Asia) and Managing Partner for South Asia Region. Mr Ching graduated with a BSc (Hons) from the University of London in 1976.
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Mr. Han Yi Yong
Mr. Han Yi Yong was appointed a director of the company on May, 7 2010 in place of Mr. Yan Ping. Mr. Han Yi Yong is currently the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a director of Coomber Investments Limited as well as company secretary to GYMCL’s Board of Directors. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Vehicle Engineering from the Shandong University of Technology and a Master’s degree in Power Machinery and Engineering from Guangxi University.
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Mr. Zhang Shi Yong
Mr. Zhang Shi Yong is a Director of the Company and Yuchai. He also sits on the boards of the State Holding Company, Coomber and Goldman. Mr. Zhang was a director of City Construction Investment Company of Yulin. He holds a Bachelor of Traffic and Transportation degree from Xinan Jiaotong University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Tsing Hua University.
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