YAO CHEE LIEW
Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director
Chairman of Nominating Committee; and member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees
Mr Yao joined the Group in 2008 and brought with him more than 40 years of experience in the construction industry. He had worked in the Housing and Development Board (HDB) of Singapore for more than 35 years before his retirement in 1998 as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of the Building and Development Division. Between 1995 and 1998, he was also the Chairman of CESMA International Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of HDB providing consultancy services in planning, design and project management both in Singapore and overseas. From 1999 to 2003, he was engaged by Hua Kok International Ltd (now known as Abterra Ltd), a Main Board listed construction company, as its Group Managing Director and was later promoted to the position of Group Executive Deputy Chairman.
Mr Yao obtained his BE (Civil Engineering) in1961 from the University of Sydney, Australia.
TAN THIAM HEE
Managing Director and CEO
Mr Tan joined the Group in 2008 and brings with him more than 15 years experiences from various industries. Before joining the Company, he had been the Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary of Haw Par Corporation Limited since 2006. Prior to joining Haw Par Group, he had worked in the same capacity for ASL Marine Holdings Ltd for 3 years between 2003 and 2006. Before 2003, he was with Hua Kok International Limited (now known as Abterra Ltd) for 7 years, as its Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary, as well as an Executive Director. Prior to joining Hua Kok Group, he had worked as an auditor with various reputable medium and large sized international public accounting firms.
Mr Tan is also an Independent Director and Audit Committee Chairman of JES International Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Limited.
Mr Tan has a Master of Business Administration in International Business and a Bachelor of Accountancy (Merit) from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountant of Singapore, a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors and a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
OH KENG LIM
Executive Director
Mr Oh joined the predecessor to Koon in 1976, when the sole proprietorship was preparing for its conversion into a private partnership in 1977. Before this, Mr Oh was involved in several trading ventures. Over the last 27 years, Mr Oh has been involved in the project accounting, administration and risk controls of the Company. He has since devolved many of his day-to-day duties and now primarily serves in a supervisory and oversight capacity. He is the main contact person for, and oversees the Group's interest in Entire Engineering. Mr Oh remains very familiar with all aspects of the Group's businesses, particularly with the Group's many suppliers.
OH KOON SUN
Executive Director
Mr Oh and the late Mr. Aw Joo Kim (his father) co-founded the predecessor to the Group in 1975. The predecessor was a sole proprietorship involved in the business of transporting stone and rocks. Mr Oh was in charge of that sole proprietorship, namely as a sub-contractor for Obayashi on the East Coast V reclamation. Prior to founding the sole proprietorship, Mr Oh was involved in the family's trading business. His extensive hands-on experience in trading and deep familiarity of local businesses, benefits Koon, as his principal task at the Group is the negotiation of quantity, quality and price of stone, rock, equipment, tugs & barges, with selected sub-contractors and for the sourcing of consumables. Mr Oh is also the main contact person for Koon-Zinkcon.
CHRISTOPHER CHONG MENG TAK
Non-Executive and Independent Director
Chairman of the Audit and Remuneration Committees and a Member of the Nominating Committee
Mr Chong is a partner of ACH Investments Pte Ltd., a specialist corporate advisory firm in Singapore. Prior to co-founding ACH Investments Pte Ltd, Mr Chong was a multi-award winning analyst and the Managing Director of HSBC James Capel Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd (now known as HSBC Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd), a member of the HongkongBank Group of companies.
Mr Chong has significant experience in corporate governance and corporate affairs. Mr Chong is also a Director of eight other public companies and funds listed on the Australian, Hong Kong and Singapore Stock Exchanges. Mr Chong is also a Director and/or adviser to public and private companies, to several significant Asian families and to a regulatory branch of the Singapore Government.
Mr Chong has a Bachelor of Science (Econ), a Master of Business Administration, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of CPAs, a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Master Stockbroker of the Securities & Derivatives Industry Association of Australia.
GLENDA MARY SORRELL-SAUNDERS
Non-Executive and Independent Director
Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominating Committees
Mrs Glenda is the Managing Director of Matrix Management Group Pty Ltd, a Project Management and Quantity Surveying firm with operations in Victoria and Tasmania. Prior to founding Matrix Management Group, Mrs Glenda worked as a Director, with Rawlinson (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
Mrs Glenda started her professional life with Farrow Laing and Partners in South Africa. Mrs Glenda has considerable experience in major industrial and civil projects including infrastructure works; steel-processing plants; and on coal, diamond & gold mines. Mrs Glenda also lectured at the University of the Witwatersrand in the Faculty of Architecture during the 1990's prior to her immigration to Australia.
Mrs Glenda has a Bachelor of Science (Quantity Surveying) from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa and is a Tasmanian Division Councillor of the Property Council of Australia. She is also a member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
One of the leading civil engineering, reclamation and shore protection specialists in Singapore.
Wide range of land-based and marine construction machineries and equipment.
Comprehensive range of prefabricated works ranging from standard RC piles to high value products such as tunnel segments.
Creating synergies within our organisation.