Board of Directors

Mr. Tan Eng Soon
Chairman
Chairman of the Company and is a director of certain subsidiaries of the Group. He is also a director of ZERO Company Limited, a listed company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Mr. Tan was the director of Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad (“TCMH”) and APM Automotive Holdings Berhad (“APM”), listed companies on Bursa Malaysia. He ceased to act as the director of TCMH and APM on 30 June 2012 and 22 May 2013 respectively. Mr. Tan joined TCMH after qualifying as an Engineer from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1971. He is the father of Mr. Glenn Tan Chun Hong, and Ms. Gillian Tan Tsui Lyn, both executive Directors, and the cousin of Mr. Tan Kheng Leong, an executive Director of the Company.

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Mr. Glenn Tan Chun Hong
Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of the Company, and is a director of certain subsidiaries of the Group. He joined the Group in September 2001. He is a director of ZERO Company Limited, a listed company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange from 26 September 2014. Mr. Glenn Tan graduated from Santa Clara University, USA with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Management, in 1998. He is the son of Mr. Tan Eng Soon, the Chairman of the Group, the brother of Ms. Gillian Tan Tsui Lyn, an executive Director, and the nephew of Mr. Tan Kheng Leong, an executive Director of the Company.

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Mr. Tan Kheng Leong
Deputy Managing Director of the Nissan motor operations in Singapore and a director of several subsidiaries of the Group. Mr. Tan joined TCMH soon after completing his education in 1962. Over the past 50 years, Mr. Tan has worked in all areas of the Group’s motor and industrial business. He is the cousin of Mr. Tan Eng Soon, the Chairman and executive Director and the uncle of Mr. Glenn Tan Chun Hong and Ms. Gillian Tan Tsui Lyn, executive Directors of the Company.

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Mdm. Sng Chiew Huat
Finance Director of the Company. Mdm. Sng, who joined the Group in 1977, completed her degree in Accountancy from the University of Singapore in 1970. She commenced her working career in the same year with Chartered Industries Pte Ltd where she rose to the position of Deputy Chief Accountant before leaving to become the Chief Accountant of Singapore Ceramics Limited in 1974. Mdm. Sng obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from the Oklahoma City University in 1993. She is a Life Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and, a Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA).

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Ms. Gillian Tan Tsui Lyn
Appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company in February 2023 and re-designated as an executive Director of the Company in April 2024. Ms. Gillian Tan leads the Group’s Corporate Affairs Department, where she is responsible for cultivating stakeholder relationships, supervising and directing corporate communications and media relations. Ms Gillian is the Founder-Director of television production company, Munkysuperstar Pictures Pte Ltd and online television channel Clicknetwork in Singapore and has over 20 years of experience in spanning broadcast television, online video and advertising. Ms. Gillian Tan began her career in San Francisco in 2000, working for global advertising agency TBWA Worldwide and the US Federal Reserve. Ms. Gillian Tan graduated with honors from Santa Clara University, U.S.A. with Bachelor of Arts in Communication in 2000. She is the daughter of Mr. Tan Eng Soon, the Chairman and executive Director, the sister of Mr. Glenn Tan Chun Hong, the Deputy Chairman and the Managing Director and the niece of Mr. Tan Kheng Leong, an executive Director.

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Mr. Joseph Ong Yong Loke
Re-designated from an Executive Director to a Non-executive Director of the Company on 30 March 2016. He served as the Deputy Chairman of the Company until 12 April 2024 and was the Managing Director of the Company at its listing in 1998 until 30 March 2016. He joined the Group in 1981 and has served in a number of senior capacities in Singapore before his posting to Hong Kong in 1992. Mr. Ong, a Chartered Surveyor, graduated with a BSc. (Building Economics) from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom in 1971. His previous work experience includes appointments with the Singapore Ministry of Defence and Straits Steamship Co Limited from 1976 to 1980.

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Mr. Ng Kim Tuck
Appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company in June 2011 and re-designated as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company in July 2012. Mr. Ng currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company. He is a Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”) and was previously a Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”) and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation. Mr. Ng also serves on various committees and working groups of the MICPA. He joined KPMG Malaysia in 1974 and was admitted as a partner of the firm in 1985. He had been the partner-in-charge of KPMG Malaysia’s Audit Division, Finance as well as Risk Management and Ethics and Independence. He was also formerly the Chairman of KPMG Malaysia’s Audit and Accounting Committee and retired from the firm in December 2010. After his retirement from KPMG Malaysia, Mr. Ng serves as the Senior Audit Advisor to BDO Malaysia until his retirement in April 2023.

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Mr. Prechaya Ebrahim
Appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 12 June 2015 and currently serves as a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company. Mr. Prechaya is currently a consultant at LS Horizon Limited, a law firm in Thailand. Prior this, he was a partner of the firm until June 2020. His areas of expertise include commercial litigation, dispute resolution, labor and employment law and employment benefits. Prior to joining LS Horizon Limited, Mr. Prechaya worked for Boonchoo International & Associates starting in 1983 and became partner of the firm in 1987. He joined Baker & McKenzie in 1991 and became a local partner in 1997. Mr. Prechaya has represented multi-national and local corporate clients in large-scale commercial litigation and in various areas including labor construction, banking and finance, intellectual property, and involving international transactions. In addition, he has been very active in the area of employment litigation and in arbitration matters. Mr. Prechaya has advised various foreign and local banks as well as large manufacturing companies in Thailand with respect to labor and employment matters. Mr. Prechaya was conferred a Bachelor of Laws (Honors) degree from Chulalongkorn University in 1983.

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Mr. Azman Bin Badrillah
Appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 1 April 2015 and re-designated as an Independent Non-executive Director on 14 September 2015. Mr. Azman currently serves as a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He graduated from the University of Malaya in 1970 with a Bachelor of Economics degree. He joined Bank of America (“BOA”) in Malaysia in 1971. In 1974, he was assigned to BOA’s Asia Division and underwent training at its World Banking Division in San Francisco, USA. Upon his return to Malaysia in 1975, he worked at the BOA’s Credit Department for another 3 years before relocation to its South & East Asia Division, Area Credit Administration, Hong Kong. In 1981, he returned back to Malaysia to take up position at BOA in Kuala Lumpur. His last position with BOA was the officer responsible for its Marketing & Strategic Planning Department. He resigned from BOA in 1982. Mr. Azman joined TCMH group in 1983 as an executive director of its auto parts industry division. He was responsible for the overall performance of one of its key product groups. In April 1994, he was appointed as a director to the board of directors of TCMH. He resigned as a director of TCMH in July 2010. He was also a director of APM since its listing in 1999. He resigned as a director of APM on 1 June 2013.

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Mr. Teo Ek Kee
Appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 1 June 2016. Mr. Teo currently serves as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. He is currently an associate director of equity sales at Lim & Tan Securities Private Limited, a brokerage firm in Singapore. He has more than 20 years experience in the financial services industry and has been involved mainly in equities sales to both corporate and individual clients. Mr. Teo also has vast experience and expertise in human resource management. Prior to joining Lim & Tan Securities Private Limited in 1993, Mr. Teo was at DBS Bank Limited in its consumer banking department since 1977. His last appointment held with DBS Bank Limited was an Assistant Vice President in the human resource department. Mr. Teo joined the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation in 1987 as a director of its administration and personnel department. He was then responsible for all the administration and human resource functions of this company. Mr. Teo was conferred a Bachelor of Business Administration (Second Class Upper Honours) degree from University of Singapore in 1977.

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Mr. Charles Tseng Chia Chun
Deputy Chairman
Deputy Chairman of the Company and was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company in January 2022. Mr. Tseng currently serves as the Deputy Chairman, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. Mr. Tseng is the chairman of Qra Sdn. Bhd., an omnichannel grocery business in Malaysia. Mr. Tseng was formerly chairman of Asia Pacific for Korn Ferry International, the global organisational consultancy. He joined Korn Ferry in 2000 as President of Asia Pacific and was later appointed as the chairman of Asia Pacific in 2018 until his retirement in November 2020. Prior to joining Korn Ferry in 2000, Mr. Tseng was Managing Partner, East Asia for Egon Zehnder, a global search firm. Before that, Mr. Tseng was Group General Manager of Cold Storage in Malaysia, a leading food and retail company in Southeast Asia. Mr. Tseng began his career with Ford Motor Company as a manufacturing engineer in Australia and subsequently held other manufacturing and marketing positions with Ford in Asia.

Mr. Tseng was an independent non-executive director of AEON Co. (M) Berhad (“AEON”), a public company incorporated in Malaysia and listed on Bursa Malaysia, from 2013 until June 2020. He also served as the chairman of nomination committee and a member of audit committee of AEON. Mr. Tseng has served on the China Advisory Boards of Eli Lilly (a pharmaceutical company) and Faurecia (a global automotive parts manufacturer) and was chairman of the Wharton Asia Executive Board. Mr. Tseng has an M.B.A from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., and a first-class honors’ degree in engineering from the University of Melbourne in Australia.

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