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| Quek Leng Chan |
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| Executive Chairman |
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Aged 68, has been the Executive Chairman of Guoco Group Limited ("Guoco") since 1990 and is the Chairman of the Board Remuneration Committee ("BRC") of Guoco. He is the Chairman & CEO and a shareholder of Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad ("HLCM"), the ultimate holding company of Guoco. Mr Quek is the Chairman of HL Holdings Sdn Bhd (a deemed substantial shareholder of Guoco), which is wholly owned by him. He is a director and shareholder of Davos Investment Holdings Private Limited and a director of Hong Leong Investment Holdings Pte Ltd, both of which are deemed substantial shareholders of Guoco. He holds directorships in Guoco's key listed subsidiaries and associated companies, including as a director of GuocoLand Limited ("GuocoLand"); as the Executive Chairman of GuocoLeisure Limited ("GuocoLeisure") and GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad; and as the Chairman of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, Hong Leong Bank Berhad ("HLB") and Hong Leong Capital Berhad (formerly known as HLG Capital Berhad). He is also the Executive Chairman of other Malaysian listed subsidiaries of HLCM, namely Hong Leong Industries Berhad ("HLI") and Narra Industries Berhad. On 1 August 2010, Mr Quek resigned as Executive Chairman and a director of Hume Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd ("HIMSB", formerly known as Hume Industries (Malaysia) Berhad), an indirect Malaysian subsidiary of HLCM which was privatised and delisted from the official list of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in April 2010. He qualified as a Barrister-at-Law from Middle Temple, United Kingdom and has extensive business experience in various business sectors, including financial services, manufacturing and real estate. He is a brother of Messrs Kwek Leng Hai and Kwek Leng San and a cousin of Mr Kwek Leng Kee, a deemed substantial shareholder of Guoco.
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| Kwek Leng Hai |
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| President and CEO |
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Aged 58, is the President, CEO of Guoco and has been an Executive Director of Guoco since 1990. He holds directorships in the Guoco's key subsidiaries and associated companies including GuocoLand, GuocoLeisure, HLB and Bank of Chengdu Co., Ltd. He also serves as the Chairman of Lam Soon (Hong Kong) Limited ("LSHK"), a Hong Kong listed subsidiary of HLCM. He is also a director and shareholder of HLCM. Mr Kwek qualified as a chartered accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is a brother of Messrs Quek Leng Chan and Kwek Leng San and a cousin of Mr Kwek Leng Kee.
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| Tan Lim Heng |
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| Executive Director |
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Aged 63, joined GuocoCapital Limited and GuocoCommodities Limited, wholly owned subsidiaries of Guoco, as the Managing Director in 1990, and has been an Executive Director of Guoco since 1996. He also serves as a non-executive director of LSHK. Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Science first class honours degree in engineering from University of Surrey and a Master of Science degree in management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He had also previously worked in Geneva in 1974 with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Prior to joining Guoco, he had served in the Singapore Civil Service as a Colombo Plan Scholar 1975-1978 before coming to work in Hong Kong with a financial services company and a major U.S. bank. Mr Tan has extensive experience in property investment, financial and investment management services.
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| Ding Wai Chuen |
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| Executive Director |
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Aged 51, was re-designated as an Executive Director of Guoco since September 2009. He was previously an Independent Non-executive Director of Guoco appointed since 2006. He also serves as a non-executive director of LSHK.
Mr Ding is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA"). Mr Ding is currently a council member of the HKICPA.
Mr Ding has over 25 years of experience as a professional accountant with international firms of accountants in England and in Hong Kong and with the HKICPA. In 2007, Mr Ding was appointed by the Hong Kong SAR Government as a member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel of the Financial Reporting Council ("FRC"). Since 2002, Mr Ding has been appointed by the PRC Ministry of Finance as a member of the Advisory Group of Foreign Experts for the development of PRC's Independent Auditing Standards. Mr Ding is a member of Railway Objections Hearing Panel.
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| Kwek Leng San |
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| Non-executive Director |
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Aged 56, a Non-executive Director of Guoco since 1990. He is the President & Chief Executive Officer of HLI, Executive Chairman of Malaysian Pacific Industries Berhad, Managing Director of Narra Industries Berhad and a director of Hong Leong Bank Berhad, all Malaysian listed subsidiaries of HLCM. Mr Kwek is the Chairman of Southern Steel Berhad, a Malaysian listed associated company of HLCM. He is a director and shareholder of HLCM and a director of HIMSB. He graduated from University of London with a Bachelor of Science (Engineering) degree and also holds a Master of Science (Finance) degree from City University, London. He has extensive business experience in various business sectors, including financial services and manufacturing. He is a brother of Messrs Quek Leng Chan and Kwek Leng Hai and a cousin of Mr Kwek Leng Kee.
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| Sat Pal Khattar |
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| Independent Non-executive Director |
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Aged 68, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of Guoco since 1991 and is the Chairman of Board Audit Committee ("BAC") of Guoco. He is the Chairman and independent non-executive director of GuocoLand and GuocoLeisure respectively, subsidiaries of Guoco listed in Singapore. He is also a director of Haw Par Corporation Limited listed in Singapore and Gateway Distriparks Ltd listed in India. He was a director of India Infoline Ltd, a listed company in India, during the year. Mr Khattar now chairs Khattar Holdings Pte Ltd, an investment group based in Singapore. He obtained a LLM degree and a LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Singapore.
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| Volker Stoeckel |
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| Independent Non-executive Director |
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Aged 66, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of Guoco since 2004 and is a member of BAC and the BRC of Guoco. He was Chairman and CEO of Metal Cast Zhong Shan Limited during the period from 2007 to 2009. He was also the Chairman and CEO of the German Centre for Industry and Trade in Shanghai until 2006. Before that he held various senior banking positions in Asia for over 26 years. Until 2004 he was the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive of Asia Pacific of Bayerische Landesbank, Regional Head Office, in Hong Kong. Mr Stoeckel has wide ranging experience in capital markets, corporate finance, project finance, treasury and securities business, and property development of commercial and industrial projects in China. He is also a consultant for major companies in Asia for projects in Europe. He graduated from the University of Munich in economics and holds a diploma in banking.
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| Roderic N. A. Sage |
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| Independent Non-executive Director |
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Aged 58, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of Guoco since October 2009 and is a member of both the BAC and BRC of Guoco. He is the Chief Executive Officer of a specialist tax, corporate services and trust consultancy firm in Hong Kong. Prior to that, Mr Sage had worked with KPMG Hong Kong over 20 years until 2003, as a senior partner and member of the management board of KPMG. He has been granted fellow status with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and with the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also an associate member of the Institute of Taxation in England. He has over 30 years' experience in accounting, international tax planning and investment structuring enhanced by considerable knowledge of cross-boarder and onshore and offshore transactions and structures.
Mr Sage was a Convenor of the Financial Reporting Review Panel of the FRC during the period from July 2007 to July 2010. He is also an independent non-executive director of Tai Ping Carpets International Limited listed in Hong Kong and the Alpha Tiger Fund listed on London's Alternative Investment Market.
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