Board of Directors

Mr Chua was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Teckwah Industrial Corporation Ltd on 1 April 2002, having been appointed to the Board on 30 June 1983 and having served as Deputy Chairman since July 1999. He is also a member of the Nominating Committee and Share Options Scheme Committee, the Vice President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and board member of Standards, Productivity & Innovation (SPRING) Board.

He began his career with Teckwah in May 1979 as a Management Trainee. Thereafter, he progressed and worked his way up the organisation’s hierarchy and was eventually appointed Chairman and Managing Director.

Mr Chua obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Nanyang University in 1979.

Mr Ng was appointed as Executive Director of the Board in February 1995 and was re-elected on 22 April 2009. He has served as a member of the Audit Committee from 1995 to December 2002 when he stepped down in compliance with Principle 11 of the Code of Corporate Governance. He is also a member of the Share Options Scheme Committee.

Mr Ng joined Teckwah in February 1995 as the Corporate Planning and Finance Director. He is presently the Executive Director, responsible for the Group's Finance, InfoComm Technology and the Non-Print Related Business, which includes third-party logistics, reverse logistics, and mission critical parts logistics management. He began his career with the United Overseas Bank Group in 1980 and, during his 15 years with the Bank, gained experience in trade banking, real estate financing, corporate banking and regional branch management.

Mr Ng graduated in 1980 from the Nanyang University with an Honours Degree in Business Management & Business Finance.

Ms Mai was appointed as Executive Director of the Board on 25 June 1993 and was re-elected on 24 April 2008. She is currently in charge of Print-Related Business.

She began her career with Teckwah in 1982 as a Sales & Marketing Assistant Manager and was promoted to Production Planning Manager in 1985. In 1988, she was transferred to Teckwah Printing to assume the post of Deputy Managing Director, and was promoted to Managing Director in 1989. In 1990, she was re-assigned as Operations Director and was responsible for the Group’s operations in Singapore. By 1993, her portfolio had increased to include overseeing the Group’s operations in Singapore, Malaysia, China and Indonesia, and in 1998 and 1999, she was responsible for the Group Supply Chain business and Technology Licensing Program. Her position and job scope require her to travel regularly between the various countries to develop and identify potential licensees and set up operations in the Asia Pacific region.

Ms Mai graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Nanyang University in 1977 and obtained her Executive MBA from the National University of Singapore in 1997.

Mr Chan was appointed Non-Executive Independent Director on 12 September 1991. He has been the Chairman of the Nominating Committee since 20 March 2002, and a member of the Audit Committee since 15 April 1994. He was re-elected to the Board on 22 April 2010.

He specialises in managing private equity investment funds and is presently the Managing Partner of Crest Capital Asia Pte Ltd, which is responsible for managing a number of private equity funds covering Asia.

Mr Chan graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1984 with a Bachelor Degree in Accountancy (Honours) and is a Fellow Member of the Institutes Certified Public Accountants in Singapore and Australia.

Mr Lim was appointed Non-Executive Independent Director on 17 February 1994. He has been the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Share Options Scheme Committee since 20 March 2002, a member of the Audit Committee since 15 April 1994 and a member of the Nominating Committee since 20 March 2002. He was re-elected to the Board on 24 April 2008.

Mr Lim is presently the Group CEO and Executive Director of Singapore-listed ARA Asset Management Limited and Director of the managers of Singapore-listed Fortune REIT and Suntec REIT, Hong Kong-listed Prosperity REIT and Malaysia-listed AmFIRST REIT, as well as Chairman of APM Property Management Pte Ltd and Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Services Pte Ltd. He is also Vice President of the Hong Kong-Singapore Business Association and Senior Vice President of the Asian Public Real Estate Association, a council member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and a member of the Valuation Review Board of the Ministry of Finance of Singapore. Mr Lim has close to 30 years of experience in real estate. Prior to founding ARA, he was Executive Director of GRA (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential (US) Real Estate Investors. From 1996 to 1997, he founded and was the Managing Director of The Land Managers (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based property and consulting firm specialising in feasibility studies, marketing and leasing management in Singapore, Hong Kong and China. He was the General Manager of the Singapore Labour Foundation Management Services Pte Ltd from 1991 to 1995, and was with DBS Land Limited (now part of CapitaLand Limited) from 1981 to 1990.

Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Diploma in Business Administration, each from the National University of Singapore.

Mr Lim was appointed Non-Executive Independent Director on 18 February 1994. He has been the Chairman of the Audit Committee since 15 April 1994, and is a member of the Share Options Scheme Committee and Remuneration Committee. Mr Lim was re-elected to the Board on 22 April 2009. He is also the Director of Datapulse Technology Ltd, Tye Soon Ltd, Europtronic Group Ltd, ARA Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd and ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited. In addition, he is a senior partner of RSM Chio Lim, a member firm of RSM International.

Mr Lim graduated from Nanyang University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) in May 1980. He also holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Hull (1992), a Diploma in Business Law from the National University of Singapore (1989) and an ICSA qualification from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

Mr Lee was appointed Non-Executive Director in 1991. He is also a member of the Share Options Scheme Committee and was appointed a member of the Remuneration Committee on 28 April 2004. He was re-elected to the Board on 22 April 2010.

Succeeding the founder of Lian Thye & Co Pte Ltd, Mr Lee is currently the Executive Director and is responsible for the strategic planning and general management of the company. He has more than 20 years of experience in the toy industry.

Mr Chua was appointed as Alternate Director to Ms Mai Ah Ngo on 8 March 2010.

Mr Chua accumulated diverse working experiences in several well-known MNCs before joining Temasek Polytechnic 15 years ago. Currently, he is the Section Head of Temasek Polytechnic and is involved in the teaching and outreach activities in the School of Engineering.

Mr Chua graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 1987. He also has a Master of Science in Physics and Computing in Medicine and Biology from the University of Manchester (2002).