Steven Tham
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Mr Steven Tham, appointed on the Board on 30 June 2000, has been the Group’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 27 March 2001. He was last re-elected on 23 April 2009. Mr Tham has over 30 years of working experience in the industrial, banking, trading, retail and property industries. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) degree and a Masters of Science (Real Estate) from the University of Singapore. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Singapore Institute of Directors (MSID). In 2009, Mr Tham was conferred the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award at the Asia Pacific Awards 2009 (APEA 2009) – Asia Pacific’s most prestigious award for entrepreneurs.

Kelvin Lee
Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer

Mr Kelvin Lee was appointed Executive Director on 12 August 2004 and has held the position of Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer since 1 October 2007. He was re-elected on 25 April 2008. Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree from the University of London and has over 33 years of experience in the chemical, metallurgy, welding and industrial gases industries. He is currently appointed as a council member of the board of the Singapore Welding Society and a committee member of both the Asian Industrial Gases Association and the Industrial Gases Association of Singapore. He is also a Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (MSID).

Leslie Struys
Lead Independent Director

Mr Leslie Struys has served on the Board as an Independent Director since 30 June 1993. Mr Struys was appointed as the Lead Independent Director on 1 January 2006. He was re-appointed on 23 April 2009. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of both the Audit and Nominating Committees. Mr Struys graduated from the University of Malaya in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He also sits on the Board of Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd, a Malaysian Company listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, as the Senior Independent and Non-Executive Director.

Philip Hong Peng Wai
Independent Director

Mr Philip Hong Peng Wai joined the Board as an Independent Director and a member of the Audit Committee on 8 August 2009. He was appointed the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee on 8 March 2010. Mr Hong had graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Singapore in 1974. Mr Hong is a banker with more than 30 years of working experience and has held senior positions in various international banks. Currently, Mr Hong holds the position of General Manager of CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch and is also a Director of CIMB Bank Nominees (S) Sdn Bhd. He is a Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (MSID).

Loh Weng Whye
Independent Director

Mr Loh Weng Whye was appointed as an Independent Director on 7 February 2005 and re-elected on 27 April 2007. He is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of both the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Mr Loh is a veteran in infrastructure development and energy businesses in Singapore and the region, with over 35 years of experience in senior appointments with the civil service, government-linked companies and the private sector. Under the Public Utilities Board, he headed Generation Projects responsible for the management and commissioning of power projects worth more than S$3 billion. He was also the founding General Manager (Projects) of Tuas Power Ltd. Mr Loh was formerly President of ST Energy and SembCorp Energy Pte Ltd. He was appointed Advisor to Green Dot Capital, an investment and holding company under Temasek Holdings. He was the Senior Advisor to YTL Power International in the S$3.8 billion acquisition of PowerSeraya Ltd.

Currently, Mr Loh sits on the boards of local and overseas corporations, including several SGX mainboard-listed companies. He also holds advisory appointments in external councils and charity organisations. He served on the mechanical engineering advisory panels of NUS and NTU for many years. Holding MSc. (Ind. Engg.) and BEng. (Mech.) degrees, he is a Professional Engineer, Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (MSID), and was elected a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore in 1995.

Hendra Harjadi
Non-Executive Director

Mr Hendra Harjadi was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 3 May 2004. He was last re-elected on 23 April 2009. Mr Harjadi is the Managing Director of various companies in Indonesia and has over 30 years of experience managing companies in the oil & gas and retail industries. Mr Harjadi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Universitas Methodist Indonesia.