Executive Directors

Mr. Tan Hun Tiong (“Mr. HT Tan”)

Mr. HT Tan joined the Group in September 1975. He was appointed as a Director on 8 November 2018 and re-designated as the chairman and an executive Director of the Company on 29 January 2019. Mr. HT Tan is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Group. He is responsible for the overall management of the Group and overseeing and managing the projects of the Group including monitoring the works and progress of site developments as well as the site management and liaison with subcontractors in all site related matters.

Mr. HT Tan has accumulated over 44 years’ experience in the civil construction industry since he joined the Group as project superintendent in 1975. He was appointed as a director of TBK in July 1981 and Prestasi Senadi in December 1994 and finally promoted to be the project director of the Group in 1997.

Mr. HT Tan completed his secondary education to form five in Malaysia in 1973.

 

Mr. Tan Han Peng (“Mr. HP Tan”)

Mr. HP Tan joined the Group in March 1996. He was appointed as a Director on 8 November 2018 and re-designated as an executive Director and the chief executive officer of the Company on 29 January 2019. Mr. HP Tan is also a member of Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Group. He is mainly responsible for the overall strategic planning, management, operation and business development of the Group and oversees day-to-day aspects of its operations including finance, contracts and logistics operations and implements strategies that aim to achieve the Group’s missions.

Mr. HP Tan has accumulated approximately 24 years’ experience in the civil construction industry since he joined the Group as project manager in 1996. He was appointed as a director of TBK in April 1997 and Prestasi Senadi in June 1997 and promoted to be the managing director of the Group in April 1997. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. HP Tan worked as a programmer with Arthur Andersen Sdn. Bhd. from 1989 to 1990. From 1990 to 1992, he worked as a system analyst with Andersen Consulting Sdn. Bhd. Since 1992, he has run a housing development company in Malaysia.

Mr. HP Tan obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, United States of America, in May 1988.

 

Mr. Tang Zhiming (‘‘Mr. Tang’’) 

Mr. Tang was appointed as an executive Director on 4 February 2021. He is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Group. Mr. Tang has over ten years’of experience in the oil product trading business. He is also a director and general manager of Foundation International Resources Limited (匯基國際資源有限公司) since June 2011, where he is mainly responsible for non-ferrous metal mining and oil business in West Africa. Mr. Tang was a director and a general manager of Shenzhen Qianhai Xianglong Petrochemical Company Limited* (深圳前海祥龍石油化工有限公司) from December 2016 to May 2021, where he was mainly responsible for the trading of crude oil, diluted asphalt, refined oil and petroleum products. Mr. Tang worked as a director and general manager of Harvest Resources International Limited (利泰豐資源國際有限公司) from August 2011 to December 2016, where he was mainly responsible for mining investment and development business in West Africa. He worked as a general manager of Lian Zhou Shi Qing He Mineral Processing Company Limited* (連州市清和選礦有限公司) from August 2008 to May 2011, where he was mainly responsible for mining, processing and trading of iron ore, lead-zinc ore and other non-ferrous metal minerals.

Mr. Tang completed his secondary education at Guangdong Province Qingyuan Lianzhou City XingjiangCollege* (廣東省清遠連州市星江中學), the PRC in 1991.

 

Mr. Chen Da (“Mr. Chen”)

Mr. Chen has over thirteen years’ of experience in natural resource trading business. He has worked as the general manager of Global Engineering & Trading (HONG KONG) Limited since November 2019, where he is mainly responsible for operating and managing international trade and logistics business. Prior to that, he worked at Wu Kuang International Engineering & Technology Company Limited* (五礦國際工程技術 有限公司) from November 2008 to October 2019, where he started off as the Project Manager and was gradually promoted to be the Deputy General Manager. While he worked as the Deputy General Manager, he was responsible for the management of international business activities of the company in countries other than China. 

 

Non-executive Director

Ms. Chooi Pey Nee (“Ms. Chooi”)

Ms. Chooi was appointed as a Director on 24 January 2019 and was re-designated as a non-executive Director on 29 January 2019. Ms. Chooi has over 22 years of professional experience in audit, dealing in securities, operations of fund management companies and compliance.

 

Ms. Chooi joined Stahl Associates Pte. Ltd. from January 2021 to April 2021 and was then transferred to KiboInvest Pte. Ltd. where she currently holds the position of investment operations and compliance administrator. Since June 2017, she has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of GT Steel Construction Group Limited, a company listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange (Stock code: 8402).

 

Ms. Chooi graduated from the University of Malaya, Malaysia with a degree of Bachelor of Accounting in July 1993. Her relevant professional experience are as follows: from 1993 to 2003, Ms. Chooi worked as an auditor at Price Waterhouse and worked in various firms such as Halim Securities Sdn Bhd, Pengkalan Securities Sdn Bhd and AM Securities Sdn Bhd in Malaysia where she gained exposure and experience in brokerage, analysis, portfolio management, equity research and investment analysis, etc.; from August 2011 to March 2015, she worked at ISR Capital Limited (formerly known as Asiasons WFG Financial Ltd.) and her last held the position of head of compliance; from March 2015 to December 2015, she worked as the chief operating officer at Kingsbridge Capital Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Infiniti Asset Management Pte. Ltd.); from July 2016 to June 2017, she worked at Four Seasons Asia Investment Pte. Ltd. and her last held position was vice president of compliance and internal audit; and from July 2017 to December 2020, Ms. Chooiworked at Soochow Securities CSSD 

(Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and held the position of vice president, compliance, risk management & admin.

 

Independent non-executive Directors

Mr. Chu Hoe Tin (“Mr. Chu”)

Mr. Chu was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 5 September 2019. Mr. Chu is also the chairman of Audit Committee and a member of Nomination Committee. He has over 14 years of professional experience in accounting, audit and taxation. Mr. Chu has been the company secretary of SRE Group Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 1207), since July 2019.

From September 2006 to July 2013, Mr. Chu worked at an audit firm B.T. Wong & Co where his last position was audit senior. From August 2013 to February 2016, he was a senior accountant at Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited. From February 2016 to July 2019, he was an accounting manager at China Minsheng DIT Group Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 726).

Mr. Chu has been a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries since 2013 and 2019 respectively. Mr. Chu graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting from Napier University, United Kingdom in January 2007 and obtained the degree of Master of Corporate Governance by The Open University of Hong Kong in November 2018.

 

Mr. Ng Ying Kit (“Mr. Ng”)

Mr. Ng was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 27 October 2020. He is also the chairman of Remuneration Committee and a member of Audit Committee. Mr. Ng has more than 10 years of experience in corporate finance and investment banking and has considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing and corporate strategic planning. He held senior management position in a Hong Kong listed company overseeing the corporate finance function.

He is currently an executive director of Grand Ocean Advanced Resources Company Limited (the shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, (stock code: 65) since February 2015 where he is mainly responsible for the business development and corporate finance function. Mr. Ng graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

 

Mr. Wong Sze Lok (“Mr. Wong”)

Mr. Wong Sze Lok was appointed as an independentnon-executive Director, the chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee on 4 February 2021.

Mr. Wong has over ten years’ of experience in auditing and corporate governance. Mr. Wong is an independent non-executive director of Grand Field Group Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ‘‘Stock Exchange’’) (Stock code: 115), since July 2018. He has also served as the company secretary of Unitas Holdings Limited, a company listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange (Stock code: 8020), since August 2018. Mr.Wong was appointed as the chief financial officer of Century Entertainment International Holdings Limited (formerly known as Amax International Holdings Limited), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock code: 959), from 2012 to 2019.

Mr. Wong obtained a bachelor of arts degree in accountancy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November 1996 and a master of management degree from Macquarie University in November 2004. Mr. Wong is currently a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.