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United Kingdom, Australia and
New Zealand. He was formerly the
Executive Group Deputy Chairman
of LMA International NV, a global
medical device company listed
on SGX until December 2010 and
before that, its President (2004
to 2006). He also served as
the Chairman of the Building &
Construction Authority, Singapore
(2001 to 2007) and of Senoko
Power Limited (2002 to 2008) and
was formerly a director (2006 to
2012) and Deputy Chairman of the
Singapore Institute of Management
(2010 to 2012). He was also a
director of NTUC FairPrice Co-
operative (1999 to 2011) and its
Deputy Chairman (2008 to 2011).
He was Deputy Chairman of Agri-
Foods and Veterinary Authority of
Singapore (2000 to 2006); and the
Group Managing Director of Pan-
United Corporation Limited (1997
to 2000) and JC-MPH Ltd. (1993
to 1997); and Divisional Director,
Chief Operating Officer and Chief
Executive Officer of Cold Storage
Holdings Ltd (1981 to 1993). He was
the former Chairman, President
and Honorary Secretary of the
Singapore Institute of Directors.
He is currently a non-executive
director of Boustead Singapore
Ltd and Silverlake Axis Ltd, both
being companies listed on SGX.
He is also Chairman of Gas Supply
Pte. Ltd, and a non-executive
director of several companies
including Econ Healthcare Ltd,
Taylor’s Education Pte Ltd and
Classic Fine Foods Ltd. During the
preceding three years, Mr. Lim had
no other principal commitments.
Mr. Lim graduated with a BA
Honours (Economics) from the
University of Malaya in 1962 and
is an Honorary Fellow of the
Singapore Institute of Directors.
Mr. Paul CHENG Kwok Kin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed 10 October 2013
Chairman of the Audit Committee &
Member of the Nominating
Committee
Mr. Cheng brings with him
extensive management and
operational experience covering
accounting, financial services,
legal , compl iance, company
secretar i a l and corporate
governance matters. He was a
board director, deputy president
and chief administration officer
of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
(HK) Holdings Limited (“MUHK”),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group,
Japan, and held these positions
until his retirement from MUHK in
December 2012.
Mr. Cheng qualified as a Chartered
Accountant in the United Kingdom
in 1976 and was a partner of a
firm of Chartered Accountants in
London for 14 years. He retired
from the partnership in June
1992 to join Worldsec Limited,
an investment banking group
headquartered in Hong Kong.
Mr. Cheng held, for more than 10
years, senior management roles
in the finance, operations and
administration of the Worldsec
group until April 2006 when he
left to join MUHK.
Currently, Mr. Cheng serves on
the board of Xinyi Solar Holdings
Limited (since 2013), a company
listed on the Main Board of the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as
an independent non-executive
director, chairman of the audit
committee and member of the
remuneration and nomination
committees. Mr. Cheng also
serves on the board of R M
Group Holdings Limited (since
2013), a company listed on the
Growth Enterprise Market of the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as
an independent non-executive
director and chairman of the
audit committee and member of
the remuneration and nomination
committees. He also serves on the
Audit Profession Reform Working
Group of the Hong Kong Institute
of Certified Public Accountants
and on the membership committee
of the Hong Kong Securities and
Investment Institute.
Mr. Cheng did not serve on
the boards of any other listed
companies in the preceding three
years, and had no other principal
commitments except for his
appointments in the MUHK group
of companies.