FY 2011 Annual Report - Sheng Siong

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Sheng Siong Annual Report 2011
Board of Directors
GOH YEOW TIN
Lead Independent Director
Appointed: 22 June 2011
(Retiring and standing for re-election at the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting)
Mr Goh Yeow Tin is our Lead Independent Director.
He is currently the chief executive officer of Seacare
Education Pte Ltd which specialises in providing
educational services and consultancy in Singapore,
Malaysia and China. Mr Goh began his career with
the Economic Development Board (“EDB”) where he headed the Local Industries Unit and was subsequently
appointed a director of EDB’s Automation Applications Centre between 1984 and 1988. He served as deputy
executive director of the Singapore Manufacturers’ Association (now known as the Singapore Manufacturers’
Federation) from 1983 to 1984. In 1988, Mr Goh joined Tonhow Industries Ltd, the first plastic injection moulding
company to be listed on SESDAQ (now known as Catalist), and served as the deputy managing director until
1990. Mr Goh was also a founding member of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) in
1986, and in 1989, Mr. Goh founded, and served as general manager of, International Franchise Pte Ltd, a
pioneer in the franchising business in Singapore, until 1991. Between 1990 and 2000, Mr Goh served as the
vice-president of Times Publishing Ltd., and was responsible for retail and distribution businesses in Singapore,
Hong Kong and various parts of South-east Asia. He currently also serves as an independent director of Juken
Technology Ltd (appointed in 2005), a non-executive director of Oakwell Engineering Ltd (appointed in 2006),
and an independent director of Lereno Bio-Chem Ltd (appointed in 2007), and an independent director of
Vicom Ltd (appointed in 2010), all of which are companies listed on the SGX-ST.
Mr Goh was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1998 and the Public Service Star in 2006 by the President
of the Republic of Singapore. Mr Goh is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He holds a
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Hons) from the University of Singapore (now known as the
National University of Singapore) and a Masters’ degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the
Asian Institute of Technology.
JONG VOON HOO
Independent Director
Appointed: 22 June 2011
Mr Jong Voon Hoo is our Independent Director. Mr
Jong currently serves as chief financial officer of
Youcan Foods International Ltd, a company listed on
the SGX-ST, where he is responsible for overseeing
accounting and finance matters. Mr Jong began
his career in 1996 in Arthur Andersen where he
was involved in assurance, business advisory, and
transaction advisory services. During his tenure in Arthur Andersen, Mr Jong was responsible for, inter alia,
performing operational and financial audits of publicly listed companies and multinational corporations operating
in different industries, and developing and implementing plans to enhance the efficiency and efficacy of business