Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Uni-Asia Finance ...

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Uni-Asia Finance Corporation Annual Report 2009
Board of Directors
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1. Mr. Ang Miah Khiang
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Ang Miah Khiang was appointed as our Independent
Director on 26 June 2007 and has been taking the position
of a Lead Independent Director since 19 March 2008.
Mr. Ang was last re-elected as Director at the Company’s
Annual General Meeting on 18 April 2008.
He spent the greater part of his career in the SME financing
business, having held the position of Managing Director of GE
Commercial Financing (Singapore) Ltd, formerly known as Heller
Financial (S) Ltd. He was also concurrently regional director
for GE related businesses in Asia Pacific. Mr. Ang is a Fellow of
the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and
holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of
Singapore. He is also an independent director of Asia Enterprises
Holding Ltd, Avaplas Ltd, and Heng Long International Ltd.
2. Mr. Ronnie Teo Heng Hock
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Ronnie Teo Heng Hock was appointed as Independent
Director of the Company on 26 June 2007 and was last
re-elected as DIrector at the Company’s Annual General Meeting
on 24 April 2009. Mr. Teo is currently the Managing Director
of Financial Reengineering Pte Ltd, a management consulting
firm specialising in investment advisory services. Mr. Teo was
previously the Managing Director of DBS Asset Management
Ltd and the General Manager of DBS Finance Limited.
Mr. Teo holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) degree in
Economics from the then-University of Singapore.
Mr. Teo is concurrently an independent director of Berger Paints
(S) Pte Ltd, Berger International Limited, Shanghai Asia Holdings
Ltd, and Yeoman 3-Rights Value Asia Fund. His directorship in
listed companies over the preceding three years includes an
independent director of Sunvic Chemical Holdings Ltd and
Behringer Corporation Ltd.
3. Mr. Rajan Menon
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Rajan Menon was appointed as Independent
Non-Executive Director of the company in April 2008 and
was last re-elected as Director at the Company’s Annual
General Meeting on 24 April 2009. Mr. Menon’s 38 year
career in Singapore comprises public appointments like Senior
Deputy Registrar of Land Titles & Deed and Deputy Public
Prosecutor & State Counsel. He was also a Credit Manager
with The Hongkong And Shanghai Banking Corporation prior
to joining the Law Practice, KhattarWong in 1981, where he
was Managing Partner from 1999 to 2006 and is currently a
senior partner.
Mr. Menon is an Independent Director of Berger International
Limited, which is listed on the SGX-ST, and a Board Member
of Manulife (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Prochem Holdings Pte Ltd,
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Singapore) Limited, Special
Olympics Asia Pacific Ltd, Tangreat Investments and Quick
Investments Pte Ltd.
Mr. Menon graduated from the University of Singapore with
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree in 1971 and was admitted
as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in
1973 and is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales.
Mr. Menon is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators,
United Kingdom; Singapore Institute of Arbitrators;
Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators and Singapore Institute
of Directors. He was conferred The Public Service Medal
of Singapore.