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12Middle East Development Singapore Ltd.Annual Report 2008Board of DirectorsMr. Hoon Tai MengIndependent DirectorMr. Hoon was first appointed to the Board ofDirectors on 18 January 2007 and was lastre-elected on 26 October 2007. He has beenproposed for re-election at the Company’sforthcoming Annual General Meeting on 23October 2008.He is the Chairman of the Nominating Committeeand sits on the Audit and RemunerationCommittees.An advocate and solicitor by training, he iscurrently a partner with KhattarWong. Besideshaving more than 12 years of experience in lawpractice, Mr. Hoon also has some 20 years ofexperience in financial planning and management,audit, tax and corporate secretarial functions. Mr.Hoon also holds directorships in Chip Eng SengCorporation, Federal International (2000) Ltd,Intraco Limited, Equation Corp Limited, Sin GheeHuat Corporation Ltd, Time Watch InvestmentsLimited and Yangtze China Investment Limited.Mr. Hoon has a Bachelor of Commerce degreein accountancy from Nanyang University and aLLB (Honours) from University of London. He is aFellow of the Chartered Institute of ManagementAccountants (United Kingdom), a Fellow of theAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants(United Kingdom), a Fellow Certified PublicAccountant (Singapore) and a Barrister-at-Law(Middle Temple).Mr. Tee Tua BaIndependent DirectorMr. Tee was first appointed to the Board ofDirectors on 18 January 2007 and was last reelectedon 26 October 2007.He is the Chairman of the RemunerationCommittee and sits on the Audit and NominatingCommittees.Mr. Tee is currently the Ambassador (Non-Resident) to the United Arab Emirates. He hasheld various appointments within the Ministry ofHome Affairs, including as the Commissioner ofPolice. Throughout his career with the Ministryof Home Affairs, he has received many awards,among them the Public Administration Medal(Silver) in 1974, the Public Administration Medal(Gold) in 1981 and the Meritorious ServiceMedal in 1998. Mr. Tee was also awarded “TanSri” title by the Malaysian Government uponbeing conferred the Panglima Setia Mahkota(PSM) in 1994 and the Royal Malaysia PoliceOrder of Valour Medal in 1996. He has beenthe Ambassador to the Arab Republic ofEgypt, the Ambassador to Jordan as well asHigh Commissioner to Cyprus and to Bruneirespectively.Mr. Tee holds a degree in LLB (Honours) fromthe University of Singapore. He was admittedto the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1967.
Middle East Development Singapore Ltd.Annual Report 2008 13Management TeamDR. OUSSAMA AL-DIMASHKIChief Executive OfficerDr. Al-Dimashki was appointed CEO of the Company in January2007. He is also the Executive Director of the Company. He isresponsible for the overall planning of the business and corporatedevelopment of the Group. Dr. Al-Dimashki will be relinquishing hisrole on 1 November 2008.MR. ONG SOON TEIKChief Operating OfficerSoon Teik was appointed Chief Operating Officer in June 2008. Hebecame an Executive Director of the Company in September 2008.He is also a Director of Hitchins International Pte Ltd, a subsidiaryof the Company.He assists our Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for theGroup’s business development and for the evaluation of the Group’sstrategic investment portfolio. Soon Teik is also responsible for theoperations of the Group.MS. ONG CHYE HONGChief Financial OfficerChye Hong joined the Company in July 2008 and is responsible forthe Group’s financial and management reporting functions.Chye Hong has hands-on financial and corporate experience,having assumed the role of financial controllership in various listedcompanies, in the manufacturing and construction industries. Priorto joining the Company, Chye Hong was the Financial Controller ofMiyoshi Precision Limited.Chye Hong is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered CertifiedAccountants (United Kingdom) and a Fellow of the Institute ofCertified Public Accountants (Singapore).MR. KHOO KOH SEONGProject DirectorKoh Seong joined the Group in May 2007 and he oversees theGroup’s Project Management and Development business. He sitson the Boards of the various subsidiaries of the Company.MR. YEO HOON SENGManaging Director, Waterproofing DivisionHoon Seng joined the Group in 1994 and oversees theGroup’s waterproofing business. He sits on the Boards ofthe various subsidiaries of the Company.Hoon Seng has about 25 years of experience in theinstallation operations of the waterproofing business.Hoon Seng is a member of the Marketing Institute ofSingapore as well as a member of the Chartered Instituteof Marketing, United Kingdom. He holds a TechnicianDiploma in Building from Singapore Polytechnic, a Diplomain Marketing from Chartered Institute of Marketing, UnitedKingdom and a Diploma in Sales & Marketing fromMarketing Institute of Singapore.MR. KIM LENG CHOONDirector, China OperationsLeng Choon joined the Group in 1996 and is responsiblefor the Group’s manufacturing and marketing operationsin China.Leng Choon is also the Executive Director of the Companyand sits on the Boards of the various subsidiaries of theCompany.MR. NG KIM KHUANDirector, Malaysia OperationsKim Khuan joined the Group in 1989 and he sits on theBoards of the various subsidiaries of the Company.With 25 years of commercial experience, Kim Khuan isresponsible for the Group’s operations in Malaysia.Kim Khuan has a Master (Honours) in BusinessAdministration from Oklahoma City University. He alsoholds a Diploma from The Chartered Institute of Marketingand a Graduate Diploma from The Institute of CommercialManagement in United Kingdom.Koh Seong, a Chartered Civic Engineer, having worked with majorconstruction companies, has extensive regional experience inproject management and construction. Prior to joining the Group,he has assumed the roles of Executive Director and ManagingDirector respectively, in LKN Construction Pte Ltd.Koh Seong has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Civil Engineeringfrom the University of Strathclyde, Glasglow, in United Kingdom. Heis a member of the Institute of Engineers in Singapore, Malaysia andis a member of the Institute of Civil Engineers in United Kingdom.He is also a registered Professional Engineer in Malaysia.
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