Board of Directors

Xian Ming
Non-Executive Chairman

Mr. Xian was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman on September 5, 2008, and is currently a member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Xian has served Sinochem in various general management and executive positions since 1991 in departments like Sinochem Liaoning (Organic Chemicals), Risk Management, Sinochem Storage and Transportation Company, President Office and Operations Management Department, Export Department, etc. Since November 2003, Mr. Xian serves as Vice-President in Sinochem International Corporation, as Director and a member of Audit Committee (up to December 2007) as well as Chairman of Sinochem International (Overseas) Pte Ltd, Singapore.

Mr. Xian holds a Bachelor of Diesel Locomotive from Dalian Railway Institute, a Bachelor of Economics from University of International Business and Economics, Beijing (August 1993) and a Master degree of Change Management from BI Norwegian School of Management - Fudan University (June 2005).

Elson Ng Keng Kwang
FCIB, FCIS, FCMI
Executive Director

Mr. Ng has been an Executive Director, President & Chief Operating Officer since July 23, 1999 and was last re-elected a Director on April 27, 2007. He was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer on September 9, 2003. Mr. Ng is also an Executive Director of GMG Holdings Ltd, Director of GMG International SA, Cameroon, Hevecam SA, Cameroon, Green Ventures Cameroon SA, Tropical Rubber Cote d’Ivoire, GMG Services Pte Ltd and a Commissioner of P.T. Bumi Jaya, Indonesia. Mr. Ng joined the Group in January 1998 as President & Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Ng is a Fellow of the United Kingdom based Chartered Institute of Bankers (FCIB), Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (FCIS) and the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI) as well as a graduate of the Pacific Rim Bankers Program, Stanford/NUS Executive Program, University of Hawaii-Advanced Management Program and the University of Michigan-Southeast Asia Business Program.

Mr. Ng worked for over 30 years with various local and foreign banks, and attended executive management training in both Australia and USA. He spent 17 years with Wells Fargo Bank, NA, San Francisco and Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu in general management positions in the region. At Bank of Hawaii, he held positions such as Senior Vice President and Country Manager of the South and Southeast Asia Region (including India), General Manager of the Singapore Offshore Branch, Regional General Manager of its Hong Kong Branch (including China and Taiwan) and Managing Director of Hawaii Financial Corporation (HK) Ltd.

Mr. Ng was appointed to the Board of Trustees of AFRASIA Business Council (a TICAD’s initiative) in April 2005, and serves as the Chairman of its Investments & Trade Commission. Over the last few years, Mr. Ng has been on the panel for UNDP/TICAP/INWENT/WORLD BANK’s forums on Africa developments in Mauritius, Cameroon, Paris, Bonn and Tanzania. Mr. Ng also sits in the Board of Trustees of PK Fokam Institution of Excellency, Cameroon.

Jeffrey Gondobintoro
Executive Director

Mr. Jeffrey Gondobintoro was appointed Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer on September 9, 2003 and was last re-elected a Director on April 28, 2006. He was appointed as Managing Director of GMG Investment (S) Pte Ltd with effective from January 2, 1998 and was a Director since January 28, 1994. Mr. Jeffrey Gondobintoro is also Chairman and Director of GMG International SA, Cameroon, Director of Hevecam SA, Cameroon and Tropical Rubber Cote d’Ivoire, Green Ventures Cameroon SA, GMG Services Pte Ltd and President Director of P.T. Bumi Jaya, Indonesia.

Since 1995, he has been involved in the marketing and management of natural rubber plantation and in the setting up and management of natural rubber processing plant of the Group. In 2007, he spearheaded the Indonesian growth strategy and successfully concluded the Group’s 51% joint-venture in P.T. Bumi Jaya, Indonesia, which began operations in late August 2007.

Mr. Jeffrey Gondobintoro holds a Bachelor of Business Admistration from University of Denver, USA (1994).

Li Xuetao
Executive Director

Mr. Li joined the Group on September 5, 2008 and was appointed an Executive Director and Vice-President of GMG Global Ltd on September 5, 2008. He was appointed Joint-Managing Director of GMG Investment (S) Pte Ltd, Director of GMG Holdings Ltd, Green Ventures Cameroon SA, Tropical Rubber Cote d’Ivoire and a Commissioner of P.T. Bumi Jaya, Indonesia. He is also a Director of Sinochem International (Overseas) Pte Ltd, Singapore.

Mr. Li has 15 years of experience in tyres export and distribution, synthetic rubber distribution and natural rubber trading, marketing and processing. He served from January 2003 to August 2008, as the General Manager (Rubber Business Division) of Sinochem International Corporation, and was involved in the whole management of the rubber business line. He was also the Vice-President of Sinochem International Corporation before joining the Group.

Mr. Li assists the Group’s Chief Executive Officer in the Group’s strategy management, as well as formulating policities and procedures including implementation. As the Joint-Managing Director of GMG Investment (S) Pte Ltd, he jointly manages the day-to-day business matters of GMG Investment (S) Pte Ltd, Tropical Rubber Cote d’Ivoire, P.T. Bumi Jaya and Hevecam SA, Cameroon as well as managing its marketing and sales strategy.

Mr. Li holds a Bachelor of Economics from University of International Business and Economics, Beijing (August 1993) and a Master degree of Change Management from BI Norwegian School of Management - Fudan University (June 2005).

Qin Hengde
Non-Executive Director

Mr. Qin was appointed as Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee of GMG Global Ltd on September 5, 2008. Mr. Qin is also the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Sinochem International Corporation. By virtue of his excellent leadership and a wealth of experience, Mr. Qin has been the Director of the Finance Department and the Chief Accountant of Hubei Hongqi Electrician Group and the Chief Accountant of National Investment Resource Development Co., Ltd (a Public Company). In 2002, he joined D’Long International Strategic Investment Co., Ltd and was the Deputy General Manager of the Investment Management Department.

Mr. Qin holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Nanjing University of Science & Technology and further obtained his Master of Science in Management Engineering from Huazhong University of Science & Technology (2002).

Ong Kian Min
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Ong has been an Independent Non-Executive Director since November 19, 1999 and was last re-elected a Director on April 30, 2008. He is the Chairman of the both the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Mr Ong was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1988 and to the Singapore Bar the following year. In addition to practising as a consultant with Drew & Napier LLC, a leading Singapore law firm, he is a senior adviser of Alpha Advisory Pte. Ltd. (a financial and corporate advisory firm) and an executive director of Katana Asset Management Pte. Ltd. In his 19 years’ of legal practice, he focused on corporate and commercial law such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring and corporate finance. Mr Ong also serves as an independent director and chairs most of the audit committees of several other SGX-ST listed companies.

Mr Ong was awarded the President’s Scholarship and Police Force Scholarship in 1979. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) external degree from the University of London and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in England. Mr Ong has been a Member of Parliament of Singapore since January 1997, and serves as Deputy Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Transport.

Tay Puan Siong, JP
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Tay has been an Independent Non-Executive Director since November 19, 1999 and was last re-elected a Director on April 27, 2007. Mr. Tay is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of both the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Tay was an Executive Vice-President of Singapore Bus Service (1978) Ltd (1971 – 1996) and Executive Deputy Chairman of L&M Group Investments Ltd (1996 – 1999). He is currently a Non-Executive Director of three other companies listed on the SGX. At Stamford Tyres Corporation Limited, he is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee. At Superior Multi-Packaging Limited, he is Chairman of the Executive Resource and Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee. At Times Publishing Limited, he is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of Executive Committee.

Mr. Tay holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (1971) from the then University of Singapore, and attended the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development in 1984 and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.

Mr. Tay has been a Justice of the Peace since 1994.