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Board of Directors Extracted from Annual Report 2007 Executive Directors
Executive Chairman and CEO, Dr. Al-Dimashki is the Managing Director of our controlling shareholder, M E Development LLC, which is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He has 17 years experience in teaching, research, public policies, consultancy and corporate management in North America and the Middle East. Dr. Al-Dimashki was educated at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science and a Doctorate in the fi eld of International and Agricultural Economics.
Executive Director, Mr. Wong is the Executive Director in-charge of our waterproofing division under the Hitchins Group of Companies with responsibilities for the overall management, strategic planning and direction of this business. He first joined Hitchins in 1978 and has held various positions including Technical Manager and Regional Technical Director. He has more than 28 years of experience in the building protection industry and holds a degree in Building Surveying from the Central Queensland University and Technician Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic. He is a Member of the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, Singapore Institute of Builder, Singapore Institute of Directors, and Council Member of the Singapore Concrete Institute.
Executive Director Mr. Kim joined as a Director of Hitchins-Da Sheng Holdings Ltd in 1996 and was subsequently appointed General Manager of Shanghai Hitchins, Da Sheng Waterproofing Materials Co. Ltd in 1997. He is based in Shanghai and is responsible for overseeing Hitchins’ waterproofing operations in the PRC. Prior to joining Hitchins in 1996, Mr. Kim was an entrepreneur running his own businesses in the PRC since 1992.
Executive Director Mr. Ng is the Business Development Director of the Hitchins waterproofi ng division. He has been with the Company for 25 years during which he held various positions including Technical Manager, Sales Engineer and Regional Marketing Manager. Mr. Ng holds a Technician Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic.
Executive Director Mr. Toh holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, a Master of Business Administration from Cranfield University, United Kingdom and a Diploma in Investment from the Institute of Banking and Finance, Singapore, where he won the Gold Medal. Prior to joining the company, he ran his own business and management consultancy practice. He was the Group General Manager and then the Managing Director of Hitchins (Far East) Pte Ltd from Nov 1997 to Jan 2001 prior to its name change to Hitchins Group Ltd and Initial Public Offering on SESDAQ. His experience includes various leadership positions with local companies as well as the operating units of MNCs in Malaysia and Singapore, within the building materials industry.
Non-Executive Directors
Mr. Issam Farid Halabi Mr. Halabi has more than 30 years of experience in project management, planning and engineering for large projects in the hospitality, education, health and infrastructure sectors. These include the Conference Centre in Kuwait, Teebah Hospital in Saudi Arabia and the Gresik Power Station in Indonesia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with Honours from Brussels University. He is a Member of the Middle East Shopping Council, Construction Management Association of America and the UAE Society of Engineers. He joined M E Development LLC as Vice President for Technical Affairs in March 2007.
Independent Directors
Mr. Hoon Tai Meng Mr. Hoon, an advocate and solicitor, is currently a Partner of KhattarWong. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in accountancy from Nanyang University, Singapore and a LLB
(Honours) from the University of London. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants (United Kingdom), a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certifi ed Accountants (United
Kingdom), a Fellow Certifi ed Public Accountant (Singapore) and a Barrister-at-Law (Middle Temple). He
was appointed an Independent Director, Nominating Committee Chairman and Member of Remuneration
Mr. Tan Song Koon Mr. Tan, who graduated from Nanyang University (Singapore) in 1979 majoring in Economics, Banking and Finance, was appointed an Independent Director, Audit Committee Chairman and Member of Nominating Committee on 18 January 2007 and a Member of Remuneration Committee on 20 April 2007. He has more than 25 years of hands-on and overall management experience in business development, manufacturing operations, new business start-up and corporate fi nance. He is also a director of Fuji Offset Plates Manufacturing Ltd and its subsidiaries, Super Multi Vending Pte Ltd, Super Vending Pte Ltd and an Independent Director of Time Watch Investments Ltd, Fujian Zhenyun Plastics Industry Co Ltd and Eco Water Ltd.
Mr. Tee Tua Ba Mr. Tee was appointed an Independent Director of the Company in 2007. He is currently the Remuneration Committee Chairman and Member of the Nominating and Audit Committees of the Company. A lawyer by training, he joined the Police Force in 1967 and became Commissioner of Police from July 1992 to July 1997. Upon his retirement, he served as High Commissioner to Brunei from 1997 to 2001. He was Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt and was also accredited as Ambassador to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and as High Commissioner to Cyprus from 2002 to 2006. He is presently Ambassador Designate (Non-Resident) to the United Arab Emirates.
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