Tay Beng Chuan was appointed as our Independent Director on 4 December 2000. He was also appointed as an Independent Director of United Envirotech Ltd with effect 1 October 2008. He was a Nominated Member of Parliament from 1 October 1997 till dissolution of Parliament on 18 October 2001. He is a Member of the Singapore Parliamentary Society. A Board Member of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board since April 2005, he is now the Board's Chairman effective 7 February 2007. He was the President of The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry from March 1997 till March 2001 and is currently the Honorary President of the said Chamber. He is the Chairman of Premium Funding Singapore Pte Ltd, which is an insurance premium funding and licenced money-lending company. He is also the Managing Director of Winnow Investments Pte Ltd, Ocean Navigation Pte Ltd and Alor Star Shipping Pte Ltd. These companies are involved in general trading and investments, ship chartering and shipping related activities. He holds a Diploma of Commerce from the Gordon Technical Institution in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Chong Hon Kuan Ivan
Independent Director

Chong Hon Kuan Ivan was appointed as our Non-Executive Director on 4 December 2000. On 1 June 2007, he became our Independent Director. He is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) and chairs the Business Practice Committee and concurrently, the advisor to the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS), the treasurer of CSR Singapore Compact, and has been conferred "Friend of Labour" Award by National Trade Union Congress. In the past, he had served as President of the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents and Chairman of ASAS. On 5 June 2008, he was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and has subsequently been appointed as Executive Director of Rockeby Biomed Ltd, an Australian listed, Singapore based biotechnology company, with effect from 16 February 2009.

Lien Kait Long
Non-Executive Director

Lien Kait Long was appointed as Non-Executive Director to the Board in May 2008. He has extensive experience in accounting and finance, corporate management and business investments. He is currently serving as an Independent Director on the boards of several Singapore and Chinese companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. The listed companies that he has present and prior experience in, are from diverse industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, oil and gas, textiles as well as food and beverage. Apart from being an Independent Director, he also holds a number of senior management positions as well as executive directorships in various public and private corporations in Singapore, Hong Kong and China. Mr Lien holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Nanyang University, and is a fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and of CPA Australia.

Li Ling Xiu
Non-Executive Director

Li Ling Xiu was appointed as Non-Executive Director to the Board in April 2008. She is also currently serving as Non-Executive Director to Centillion Environment & Recycling Limited, a company listed on the Singapore Exchange. In addition, she also holds a number of directorships in various private corporations in Australia, Hong Kong and China. She is currently holding the position as Chief Executive Officer in Chip Lian Investments (HK) Limited since Apr 2001.

Chow Hock Meng
Alternate Director to Li Ling Xiu

Chow Hock Meng is an alternate director to Miss Li Ling Xiu in Novena Holdings Limited and Centillion Environment & Recycling Limited. He is the General Manager of Oei Hong Leong Foundation Pte Ltd and has about 25 years of experience in corporate finance and investments. He holds a degree in Banking and Finance from Monash University.