Mr Lin Shaoxiong (林少雄)
Executive Chairman and CEO. He was appointed onto the Board of Directors of our Company on 9 April 2007. He is responsible for the strategic business direction and development of our Group. Mr Lin started his career in Hengfa Light Industry in 1998 at its inception, as the General Manager, where he was responsible for the establishment of the business and for its business and operations. He was a councillor in Jinjiang City, Fujian Province Youth Commercial Club (晋江市青年商会) from 2005 to 2007 and Fujian Province Footwear Association (福建省鞋业协会) from 2006 to 2007. He has also been the Honorary Chairman of the Quanzhou City Sino-foreign Association (泉州市中外联谊协会) since 2006. Lin Shaoxiong graduated with a Diploma in Business Management from the Fujian Forestry College (福建林学院) in 1999.
Mr Lin Shaoqin (林少钦)
Executive Director. He was appointed onto the Board of Directors of our Company on 10 April 2007. Mr Lin is also the Sales and Marketing Manager of our Group and is responsible for all aspects of the sales and marketing of our products. He started his career with us in 2004 as a trainee, during which he became well acquainted with all aspects of our our business and operation. Thereafter, he was appointed the Sales and Marketing Manager in 2005, and helped develop our Sales and Marketing Department to expand our sales and distribution network. He graduated from the Jin Nan Chinese School, Manila, Philippines in 2003 with a diploma in Economics.
Ms Lai Chin Yee
Ms Lai was appointed as our Independent Director on 4 June 2007. She is our lead Independent Director. Ms Lai has more than 19 years of experience in auditing, taxation, finance and accounting. She started her career in 1987 as a Graduate Assistant in KPMG Singapore, where she was later promoted to Audit Senior and then Audit Supervisor before being seconded to KPMG Melbourne in 1991. In 1993, she was promoted to Audit Manager. Subsequently, she joined Arthur Andersen, Shanghai in July 1997 as a Senior Audit Manager. She later rejoined KPMG Singapore as a Senior Audit Manager. In May 2000, she joined Qian Hu Corporation Limited, a Singapore listed company, as the Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary. She is currently the Finance Director of Qian Hu Corporation Limited, where she is responsible for overseeing the accounting, finance, treasury and taxation functions of the company and for ensuring the company's compliance with accounting standards in the countries it operates in. In December 2006, she was appointed by the Ministry of Finance as a Council Member of the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance (CCDG). Ms Lai graduated with a Bachelor degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore in 1987 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountant of Singapore (FCPA).
Mr Tham Hock Chee
Mr Tham was appointed as our Independent Director on 4 June 2007. From 1972 to 1973, he worked in a German tool company, Fraesmaeschinen Reckermann as a Production Planner. Thereafter, he worked in the Singapore Economic Development Board as an investment officer from 1973 to 1979, where he was responsible for investment promotion and industrial training. He then joined Guthrie Singapore as a Product Manager in 1979 till 1983. From 1984 to 1985, Mr Tham worked as a General Sales Manager of Polaroid Singapore Private Limited. From 1985 to 1999, Mr Tham joined the Trade Development Board as the manager for Market Development (emerging markets) and was promoted to director in 1995, where he was responsible for the approval of subsidies for local companies through evaluation of their financial viability. Mr Tham subsequently worked in the Singapore Confederation of Industries as its Secretary General and was responsible for its entire operation and financial matters, including budget and financial control and cashflow management. He was later appointed a Senior Management Consultant in Droege & Comp Singapore Pte Ltd, a German management consulting company in 2002 till 2003. Between 2003 and July 2004, Mr Tham worked as a freelance management consultant. He then joined Sitoca Pte Ltd in July 2004 as a director of business development. Mr Tham left Sitoca Pte Ltd in March 2005 and is now a freelance management consultant. He received a scholarship from the German Government to study in Germany in 1967, where he graduated in 1972 as a Production engineer from Fachhochschule Hamburg.
Mr Sim Hong Boon
Mr Sim was appointed as our Independent Director on 27 April 2010. He has a wealth of business and PRC experience as shown in his extensive working experience especially in PRC projects. His reputation and integrity are beyond doubt, with him holding numerous honorary titles and prestigious awards both as a professional and in public service. He is also currently the lead independent director of China Auto Electronics Group Limited.