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Board Of Directors
Mr Choy Bing Choong
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Mr Choy Bing Choong (“Mr Choy”) joined the Company as Chief Investment Officer in July 2014 and assumed the position of Group Chief Operating Officer in March 2020 while joining the Board at the same time (Date of last re-appointment as Director: 29 April 2024). He was redesignated as Executive Chairman on 11 August 2023. He is responsible for formulating the Group’s business strategies and plans, overseeing investor relations, regulatory and compliance functions and leading new business initiatives.
Mr Choy has more than 30 years of work experience in a variety of roles in multiple industries and countries. Prior to joining the Company, he spent 8 years with the Corporate Finance Department at CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch, where he last held the position of Director, Corporate Finance. Before his stint at CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch, Mr Choy served 3 years in the Corporate and Capital Markets Group at Rajah & Tann. Apart from his home base in Singapore, he has also worked in China, the United Kingdom and Indonesia.
He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore and holds a Bachelor’s of Accountancy Degree from the National University of Singapore. He is also a Senior Accredited Director accredited by the Singapore Institute of Directors. In addition, Mr Choy also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Human Capital Management (Organisational Development and Psychology) from the SHRI Academy, and is an INSEAD certified coach.
Mr Tsng Joo Peng
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Mr Tsng Joo Peng (“Mr Tsng”) was appointed to our Board on 1 August 2005 (Date of last re-appointment as Director: 29 April 2025) and he was appointed as our Group Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) on 31 October 2013. As Group CEO, he is primarily responsible for leading the Group’s business and corporate services units and executing its strategies. Mr Tsng has been a Director of Natural Cool Airconditioning & Engineering Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company since 1993. Prior to joining our Group, Mr Tsng was a Director and Shareholder of Aircon Designs Pte. Ltd., Aircon Designs Services Pte. Ltd., QPA Pte. Ltd., Quality Perfect Assurance Pte. Ltd. and NC Airconditioning Pte. Ltd..
Mr Tran Phuoc (Lucas)
LEAD INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Tran Phuoc (Lucas) (“Mr Tran”) was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 11 November 2022 (Date of last re-appointment as Director: 27 April 2023) and he is the Lead Independent Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committees.
Mr Tran is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over thirty-five years of public accounting experience. He was a partner with KPMG Singapore from 2000 to 2020.
He has extensive experience in public accounting which includes auditing, advising on financial reporting matters as well as regulatory compliance matters relating to the Companies Act and SGX-ST listing rules, initial public offerings, restructuring exercises, due diligence and merger and acquisitions.
Mr Tran is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Mr Tan Siew Bin Ronnie
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Tan Siew Bin Ronnie (“Mr Tan”) was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 28 July 2021 (Date of last re-appointment as Director: 29 April 2024). He is the Chairman of our Nominating Committee and a member of the Company’s Audit and Risk and Remuneration Committees.
Mr Tan is one of the founding Directors of Central Chambers Law Corporation in Singapore with more than 30 years of post-qualification experience. He is a Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths and heads of the Civil and Criminal practice. Mr Tan began his legal practice as a litigator and moved into areas of corporate and commercial advice. Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Laws from University of London and admitted to the English and Singapore Bar in 1989 and 1991 respectively.
Mr KO CHUAN AUN
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Ko Chuan Aun (“Mr Ko”) was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 29 April 2026. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Nominating Committee.
Mr Ko is currently an Independent Director of Sheng Siong Group Ltd., MoneyMax Financial Services Ltd and Oxley Holdings Limited. He previously served as President and Executive Director of KOP Limited, and has also held independent directorships in HSK Resources Pte. Ltd., Koon Holdings Limited, KSH Holdings Limited, Lian Beng Group Pte. Ltd. and Pavillon Holdings Ltd.
Mr Ko has over 15 years of experience with the former Trade Development Board of Singapore (“TDB”), now Enterprise Singapore, where his last appointment was Head of China Operations. Over the past 30 years, he has been actively involved in business investments in the PRC market. He was previously a member of the Steering Committee of Network China. He also served as Chairman of the Tourism Sub-Committee under the Singapore-Sichuan Trade and Investment Committee, as well as Investment Advisor to the Fushun Foreign Trade & Economic Co-operation Bureau, PRC.
Mr Ko previously served as Vice Chairman of the Public Relations Committee of the Singapore-China Business Association and Vice President of the Enterprise Singapore Society. He is currently Vice President of the Singapore Koh Clan Association.
Mr Ko was awarded the Service to Education (Pewter) by the Ministry of Education in 2016. He holds a Diploma in Export Marketing, a then Trade Development Board’s scholarship initiative. He was also appointed Class Monitor of the Regional Business Leaders Executive Education Programme conducted by the Tsinghua School of Economics and Management.