SAILING THE SEAS OF SUCCESS - Swissco Holdings Limited

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr Yeo Chong Lin is our Executive Chairman. He is responsible
for the Group’s long-term growth and development,
and oversees its management. He is responsible for the
development of the overall business strategy and expansion of
our Group. He was appointed to the Company’s Board upon its
incorporation on 29 January 2004.
Mr Yeo Chong Lin founded Swissco Offshore in 1975. He
has been responsible for the overall management, strategic
planning and direction of our Group since 1972 when he
took over the helm of the predecessor of Swissco Offshore,
Sea Well Industrial and Supply Company which was a sole
proprietorship. Prior to 1972, Mr Yeo Chong Lin worked
with the then Singapore Harbour Board (predecessor of
the Port of Singapore Authority) for 19 years. He joined the
Singapore Harbour Board after obtaining his secondary school
qualification.
Mr Yeo Chong Lin has played a pivotal role in steering the
growth of our Group with his 33 years of experience in the
marine logistics industry. He has led our Group by exploring its
opportunities in the marine logistics industry by supplying the
needs of shipping lines in this region. He has been instrumental
in building up a good track record and reputation for our
Group. He has also successfully implemented a strategy to
provide a comprehensive range of services to meet all the
customers’ marine support and logistics needs at competitive
terms, with prompt, reliable and efficient service at all times. The
range of services available to the Group’s customers includes
the provision of ship repair and maintenance services.
Mr Alex Yeo Kian Teong is our Chief Executive Officer and
was appointed as a Director on the Company’s incorporation
on 29 January 2004. He is overall responsible for the day-today
management and operations of our Group. He assists the
Executive Chairman in developing and implementing business
strategies. He takes charge of the sales and marketing for key
customer accounts, and the purchasing and procurement
activities of our Group. He is also overall in charge of the
financial, corporate and administration matters of our Group. He
is also responsible for the effective management of the Group’s
regional operations and expansion.
Mr Alex Yeo Kian Teong graduated with a Bachelor of Science
in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco,
and joined Swissco Offshore in 1992 after his graduation and
completion of his national service, initially as an Operations
Executive. He assumed the role of Operations Manager in 1994
and oversaw the marketing of our Group’s business. In 1996, he
co-founded Swisko Berjaya to establish our Group’s presence
in Indonesia. He has been with our Group for 12 years and has
been responsible for identifying reliable and capable partners
to team up with them to expand and manage our overseas
operations. He is the son of our Executive Chairman.
Mr Phillip Chan Yee Foo is an Independent Director of the
Company and is the Chairman of our Remuneration Committee.
He was appointed as a Director on 7 June 2004.
He worked for Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) for over 25 years
from January 1974 to June 1999. His last executive appointment
at NOL was Divisional Head of the Administration Division from
1 January 1988 to 30 June 1999. He was appointed Consultant,
NOL from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000 and from 1
February 2001 to 31 July 2001. Presently, he is a Director of
Essen Pte Ltd.
Mr Phillip Chan Yee Foo holds a degree of Bachelor of Law
(Honours) from the University of London and a Diploma in
Management Studies with Distinction from the University of
Chicago Graduate School of Business in association with the
National Productivity Board, Singapore (now known as SPRING
Singapore). He completed the Programme in Management
Development at the Harvard University Graduate School of
Business Administration in Boston, USA.
Dr Chiang Hai Ding is an Independent Director of the
Company and Chairman of our Nominating Committee. He
was appointed as a Director on 7 June 2004. Dr Chiang Hai
Ding worked as an Economic Adviser to the CEO of Neptune
Orient Lines Ltd from 1995 and later as Advisor (part-time) to
Chairman & CEO till 2002. Since 2001 he has been the Director
(part-time) of SAGE Counselling Centre (SAGE stands for
Singapore Action Group of Elders) which is a voluntary welfare
organisation for the elderly.
Dr Chiang Hai Ding was a university lecturer from 1963 to 1971,
an elected Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1984, a banker
from 1973 to 1978, and a Singapore Ambassador to Malaysia
from 1971 to 1973 and to, among others, Germany, European
Union, USSR and Egypt from 1978 to 1994.
Dr Chiang Hai Ding holds a BA from Singapore and Ph.D. from
the Australia National University, Canberra (1963). He holds a
graduate diploma in Gerontology from Simon Fraser University,
Vancouver, BC Canada (2001).
Mr Rohan Kamis is an Independent Director of the Company
and Chairman of our Audit Committee. He was appointed
as a Director on 7 June 2004. Mr Rohan Kamis is a Certified
Public Accountant and the Managing Partner of Rohan. Mah
& Partners. He is also the Founding Chairman of ASNAF Public
Accounting Corporation.
Mr Rohan Kamis graduated in 1975 from the University
of Singapore in Accountancy. He was the PAP Member
of Parliament (“MP”) for Telok Blangah Constituency from
February 1979 to December 1984. Whilst as an MP, he was a
member of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee
that was responsible for the statutory and value-for-money
audits for all Government Ministries, Statutory Boards and
Government Companies. He is also a member of several
professional institutions including the British Computer Society.
Mr Rohan Kamis held many important portfolios in several
quasi-government, commercial and professional organisations.
He was on the board and audit committee of several public
companies. In addition, he is on the Inquiry and Disciplinary
panels of the Singapore Medical Council and the Accounting
and Corporate Regulatory Authority as well as on the Singapore
General Hospital Medifund Committee.
ANNUAL REPORT 2004_9