A Stronger <strong>Leeden</strong> in Asia.Board ofDirectors1 23 41.2.3.4.5.6.Mr Steven ThamMr Kelvin LeeMr Leslie StruysMr Philip Hong Peng WaiMr Loh Weng WhyeMr Hendra Harjadi5 60
<strong>Leeden</strong> <strong>Limited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>Mr Steven Tham, appointed on the Board on30 June 2000, has been the Group’s Executive Chairmanand Chief Executive Officer since 27 March 2001.He was last re-elected on 23 April 2009. Mr Tham hasover 35 years of working experience in the industrial,banking, trading, retail and property industries. He holdsa BBA (Hons) and M. Sc (Real Estate) degree from theUniversity of Singapore. He is also a member of theChartered Institute of Management Accountants and theSingapore Institute of Directors (MSID). In 2009, Mr Thamwas conferred the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Awardat the Asia Pacific Awards 2009 (APEA 2009) – AsiaPacific’s most prestigious award for entrepreneurs.In <strong>2010</strong>, Mr Tham was appointed as the SeniorEconomic Advisor for Jiangyan Economic DevelopmentBoard by the Jiangyan Municipal Government, JiangsuProvince, China.Mr Kelvin Lee, was appointed as Executive Director on12 August 2004 and has held the position of ManagingDirector & Chief Operating Officer since 1 October 2007.He was last re-elected on 25 April 2008. Mr Lee has over35 years of experience in the chemical, metallurgy, weldingand industrial gases industries. He is currently appointedas a council member of the board of the Singapore WeldingSociety and a committee member of the Asian IndustrialGases Association and the Industrial Gases Association ofSingapore. He is also a member of the Singapore Instituteof Directors (MSID). Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Sciencedegree from University of London. In <strong>2010</strong>, Mr Lee wasappointed as the Senior Economic Advisor for JiangyanEconomic Development Board by the Jiangyan MunicipalGovernment, Jiangsu Province, China.Mr Leslie Struys has served on the Board as anIndependent Director since 30 June 1993. Mr Struys wasappointed as the Lead Independent Director on 1 January2006. He was last re-elected onto the Board on 23 April2009. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committeeand a member of the both the Audit and NominatingCommittees. Mr Struys graduated from the Universityof Malaya in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree inEconomics. He also sits on the Board of Fraser & NeaveHoldings Bhd, a Malaysian Company listed on the BursaMalaysia Securities Berhad, as the Senior IndependentDirector.Mr Philip Hong Peng Wai joined the Board as anIndependent Director and a member of the Audit Committeeon 8 August 2009. He was appointed the Chairman ofthe Audit Committee and a member of the RemunerationCommittee on 8 March <strong>2010</strong>. He was last re-elected on23 April <strong>2010</strong>. Mr Hong had graduated with a Bachelorof Business Administration degree from the University ofSingapore in 1974. Mr Hong is a banker with more than 35years of working experience and has held senior positionsin various international banks. Currently, Mr Hong holdsthe position of General Manager of CIMB Bank Berhad,Singapore Branch and is also a Director of CIMB BankNominees (S) Sdn Bhd. He is currently a member of theSingapore Institute of Directors (MSID).Mr Loh Weng Whye was appointed as anIndependent Director on 7 February 2005 and was lastre-elected on 23 April <strong>2010</strong>. He is the Chairman of theNominating Committee and a member of both the Auditand Remuneration Committees. Mr Loh is a veteran ininfrastructure development and energy businesses inSingapore and the region, with over 35 years of experiencein senior appointments with the civil service, governmentlinkedcompanies and the private sector. Under the PublicUtilities Board, he headed Generation Projects responsiblefor the management and commissioning of power projectsworth more than S$3 billion. He was also the foundingGeneral Manager (Projects) of Tuas Power Ltd. Mr Lohwas formerly President of ST Energy and SembCorp EnergyPte Ltd. He was appointed Advisor to Green Dot Capital,an investment and holding company under Temasek Holdings.He was the Senior Advisor to YTL Power International inthe S$3.8 billion acquisition of PowerSeraya Ltd. Currently,Mr Loh sits on the boards of local and overseas corporations,including several SGX mainboard-listed companies.He also holds advisory appointments in external councilsand charity organisations. He served on the mechanicalengineering advisory/consultative panels of NUS and NTUfor many years. Holding MSc.(Ind. Engg.) and BEng.(Mech.)degrees, he is a Professional Engineer (Er.), Member of theSingapore Institute of Directors (MSID), and was elected aFellow of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore in 1995.Mr Hendra Harjadi was appointed a Non-ExecutiveDirector on 3 May 2004. He was last re-elected on 23April 2009. Mr Harjadi is the Managing Director ofvarious companies in Indonesia and has over 35 yearsof experience managing companies in the oil and gasand retail industries. Mr Harjadi holds a Bachelor of Artsdegree from the Universitas Methodist Indonesia.0