Board of Directors

Phua Aik Khng
Mr Phua was appointed as non-executive Chairman in 1st October 2006. Mr Phua has extensive experience in the financial industries. He was employed by OUB Securities Pte Ltd from 1985 to 1996 and his last position was Associate Director/SVP/Head of Institutional Broking. Mr Phua holds a Bachelor of Arts/Social Science from the University of Singapore.

Thomas Coleman Carson
Mr Carson was appointed as non-executive Deputy Chairman in April 2003. Mr Carson has extensive experience in the electronics industry and is based in Silicon Valley in the US. Mr Carson was employed by ZiLOG, Inc from 1987 to 2000. His last position was as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Prior to joining ZiLOG, Inc, Mr Carson was with Enhasys, Inc, DataStream Systems, Inc and Raytheon Data Systems as well as working with IBM Corporation from 1966 to 1982. Mr Carson holds a Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Mathematics from the East Tenessee State University as well as a Master in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, USA.

Lee Keow Chin
Mr Lee joined our Group in February 2001 as President and CEO. Prior to joining our Group, Mr Lee was the Managing Director and Vice President , Sales, Asia Pacific, for ZiLOG Asia Limited. Mr Lee has over 25 years of experience in the electronics industry with over 8 years in Silicon Valley and Hong Kong. Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Honours degree as well as a Master of Science degree in Operational Research from the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Mr Lee is also a member of the Chartered Management Institute and the Singapore Institute of Management, a Fellow of the Institute of International Managers and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Teo Poh Jin, Kim
Mr Teo was appointed as an Independent Director of our Company in December 2006. Mr Teo is the Chairman of Investment Committee for CIMB-Principle Asset Management Berhad. He is also a member of Investment Comittee for National Kidney Foundation and Young Presidents Organisation and serves as the Chairman of Finance Committee for National Crime Prevention Council. Mr Teo was the Executive Director, Head, Retail Equities for CIMB-GK Securities Pte Ltd from 2004 to 2006. Prior to joining CIMB-GK Securities Pte Ltd, he held several top management positions including CEO, Asia for AIB Govett (Asia) Limited, CEO for CMG First State Investments, and management positions with Wardley Investment Services Ltd. Mr Teo holds a Bachelor of Arts, Economics (Honours) degree from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.