| Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director |
Thomas Coleman Carson |
| President & CEO |
Lee Keow Chin |
| Non-Executive and Independent Director |
Stevan Kong Han Junn |
Mr Carson was appointed as non-executive Deputy
Chairman in April 2003 and was appointed as Non-
Executive Chairman in place of Mr Phua Aik Khng on 6
March 2009. Mr Carson was last re-elected as a director
on 30 April 2008. 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 Enhansys, 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 Tennessee State University as well as a
Master in Business Administration from the University
of Tennessee, USA.
Mr Lee joined our Group in February 2001 as President
and CEO and was last re-elected as a director on 30
April 2008. 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 20 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.
Mr Kong joined the Board on 6 March 2009 as
Independent Director and he will be due for re-election
at this AGM. Mr Kong, who holds a F.C.I.B (Fellow of
the Chartered Institute of Bankers UK), has extensive
experience in the financial field having been in corporate
banking and corporate finance for many years, covering
countries in Asia and England. He also diversified into
real estate and has been on the boards of several real
estate property development organizations.
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