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Lin Jiancheng （林建程）
Ye Sanzhi （叶三支）Ye Sanzhi （叶三支） is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. He was appointed to our Board on 20 November 2007. He started his career as a regional chief executive in a PRC company, in charge of business development and customer service in the PRC in 1991. He went on to hold several appointments as manager and key executive of internationally reputable sportswear brand companies in PRC, specializing in management of production quality control and operation. In 2001, he set up his own business in export trading of footwear to overseas markets. Mr Ye graduated from Xiamen University (厦门大学) in 1991 with a Bachelor’s Degree majoring in marine bio-technology. Lim Yeow HuaLim Yeow Hua has been our Independent Director since 29 February 2008 and is our Lead Independent Director. Mr Lim has more than 20 years of experience in the tax, financial services and investment banking industries. He joined Ernst & Whinney (now known as Ernst & Young) as an auditor in 1986. Thereafter, he joined the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and was promoted to the position of Deputy Director before he left to join the private sector. Since then, he has held several senior management positions in various organisations including the position of Senior Tax Manager at Pricewaterhouse (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers) and KPMG, the position of Senior Vice President (Structured Finance) at Macquarie Investment Pte Ltd, and Director (Structured Finance) at UOB Asia Limited. Prior to founding Asia Pacific Business Consultants Pte. Ltd. in 2006, he was a Senior Regional Tax Manager with British Petroleum (“BP”), one of the world’s leading energy companies, overseeing BP Group’s tax function in a number of countries in the Asia Pacific region. He specialises in providing corporate and individual income tax and goods & services tax consultancy and advisory services. Mr Lim holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore, obtained in 1986 and 1992 respectively. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) and a Full Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. Lam Peck HengLam Peck Heng has been our Independent Director since 7 August 2007. Mr Lam began his career as a teacher at Raffles Institution from 1963 to 1968, and went on to serve as a senior officer with the Economic Development Board, an administrative officer with the Ministry of Finance, and an assistant general manager with Intraco Limited. He had also held appointments as the Registrar and Executive Director of the Singapore Society of Accountants, the Head of Mission at the Singapore Embassy in Yangon, and the Singapore High Commissioner to India and New Zealand. Mr Lam graduated from the then University of Singapore in 1961 with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree (Honours) in Mathematics. He also obtained a Master’s in Mathematics from the University of Kansas in 1963. Mr Lam was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1982, and in 1983, was made a Friend of Labour by the National Trades Union Congress. From 1983 to 1988, Mr Lam represented Bhutan as its Honorary Consul in Singapore. He is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. Tao Yeoh ChiTao Yeoh Chi has been our Independent Director since 29 February 2008. Mr Tao started his career in 1976 in the Administrative Service of the Government of Singapore where he worked in the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Communications and Information and Prime Minister’s Office holding various senior positions. He was subsequently seconded to Temasek Holdings where he held the position of General Manager in its Hong Kong wholly-owned subsidiary. From 1988 to 1999, he worked for large Singapore multinational companies such as Times Publishing Ltd, Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd and Media Corporation of Singapore. In 2002, Mr Tao started his own education business. He was appointed as the Senior Consultant of Zuellig Insurance Brokers Ptd Ltd., Accette Holdings Ltd. and Asia Risk (HK) Ltd. where his main role was to advise these companies on the PRC government policies relevant to insurance brokers and the risk management sector. He further facilitated the introduction of key partners to these companies. In 2005, Mr Tao was appointed the International Strategy Adviser of the China Institute of Directors. Mr Tao graduated from the University of Newcastle, Australia in 1974 with a Bachelor’s of Arts (Economics) and with a Bachelor’s of Engineering with First Class Honours in 1975. He was awarded the INSEAD Executive Program Scholarship and completed the INSEAD Executive Program in 1983. |
Lin Jiancheng (林建程) is the Executive Chairman and CEO of our Company and he is also the single largest shareholder. He was appointed to our Board of Directors on 3 April 2007 and is responsible for directing our Group’s overall strategy and growth. He has over 24 years of experience in the sports footwear industry. He started his career in 1983 when he joined his father’s company as an apprentice to learn the ropes of the casual and sports footwear business, operating in various departments including product development, production, procurement and business development. He was appointed as general manager in 1998 to oversee the operations and expansion of the Group’s sports footwear business. Mr Lin’s experience, drive and passion for our business have been instrumental to our Group’s success to-date, and he has played a pivotal role in the growth and development of our Group to our current leading position in our industry. Mr Lin obtained a business administration qualification from the School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University (清华大学) in 2007.
