Boards of Directors -

Board of Directors

Alfred Lim (Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director)

Mr. Lim began his career in 1978 with May & Baker/Rhone Poulenc, a leading European chemical and pharmaceutical firm. In 1990 he joined Neste Chemicals Trading and was responsible for U.S., Europe and Asia trading.

In 1994, Mr. Lim was appointed as Managing Director for Borealis Singapore, a subsidiary of Neste Oil and Statoil, where he managed the Asia Pacific operations. Under his leadership, Borealis was awarded the International Trade Award (Ministry of Finance), Approved International Trader Status (Ministry of Trade & Industry) and recognition in the Singapore 1,000 ranking.

Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Chemistry from the University of Singapore (1976), a Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Singapore Institute of Management (1986) and management programs at INSEAD Business School in France.

Eric Lew (Independent Director)

Mr. Eric Lew is our independent director who has over 25 years of business experience. Mr. Lew started his career as an auditor with KPMG LLP for nearly 3 years before joining Wong Fong Industries Ltd where he served for 16 years as the Executive Director and remains as a board member. He served as the Executive Chairman of Y Ventures Group Ltd from March 2019 to July 2022, where his role was to drive the e-commerce group’s strategic direction and growth and to provide mentorship to management. Mr. Lew has served on the board of Eggriculture Foods Ltd since January 2023. He also serves on Executive Committee Board of WMRAS (Waste Management and Recycle Association of Singapore), the Board of Directors of Northlight School, and the NTU Nanyang Business School Alumni Board. In 2016, Mr. Lew was nominated for the Straits Times’ Singaporean of the Year for his contribution to small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) and innovation in Singapore. Mr. Lew has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy with a Minor in Banking and Finance from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.

Kong-Yew Wong Independent Director

Dr. Kong-Yew Wong is our independent director who has been serving as the Group CEO at D’Mace Pty Ltd (Australian) since September 2021, responsible for the company’s corporate governance, strategic directions and performance. He has also served as the lead consultant in several initiatives with ASEAN and UNWTO. Dr. Wong has also been serving as the Executive Director of E-Plus Ltd. in Australia since November 2020. He is also an international keynote speaker with appearances at major international conference in Asia, and features in newspapers and TV news (with personal interview at Astro Awani, Berita, TV2 etc). From April 2017 to September 2020, Dr. Wong served as the CEO at DYBIOTECH Bhd., a privately-held company in Malaysia that promotes beauty tourism to Malaysia. Dr. Wong received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Economics from Western Michigan University in December 1996. He received his Master of Economics from Universiti Putra Malaysia in December 2000. Dr. Wong received his Ph.D. degree in Economics from Strathclyde University in December 2004.

Kent Kwong Yeow Liew Independent Director

Mr. Kent Kwong Yeow Liew is our independent director who has more than 25 years of experience in several multi-national organizations, such as Matsushita Denki, General Motors, Intel as well as Urmet Telecoms Italy. He served as a Director 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp., a blank check company listed on Nasdaq, from March 2018 until September 2020 when it consummated its business combination with Diginex Ltd, and of Moxian, Inc. from March 2014 to August 2016. Mr. Liew served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Rebel Group, Inc., a Singapore company, from February 2013 to January 2015. In 2006, Mr. Liew was instrumental in setting up the first manufacturing plant of Urmet Telecommunications S.p.A in China and fine-tuning its supply chain. Prior to that, Mr. Liew was the General Manager of Aztech Singapore Pte. Ltd’s plant in China from 2001 through 2005. From 1992 through 2001, he served as the Head of Operations of the manufacturing facilities of Phoenix Mecano S E Asia Pte. Ltd in Singapore. Mr. Liew received his certificate in Electrical Engineering from Singapore Technical Education in 1974. He also completed the management study programs in City and Guilds regarding Electrical and Electronics in 1974, Industrial Training Board at MOE Singapore in 1976, Matsushita DENKI Management Development Program in 1978, General Motors Institute in 1983 and Intel University in 1987. Mr. Liew is fluent in English and Chinese.

Independent Director
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
Chair of the Nominating Committee