Mr Yuan Le Sheng, Executive Chairman and CEO
(Date appointed to the Board: 20 August 2009)
The founder of our Group, Mr Yuan, is involved in the overall management of our property development activities as well as the business of our Group and has been spearheading our expansion and growth. Mr Yuan is instrumental to our growth and development, responsible for our operations, marketing, public relations as well as formulating and implementing our business strategies and development plans. Mr Yuan has more than 20 years of experience in the construction and real estate development industries. prior to the establishment of our Group, Mr Yuan was a researcher in the He Shun Town Committee, Nanhai District, from July 1984 to may 1988 and was the head of nanhai Guicheng town Judiciary Office from May 1988 to March 1992. From March 1992 to July 1995, Mr Yuan took on the position of the deputy general manager of Nanhai Guinan Property Development Limited where he was in charge of administration and development. From 1995 to 2000, Mr Yuan was a general manager of Nanhai Guicheng Complex Property Development Co., ltd. Mr Yuan was certified as an assistant construction engineer under the Nanhai Construction Series Beginner's Professional Technical Qualification for Work by the Human Resource Bureau of Nanhai District in January 2002 and obtained a bachelor's degree in construction project management from the Hubei Engineering College in 2003.
Mr Zhang Mao, Executive Director
(Date appointed to the Board: 23 November 2009)
Mr Zhang is in charge of the development and engineering departments of our Group and oversees the development of property development projects of our Group such as Jin Long Garden and Jiangnan Mingju. Prior to joining our Group in november 2000, Mr Zhang joined Nanhai Guicheng Complex Property Development Co., Ltd as a manager of the engineering and development department from January 1996 to January 1998 and Nanhai Guicheng Debao Property Development Co., Ltd. as the assistant to general manager from January 1998 to November 2000. When our Group was established in 2000, he was the assistant to the general manager and was appointed as the deputy managing director of our Group prior to his current appointment. From August 1983 to June 1993, Mr Zhang worked at the Ministry of Mechanical Engineering and Industry no. 8 Design Institute where he was a group leader in charge of construction structural design. From July 1993 to December 1995, he was the technical head of Guangdong Huizhou Construction Development Co., Ltd where he was responsible for overseeing construction work undertaken by the said company. Mr Zhang Mao obtained a degree in construction structural engineering at the Inner Mongolia Industrial University where he graduated in 1983. He was also certified as a Senior Engineer for Construction Projects in charge of Technical Management by the Human Resource Department of Guangdong Province in January 2001.
Mr He Ke Ping, Executive Director
(Date appointed to the Board: 23 November 2009)
Mr He is the overall in-charge of our Group's property investments and management, maintenance, contracts and procurement departments. Mr He has over 30 years of experience in the business, hotel and property development industries and has been involved in the property development industry since 1986. Mr He started his career as an accountant with Nanhai Supply and Marketing Cooperative in 1979. From June 1983 to October 1986, he was the finance manager of Nanhai Foreign trade Cooperation Bureau. From November 1986 to June 2001, Mr He was the deputy head of business division and head of finance division of Nanhai Huangqi Development Co., Ltd where he was in charge of the sale and purchase of steel materials and vehicles as well as financial accounting and funds management. From July 2001 to June 2002 and from March 2003 to February 2004, Mr He was the manager of World Trade Textile City and Dajindi Departmental Store City respectively, where he was in charge of establishing and inviting tenders for each of the said companies. Mr He joined Debao property as an assistant to the general manager in March 2004 and held various positions within our Group before being appointed to his current position. Mr He obtained a finance specialisation in 1979 from the Foshan Finance & Trade Cadre School.
Mr Zhong Yu Zhao, Executive Director
(Date appointed to the Board: 23 November 2009)
Mr Zhong is responsible for our administration and business development activities, including identification of possible acquisition opportunities and corporate strategic planning. Mr Zhong joined our Group in November 2000. prior to joining our Group, Mr Zhong was a designer with Dashidai Advertising Co., Ltd from July 1996 to August 1999 and was an assistant to the head of office administration of Foshan Nanhai Guicheng Complex Property Development Co., Ltd. from August 1999 to November 2000. Mr Zhong holds a bachelor's degree in construction project management from Hubei Engineering College where he graduated in 2003.
Ms Zheng Li Hua, Non-executive Director
(Date appointed to the Board: 20 August 2009)
Ms Zheng is our controlling shareholder and also the spouse of our founder and Executive Chairman and CEO, Mr Yuan Le Sheng. From 1989 to 1993, she was a teacher at Foshan Nanhai Guicheng Central Kindergarten. Ms Zheng was an accounts officer with Foshan Nanhai Guicheng Agriculture Development Co., Ltd. from 1993 to 1997 and the accounts manager of Foshan Nanhai Guicheng Wire and Cable Co., Ltd. from 1997 to 1998. From 1998 to 2003, she was the head of administrative office of Foshan Nanhai Water Conservancy Sub-bureau Guicheng Office. From 2003 to 2005, Ms Zheng was the general manager of Foshan Kangyi Decoration and Design Co., Ltd. Ms Zheng Lihua is currently the chairman and executive director of Foshan Nanhai Jiangnan Bilingual Arts Kindergarten. Ms Zheng is also the shareholder cum general manager of Foshan Kangyi Decoration and Design Co., Ltd
Mr Cheong Keng Chuan Alfred, Lead Independent Director
(Date appointed to the Board: 23 November 2009)
Mr Cheong is currently an executive director of Crowe Horwath First Trust LLP, a certified public accountants firm. He has over 16 years of experience in the audit and financial consulting services industry, including serving six years at the legacy Arthur Andersen from January 1996 to May 2001 and two years at Protiviti Pte Ltd from March 2003 to April 2005. Mr Cheong also has extensive experience in commercial financial management having held the post of regional financial manager at Linklaters Allen & Gledhill Pte Ltd, an international legal firm from June 2001 to May 2002 and as the financial controller of Aztech Systems Ltd., a public listed company in Singapore from June 2002 to October 2002. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce (with majors in Accountancy and Economics) from Deakin University, Australia and is a certified practising member of Certified Practicing Accountants, Australia. Mr Cheong is currently an independent director and the chairman of the audit committees of 3 other public companies which are listed on the official list of the SGX-ST.
Mr Seetoh Kok Choi Watson, Independent Director
(Date appointed to the Board: 17 December 2007)
Mr Seetoh has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry and started his career as an accountant with Stal Astra Refrigeration SEA Pte Ltd in Singapore in 1983. Since then, he has held various financial positions with both local small and medium enterprises and foreign based multi-national corporations including Syno Industries (S) Pte Ltd where he was the group accountant from 1984 to 1988. Dyno Industries (S) Pte Ltd manufactures formaldehyde as well as urea and phenol formaldehyde glues, alkyd and unsaturated polyester resins and expandable polystyrene with factories in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. He was the vice president controller from 1992 to 1997 for the Stanley Works Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a regional headquarter for Asia Pacific and regional distribution center for the Stanley Works, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr Seetoh also held various senior financial positions in public companies in Singapore. He was the chief accountant of L&M Group Investment Ltd from 1988 to 1990, the group financial controller of Hartford Education Corporation Limited from 2001 to 2002 and the chief financial officer of Top Global Limited from 2002 to 2003, all of which are listed on the SGX-ST. Mr Seetoh joined M.C. Packaging (Pte.) Ltd, a company dealing in metal packing with operations in Singapore, Malaysia and the PRC, as a financial advisor in 2004 and was subsequently appointed as its group managing director in 2005, a position which he still holds to-date. Mr Seetoh passed the professional qualification examinations of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants, UK, in 1982 and was admitted as a fellow member of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountant in 1991. He has also obtained a Master in Business Administration from the University of Western Sydney and an Advanced Professional Diploma in Business Innovation from Leeds Metropolitan University of UK.
Mr He Guo Quan, Independent Director
(Date appointed to the Board: 23 November 2009)
Mr He has over 14 years of experience in the audit and financial consulting services industry. Mr He joined Guangdong Zhengzhong Zhujiang Accounting Firm in 1997 as an auditor and held positions such as manager and senior manager before he was made a partner in the audit department in 2005, a position which he holds to-date. Mr He graduated from the Zhongnan University of Finance and Economics with a degree in International Accounting and is a member of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Certified Public Accountants, Australia. Mr He is also certified as a Certified Internal Auditor by the Institute of Internal Auditors.