Choo Chee Onn
Executive Chairman and Managing Director

Mr Choo Chee Onn, our Executive Chairman and Managing Director, is one of the founders of our Group. Mr Choo was appointed to the Board on 9 March 2006. As Executive Chairman and Managing Director, he plays a vital role in charting the corporate direction of the entire Group and is responsible for the overall management, strategic planning and business development of our Group. Mr Choo oversees all key aspects of our Group's operations, including the tendering process of our construction projects, and is responsible for identifying and securing new projects for our Group. In addition, Mr Choo also oversees our Group's overseas investments and operations, particularly our Group's property development business in the PRC.

Mr Choo has more than 30 years of experience in the construction and property development businesses. After completing his secondary education in 1968 and national service in 1971, Mr Choo worked as a draughtsman in three consulting engineering firms from 1971 to 1977. From 1974 to 1977, Mr Choo was involved on a part-time basis in a construction business which he founded in 1974 together with, inter alia, our Executive Directors, Mr Tok Cheng Hoe and Mr Lim Kee Seng and from 1978 to 1979, he was involved in such construction business on a full time basis. Since the incorporation of KSHEC in 1979, Mr Choo has been serving as the Managing Director of KSHEC and has been responsible for the overall management of our Group. As one of our Group's founders, Mr Choo contributed significantly to the early stages of our Group's development and has been instrumental in the development of our Group and its expansion into the PRC.

Tok Cheng Hoe
Executive Director

Mr Tok Cheng Hoe, our Executive Director and Project Director, is one of the founders of our Group. Mr Tok was appointed to the Board on 22 March 2006. As our Project Director, Mr Tok is responsible for the management of our construction projects and oversees the entire execution of our construction projects. His responsibilities include liaising with suppliers, sub-contractors and consultants in relation to project matters, attending site meetings, liaising with the relevant authorities in relation to our construction projects, ensuring that each project is completed within the specified time and that project costs are kept within budget. Mr Tok also oversees the procurement of sub-contractors and suppliers for our Group's various projects and developments.

In line with his responsibilities of overseeing the entire project execution process, he also ensures that our Group's good relationships with its clients are maintained. Since founding a construction business in 1974 together with, inter alia, our Executive Directors, Mr Choo Chee Onn and Mr Lim Kee Seng, Mr Tok has accumulated more than 30 years of experience in the construction and construction-related businesses, including property development, and has been instrumental in the development and growth of our Group. After graduating from Dunearn Vocational Institution in 1967 and completion of his national service in 1970, Mr Tok worked in the sales line from 1971 to 1979. Since the incorporation of KSHEC in 1979, Mr Tok has been serving as the Project Director of KSHEC and has been responsible for the management of our Group's construction projects.

Lim Kee Seng
Executive Director

Mr Lim Kee Seng, our Executive Director and Project and Procurement Director, is one of the founders of our Group with over 30 years of experience in the construction and construction-related businesses, including property development. Mr Lim was appointed to the Board on 22 March 2006. Since the incorporation of KSHEC in 1979, Mr Lim has been extensively involved in our Group's business. Currently, he oversees the operations of our Procurement Department which include approving the purchase of all project work materials and services, conducting periodic evaluations of and selecting competent suppliers and sub-contractors for our projects, approving the procurement of all required construction plant, machinery and equipment and overseeing the maintenance of our plant and equipment.

As the head of the Procurement Department, he also liaises with our sub-contractors and suppliers for our Group's various projects and developments. After completing his secondary education in 1968, Mr Lim started his career as an administrative officer in a trading company from 1969 to 1973. From 1974 to 1979, Mr Lim was involved in a construction business which he founded in 1974 together with, inter alia, our Executive Directors, Mr Choo Chee Onn and Mr Tok Cheng Hoe.

Kwok Ngat Khow
Executive Director

Mr Kwok Ngat Khow is our Executive Director and Project Director. Mr Kwok was appointed to the Board on 22 March 2006. As our Project Director, Mr Kwok is extensively involved in the project management aspect of our Group's business. He oversees the entire execution of our construction projects and his responsibilities include liaising with suppliers, consultants and sub-contractors in relation to project matters, attending site meetings, liaising with relevant authorities in relation to our construction projects, ensuring that each project is completed within the specified time and that project costs are kept within budget. Mr Kwok also oversees the procurement of sub-contractors and suppliers for our Group's various projects and developments.

Mr Kwok has more than 35 years of experience in construction and construction-related businesses, including property development. After attaining his Higher School educational qualification in 1969 and prior to joining our Group as an executive director in 1982, he worked as a draughtsman in five consulting engineering firms for 12 years since 1970. Between 1982 and 1990, he took charge of our Group's structural steel fabrication section and was instrumental in securing several sub-contracts for structural steel works for our Group. Since 1990, he assumed the role of Project Director.

Lim Yeow Hua @ Lim You Qin
Lead Independent Director

Mr Lim Yeow Hua @ Lim You Qin is our Lead Independent Director. He was appointed on 18 December 2006. He is the founder and a director of Asia Pacific Business Consultants Pte. Ltd., a company engaged in the provision of corporate and individual tax consultancy and advisory services. Mr Lim joined Ernst & Whinney (now known as Ernst & Young) as an auditor in 1986. Thereafter, he joined the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and subsequently rose to the position of Deputy Director before leaving to join the private sector. Since then, he has held several senior tax management positions in organisations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Macquarie Investment Pte Ltd and UOB Asia Ltd.

Prior to founding Asia Pacific Business Consultants Pte. Ltd. in 2006, he was a Senior Regional Tax Manager with British Petroleum, where he was responsible for overseeing the British Petroleum Group's tax function in a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Lim has more than 20 years of experience in the tax, financial services and investment banking industries. Mr Lim holds a Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.

Lai Meng Seng
Independent Director

Mr Lai Meng Seng is our Independent Director. He was appointed on 18 December 2006. Mr Lai started his career as an Apprentice Surveyor in Contract Services Group from 1967 to 1969. From 1970 to 1974, he was with WT Partnership where he initially held the position of Junior Surveyor and assisted in, inter alia, on-site measurements. He was subsequently promoted to the position of Surveyor in WT Partnership, where his responsibilities included acting as the project leader in the preparation of tender documents and the preparation of cost estimates and cost planning for projects. In 1974, Mr Lai joined Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey, a firm that provides cost consultancy services to the construction development industry, where he remained until his retirement in 2004. He began his career at Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey as a Quantity Surveyor and was promoted to the position of Associate Partner in 1977. Thereafter, he was promoted to the position of Joint Managing Partner in 1980 and he assumed the position of Managing Partner since April 1992. From 1980 to 2004, he was responsible for the daily administration and management of Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey's business as well as its business development and the setting up of new offices in other South-east Asian countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia and the PRC.

Mr Lai was also the partner-in-charge on several major projects, such as the Raffles City Commercial Complex, the Marina Square Complex and Bugis Junction. Mr Lai has more than 36 years of experience in the quantity surveying field. Mr Lai has a Diploma in Building from the Singapore Polytechnic and a Diploma in Quantity Surveying from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He is a member of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

Khua Kian Kheng Ivan
Independent Director

Mr Khua Kian Kheng Ivan is our Independent Director. He was appointed on 18 December 2006. He is the General Manager of Hock Leong Enterprises Pte Ltd, an oil and gas related servicing company where his responsibilities include overseeing the company's financial, administrative, human resource and business development aspects. Mr Khua started his career in 2000 as a Research Officer in Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey, a firm engaged in the provision of cost consultancy services to the construction industry, where he was involved in the research of various aspects of quantity surveying and the cost management of the company's quantity surveying services. In 2001, he was transferred to RHLB Terotech Pte Ltd, which provides property and infrastructure asset management consultancy services, where he remained till 2004. As a Manager of RHLB Terotech Pte Ltd, his responsibilities included undertaking market research, technical due diligence, studies on capital and tax allowances, facilities management and asset disposal assessment. He was also responsible for the business development of the services under his charge, including marketing and liaising with clients. Mr Khua holds a Diploma in Building (with Merit) from the Singapore Polytechnic and a Bachelor's degree in Building Construction Management (First Class Honours) from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is a member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and an associate of the Singapore Institute of Building.