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Board of directors
Mr Tan Wang Cheow
Executive Chairman
Mr Tan has been providing leadership to the Board of Directors
since April 2000. Mr Tan is founder of the Group and has been
instrumental in guiding the Group’s business, including taking
the company public in 2000. As Executive Chairman, Mr Tan is
responsible for the achievement of the Group’s long-term goals.
His role includes developing new markets, exploring opportunities
for acquisitions as well as enhancing in-house production
capabilities.
A passionate believer in the power of brands, Mr Tan is actively
involved in the marketing and branding activities across the
Group. He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National
University of Singapore.
Mr Sudeep Nair
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Nair was appointed as CEO in October 2012 and has been a
member of the Board as an Executive Director since July 2005.
Mr Nair is responsible for the overall oversight of the Group’s
day-to-day operations. His responsibilities also include
identifying and developing new business opportunities both in
and outside of the Group’s core markets.
Mr Nair has over 20 years of experience in managing the Group’s
business in Russia and the CIS countries
Mdm Tan Guek Ming
Non-Executive Director
Mdm Tan was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive
Director in April 2000. Mdm Tan brings both financial and
business expertise to the Board having held both executive
and non-executive directorships in listed companies with
interests in property, hospitality and the food and beverage
sectors. She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree (Second
Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore and
has numerous years of leadership experience in the fields of
accounting and auditing.
Mr Koh Yew Hiap
Non-Executive Director
Mr Koh joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in March
2007. Mr Koh has a distinguished career in business and is the
Managing Director of Universal Integrated Corporation Consumer
Products Pte Ltd and United Detergent Industries Sdn Bhd. He
also sits on the Board of Directors of various companies with the
Salim Group. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) Honours
from the University of Manchester.
Mr Hartono Gunawan
Non-Executive Director
Mr Gunawan was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive
Director in September 2006. Mr Gunawan brings substantial
international business experience and expertise to the Board.
Since 1990, he has served as an Executive Director of the Salim
Group and sits on the Boards of several companies with the
Salim Group with responsibility for setting the overall direction
and goals of those companies. Mr Gunawan has spearheaded
numerous investment projects in Indonesia, Asia Pacific and
Australia and holds principal directorship in the corporate and
other business entities overseeing such investments.
He graduated from the University of Indonesia in 1979 with an
accounting degree (Sariana Ekonomi-Universitas, Indonesia).
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