Mr. Yong Thiam Fook, or Mr. Yong, will serve as chairman of the Audit committee and as a member of the compensation committee and nomination committee. Mr. Yong has over 40 years of experience in finance and accounting. He held various C-level positions at SGX-listed companies, where he was involved in finance and accounting matters. Mr. Yong was the previously the Executive Director (Corporate Finance & Business Development) of SGX-listed Beng Kuang Marine Limited from July 2008 to July 2017 and prior to that he has been on Beng Kuang Marine Limited’s Board as a Non-Executive Director since May 2002. Mr. Yong was the Chief Financial Officer of Labroy Marine Limited from 1994 to October 2006. He was the Group Financial Controller of JK Yaming International Holdings Limited, Finance Manager of Kuok (Singapore) Ltd, Island Concrete group of companies and Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.
Mr. Yong obtained a Bachelor of Science (Economics) from the University of London in 1978. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant (England and Wales) in 1982.