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Board of Directors

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  Yao Hsiao TungChairman, Executive Director

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  Yao Hsiao Tung

  • Chairman, Executive Director

  Mr Yao Hsiao Tung is the founder of Hi-P Group and was appointed to the Board in May 1983.

  Mr Yao is the Executive Chairman of Hi-P Group. He is responsible for formulating the strategic directions of Hi-P Group as well as the overall management of Hi-P Group's operations.

  He has more than 40 years of experience in the precision tooling and plastic injection molding industry. He was a technical service manager with Du Pont Singapore Electronics Pte. Ltd. before joining Hi-P Group.

  Mr Yao was awarded the Businessman of the Year at the 38th Singapore Business Awards for his tenacity and visionary leadership in transforming Hi-P into a leading diversified contract manufacturer. Mr Yao was conferred an Honorary Doctorate by his alma mater, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, on 25 October 2009. He was also conferred the Public Service Medal in 2019.

  
  

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  Wong Huey FangExecutive Director, Chief Administrative Officer

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  Wong Huey Fang

  • Executive Director, Chief Administrative Officer

  Madam Wong Huey Fang was appointed to the Board in January 1988.

  Madam Wong is an Executive Director and the Chief Administrative Officer of Hi-P Group. Her key responsibilities include managing the Group’s administrative and public relations functions. With her steadfast leadership, deep institutional knowledge and strong commitment to organizational excellence, Madam Wong has been pivotal in fostering a cohesive corporate culture and strengthening the Group's reputation and relationships with stakeholders.

  Beyond her corporate responsibilities, Madam Wong is actively engaged in community and charitable initiatives, reflecting her strong belief in giving back to the society. In recognition of her dedicated public service and meaningful contributions to the community, she was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2006.

  Prior to joining the Group in 1985, Madam Wong was a purchaser with Taiwan-based Aven Electronics Co., Ltd.

  
  

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  Seow Choke MengNon-Executive, Independent Director

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  Seow Choke Meng

  • Non-Executive, Independent Director

  • Chairman of Nominating and Remuneration Committee

  Mr Seow Choke Meng joined the Board in January 2024.

  Mr Seow is currently the Chairman of Ren Ci Hospital, an Honorary Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and an Honorary Board Member of Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital. He is also a Board Director of Chinese Development Assistance Council Board of Trustee, Straco Leisure Pte. Ltd., Singapore Chinese Dance Theatre, and the National Skin Centre Health Fund. In addition, as a long service grassroots leader (GRL) in the community, he has been the Vice Chairman of Singapore Ulu Pandan Citizen's Consultative Committee for many years.

  Mr Seow was an independent director of Ho Bee Land Limited (a publicly listed company), and a member and director of Ho Bee Foundation. He also served as Chairman of its Board Remuneration Committee and as a member of the Board Nominating Committee. He retired from all such positions with Ho Bee Land Limited and Ho Bee Foundation on April 29, 2026.

  A veteran of the media industry, Mr Seow spent over 42 years with the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) group. During his tenure, he held various senior leadership roles, overseeing key functions such as human resources, administration, circulation, properties as well as editorial services and cultural industry promotion within the Chinese Newspapers Group.

  Mr Seow holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of Singapore. He was conferred the Public Service Star in 2013 and subsequently the Public Service Star (Bar) or BBM (L) in 2024.

  
  

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  Hee Theng FongNon-Executive, Independent Director

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  Hee Theng Fong

  • Non-Executive, Independent Director

  • Member of Nominating and Remuneration Committee

  • Member of Audit and Risk Committee

  Mr Hee Theng Fong joined the Board in January 2024.

  Mr Hee is an Independent Arbitrator and Mediator with The Arbitration Chambers (Singapore). He is a member of numerous arbitral panels, including SIAC, CIETAC, BAC/BIAC, HKIAC, AIAC, SIETAC/SHIAC, SAC, SCIA, and is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb). He is also a Specialist Mediator (China) and Ambassador of the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), as well as an accredited Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC).

  With over four decades of legal experience, Mr Hee has spent the majority of his career in leading specialist practices representing parties in civil litigation and international arbitration. He has acted as lead counsel or arbitrator in more than 200 cases, many of which have been reported in the Singapore Law Reports and numerous legal journals. In recent years, he has focused much of his time sitting as arbitrator and mediator, written many awards in both English and Chinese in matters administered under SIAC, CIETAC, HKIAC and ICC rules.

  Mr Hee also sits on boards of several listed companies, including China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd, Yanlord Land Group Limited, Haidilao International Holding Ltd. and H World Group Limited. He is a regular speaker at seminars on directors’ duties and corporate governance.

  In addition, Mr Hee contributes to public and professional bodies. He serves as a board member of the Singapore Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board, the Committee of the China Ready Programme under Singapore Ministry of Law, and the Singapore-China Joint Experts Team (jointly formed by the Singapore Ministry of Law and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade). Mr Hee is also an Honorary Council Member of Singapore Chinese Chambers of Commerce Industry. He was awarded the Public Service Star in 2015 and appointed as a Justice of the Peace (JP) in April 2018.

  Mr Hee holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Honours) degree from the University of Singapore and a Diploma in PRC Law from the Suzhou University, China. He has been trained at Harvard Law School in Advanced Mediation Workshop. 

  
  

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  Amitava GuharoyNon-Executive, Independent Director

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  Amitava Guharoy

  • Non-Executive, Independent Director

  • Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee

  • Member of Technology, Transformation and Sustainability Committee

  Mr Amitava Guharoy joined the Board in January 2024.

  Mr Guharoy is a gold medalist Chartered Accountant and a seasoned executive with over 40 years of global experience. His career spans senior leadership roles in two global professional firms, Chief Executive Officer positions in regulated and international companies, as well as advisory roles to multinational corporations, private equity funds, and regional firms. His areas of expertise include strategy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation and structuring, business restructuring, shareholder value enhancement, Private Equity, Audit, etc.

  A Harvard & INSEAD alumnus with a focus on climate change and sustainability, Mr Guharoy actively integrates climate governance & sustainability strategies into business practices. He has advised boards and corporates on their climate change related governance, mitigation, adaptation, reporting, disclosure, capital allocation and optimization initiatives. He has also supported organizations in identifying, assessing and managing climate related risks and opportunities. In these areas, he serves in various capacities as a Board Director, Adviser, and Mentor. He is certified in Corporate Governance from INSEAD and as a Climate Risk Professional. Mr Guharoy is also a Senior Accredited Director & Qualified Listed Entity Director in Singapore.

  Mr Guharoy is also an independent director at Ion Exchange (India) Ltd, a publicly listed company in India. He previously served as the Board Director & Chief Executive Officer of JM Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. from 2012 to 2014 and as Board Director & CEO International of Adcorp Holdings Ltd., a South Africa headquartered international services company from 2014 to 2016. Prior to these roles, he was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Singapore from 2000 to 2012, his last role there being Partner and Member Executive Committee & Head of Advisory.  Mr Guharoy also served as Asia Pacific Markets & Deal Origination Leader (Strategy & Transactions) in Ernst & Young from 2017 to 2021, and was a Partner with PwC India between 1992 and 2000. He is also a Member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.

  Mr Guharoy holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics Honours) degree from Calcutta University, India.

  
  

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  Lim Chin HuNon-Executive, Non-Independent Director

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  Lim Chin Hu

  • Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director

  • Member of Nominating and Remuneration Committee

  • Member of Audit and Risk Committee

  • Member of Technology, Transformation and Sustainability Committee

  Mr Lim Chin Hu joined the Board in July 2024 as a nominee director of Hi-P’s investor Temasek-backed 65 Equity Partners.

  Mr Lim has over 30 years of experience in the technology and financial sectors. He started his career with Hewlett-Packard in 1981, holding various senior leadership roles across Singapore and ASEAN. He later joined Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) from 1992 to 2000, serving as Managing Director of Sun Singapore, Country Director for Sun Microsystems in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, and Director, Partner & e-Channels for Sun Microsystems in Asia Pacific.

  He was the CEO of Frontline Technologies Corp. Ltd from 2000-2008, overseeing its initial public offering in 2001 at Singapore Exchange (SGX) and expanding its operations from Singapore to a pan-Asia presence in South East Asia, China, and India. Frontline was later privatised by British Telecom (BT) in 2008, after which he served as CEO of BT South East Asia until his retirement in 2011.

  Since retiring from full-time executive roles, Mr Lim has been actively involved as a board member in numerous organisations. He previously served on the boards of Citibank Singapore Ltd, Heliconia Capital Management Pte Ltd, Kulicke & Soffa Inc (Nasdaq: KLIC), Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), Singapore IT Federation (SiTF), Singapore Institute of Directors, Telstra Corporation (ASX-listed), Changi General Hospital, Keppel DC REIT Management Pte. Ltd, Personal Data Protection Advisory Committee and SGX Listing Advisory Committee.

  Currently, he serves as a director of listed entities such as Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd, Singapore Exchange Limited, and G-Able Public Company Limited, as well as non-listed organisations including Sentosa Development Corporation, Certis CISCO Security Pte. Ltd., Swan & Maclaren Group Pte. Ltd.  He also serves on boards of several entities under Singapore Ministry of Health.

  Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Science degree from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. He has completed the International Directors Program at INSEAD and the UCLA SEC Director’s Training Program as part of his continuing education. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2022.

  
  

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  Duco PasmooijNon-Executive, Independent Director

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  Duco Pasmooij

  • Non-Executive, Independent Director

  • Chairman of Technology, Transformation and Sustainability Committee

  • Member of Nominating and Remuneration Committee

  Mr Duco Pasmooij joined the Board in November 2024.

  Mr Pasmooij brings over 25 years of global supply chain management experience, with deep expertise in high-tech consumer electronics devices and electro-mechanical components. He spent nearly 21 years at Apple, retiring in 2021, where he developed and ramped supply chains for numerous iconic products, including iMac, iPod, iPhone, iBook, Watch and AirPods. Prior to Apple, he worked at General Electric Company (GE).

  A proven builder and leader of world-class supplier partnerships and teams, he specializes in enabling innovative designs, technologies and scalable operations.

  Currently, Mr Pasmooij is an independent advisor, advising numerous established and start-up companies on supply chain development and organizational design to accelerate growth. His clients cover a broad set of industries, including energy storage, sustainable materials, environmental technologies, medical equipment, semiconductors, consumer electronics and AI applications in strategic sourcing.

  Mr. Pasmooij holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Twente, Netherlands, an M.S. in Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations Research from Stanford University, and an MBA from University of California, Berkeley.