Our Directors
Mr. David Yip is one of the 3 founders of the Group. He was first appointed to the Board on 30 August 2000. As Non-executive Chairman, he is responsible for the Group’s overall corporate policies and implementation of business strategies. He is an entrepreneur with considerable experience in the manufacturing and trading sectors specializing in metal products and international trade as well as investments. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in International Trade from the University of International Economics and Business in Beijing, China. Prior to his appointment, Mr David Yip held several senior management positions in companies incorporated in Hong Kong.
Mr. Wang Tingbao is a co-founder of the Group. He was first appointed to the Board on 30 August 2000. As Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, he charts the corporate directions and strategies as well as oversees the Groups’ day-to-day operations. Mr. Wang graduated from the Yishui Medical College and had practised as a medical physician in the Coal Mining Hospital at Linyi, Shandong Province of China. Mr Wang obtained his Master’s degree in Economic Management from the Beijing Industry and Commerce University in 1999. Mr Wang Tingbao has considerable industrial and commercial experience in the manufacturing of ceramics. Prior to his appointment, Mr Wang Tingbao was held the managerial position in the Luozhuang Ceramic Factory overseeing the entire production planning, purchasing, human resources and capital budgeting for the firm.
Mr. Ho Wah Onn was appointed as an independent, non-executive director since the listing of the Company in December 2000. He graduated with a LLB (Honours) degree from the University of Singapore. He has experience in corporate finance, corporate planning, investment strategies and merger and acquisition. He started his career in investment banking with an affiliate of the Chase and UOB Group in Singapore. Subsequently, Mr. Ho became a strategic corporate planner for an international conglomerate listed in Singapore with its headquarters located in the United Kingdom. He was admitted as Advocate and Solicitor in 1978. He was a founder of the legal firm, Harridas Ho & Partners and specialised in fields relating to banking and corporate finance as well as real estate and property matters. He is no longer associated with the firm and is now managing his own investments in China. He is also presently an independent, non-executive director of several public listed companies including SC Global Developments Ltd, 8 Telecom Intl. Holdings Co. Ltd and Sunshine Holdings Limited. Mr. Ho was, in the preceding 5 years, also a director of Jade Technologies Singapore Limited and retired in 2007.
Mr. Sitoh Yih Pin was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company in 15 January 2001. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a director of Nexia TS Public Accounting Corporation. Currently, Mr. Sitoh is the Advisor to Potong Pasir Grassroots Organisations. He is also presently a director of several publicly listed companies comprising Allied Technologies Limited, Chinasing Investments Holdings Ltd, Lian Beng Group Ltd, Meiban Group Ltd, Nera Telecommunications Ltd and PNE Micron Holdings Ltd. Mr. Sitoh was also the director of several publicly listed companies in the preceding 5 years including Van Der Horst Energy Limited, Labroy Marine Pte Ltd and Middle East Development Singapore Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
Mr. Fu Qiang was appointed as the Group’s third independent, non executive director on the 28 May 2004. He is currently the General Manager of Shandong Linyi Light Industry Company Limited. He is also an instructor for the local companies in share composition restructuring and consultant to the local companies in assets restructuring and matters related to the capital markets. He graduated from the Chinese Language Faculty, Linyi Teaching College in 1985. He further pursued his Corporate Management Degree from the Shandong Economics College in 1994. He attained his Graduate Research Study specialised in Business Administration from the University of Science and Technology China in 2002. In 1998, Mr. Fu was awarded the title of Senior Economist by the Shandong Economic Bureau.
