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Mr. Kelvin Lim
Executive Chairman
Mr. Kelvin Lim was appointed as our Director on 24 August 2021 and is our Executive Chairman. He is also a director of all our subsidiaries and Associated Companies except HLA Container Services (Thailand), HLA Holdings (Thailand) and HLA Transportation (Thailand).
His role is to provide guidance to the business development and overall management of our Group, in particular, business strategies and investment activities. He is also the executive chairman and group managing director of our indirect Controlling Shareholder, LHN Limited. He has over 20 years of experience in the property leasing business, the logistics services and the facilities management business.
Mr. Kelvin Lim started his career in HN Holdings Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Hean Nerng Holdings Pte. Ltd.), a property management company, as a manager in July 1997, and was subsequently promoted to the position of executive director in November 1998. He joined LHN Limited in October 2008 and his executive role as group managing director of LHN Limited focuses on providing the overall oversight and leadership in LHN Limited’s business development and overall management, including investment activities, operations and marketing efforts. Mr. Kelvin Lim has also been a Member of the Lions Club of Singapore Nee Soon Mandarin since September 2004, and was appointed Chairman of the Singapore Wushu Dragon & Lion Dance Federation since August 2020 and Vice President of the General Council of the National Arthritis Foundation of Singapore since July 2017. He was also awarded The Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) in 2012. Mr. Kelvin Lim attained his GCE ‘O’ Level certificate in 1993.
Mr. Lin Kaixian
Executive Director and Managing Director (Transportation Business)
Mr. Lin Kaixian was appointed as our Director on 14 January 2022 and is the Managing Director for our Transportation Business. He is also a director of our subsidiaries, LHN Logistics (Malaysia) and HNL.
Mr. Lin Kaixian started his career in the logistics industry in November 1999 as a shipping assistant with YCH Logistics Pte Ltd. In January 2002, he joined Banking Computer Services Pte Ltd as an admin and accounts assistant, before leaving in December 2004 to join Ang Brothers Global Logistics Pte Ltd as an operations controller. He joined our Group in February 2006 as an operations executive, and was subsequently promoted to assistant operations manager in October 2010.
In January 2011, he joined SH Cogent Logistics Limited as an operations controller before returning to our Group in June 2011 as an assistant operations manager. In July 2014, he was promoted to operations manager and was promoted again to senior manager in July 2016 prior to assuming his current role.
Mr. Lin Kaixian attained his GCE ‘N’ Level certificate in 1998. Over the years, he has obtained various professional certifications and qualifications. Additionally, Mr. Lin Kaixian has also attended professional courses such as the bizSAFE Risk Management Course and Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications System: Statement of Attainment for PI-PRO-325E-1 Implement Incident Management Process.
Mr. Leon Yee
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Leon Yee was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 29 March 2022.
Mr. Leon Yee started his legal career in 2003, and is presently the Chairman of Duane Morris & Selvam LLP. He serves as the Global Head of Corporate, and leads the Banking & Finance, Energy and China practice groups. Mr. Yee currently also serves as an independent non-executive director of SGX-ST listed FJ Benjamin Holdings Ltd, and was the former non-executive independent chairman of SGX-ST listed Pacific Star Development Limited, as well as a former independent director of Laura Ashley Holdings Plc, a fashion company listed on the London Stock Exchange. He is a member of the advisory board of Genesis Alternative Ventures I L.P., a venture debt fund.
Mr. Yee read Law at Christ’s College, Cambridge University, where he graduated with honours in 2000. He went on to obtain a Master of Arts from Christ’s College, Cambridge University in 2006. He is an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Solicitor of England and Wales.
Mr. Lim Kian Thong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Lim Kian Thong was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 29 March 2022.
Mr. Lim Kian Thong was appointed as group chief financial officer of iFAST Corporation Ltd , which is listed on the Mainboard of the SGX-ST, in February 2022. He started his career in June 1987 with KPMG Singapore as an external auditor, before leaving to join DBS Bank Group as group senior internal auditor from January 1992 to September 1992.
From October 1992 to June 1993, he was a finance and accounts manager with Summit Securities (S) Pte Ltd before being promoted to general manager, a role he carried out from July 1993 to December 2000. From January 2001 to January 2005, he was the general manager at DMG & Partners Securities Pte. Ltd. From February 2005 to May 2009, he was the chief executive officer and executive director of SBI E2-Capital Asia Securities Pte. Ltd. From June 2009 to December 2010, he was an associate director (institutional sales) with DMG & Partners Securities Pte. Ltd., before his promotion to director (equity capital markets) in January 2011, a role which he carried out until August 2012. From October 2012 to March 2013, he was a part-time lecturer and tutor at James Cook University in Singapore. From April 2013 to August 2019, he was the chief executive officer and executive director of Haitong International Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. From September 2019 to January 2020, he was the chief executive officer (financial investments) of Hua Hong Foundation Investment Holding (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. From February 2020 to June 2020, he was the chief financial officer and executive director of PureCircle Limited, which was previously listed on the Premium Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. From August 2020 to February 2022 and May 2021 to February 2022, he was a non-executive independent director of Capital World Limited and United Global Limited respectively, each of which is listed on the SGX-ST. From October 2020 to January 2022, he was the deputy chief operating officer of iFast Financial Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of iFast Corporation Ltd.
Mr. Lim Kian Thong attained a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore in 1987, and a Master of Business Administration (Banking & Finance) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 1998. He is also a Fellow, Chartered Accountant of Singapore and Fellow, CPA Australia. He is also a non-executive independent director of Sitra Holdings (International) Limited, which is listed on the SGX-ST.
Ms. Catherine Tan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms. Catherine Tan was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 29 March 2022.
Ms. Catherine Tan is currently the senior vice president and team lead for regional loan product with DBS Bank Limited. She has more than 28 years of working experience in the banking industry, including various roles with DBS Bank Limited, Overseas Union Bank (now known as United Overseas Bank) and Hong Leong Finance Limited. In August 2003, she was the assistant vice president of enterprise banking at DBS Bank Limited, and was promoted to vice president and senior vice president of SME banking in January 2006 and January 2014 respectively. She commenced her current role in January 2021. She is also an independent director and the chairman of the nominating committee of Sim Leisure Group Ltd., developer and operator of theme parks based in Malaysia which is listed on the Catalist.
Ms. Catherine Tan obtained a Master of Business Administration from RMIT University, Australia in 2003, and a Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) from Monash University, Australia in 1995.
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