Courage Marine Group Limited
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DIRECTORS PROFILE
FOO MENG KEE
Independent Non-Executive
Director
Foo Meng Kee (
ୌΤਿ
) (“Mr. Foo”)
, aged 65, is an independent non-executive
director of our Company. Mr. Foo is the principal owner and the managing
director of MK Capital Pte Ltd and MK Marine Pte Ltd. He is highly experienced
in the new build of vessels in various Chinese shipyards, and possesses
extensive experience to the PRC market. He served in Hitachi Zosen Singapore
Ltd from 1976 to 1998. In 1989, he was appointed to the board of directors
of Hitachi Zosen Singapore Ltd (“Hitachi”). In 1992, he was appointed as the
managing director, and at his helm, Hitachi successfully gained its listing status
on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-
ST”). During the period from 1992 to 1998, Mr. Foo was a member of the
executive committee and the audit committee of Hitachi. Mr. Foo obtained a
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) degree from Nanyang University of Singapore
in 1973 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of
Dubuque, USA in 1990. Mr. Foo is also an independent non-executive director
of Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited (“Titan”), a company listed on the Main
Board of the SEHK. As at the date hereof, trading in the shares of Titan has
been suspended with provisional liquidators being appointed.
Mr. Foo holds directorships in the following companies listed on the SGX-ST:
as an independent director and audit committee chairman of Sinarmas Land
Limited and Lee Metal Group Limited; as a non-executive and independent
director of Jiutian Chemical Group Limited. From January 2006 to August
2013, Mr. Foo was also an independent director and nominating committee
chairman of See Hup Seng Limited.
CHU WEN YUAN
Independent Non-Executive
Director
Chu Wen Yuan (
ϡ˖ʩ
) (“Mr. Chu”)
, aged 56, has been an independent
non-executive director of our Company since 24 August 2005. Mr. Chu is
also a supervisor on the board of directors of Walsin Lihwa Corporation
and Hannstar Board Corporation. From June 2010 to June 2011, he was
an independent director of Global Brand Manufacture Ltd. From 2001 to
2008, he was the general manager overseeing the Singapore and Malaysia
operations of Xcellink Pte Ltd. which is a recruitment and information
technology outsourcing service provider. Prior to that, he was the general
manager of HTL Manufacturing, Integral Chemical Co, Walsin International
Management, Composers & Authors Society of Singapore, and financial
controller of Citicorp Insurance Brokers (S) Pte Ltd. Mr. Chu is a graduate in
Bachelor of Science and Business Administration (Accounting) degree from
San Francisco State University, USA in 1984 and obtained his Master of
Business Administration (Finance) degree from University of Oregon, USA in
1986.
