Board of Directors

Leong Yew Poh

Director

Leong Yew Pow has more than 30 years of management experience in growing companies in the technology and hospitality sectors. In that time, Leong established an extensive network of business relationships in the software, banking and telecommunications sectors throughout the Asia Pacific.

In his current position, Group CEO at Radiance Hospitality Group, Yew Poh leads the expansion of the company’s hotel management services from offices in Singapore, Shanghai and Malaysia. The Group currently serves hotel chains in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Russia and Vietnam. Its services support service delivery, sales, and increased profit and asset value.

Before joining Radiance, Leong served as Director of Strategic Projects for Keppel T&T, a public company that provides transportation, telecommunications and IT services. He was responsible for its e-businesses, which included establishing credit bureaus in Thailand and Malaysia, establishing and operating data centers in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, operating call centers in Singapore and Malaysia, and providing application solutions for local governments, IT infrastructure, and transportation and education organizations.

Prior to Kepple T&T, Leong was first a Regional Director and then Managing Director of Dun and Bradstreet Software (later acquired by Geac Computers). In those roles, he led company growth from 15 to more than 250 employees in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. The firm provided business solutions and managed services for 350 customers in the region, including Telekom Malaysia, Hong Kong Telecom, Philippines Long Distance Telephone, Piltel, Communications Authority of Thailand, Shell, Prudential, AIG, Starwood Hotels, Pacific Dunlop, Minolta, National Panasonic, Sony, Aiwa, Standard Chartered Bank, Malayan Banking, Bank of China, China Trust Bank, Bank Central Asia, Bank Danamon, and Jardines. Leong received a a Masters Degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Auckland.

Wong Hsien Loong

Director and Chairman

Hsien Loong began his career in investor relations, serving various companies across a wide breadth of industries, including biotechnology, hi-tech, mining and oil and gas. His 20-plus years as an entrepreneur and business executive culminated in his appointment as the CEO of Nexgen Petroleum Corporation, an oil and gas exploration company in Tennessee, USA. After his tenure as CEO, Mr. Wong established a career in Singapore, primarily in Real Estate, warehousing and logistics.

Hsien Loong currently serves as a director to Food Bank Singapore, a registered charity, and also sits on the sub-committee at the National University Singapore Society (NUSS).

Mr. Wong received his BA (Hons) in Communications from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada and his MSc in Real Estate from the National University of Singapore.

Low Tuck Seng

Director and Chairman

Mr. Low has served as an adviser to large corporations, financial institutions, Government owned/related entities, private equity firms, hedge funds and companies in various sectors, mainly with a common thread of operating or having an interest in Asia and Europe. In his career, he has worked for and held senior positions including leadership roles in British, Swiss, French, Japanese and Singaporean companies in local, regional and global capacities, mainly out of London, Zurich and Hong Kong.

Until 2015, Mr. Low was Chairman of Global Wealth Solutions AG (Zug/Zurich), a Swiss advisory firm. Prior to assuming this role, he was Managing Director of Frey Capital AG (Zurich), a Swiss corporate finance company which he co-founded, from 2006 to 2010.

From 2002 to 2006, he was a founding partner of STAC Partners, a UK regulated firm focused on private equity, venture capital, real estate and hedge funds. He was previously charged with corporate venturing at a Singapore Government-linked group, Keppel T&T, as Director of Corporate Finance from 1999 to 2001. He was also privately involved in proprietary ventures in business intelligence, B2B exchanges and wireless offerings.

Mr. Low commenced his career in the securities industry in 1987 in the City of London and worked as a research analyst for two stockbroking firms before moving into investment banking at Paribas Capital Markets. He joined Daiwa Securities in London in 1992 where he served as Co-Head of Privatization before transferring to Hong Kong in 1995 as Head of Origination.

Mr. Low completed a foundation program in accounting in 1977 at Kingston Polytechnic (known since 1992 as Kingston University London), and also attended various accountancy colleges in London, England, between 1981 and 1987. He became a Certified Accountant (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in June 1987. He qualified as a Certified Accountant (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in June 1987. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, UK.

Ng Eng Ho

Director and Chairman

Ng Eng Ho is currently the non-executive Chairman of ZWEEC Analytics Pte Ltd. in Singapore and an independent Board director of TNG Fintech Group in Hong Kong.

He previously served in top management positions in several large business corporations in Singapore, including ST Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of Temasek holdings, as Executive Vice President (Operations), and ST Telemedia’s Indonesian subsidiary, PT Indosat Tbk, as the Deputy President Director. Mr. Ng was also Managing Director of Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd. after serving in various positions at Keppel T&T and its subsidiaries.

Prior to joining Keppel T&T, Mr. Ng was a career officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. Mr. Ng has served as a Director of Alvarion Ltd. and as an Independent Director of Mencast Holdings Ltd. Mr. Ng received his Bachelor of Science (Telecomm System Enginerring) Degree (Honours) from the Royal Military College of Science, UK in 1977.

Martin J. Shen

Chief Executive Officer

Martin has nearly 15 years of experience in senior management roles in entrepreneurial startups as well as large multinational corporations. In those roles he has acquired wide-ranging expertise in corporate management, financial oversight and operational administration.

Most recently, Martin founded Imperial Distributors (formerly AP Martin Pharmaceutical Supplies Ltd.), establishing the company as the preferred choice for providing distributional support to regional pharmacies throughout Western Canada. His leadership duties included overseeing all aspects of operations, including managing legal and regulatory compliance issues. They covered ensuring compliance with Health Canada requirements as well as all relevant federal, provincial and municipal legislation. He also led the finance department, building a sound foundation for the accounting function and leveraging his extensive experience in public accounting to guide the acquisition of two companies in Alberta.

Prior to Imperial, Martin served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Wales and Son Industrial (later re-named Weir Minerals). The firm specializes in the global delivery of, and support for mining slurry equipment solutions including pumps, hydrocyclones, rubber and wear resistant linings. Sectors served include mining and mineral processing, energy and general industry.

As COO and CFO, Martin directed all financial and internal operational activities. This included financial statement preparation and tax filings, banking arrangements, executive compensation and share purchase agreements. He was also responsible for the analysis of monthly results and financial statements and reconciliations to Group head office.

Martin began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the tax department in Singapore and the audit and advisory group in Hong Kong. As a Tax Manager, he consulted with tax departments of multinational corporations, including Raytheon and Exxon, to provide tax saving mechanisms and future tax planning strategies. Martin also conducted tax conferences and seminars for current and potential clients to provide overview of tax planning scenarios.

Martin also spent several years in PwC Vancouver, auditing major Canadian companies and in the process building his expertise in financial management, compliance and financial statement reporting. A US Certified Public Accountant, he holds a BSc from the University of British Columbia.