Board Of Directors
Mr. Kazuhiko Yoshida
Chairman and CEO
Mr. Kazuhiko Yoshida was appointed as Chairman of the Group on 19 March 2008. He is concurrently the Chief Executive Officer, Director and one of the founders who established the Company in 1997. Mr. Yoshida is responsible for business development and the overall management of the Group. He has over 27 years of experience in banking and credit analysis, specialising in structured finance of maritime vessels and aircraft. Between 1986 and 1992, he was a senior manager in The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. following which, he was a director/deputy general manager of Takugin International (Asia) Limited, the offshore merchant banking arm of The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. from 1992 to 1997. Takugin International (Asia) Limited provided structured finance solutions for the aviation and shipping industries, provided project financing for construction of properties, including hotels and buildings and also provided corporate financing to Chinese financial institutions and other corporations. Mr. Yoshida is also currently a director of Capital Advisers Co., Ltd. Mr. Yoshida obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering from Hokkaido University in Japan in 1976.
Mr. Michio Tanamoto
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Michio Tanamoto is the Chief Operating Officer, Director stationed in Singapore and one of the founders who established the Company in 1997. Mr. Tanamoto is responsible for the Group's business development, corporate strategy, finance and investor relations since Mr. Fukumori has taken over his responsibility for the Company's Structured Finance and Maritime Investment Department. He has over 28 years of experience in financial sector based in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. In 1980, Mr. Tanamoto joined The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. and was the senior manager of Takugin International (Asia) Limited in Hong Kong, the offshore merchant banking arm of The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. between 1988 and 1993. Following which, Mr. Tanamoto was the deputy general manager of the Singapore Branch of The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Tanamoto is also currently the Managing Director of Uni-Asia Capital (Singapore) Limited and a director of Capital Advisers Co., Ltd. and Uni-Asia Finance Corporation (Japan). He obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Hitotsubashi University of Japan in 1980.
Mr. Ang Miah Khiang
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Ang Miah Khiang was appointed as our Independent Director on 26 June 2007 and has been taking the position of a Lead Independent Director since 19 March 2008. He spent the greater part of his career in the SME financing business, having held the position of Managing Director of GE Commercial Financing (Singapore) Ltd, formerly known as Heller Financial (S) Ltd. He was also concurrently regional director for GE related businesses in the Asia Pacific. More recently, he was Executive Director of DP Information Network Pte Ltd, a business and credit information bureau. Mr. Ang is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Singapore. He is also an independent director of several other listed companies.
Mr. Ronnie Teo Heng Hock
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Ronnie Teo Heng Hock was appointed as Independent Director of the Company on 26 June 2007. Mr. Teo is currently the Managing Director of Financial Reengineering Pte Ltd, a management consulting firm specialising in providing investment advisory services and project financing. Mr. Teo was previously the Managing Director of DBS Asset Management Ltd and the General Manager of DBS Finance Limited. Mr. Teo holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) degree in Economics from the then-University of Singapore.
Mr. Teo is concurrently an independent director of Berger Paints (S) Pte Ltd, Berger International Holdings Ltd, Behringer Corporation Ltd, Shanghai Asia Holdings Ltd, Sunvic Chemical Holdings Ltd and Yeoman 3-Rights Value Asia Fund.
Mr. Rajan Menon
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Rajan Menon was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the company in April 2008. Mr. Menon's 37 year career in Singapore comprises public appointments like Senior Deputy Registrar of Land Titles & Deed and Deputy Public Prosecutor & State Counsel. He was also a Credit Manager with The Hongkong And Shanghai Banking Corporation prior to joining the Law Practice, KhattarWong in 1981, where he was Managing Partner from 1999 to 2006 and is currently a senior partner.
Mr. Menon is an Independent Director of Pteris Global Limited and Berger International Limited, which are listed on the SGX-ST, and a Board Member of Johns Hopkins Singapore Pte Ltd, Bumi International Limited, Manulife (Singapore) Pte Ltd, KWP Nominees Limited, Alpatchi Pte Ltd, and Prochem Holdings Pte Ltd.
Mr. Menon graduated from University of Singapore with Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree in 1971 and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1973 and is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales. Mr. Menon is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom; Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators and Singapore Institute of Directors respectively. He was conferred The Public Service Medal of Singapore.
Mr. Rong-Jong Owng
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Rong-Jong Owng was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the company in April 2008. In 1978, Mr. Owng joined the Evergreen Group and he is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Evergreen Group. Mr. Owng is responsible for all finance matters for the group companies including Evergreen Marine Corporation, Eva Airways Corporation, Evergreen International Storage and Transport Corporation, and Evergreen Logistics Corporation. Mr. Owng received his bachelor degree in accounting at the Tam Kian University and a major degree in EMBA at the National Taipei University in 2001.
Mr. Robert Van Jin Nien
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Robert Van Jin Nien was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the company in June 2006. Mr. Nien has extensive experience in property and infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and the PRC Pearl River Delta area. Between 1972 and 1976, he was a manager at Citibank, N.A., following which he joined and, since 1980, has been an executive director of Hopewell Holdings Limited, which is listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Nien holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in business administration from the Wharton Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Paul Chang
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Paul Chang was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the company in April 2008. Mr. Chang is currently the head of shipping in HSH Nordbank AG for all ship financing business in Asia Pacific and chief executive of HSH Nordbank AG Hong Kong branch since July 2008. Prior to joining HSH Nordbank AG, he was the general manager of DVB Bank for North Asia since 1998. Before specialising himself in ship financing, Mr. Chang has more than 20 years of banking career with Standard Chartered Bank, Scandinavian Banking PLC and Rabobank where he gained extensive experience and exposure in corporate banking, trade finance, project finance, asset-based financing, structured finance and tax based financing schemes for a wide range of industries in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Chang holds a MBA (Marketing) degree from Leicester University from the UK.
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