WONG NGIT LIONG
CHAIRMAN & CEO TAN CHOON HUAT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SOO ENG HIONG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TAN KIAN SENG
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TAN CHIN SIEN
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER WONG CHIN TONG
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
HAN JOK KWANG
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
THIAN NIE KHIAN
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
AMOS LEONG
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER
COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS
LIM SWEE KWANG
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER
RETAIL STORE SOLUTIONS & INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS BUSINESS
LEE GHAI KEEN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER
VENTURE LABS
TAY WUI KIAN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER
ELECTRONIC SERVICES PROVIDER BUSINESS
DHARMA NADARAJAH
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
ELECTRONIC SERVICES PROVIDER, WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS
KRIS ALTICE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT
WONG NGIT LIONG
CHAIRMAN & CEO
Mr Wong Ngit Liong is the Chairman
& CEO of the Group. He is a member of
the Remuneration Committee and the
Nominating Committee.
Mr Wong serves on the Board of various
companies including DBS Group Holdings
Ltd, DBS Banks Ltd and Royal Philips
Electronics. He is also the Chairman of the
National University of Singapore Board of
Trustees and a Member of the Research,
Innovation and Enterprise Council under
the Prime Minister's Office.
Mr Wong holds a 1st Class (Honours)
degree in Electrical Engineering from
the University of Malaya, and a Master's
degree in Electronics Engineering from
the University of California, Berkeley,
United States, where he was a Fulbright
Scholar. He also holds a Master of
Business Administration (MBA) degree
with distinction from McGill University
under the Canadian Commonwealth
Fellowship.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Tan Choon Huat is an Executive
Director and a member of the Group
Executive Committee.
Mr Tan has more than 30 years of
international experience in the electronics
industry. He started his career with the
Hewlett-Packard Company and assumed
many management positions in its offices
in the United States, Singapore and
Malaysia during his 17 years tenure with
the company. As a pioneer with extensive
knowledge of the Group's business,
Mr Tan currently overseas the overall
direction and strategy of the Group.
Mr Tan holds a degree in Electrical
Engineering from the University of
Liverpool, United Kingdom and an MBA
from the University of Santa Clara in
California, United States.
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SOO ENG HIONG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Soo Eng Hiong is an Executive Director
and a member of the Executive Committee
of the Group. Mr Soo has extensive
experience in the electronics industry and
has been with the Group for 20 years. As
a pioneer in the Group, Mr Soo has played
a signifi cant role in transforming Venture
from a home-grown company to a leading
global electronics services provider.
He is responsible for the Group's new
business activities and merger and
acquisition transactions. As a key member
of the Group's management team, he is also
involved in the review, recommendation
and implementation of Group-wide
strategic business initiatives and signifi cant
corporate actions. Prior to joining Venture,
Mr Soo worked as an engineer with the
Hewlett-Packard Company and also in
a sales/marketing management and
technical support position in the fi eld of
data communication.
Mr Soo holds a degree in Electronics from
the University of Southampton, United
Kingdom.
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TAN KIAN SENG
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Mr Tan Kian Seng joined the Group
in 2001 and was appointed to his
present role of Chief Financial Officer
in 2006. Mr Tan is responsible for
Group-wide finance and accounting
functions, including treasury, financial
planning and credit management.
Mr Tan also has responsibilities related
to investor relations. In addition, Mr Tan
has oversight of the Group's legal and
corporate secretarial matters.
Prior to his appointment as the Chief
Financial Officer, Mr Tan was the Vice
President of Operations, overseeing
Venture's operations in Malaysia.
Mr Tan has extensive experience in the
electronic sector and held several senior
management positions including Vice
President for Finance with Iomega Asia
Manufacturing and Financial Controller
for Quantum Storage (M) Sdn Bhd in
prior years.
Mr Tan is an associate member of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales.
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TAN CHIN SIEN
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
Ms Tan Chin Sien joined the Group
in January 2003. She has extensive
human resource experience and
has amassed a wealth of knowledge
from her work with global MNCs like
the Hewlett-Packard Company and
locally listed companies including
Wing Tai Holdings Ltd and Asia Food
& Properties Ltd.
Since coming on board, Ms Tan has
been instrumental in instituting Groupwide
human resource initiatives. She
oversees all employee-related issues,
from employee communications, labour
law compliance, staff welfare,
compensation to talent building and
development.
Ms Tan holds a Bachelor of Arts and
Social Science degree from the Singapore
University.
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WONG CHIN TONG
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Mr Wong Chin Tong joined the Group in
January 1990. As one of the pioneers,
Mr Wong played a key role in the
development of Venture's operations
and manufacturing sites in the United
States. In his current position, he
manages the Group's global marketing
activities and provides marketing
leadership and direction.
Prior to joining the Group, Mr Wong
held key management positions
in companies such as the Hewlett-Packard Company, Essex Circuits and
AT&T Corporation. He has extensive
exposure and knowledge in the
electronics industry and possesses
valuable industrial experience in
material management and supply chain
management.
Mr Wong holds a Bachelor's degree in
Industrial Engineering from Louisiana
State University, United States. He is a
fellow Rotarian.
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HAN JOK KWANG
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Mr Han Jok Kwang was appointed
to the position of Chief Information
Officer for the Group in January 2006.
He is responsible for the Group's IT
deployment including corporatewide
ERP system, IT infrastructure,
software development and overall IT
resource management.
He started his career with Shell
Petroleum. He then joined the Hewlett-Packard Company and acquired
experience across a wide spectrum of
business disciplines including systems
support work, consultancy, as well as
sales/marketing. Prior to his current
appointment, Mr Han was the Director
of IT for the Raffles Medical Group.
Mr Han has a Bachelor's degree in Science
with combined honours in Control
Engineering and Computer Science from
the University of Aston, Birmingham,
United Kingdom.
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THIAN NIE KHIAN
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Mr Thian Nie Khian joined the Group
in November 1994 to spearhead the
establishment of the company's ODM
business. In his present role as Chief
Technology Officer, he keeps pace with
technology developments within the Group
and in the industry with constant review and
research. He also explores collaborative
technology efforts with third parties.
Prior to joining the Group, he worked
in Plessey Telecommunications Limited
in the United Kingdom as an R&D
engineer. Subsequently, he joined the
Hewlett-Packard Company, where he held
various senior management positions in
R&D and Operations with work postings to
Malaysia, Singapore and the United States.
Mr Thian holds a Bachelor of Engineering
(Honours) degree in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Liverpool, United
Kingdom.
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AMOS LEONG
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT &
GENERAL MANAGER
COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS
Mr Amos Leong joined the Group in
November 2004. Mr Leong is tasked to
drive the overall strategy and direction
of the Group's business in components
and related material and process
technologies. He also has overall
responsibility for Venture's business
interest in the Univac Group.
Mr Leong has considerable experience
in the electronics manufacturing industry.
He began his career as a supply-chain
engineer with the Hewlett-Packard
Company. Throughout his tenure with
the company, he gained extensive
operational, technical and managerial
training and exposure with several key
assignments in the Asia-Pacific region.
He was also attached to several product
divisions in the United States.
Mr Leong holds a Bachelor of Engineering
(Honours) degree in Electrical and
Electronics Engineering from the National
University of Singapore.
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LIM SWEE KWANG
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT &
GENERAL MANAGER
RETAIL STORE SOLUTIONS & INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCTS BUSINESS
Mr Lim Swee Kwang joined the Group
in February 2002. Following Venture's
acquisition of GES in November 2006,
Mr Lim was assigned to manage the
Retail Store Solutions & Industrial Product
group. Since then, he has been providing
critical stewardship over its operations
and management in Singapore, Malaysia,
China and the United States. In his
current role, he also leads efforts in
sales/marketing, customer relationship
management, as well as business planning
and development.
Prior to his present appointment, Mr Lim
held senior management positions in the
Group's R&D group. Before joining the
Group, Mr Lim was an R&D Director with
the Hewlett-Packard Company.
Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Science
in Mechanical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) from the
University of Michigan, United States
and a Master of Science in Industrial and
Systems Engineering from the National
University of Singapore.
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LEE GHAI KEEN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT &
GENERAL MANAGER
VENTURE LABS
Mr Lee Ghai Keen joined the Group in
March 1998. With his excellent credentials
and considerable experience in research,
engineering and design development,
Mr Lee provides key leadership to direct
the Group's R&D efforts and growth.
He leads a team of more than 600 R&D
engineers across the Group's design
centres in Singapore, Malaysia, China
and the United States.
Prior to 1998, Mr Lee was employed
by the Hewlett-Packard Company. He
held various R&D positions within the
company.
Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Science
in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
and a Master of Business in IT from the
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Australia. Mr Lee holds seven US design
patents.
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TAY WUI KIAN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT &
GENERAL MANAGER
ELECTRONIC SERVICES PROVIDER BUSINESS
Mr Tay Wui Kian joined the Group in
February 2007 and is responsible for
the Group's ESP worldwide operations
covering business development; supply
chain and supplier management; product
design, development and manufacturing
services; new product introduction
management, packaging and fulfilment
services, as well as post-sales technical
support services.
Mr Tay started his career 23 years ago
with the Hewlett-Packard Company.
Through various appointments including
his positions as Director of Operations
and Director of R&D, Mr Tay gained broad
experience in product engineering,
supply chain management and
operations/production management. He
was also given the opportunity to help
the Hewlett-Packard Company establish
its Asia-Pacific design centre.
Mr Tay holds a Bachelor of Mechanical
Engineering (Honours) from the
National University of Singapore and
a Master in Business Administration
from the Golden Gate University in San
Francisco, United States.
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DHARMA NADARAJAH
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
ELECTRONIC SERVICES PROVIDER,
WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS
Mr Dharma Nadarajah joined the Venture
Group in February 2001. Prior to joining
Venture, he gained extensive experience
in the disc-drive industry as an Engineering
Manager and a Senior/Process Engineer
at Quantum and Seagate respectively.
He had cross border working exposure
in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia in
these companies.
He has also worked in the United Kingdom
as a Field Engineer with Schlumberger
Wireline, where he was deployed in various
off-shore oil platforms around the world.
Mr Dharma holds a Bachelor of
Engineering (Honours) Degree from the
University of Bristol, United Kingdom, in
Computer Systems Engineering, which he
attended as a PSD scholar. He also holds
a Master in Business Administration from
the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore,
where he was the Institute of Engineers'
Gold Medalist winner.
KRIS ALTICE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT
Mr Kris Altice joined the Group in
November 2002. He leads the Group's
Alliance Management for global
coordination of customer relationships
and business development. Prior to his
current appointment, he served as the
General Manager and Managing Director
of Venture-Penang.
Mr Altice previously held various senior
executive roles in Iomega Corporation
in Asia and the United States, including
Director of Test Engineering, Senior
Director for Zip Operations and Director of
Engineering and Materials.
Mr Altice is a distinguished graduate of the
Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton,
Ohio, United States. He also holds a
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) from the
University of Utah, United States.
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