Board Of Directors

Mr. Thomas Tan is the Executive Chairman and CEO of Kim Heng Ltd. He currently serves as a director for the companies within the Group. He was appointed to the Board on 20 May 2013. He joined the Group in 1978 as an apprentice that was involved in ship repair and maintenance, operations and chartering of vessels, engaging in loading of steel structures, fabrication/ installation of rig modules as well as in the ship chandelling business.

From 1988 until present, Thomas Tan’s offshore experience in the marine & energy sector spans over few decades and has been responsible for overall operations, business development, sales & undertaking contract negotiations for the Group.

In 2019, he has leveraged on his knowledge from Marine, Oil& Gas industry and diversified the Company’s business into renewable energy.

Mr. Choo Kee Siong was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 September 2022. Mr. Choo is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, Nominating Committee, and Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Choo is currently the executive director and CEO of Hildrics Capital Pte Ltd., a private equity fund manager registered with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, focusing on direct investments into mid-sized and established companies in Southeast Asia and Singapore. Prior to Hildrics Capital, he was the Managing Director and Head of Industry Groups, Group Commercial Banking of United Overseas Bank (UOB), where he was responsible for UOB’s portfolio of mid-cap companies in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia for a period of 13 years. He was also appointed as UOB representative for InnoVen, a joint venture between UOB and Temasek that focuses on providing venture debt to start-ups and fastgrowing companies across India, China and Southeast Asia since its inception in 2015.

Mr. Choo holds a degree in business management from Southern Illinois University and MBA from Dubuque University. Mr. Choo was conferred the title of IBF Fellow by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore in November 2014.

Mr. Andrew Tan is an Independent Director of Kim Heng and was appointed to the Board on 17 March 2023. He was Managing Director with Temasek International, a global investment firm headquartered in Singapore. He joined as an Operating Partner in the Enterprise Development Group as well as Managing Director of Strategy Office and Institutional Relations from year 2019 to 2022.

Prior to joining Temasek International, he was with the Singapore Administrative Service for nearly three decades in senior positions and key roles across various government agencies from defence, foreign affairs, environment to transport. He was the Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment Agency from year 2009 to 2013 and CEO of Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore from year 2014 to 2018.

Mr. Tran was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 27 March 2023. Mr. Tran is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over thirty-five years of public accounting experience. He was a partner with KPMG Singapore from year 2000 until his retirement in year 2020. He has extensive experience in public accounting which includes auditing, advising on financial reporting matters as well as governance and regulatory compliance matters relating to the Companies Act and SGX-ST listing rules, IPO, restructuring exercises, due diligence and merger and acquisitions.

Mr Tran is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.