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Chairman & CEO
Serge Pun is a Myanmar national and the Chairman of the SPA Group. He founded Serge Pun & Associates Limited in 1983 in Hong Kong and was then primarily active in real estate brokerage and development. Serge Pun has led many real estate investments as a general partner in real estate limited partnerships, including projects such as Stewart Terrace on the Peak in Hong Kong (1987 to 1988) and Village Gardens in Yau Yat Chuen, Kowloon (1988 to 1990). In these partnerships, he was involved in the organisation, promotion and management of all real estate projects. In 1988, Serge Pun & Associates Limited opened its first overseas branch in Bangkok. Branches and subsidiaries in Kuala Lumpur (1990), Shenzhen (1988), Chengdu (1992) and Taipei (1992) followed in the ensuing years. Some of Serge Pun's more notable projects overseas were the Sand River Golf Club in Shenzhen (1991-1997); the 1 million sq. ft. premier office building in Bangkok - Abdulrahim Place at 990 Rama IV (1989 to 2000) and the 1.2 million sq. ft. mixed use development in Dalian PRC known as The Grand Central - a project in which YSH has taken an interest.
In 1991, Serge Pun decided to return to his hometown in Myanmar and set up the SPA Group, which has today grown to include about 30 operating companies active in 6 key businesses including financial services, manufacturing, real estate development, trading and distribution, the service industry, automobile assembly and distribution and agriculture. In 1999, Serge Pun was conferred the title of honoris causa Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D) in Business Administration by the Southern California University for Professional Studies. Serge Pun was appointed an Honorary Business Representative of International Enterprise Singapore for Myanmar from 2004 to 2007. He has been invited to many international forums as guest speaker or panellist on subjects relating to China, Myanmar and ASEAN . He was appointed as a member of the Chinese People Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of Dalian, PRC since 2007.
Appointed to the board of YSH on 17 August 2006, Serge Pun is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of YSH.
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Non-Executive Director
Kyi Aye is a Myanmar national and a career banker. In his early days, after he has obtained his Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law degrees from the University of Rangoon, he went on to qualify as a Certified Public Accountant and underwent training at the Midland Bank of London and IMF Institute of Washington DC . He started his career in the banking industry in 1960, and was subsequently transferred to The Central Bank of Myanmar in 1965. He held many positions over 25 years in The Central Bank of Myanmar which included Chief Accountant (1987 to 1989) as well as Executive Director (1989 to 1991) of The Central Bank of Myanmar. In 1991, he was appointed as the Managing Director of Myanmar Economic Bank and, subsequently in 1992, as the Governor of The Central Bank of Myanmar. He retired from The Central Bank of Myanmar in 1998 and was invited to become Special Adviser to the Chairman of Yoma Bank Ltd (a member of the SPA Group) in 2000, a position he has retired from since August 2005.
Re-appointed to the board of YSH on 24 July 2009, Kyi Aye is a Non-Executive Director of YSH.
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Lead Independent Director
Adrian Chan is Head of the Corporate Department and a Senior Partner at Lee & Lee. Adrian Chan has served more than 10 years on the Corporate Practice Committee of the Law Society of Singapore. He is also an independent director on the Boards of United Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Isetan (Singapore) Limited, Oniontech Limited, AEM Holdings Ltd and Global Investments Limited, which are public-listed companies on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Adrian Chan also serves on the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Directors as its Vice-Chairman (Designate) and sits on the Listed Companies Committee of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce. He has been elected to and serves as the Honorary Secretary of the Executive Council of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises and was appointed to the Audit Committee Guidance Committee, established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and the Singapore Exchange. In addition, he serves on the Pro-Enterprise Panel which is chaired by the Head of Civil Service and addresses feedback from the private sector on unnecessary or outdated government rules that hinder businesses and stifle entrepreneurship. He holds a law degree from the National University of Singapore and is a member of the Singapore Academy of Law.
Re-elected to the board of YSH on 24 July 2009, Adrian Chan is the Lead Independent Director of YSH and the Chairman of the Nominating Committee of YSH.
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Independent Director and Chairman of Audit Committee
Basil Chan is the Founder and Managing Director of MBE Corporate Advisory Pte. Ltd. He also sits on the boards of several other public listed companies in Singapore, as their independent non-executive director. Basil Chan has more than 30 years of experience in audit, financial and general management, having held senior financial and management positions in both private and listed companies. Basil Chan is also a director and member of the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He was a member of the Corporate Governance Committee in 2001 that developed the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance and was a former member of the Accounting Standards Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS). Basil Chan holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics) Honours degree majoring in Business Administration from the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is a Chartered Accountant by training and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as a member of IC PAS. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Re-elected to the board of YSH on 24 July 2009, Basil Chan is an Independent Director of YSH and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of YSH.
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Independent Director
Philip Ng is a 26-year veteran with IBM who has held various marketing and technical management as well as executive appointments at IBM Singapore Pte Ltd and the IBM Group, including Chairman and Managing Director of IBM Singapore Pte Ltd (1990 to 1994) and Director of IBM World Trade Corporation - Sri Lanka Branch (1990 to 1994) and IBMBrunei Darussalam (1990 to 1994). Philip Ng has worked in IBM Americas Far East Headquarters in the United States, IBM offices in Taiwan (1985 to 1987) and IBM Regional Headquarters in Hong Kong (1987 to 1989). In 1994, Philip Ng left IBM to join Christie's as its Regional Managing Director, Asia and Australia, and was concurrently Chairman of the Asian Art Board, Chairman of the Asia Management Board and a member of Christie's International Management Board. Subsequently, he was appointed to the main Board of Christie's. In 2001, he left Christie's to pursue his own interest in Asian Art. Philip Ng graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor degree in Science. Philip Ng has chaired and served on various private companies in Singapore and other countries in Asia and Australia such as Christie's Hong Kong Ltd, Christie's Japan, Christie's Korea, Christie's Australia Pty Ltd, Christie's Auction (Thailand) Co. Ltd. He was also a member of the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Management, serving on various committees on information technology and the arts. Currently, he is the Chairman of Very Special Arts Singapore, a non-profit charitable organisation using arts to help the disabled.
Re-elected to the board of YSH on 21 July 2008, Philip Ng is an Independent Director of YSH and the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of YSH.
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