Mr John d'Abo, 57, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 4 May 2022 and was re-elected to the Board on 28 April 2023. He was redesignated as Vice Chairman and Executive Director on 1 August 2023, and as Executive Chairman on 25 April 2024. He is also Chairman at Lime Petroleum Holding AS and Xer Tech Holding AB, both subsidiaries of the Group. John d'Abo has over 30 years of executive experience in global investment banks and associated businesses mainly in Southeast Asia, advising listed companies on fund-raising in both equity and debt and corporate advisory, during which he established relationships with a wide array of companies and investors across multiple sectors. His investment banking career of 23 years includes stints at Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets (Hong Kong), Royal Bank of Scotland (Hong Kong), Credit Suisse (Hong Kong), CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets (Hong Kong and New York) and HSBC James Capel (London). He is the founder and current Director of Erland Advisors Ltd. Mr d'Abo holds a Bachelor of Arts with joint honours in French and Spanish from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. JOHN D'ABO Executive Chairman Member, Remuneration and Audit Committees Mr Pong Chen Yih, 50, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 August 2023 and re-elected to the Board and redesignated as Lead Independent Non-Executive Director on 25 April 2024. He is also an independent board member of Rex Technology Investments Pte. Ltd. and Xer Technologies Pte. Ltd., subsidiaries of the Group. Mr Pong has over 20 years of experience handling complex legal and financial advisory work in relation to domestic and international corporate finance and capital markets transactions. He has successfully listed over 45 companies on the Singapore Exchange. He is a Director and the Chief Operating Officer of Novus Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd., an accredited issue manager for the Singapore Exchange Mainboard listings and a Full Sponsor for Catalist. He is presently an independent director of HRnetGroup Limited, and a past board member of Grand Venture Technology Limited and Figtree Holdings Limited. Mr Pong was previously the Head of the Singapore Domestic Capital Markets Group in Baker McKenzie and prior to that, a partner in the Equity Capital Markets Group in WongPartnership LLP. He regularly speaks at local and overseas conferences and seminars on topics such as capital raising and listing requirements. Mr Pong holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the National University of Singapore. PONG CHEN YIH Lead Independent Non-Executive Director Chairman, Nominating and Remuneration Committees Member, Audit Committee BOARD OF DIRECTORS 10 Annual Report 2025
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