MR LAWRENCE KWAN
LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Mr Lawrence Kwan was appointed to the Board as Independent Director on 14 September 2016 and as Lead Independent Director on 18 November 2016. He is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Mr Kwan has more than 40 years of experience in financial services and professional corporate secretarial services. He currently serves as an independent director of Karin Technology Holdings Limited and company secretary of Marco Polo Marine Ltd.

Mr Kwan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, United Kingdom and a Fellow of the Chartered Secretaries Institute of Singapore (CSIS). He is a council member and former chairman of CSIS, which was previously known as the Singapore Association of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (SAICSA).

Between 2008 and 2014, he was a board member and audit committee member of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (ACRA).

Mr Kwan graduated from the University of East London with a Master of Business Administration. He is a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a full member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

MR JAMES KHO CHUNG WAH
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Mr James Kho Chung Wah was appointed to the Board as Independent Director on 14 September 2016. He is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nominating Committee.

Mr Kho is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Willan Capital Pte. Ltd. He has over 18 years of experience in investments, investment banking and regulations. He is also currently an independent director of Pollux Properties Ltd and Rich Capital Holdings Limited.

Mr Kho graduated from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business (Second Upper Honours), majoring in financial analysis with a minor in applied economics. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

MR AHMAD SUBRI BIN ABDULLAH
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Mr Ahmad Subri Bin Abdullah was appointed to the Board as Independent Director on 10 December 2018. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Nominating Committee.

Mr Subri is currently a director and advisor of Emerio (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., an NTT Group Company. He is also an independent director of VSTECS Berhad (formerly known as ECS ICT Berhad), a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad, Malaysian Life Reinsurance Group Berhad and a number of other public and private companies.

Mr Subri has over 30 years of experience in insurance and financial services. These included more than 20 years as chief executive officer of various companies including Trust International Insurance Berhad, MCIS Insurance Berhad, Mayban Life Assurance Berhad and Malaysia National Insurance Berhad. Mr Subri is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute (United Kingdom) and a Fellow of the Malaysian Insurance Institute.