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Board of Directors

 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
 
Mr. Tse Michael Nam, aged 50, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Tse has had over 20 years of experience in the agricultural, cultivation and farming industry. Mr. Tse has held key management positions in several agricultural companies as well as being a technical advisor to various organizations and governmental bureaus such as Hawaiian Agronomic (International) Inc., the Thai Trade Commission and projects funded by multinational organizations such as the Asian Development Bank (:ADB;). Mr. Tse holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science & Marine Biology from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of San Francisco. Mr. Tse is responsible for the Group・s overall performance and strategic direction.
 
Mr. Puongpun Sananikone, aged 63, is an Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Sananikone is an experienced international development economist and business executive whose career has spanned many countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Sananikone has been professionally active in China and Southeast Asia for over two decades. Mr. Sananikone was recently elected the Chairman of the East-West Center・s Board of Governors. The East-West Center is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understand among the people and nations of Asia, the Pacific and the United States.k Mr. Sananikone is also currently president of Pacific Management Resources (:PacMar, Inc.;) (1987- present), a Hawaiian-based multinational consulting group assisting international funding agencies and private sector clients in project identification, planning and development. Under his guidance, PacMar Inc. completed a large number of projects in the agriculture and rural development sectors for the ADB, the World Bank, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in various Asian countries, and major public and private sector enterprises in China and other Asia-Pacific nations. Mr. Sananikone, a recipient of the 2003 University of Hawaii Distinguished Alumni Award, holds a Bachelor or Arts in Economics from the University of Hawaii, a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Colorado, and has completed specialised post-graduate training in macro and natural resource economics at Colorado State University.
 
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
 
Mr. Lim Yew Kong, John, aged 46, aged 46, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. He is currently a director of AXIA Equity Pte. Ltd., a firm which provides business and financial advisory services to companies in Singapore and the region. Prior to this and since 1991, Mr Lim has been involved in the private equity and venture capital industry in Asia as a director of an investment advisory firm engaged in direct investment in the region. From 1989 to 1991, Mr Lim worked in Dowell Schlumberger in the United Kingdom, where he was UK division controller. Between 1984 and 1988, he was with Arthur Andersen & Co, London. Mr. Lim graduated with a Bachelor・s Degree in Economics in 1984 from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1987 from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
 
Mr. Albert Theodore Powers, aged 55, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Powers is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Allied Pacific Group, a diversified investment and advisory group based in Hong Kong. Mr. Powers has over 30 years of business and legal experience in a wide range of corporate, commercial, hospitality, gaming and real estate activities. Mr. Powers has particular experience in investment transactions in Greater China and Asia, where he has resided and worked for the past 25 years. Prior to joining the Allied Pacific Group, Mr. Powers practiced law in New York City, San Francisco and Hong Kong and was the Hong Kong senior and managing partner for several of the world・s leading law firms, including Shearman & Sterling and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Mr. Powers is licensed to practice law in New York, California, Colorado, and Hong Kong. Mr. Powers holds a Bachelors of Art s degree from the University of Denver; a Master of Business Administration degree from Imperial College London; a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School; and a Master of Laws in Taxation degree from the New York University Law School.
 
Mr. Pang Seng Tuong, aged 41, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Pang has more than 10 years of experience in investment banking and investments. Mr. Pang is the founder and managing partner of Pinetree Capital Partners Pte Ltd, a private equity fund management company. Prior to setting up Pinetree Capital Partners in mid-2006, Mr. Pang cofounded Westcomb Financial Group Ltd in 2000, one of the first boutique investment banks in Singapore, which is listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Mr. Pang holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Highest Honours) in Astro & Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under a scholarship from a Singapore Government-linked company and subsequently under a double scholarship from the University; he obtained a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was the winner of the prestigious Sword-of-Honour as well as the Letter of Commendation, and held the rank of Major while in military service in Singapore.
 
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
 
Mr. Ophad Phissamay, aged 39, is the Group・s Country Representative in Laos, and is specifically responsible for directing and managing the Group・s Laos agricultural operation. Mr. Phissamay has over 10 years of experience in directing, managing and administering projects and operations for large organizations in Laos, including Lao Airlines and the Department of Civil Aviation of Lao PDR. Mr. Phissamay holds a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Operations from the National School of Civil Aviation, Toulouse, France, and a Master of Science degree in teaching Mathematics and Computer Science from Lenin Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia.
 

Ms. Ng Bee Ching, Jenna, aged 40, is the Group・s qualified accountant and company secretary. She is a member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and CPA Australia. Ms. Ng has been in the accounting and corporate finance arena for more than 15 years. Prior to joining the Group, Ms. Ng held various management positions with companies in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.

 
 
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