Board of Directors
Mr. Kazuhiko Yoshida
Chairman and CEO
Mr. Kazuhiko Yoshida was appointed as Chairman of the Group on 19 March 2008. He is concurrently the Chief Executive Officer, Director and one of the founders who established the Company in 1997. Mr. Yoshida is responsible for business development and the overall management of the Group. He has over 27 years of experience in banking and credit analysis, specialising in structured finance of maritime vessels and aircraft. Between 1986 and 1992, he was a senior manager in The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. following which, he was a director/ deputy general manager of Takugin International (Asia) Limited, the offshore merchant banking arm of The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. from 1992 to 1997. Takugin International (Asia) Limited provided structured finance solutions for the aviation and shipping industries, provided project financing for construction of properties, including hotels and buildings and also provided corporate financing to Chinese financial institutions and other corporations. Mr. Yoshida is also currently a director of Capital Advisers Co., Ltd, Uni-Asia Capital (Singapore) Limited, and Uni-Asia Finance Corporation (Japan). Mr. Yoshida obtained a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Hokkaido University in Japan in 1976
Mr. Michio Tanamoto
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Michio Tanamoto is the Chief Operating Officer, Director stationed in Singapore and one of the founders who established the Company in 1997. Mr. Tanamoto is responsible for the Group’s business development, corporate strategy, finance and investor relations. He has over 29 years of experience in financial sector based in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. In 1980, Mr. Tanamoto joined The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. and was the senior manager of Takugin International (Asia) Limited in Hong Kong, the offshore merchant banking arm of The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. between 1988 and 1993. Following which, Mr. Tanamoto was the deputy general manager of the Singapore Branch of The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Tanamoto is also currently the Managing Director of Uni-Asia Capital (Singapore) Limited and a director of Capital Advisers Co., Ltd. and Uni-Asia Finance Corporation (Japan). He obtained a bachelor’s degree in law from Hitotsubashi University of Japan in 1980.
Mr. Ang Miah Khiang
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Ang Miah Khiang was appointed as our Independent
Director on 26 June 2007 and has been taking the position
of a Lead Independent Director since 19 March 2008.
Mr. Ang was last re-elected as Director at the Company’s
Annual General Meeting on 18 April 2008.
He spent the greater part of his career in the SME financing
business, having held the position of Managing Director of GE
Commercial Financing (Singapore) Ltd, formerly known as Heller
Financial (S) Ltd. He was also concurrently regional director
for GE related businesses in Asia Pacific. Mr. Ang is a Fellow of
the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and
holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of
Singapore. He is also an independent director of Asia Enterprises
Holding Ltd, Avaplas Ltd, and Heng Long International Ltd.
Mr. Ronnie Teo Heng Hock
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Ronnie Teo Heng Hock was appointed as Independent
Director of the Company on 26 June 2007 and was last
re-elected as DIrector at the Company’s Annual General Meeting
on 24 April 2009. Mr. Teo is currently the Managing Director
of Financial Reengineering Pte Ltd, a management consulting
firm specialising in investment advisory services. Mr. Teo was
previously the Managing Director of DBS Asset Management
Ltd and the General Manager of DBS Finance Limited.
Mr. Teo holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) degree in
Economics from the then-University of Singapore.
Mr. Teo is concurrently an independent director of Berger Paints
(S) Pte Ltd, Berger International Limited, Shanghai Asia Holdings
Ltd, and Yeoman 3-Rights Value Asia Fund. His directorship in
listed companies over the preceding three years includes an
independent director of Sunvic Chemical Holdings Ltd and
Behringer Corporation Ltd.
Mr. Rajan Menon
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Rajan Menon was appointed as Independent
Non-Executive Director of the company in April 2008 and
was last re-elected as Director at the Company’s Annual
General Meeting on 24 April 2009. Mr. Menon’s 38 year
career in Singapore comprises public appointments like Senior
Deputy Registrar of Land Titles & Deed and Deputy Public
Prosecutor & State Counsel. He was also a Credit Manager
with The Hongkong And Shanghai Banking Corporation prior
to joining the Law Practice, KhattarWong in 1981, where he
was Managing Partner from 1999 to 2006 and is currently a
senior partner.
Mr. Menon is an Independent Director of Berger International
Limited, which is listed on the SGX-ST, and a Board Member
of Manulife (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Prochem Holdings Pte Ltd,
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Singapore) Limited, Special
Olympics Asia Pacific Ltd, Tangreat Investments and Quick
Investments Pte Ltd.
Mr. Menon graduated from the University of Singapore with
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree in 1971 and was admitted
as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in
1973 and is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales.
Mr. Menon is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators,
United Kingdom; Singapore Institute of Arbitrators;
Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators and Singapore Institute
of Directors. He was conferred The Public Service Medal
of Singapore.
Mr. Rong-Jong Owng
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Rong-Jong Owng was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the company in April 2008 and was last re-elected as Director at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 24 April 2009. In 1978, Mr. Owng joined the Evergreen Group and he is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Evergreen Group. Mr. Owng is responsible for all finance matters for the group companies including Evergreen Marine Corporation, Eva Airways Corporation, Evergreen International Storage and Transport Corporation, and Evergreen Logistics Corporation. Mr. Owng received his bachelor’s degree in accounting at the Tam Kian University and a master’s degree in EMBA at the National Taipei University in 2001.
Mr. Robert Van Jin Nien
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Robert Van Jin Nien was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company in June 2006 and was last re-elected as Director at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 24 April 2009. Mr. Nien has extensive experience in property and infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and the PRC Pearl River Delta area. Between 1972 and 1976, he was a manager at Citibank, N.A., following which he joined and, since 1980, has been an executive director of Hopewell Holdings Limited, which is listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Nien holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton Graduate School of Business.