Board of Directors

Mr. Masahiro Iwabuchi was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Uni-Asia Group Limited on 29 February 2024, and concurrently Chairman of the Group's Management Committee and Review Committee. He has been an Executive Director since March 2018. He joined the Group when it was established in 1997 and was appointed as Senior Managing Director on 30 April 2014. Mr. Iwabuchi heads the Property Investment Department. He has extensive experience in the banking industry throughout Asia including Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the PRC, having spent some 13 years with The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. He has accumulated a property investment expertise in PRC, Japan and Hong Kong afterwards. He is currently President of Uni-Asia Investment Ltd., also a director of the company's subsidiaries including UniAsia Holdings Limited, Uni-Asia Capital Company Limited, Uni-Asia Guangzhou Property Management Co., Ltd, Uni-Asia Capital (Japan) Ltd, and some asset holding companies in which the Company invests. He completed Licensing Examination for HKSI Specialist Certificate (Asset Management, Corporate Finance, Derivatives and Securities). Mr. Iwabuchi graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Hirosaki University of Japan in 1985. In addition to Japanese, Mr. Iwabuchi speaks fluent Mandarin.

Mr. Lim Kai Ching was appointed Executive Director on 28 February 2025. Mr. Lim joined Uni-Asia in June 2011 and was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Group in August 2011 and subsequently as Group Chief Financial Officer in 2015 until 31 March 2025. Mr. Lim has extensive experience in areas including finance, accounting, risk management, investment, audit, investor relations and sustainability related matters. Prior to joining Uni-Asia, Mr. Lim worked for State Street Fund Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Between 2008 to 2009, he was the Financial Controller of a PRC-based seafood processing company. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Lim was Vice President with the Group, responsible for the Group's on-going listing matters and financial reporting of private shipping fund for which the Group acts as fund manager. Between 1999 and 2007, Mr. Lim was with Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd ("GIC"). Mr. Lim graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from Nanyang Technological University and is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants ("ISCA"). He has a Sustainability Certification from ISCA.

Mr. Philip Chan was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company on 30 April 2025. He has been an Independent Director since 1 March 2018. Mr. Chan holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He has many years of experience in accounting and audit with KPMG London and PWC Singapore, investment banking with Morgan Grenfell Asia and HG Asia Securities and was a director of private equity investments at Suez Asia Holdings. Mr. Chan was head of the Listings Function of Markets Group at the Singapore Exchange for 3 years. Mr. Chan has also served on the Singapore’s Accounting Standards Committee, Singapore Zhejiang Business Council and also Singapore Shandong Business Council as well as non-executive director of National Volunteer Philanthropy Centre and Vision Fund, the international microfinance arm of global charity World Vision. He also serves as independent director of several other SGX listed companies.

Ms. Juliana Lee was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 1 March 2019. Ms. Lee is a Director of Aptus Law Corporation. She has more than 30 years of experience in legal practice and currently heads the corporate practice of Aptus Law Corporation. Her main areas of practice are corporate law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore and is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. Ms. Lee also presently serves as an Independent Director on the board of BH Global Corporation Ltd and Mencast Holdings Ltd.

Mr. Chong was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 3 February 2025. Mr. Chong has extensive years of experience in technology, business, finance and general management. From 1986 to 2004, Mr. Chong served as executive director and Group MD (Commercial) of SGX-listed Seksun Corporation, the world's largest top cover producer for the HDD industry; Glaxo Wellcome Asia Pacific; China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd.; Standard Chartered Bank and the Economic Development Board. He was a Board Member of ACRA from 2004-2010 and its Investment Committee Chairman from 2008 to 2010. He was also a Board member of National Kidney Foundation from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Chong has over 20 years of experience as an Independent Director of various companies listed on the Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia Stock Exchanges. He is currently an Independent Director and Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee Chairman of AIMS APAC Reit Management Limited, the manager of SGX-listed AIMS APAC Reit and Independent Director and Chairman of the Board and Audit & Risk Committee of SGX-listed Multi-Chem Limited. Mr. Chong holds a Bachelor of Engineering from The University of Tokyo, and a Master of Business Administration fro the National University of Singapore.

Mr. Khalid Moinuddin Hashim was appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company on 30 April 2025. Mr. Khalid Moinuddin Hashim is currently Managing Director of Precious Shipping Public Company Limited (“PSL”) of Bangkok and an adjunct lecturer at SMU. He comes from a long family line of professionals engaged in shipping/trade. His father, the late Moinuddin Hashim, was the Chairman of the Indian National Shipowners Association and his greatgrandfather was a founding director of Scindia Steam Navigation Company. In 1978, after attaining an MBA specializing in Finance, Khalid began his career with Tolani Shipping, Bombay. Subsequently in 1979, he worked under the Hon. Ali Maniku, Minister of Shipping for the Maldives Government, in Singapore. In 1984, Khalid joined the GP Group of companies. PSL was born soon after and came of age in 1991. Since then the company has grown and is today one of the largest owners in the world in the Handy/Supramax/Ultramax size sectors with 40 existing ships, and another 4 X 64K ships on order for delivery, one every quarter, during 2026. In September 2007 Marine Money ranked Precious Shipping as the No.1 Listed Shipping Company in the World. Asia Money, in their 2008, 2009 and December 2010 issues conferred the Best Executive, Thailand and best Investor Relations Officer, Thailand titles on Khalid. In April 2012, Seatrade Asia awarded the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ to Khalid. In November 2012, Lloyd’s List awarded PSL Best Ship Operator for 2012. In June 2013, Seatrade awarded the Maritime Security & Safety Award to PSL. In 1996 Khalid was elected to the Board of the Swedish Club, a 145 year old Marine Mutual Insurance company; Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee in 1997, was elected Deputy Chairman in 2007, and became the inaugural member of the Risk Committee in 2024.