Board of Directors

Tan Hwee Hua @ Lim Hwee Hua

Non-Executive Independent Chairman

Mrs Lim Hwee Hua was appointed to our Board on 17 April 2023.
She has extensive experiences in both the public and private sectors.
Mrs Lim was first elected to the Singapore Parliament in December 1996 and served till May 2011

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Mrs Lim Hwee Hua was appointed to our Board on 17 April 2023.

She has extensive experiences in both the public and private sectors. Mrs Lim was first elected to the Singapore Parliament in December 1996 and served till May 2011, last as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore, and concurrently as Second Minister for Finance and for Transport. She held the distinction of being the first female full Minister to be appointed. Between 2002 and 2004, she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.

Mrs Lim completed her junior college education at Raffles Institution, Singapore, before graduating with a Master/ Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Mathematics/Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 1981. In 1989, she obtained a Master of Business Administration, major in Finance, from the Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles.

Prior to joining the Singapore Cabinet, Mrs Lim enjoyed a varied career. She served as an Administrative Officer in the Ministries of Finance, Education and Law, reviewing public policies. In 1989, she joined the financial services sector - investment banking and management – at Swiss Bank Corporation (1989-1992) and Jardine Fleming (1992-2000). At Temasek Holdings (2000–2004), she served as Managing Director where she oversaw divestments, restructured companies and boards, initiated corporate stewardship moves and established strategic relations with key foreign counterparts (including China and Vietnam). She also sat on boards (including PSA, Keppel and Mapletree).

Post retirement from politics in 2011, Mrs Lim has been engaged in private equity (Tembusu Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), financial services (Asia Pacific Exchange and United Overseas Bank till April 2021), and sits on several multinational boards (Jardine Cycle & Carriage in Singapore, ReSustainability in India and Nippon Paint in Japan). She currently chairs the charity SIM People Development Fund and had previously helped establish the ISCA Cares Fund, a charity targeted at accountancy students. Mrs Lim has lectured at both the NUS Business School and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Between 2011 and 2014, she served on the Ernst & Young Global Advisory Council.

Mrs Lim has authored two publications - “Government in Business – Friend or Foe” (Straits Times Press, 2014), which was translated into Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish, and “Government in Business – Leading or Lagging?” (World Scientific Publishing, 2021).

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Tan Yong Nang

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr Tan was appointed Executive Director on 1 June 2009 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023. Concurrently, he has been the Group’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) since 1 January 2014.
Mr Tan joined our Group in 2007 as an assistant to the CEO and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Corporate Services before taking on the position of COO of our Group in 2011.

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Mr Tan was appointed Executive Director on 1 June 2009 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023. Concurrently, he has been the Group’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) since 1 January 2014. As CEO, he is in charge of leading the development and execution of our long-term strategy, and responsible for all day-to-day management decisions.

Mr Tan joined our Group in 2007 as an assistant to the CEO and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Corporate Services before taking on the position of COO of our Group in 2011. Mr Tan spearheaded the growth of our Group’s operations in the region such as the expansion of our swine and dairy business segments, and had oversight of the management functions across our Group’s businesses. Mr Tan is also involved in the management of our Group’s financial liabilities and has assisted our Group in diversifying our financial relationships to include regional and international banking organisations.

Mr Tan started his career as a statistician at the Department of Statistics, Singapore in 1985 and went on to become a research economist with Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry in 1986. He joined the Prudential group in 1988 as an investment analyst based in Hong Kong and the USA.

From 1991 to 2003, Mr Tan was employed by the PAMA Group Inc.’s group of companies (“PAMA Group”), becoming a partner of PAMA BVI in 2001. He was involved in setting up several equity funds of the PAMA Group and handling the funds’ investment portfolio in South East Asia. He was also an Investment Committee member of PAMA BVI from 1997 to 2003. In 2003, Mr Tan joined Delifrance Asia Ltd as its CEO, and in 2005, he joined Li & Fung Group in 2005 as its Project Director and COO.

Mr Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree from the University of Cambridge, UK in 1983. He was also registered as a Chartered Financial Analyst with The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts, USA in 1992.

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Kevin John Monteiro

Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

Mr Monteiro was appointed Executive Director on 16 April 2014 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023.
Mr Monteiro was previously the Head of Corporate Finance of our subsidiary.

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Mr Monteiro was appointed Executive Director on 16 April 2014 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023. He is also our Chief Financial Officer responsible for developing a balanced capital structure, to source for adequate funding for our Group, and to ensure the integrity of the Group’s financial data. He has oversight over all the financial operations of our Group.

Mr Monteiro was previously the Head of Corporate Finance of our subsidiary, PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk and has longstanding experience of working in the agri-food industry, having joined PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk in 1999. His responsibilities in this position included overseeing the company capital structure and managing equity-related matters such as investor relations, annual reports and IDX-compliance.

Prior to joining PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk, Mr Monteiro was a financial advisor to another IDX-listed company between 1995 and 1999. Between 1985 and 1995, Mr Monteiro practised as a chartered accountant, first as a sole practitioner, and later as a partner of Callaway & Hecht in Melbourne. Whilst in practice, Mr Monteiro was a registered tax agent and registered company auditor in Australia.

Mr Monteiro obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University, Australia in 1979 and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia since 1982. Mr Monteiro is a member of the Asia Pacific Chapter of the Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Chief Financial Officers Leadership Network since 2021.

Mr Monteiro represents Japfa Ltd as founding member of SGListCos Ltd ("SGListCos"), an association that represents all SGX listed companies, where he sits on its ESG Advisory Panel. Mr Monteiro is SGListCos representative on the Sustainability Reporting Advisory Committee which advises on the sustainability reporting roadmap for Singapore-incorporated companies.

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Renaldo Santosa

Executive Director

Mr Renaldo Santosa was appointed as an Executive Director on 1 December 2022 And last re-elected on 17 April 2023.
Mr Renaldo Santosa started his career with the Japfa Group in September 2011 as Business Development Executive immediately after his graduation

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Mr Renaldo Santosa was appointed as an Executive Director on 1 December 2022 And last re-elected on 17 April 2023. Prior to this appointment, he was the Alternate Director to Executive Chairman, the late Mr Handojo Santosa. Mr Renaldo Santosa holds also the position of Head of Strategic Projects at Annona Technical Service Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Japfa Ltd, to identify and develop strategic projects for the Group and ensure that the projects are aligned with the Group’s strategic directions and objectives.

Mr Renaldo Santosa started his career with the Japfa Group in September 2011 as Business Development Executive immediately after his graduation. Over the years, he was promoted to the position of Head of Business Development & Strategy in 2017 and to his current role in 2022. Mr Renaldo Santosa was also appointed as a Director in Annona Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Japfa Ltd, in 2022.

Mr Renaldo Santosa has a Bachelor of Science (Second Class Honours) in Food Science with Business from the University of Reading, UK, in 2011.

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Hendrick Kolonas

Non-Executive Director

Mr Kolonas was appointed to our Board on 18 February 2013 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023.
Mr Kolonas has also served on the board of Bank Tiara Asia, where he was President Director from 1989 to 1997 and Vice-President Commissioner from 1997 to 1998.

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Mr Kolonas was appointed Executive Non-Independent Director on 18 February 2013 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023. He joined our Group in 2012 as Vice-President Commissioner of our subsidiary, PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk. Prior to joining our Group, Mr Kolonas was the branch manager at the Head Office (Operational) of Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia. During his time there from 1983 to 1988, he was involved in organising and managing various departments within the branch.

Mr Kolonas has also served on the board of Bank Tiara Asia, where he was President Director from 1989 to 1997 and Vice-President Commissioner from 1997 to 1998. Mr Kolonas founded PT Celebes Artha Ventura in 1996 and spearheaded investments into various financial services businesses. He has been the President Commissioner of PT Celebes Artha Ventura since 2010.

Mr Kolonas graduated from Middlesex University, UK in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Accounting and Finance. He also has a Master degree in Business Administration from Schiller International University, UK and a Master of Arts degree in Banking Administration from University of Hull, UK, which he attained in 1983 and 1989, respectively.

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Manu Bhaskaran

Independent Director

Mr Bhaskaran was appointed to our Board on 18 April 2019 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023. He is currently a Partner of the Centennial Group.
Mr Bhaskaran is also Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies.

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Mr Bhaskaran was appointed to our Board on 18 April 2019 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023. He is currently a Partner of the Centennial Group where he is also founding CEO of its Singapore subsidiary, Centennial Asia Advisors, responsible for the Asian business.

Mr Bhaskaran is also Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies. From 1989 to 2001, Mr Bhaskaran was with Société Générale’s Asian investment banking division where he supervised Asian economic and investment strategy and where he was also a member of the Executive Committee. From 1982 to 1989, Mr Bhaskaran worked for the Singapore government, supervising a team that prepared strategic political and economic assessments of Asia for senior Singapore government officials.

Mr Bhaskaran served as Chairman of a high-level government committee that reviewed the regulation of moneylenders in Singapore in 2014 and 2015. He is also Member of the Competition Appeals Board, Singapore; a Member of the Regional Advisory Board for Asia of the International Monetary Fund; Trustee of the Asia Foundation in Asia; Member of the Board of Advisors, School of Economics, Singapore Management University; Council Member in Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA); and, Vice-President, Economics Society of Singapore. He currently serves on the Boards of CIMB Investment Bank, IFS Capital, Jebsen & Jessen SE Asia Limited and Luminor Capital.

Mr Bhaskaran graduated with an honours degree in Economics from Magdalene College, Cambridge University in 1980 and a Master in Public Administration from John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1987. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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Tan Kian Chew

Independent Director

Mr Tan Kian Chew was appointed to the Board on 18 April 2019 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023.
Mr Tan served in the Republic of Singapore’s Navy from 1975 to 1983.

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Mr Tan Kian Chew was appointed to the Board on 18 April 2019 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023. He is currently the Chairman of Central Cooperative Fund Committee, MCCY. He is also a Non-Executive Director and an Advisor of PSC Corporation Ltd and an Advisor to Incofood Management Services Pte Ltd.

Mr Tan served in the Republic of Singapore’s Navy from 1975 to 1983. He was the Head of Naval Operations when he left to join Singapore Government’s elite Administrative Service and was attached to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In 1988, he was posted to the Prime Minister’s Office where he served as the Principal Private Secretary to the then Deputy Prime Minister. In 1992, Mr Tan joined NTUC FairPrice as its Assistant General Manager. He was appointed as CEO in 1997 and left in 2015 to join Singapore Labour Foundation as its CEO in January 2016 and retired in December 2018.

Mr Tan was awarded a SAF (Overseas) Scholarship in 1972. He graduated with a degree (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Aston in Birmingham, UK in 1975. He also completed an Advance Management Program from Harvard University in 2000. In 1991, he was awarded the Singapore Public Administration Medal (Silver) and in 2014, he received the NTUC May Day Award – Medal of Commendation (Gold).

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Chia Wee Boon

Independent Director

Mr Chia was appointed to our Board on 1 January 2021 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023.
Mr Chia joined Hewlett-Packard Singapore in 1982 as a Systems Engineer and last held the position of a Senior Vice President.

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Mr Chia was appointed to our Board on 1 January 2021 and last re-elected on 17 April 2023

Mr Chia joined Hewlett-Packard Singapore in 1982 as a Systems Engineer and last held the position of a Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Alliance with Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, California in 2009.

He joined NCS Pte Ltd (“NCS”), a subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (“SingTel”) as Chief Operating Officer in June 2009 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2010. He currently serves as an advisor for SingTel Group Strategy, following his retirement from NCS in 2019.

Mr Chia had served on various national Committees such as the Singapore Police Association for National Servicemen, the Civil Defence Association for National Servicemen and the National Institute of Education Council. He was a Member of the NUS Institute of Systems Science Board and currently sits on the Board of the Singapore Institute of Management and the Nanyang Academy Fine Arts.

Mr Chia graduated with a degree (First Class Honours) in Computing Studies with the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK in 1981 and attained a Master degree in Management Science from Imperial College, London UK in 1982. He completed the General Managers Program from Harvard Business School, USA, in 1999 and the Directorship Program from SID-SMU, Singapore, in 2020.

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