Board of Directors

Handojo Santosa
@ Kang Kiem Han

Executive Chairman

Mr Santosa was appointed Executive Director on 19 December 2008.
Mr Santosa joined our Group in 1986 as a manager in the edible oil division at Nilam in Surabaya

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Mr Santosa was appointed Executive Director on 19 December 2008. He is in charge of the overall management of our Group’s business and operations, including making any major corporate decisions. He oversees the formulation of our Group’s corporate planning, strategic direction, business and corporate policies.

Mr Santosa joined our Group in 1986 as a manager in the edible oil division at Nilam in Surabaya where he was in charge of the edible oil division’s day-to-day operations. From 1989 to 1997, he served as Vice-president Director of our subsidiary, PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk.

In 1997, he was appointed as President Director of PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk, a role in which he has oversight of the pt Japfa Group’s operations. His responsibilities include overseeing the entire operations of the pt Japfa Group including the Aquaculture Division, Trading Division and the Beef Cattle Division.

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Hendrick Kolonas

Non-Executive Director of our Company

Mr Kolonas was appointed Non-Executive Director on 18 February 2013.
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 Non-Executive Director on 18 February 2013. 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 of 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, United kingdom (“UK”) in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Accounting and Finance. He also has a Masters degree in Business Administration from Schiller International University, UK and a Masters of Arts degree in Banking Administration from University of Hull, UK, which he attained in 1983 and 1989, respectively.

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Tan Yong Nang

Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer

Mr Tan was appointed Executive Director on 1 June 2009, and as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) on 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 as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) on 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 was involved in 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 and was 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 and is currently a member of Mensa International.

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Kevin John Monteiro

Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

Mr Monteiro was appointed Executive Director on 16 April 2014
Mr Monteiro was previously the Head of Corporate Finance of our subsidiary, PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk and has over 14 years of experience of working in the agri-food industry

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Mr Monteiro was appointed Executive Director on 16 April 2014. As Chief Financial Officer, his key roles are to develop a balanced capital structure, to source 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 over 14 years of experience of working in the agri-food industry, having joined PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk in 1999. His responsibilities in this position included overseeing its 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.

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Ng Quek Peng

Independent Director

Appointed to our Board on July 29, 2014
Mr Ng was also with Temasek Holdings Private Ltd as a Managing Director of its Portfolio Management division and as Chief Representative China.

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Mr Ng was appointed to our Board on 29 July 2014. He has more than 30 years of experience in the corporate finance and securities industry in Singapore and Malaysia, advising clients on corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and fund raising. During his career, he has held positions in foreign and local financial institutions, including Citicorp Investment Bank (Singapore) ltd, OCBC Securities Pte Ltd, ABN Amro Bank and CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch.

Mr Ng was also with Temasek Holdings Private Ltd as a Managing Director of its Portfolio Management division and as Chief Representative China. He was also a Director of GMR Infrastructure (Singapore) Pte. Limited (part of the India-based GMR Group) and was involved in the development of their infrastructure projects in South East Asia.

Mr Ng graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of london in 1976 and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 1980.

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Lien Siaou-Sze

Independent Director

Ms Lien was appointed to our Board on 29 July 2014.
Ms Lien joined Hewlett-Packard Singapore (Private) limited (“HP”) in 1978

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Ms Lien was appointed to our Board on 29 July 2014. She is currently a Senior Executive Coach at Mobley Group pacific, a management consulting firm which she joined in 2006.

Ms Lien joined Hewlett-Packard Singapore (Private) limited (“HP”) in 1978. During her time at HP, she headed its Technology Solutions Group Asia pacific and Japan and retired from HP in 2007 as a Senior Vice president.

Ms Lien has served as a member of the Board of the Confucius Institute at Nanyang Technological University (“NTU”) since 2008 and a member on the Board of Trustees at NTU.

Ms Lien graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the former Nanyang University in 1971 and attained a Masters degree in Computer Science from London University, Imperial College Science and Technology in 1973. In 2011, she was awarded the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (public Service Star) for valuable public service by the Singapore Government and was also appointed a Justice of the Peace by the President of Singapore in 2013.

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Mr Tan Kian Chew

Independent Director

Mr Tan Kian Chew is currently a Director of CapitaLand Mall Trust Management Limited
Mr Tan served in the Republic of Singapore’s Navy from 1975 to 1983 and held the position of Head of Naval Operations from 1980 to 1983

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Mr Tan Kian Chew is currently a Director of CapitaLand Mall Trust Management Limited, Chairman of the Centre for Senior, and Chairman of Central Co-operative Fund Committee (MCCY).

Mr Tan served in the Republic of Singapore’s Navy from 1975 to 1983 and held the position of Head of Naval Operations from 1980 to 1983. He left the Navy to join the Singapore Government’s elite Administrative Service in 1983 and served in 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, Mr Ong Teng Cheong.

Mr Tan left the Administrative Service to join NTUC FairPrice in 1992 as its Assistant General Manager. He was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 1997. Mr Tan retired from NTUC FairPrice in Dec 2015 after being its CEO for 18 years. He joined Singapore Labour Foundation as its CEO in Jan 2016 and retired in Dec 2018.

Mr Tan obtained an Honours degree (First Class) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Aston in Birmingham, UK in 1975. He also completed the Advance Management Program at Harvard University in 2000.

Mr Tan was awarded a SAF (Overseas) Scholarship in 1972 and was a recipient of Singapore Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1991. Mr Tan received the NTUC May Day Award – Medal of Commendation (Gold) in 2014.

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Mr Manu Bhaskaran

Independent Director

Mr Manu Bhaskaran 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 Manu Bhaskaran is currently a Partner of the Centennial Group. As founding CEO of its Singapore subsidiary, Centennial Asia Advisors, he co-ordinates the Asian business of the Group which provides independent economic research on Asian political and macroeconomic trends for investment institutions, government agencies, multilateral institutions and companies with interests in Asia.

Mr Bhaskaran is also Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies. From 1989 to 2001, Mr Bhaskaran was with Societe Generale’s Asian investment banking division where he supervised Asian economic and investment strategy analysis and was 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 has served as Chairman of a high-level government committee reviewing 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 Masters 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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