has been an Independent Director of our Company since 17 December 2007 and was last re-elected as Director on 25 April 2008. He is Chairman of Roxy-Pacific Holdings Limited's Remuneration Committee. He is also currently the chairman and chief executive officer of DBS Vickers Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Prior to this appointment, he was the president and chief executive officer of Vickers Ballas Holdings Pte Ltd (now known as DBS Vickers Securities Holdings Pte Ltd) from February 2001 to October 2001. Mr Lee was also the managing director of Vickers Ballas & Co. Pte Ltd from June 1999 to October 2001. Before joining the DBS group, Mr Lee was a corporate banking account manager with Algemene Bank Nederland NV, Singapore and a credit analyst with Banque Nationale de Paris, Singapore. He was previously an Independent Director of Bright World Precision Machinery Ltd. Mr Lee graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California.
has been a Non-executive Director of our Company since 14 December 2006 and was last re-elected as Director on 9 April 2009. He is a Member of Roxy-Pacific Holdings Limited's Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee. Mr Tan is an Independent non-executive Director of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. He is also currently the Managing Director of Corporate Brokers International Pte. Ltd., a corporate investment and intermediary company in relation to funding, corporate contacts, mergers and acquisitions, mediation and brokering. Amongst others, his previous appointments include the General Manager of Deutsche Bank AG (Singapore Branch) and a Vice-President in Citibank N.A. Mr Tan graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science (Physics) degree.
joined our Group in 1988 and has been an Executive Director since 30 August 1989. He was last re-elected as Director on 31 March 2010. He currently heads our Property Investment division. Apart from overseeing the management of our investment properties, his other areas of responsibility are in human resource management and administration for the Group. Mr Teo graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) degree.
was appointed as our Company's Lead Independent Director on 17 December 2007 and was last re-elected as Director on 31 March 2010. He is Chairman of Roxy-Pacific Holdings Limited's Audit Committee and a Member of Nominating Committee. Mr Hew is also an Independent Director of Nordic Group Limited. He is also currently the Managing Director of Integer Capital Pte Ltd, a company which is in business advisory and consultancy services. Mr Hew's previous appointments include that as an investment director in Seavi Venture Services Pte Ltd which is a private equity firm. He was also previously an Independent Director of Action Asia Limited and a process engineer in Texas Instruments Singapore (Pte) Ltd. Mr Hew graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) degree and he also holds a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance conferred by the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
joined our Group in 1993 and his main task is in the planning and facilities design of Grand Mercure. He has been an Executive Director since 4 January 1999 and was appointed as our Managing Director on 16 July 2001. He was last re-elected as Director on 31 March 2010. Mr Teo is primarily responsible for all aspects of our Hotel Ownership business, including ongoing evaluation, investment and improvement of the hotel. Mr Teo graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts (Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management) degree. Mr Teo has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He previously held managerial appointments in international hotels in Asia, such as the Oriental Hotel in Singapore, the Amanpuri in Phuket, Thailand and the Amandari in Bali, Indonesia.
our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a Director since 20 May 1993 sets our Group's strategies and leads the overall management. He was last re-elected as Director on 9 April 2009. Mr Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore with an honours degree in Accountancy. He worked for three years as assistant treasurer in DBS Bank Ltd before joining our Company.
was appointed as an Independent Director of our Company on 17 December 2007 and was last re-elected as Director on 25 April 2008. He is Chairman of Roxy-Pacific Holdings Limited's Nominating Committee and a Member of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. He is currently Director of Reyfern Real Estate Consultancy Pte Ltd, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the NUS Dept of Real Estate. He was previously Executive Vice President at the Pacific Star Group, and also held positions as Executive Director at Knight Frank Pte Ltd, Singapore. Mr Tay holds a Master of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Georgia (Athens), United States of America and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Estate Management from the National University of Singapore.
joined our Group in February 2000 as the Financial Controller of Grand Mercure. He has been an Executive Director since 1 September 2001 and was last re-elected as Director on 25 April 2008. He was also appointed as one of our Company Secretaries. Mr Koh is primarily responsible for the financial, banking and accounting aspects of our Group. He also oversees our Group's corporate secretarial and legal matters. Mr Koh graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Accountancy degree and he is a non-practising member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Leicester. Prior to joining our Group, Mr Koh worked as an auditor in Deloitte and Touche and Haw Par Brothers International Limited, and held appointments as the finance manager of Goldtron Electronics Pte Ltd and Equant Integration Services Pte Ltd.
has been our Executive Director since 14 November 1991 and was last re-elected as Director on 9 April 2009. He has played, and continues to play, an important role in the architectural conceptualisation, design and planning of all of our development projects. In particular, he was heavily involved in the development of the second phase of Roxy Square and of our hotel, Grand Mercure, from their respective pre-construction stage to completion. Currently, he heads our Property Development division and oversees the progress of all our development projects. Mr Teo graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and had previously worked as a design architect trainee with Quek Associates.

