Board of Directors

Mr. Bertie Cheng Shao Shiong, 72
Non-Executive Chairman

Mr. Cheng was appointed as an Independent and Non-Executive Director of the Company on 5 March 2001 and was last re-elected as a Director of the Company on 25 September 2008. Mr. Cheng is the Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee and Executive Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. He is also a Company Director in one of the Thai associates, Chewathai Ltd.

Mr. Cheng retired as a Chief Executive Officer of POSBank in July 1997. He holds and has held directorships, in both listed and unlisted companies. Currently, he is the Chairman of TeleChoice International Limited. He is also a Director of CFM Holdings Limited, Hong Leong Finance Limited, Pacific Andes (Holdings) Limited, Singapore Petroleum Company Limited, Thomson Medical Centre Limited, Special Needs Trust Company Limited and Baiduri Bank Berhad. Other appointments include being the Chairman of the Medifund Committee, Singapore General Hospital and a Board Member of the Consumers' Association of Singapore (CASE) Endowment Fund.

Mr. Cheng holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics (Honours) from the University of Malaya in Singapore. He received the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1984 and the Public Service Medal in 2001. In addition, he also received the Friend of Labour Award from the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) in 2008.

 

 



Mr. Phua Chian Kin, 50
Group Chief Executive & Managing Director

Mr. Phua has been the Group Chief Executive and Managing Director of TEE International since 1991. He is instrumental in spearheading the expansion and growth of our Group and is also responsible for the Group's overall management, investment decisions, direction and policy decision-making.

Mr. Phua has over 27 years of experience in the M&E engineering industry, starting his career with Danish multi-national LK-NES (SEA) Pte Ltd where he was later promoted to General Manager and Director, responsible for 3 of LK-NES' subsidiaries. He joined Trans Equatorial Enterprises (SEA) Pte Ltd in 1990 as director which renamed to Trans Equatorial Engineering (SEA) Pte Ltd in 1991 and subsequently Trans Equatorial Engineering Pte Ltd in 1994, and took over the Group during a management buyout in 1993.

Mr. Phua graduated in 1979 from the Singapore Polytechnic with a Diploma in Electrical Engineering. He received the Public Service Medal in 2007.

 

 

 

Mr. Tan Boen Eng, 76
Non-Executive Director


Mr. Tan was appointed as an Independent and Non-Executive Director of the Company on 5 March 2001 and was last re-elected as a Director of the Company on 25 September 2008. Currently he serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Tan has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. He is currently holding directorships in several listed and non-listed companies from various industries, ranging from business consultancy and training to management consultancy.

Mr. Tan is an Independent Director of OKP Holdings Limited. He is also a Board Member of the Tax Academy of Singapore. Not only is he the Chairman of Association of Taxation Technicians (Singapore) Limited, he is also the Director of Certified Accounting Technicians (Singapore) Limited. Mr. Tan has been the President of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore from April 1995 to April 2009 and is now a Council Member.

Mr. Tan had previously held the position of the Director of Asiamedic Limited and AsiaPrime Pte Ltd. He also held the position of Senior Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and was a Director of Singapore Pools Pte Ltd, and was a Member of the Nanyang Business School Advisory Committee, Nanyang Technological University. He was a Board Member of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and a Member of the Singapore Sports Council. He also served as Chairman of the Securities Industries Council.

Mr. Tan holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics (Honours) from the University of Malaya in Singapore. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountant and CPA Australia. He received the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1975.

 

 

 

Er. Lee Bee Wah, 48
Non-Executive Director

Er. Lee was appointed as an Independent and Non-Executive Director of the Company on 26 September 2008. Besides being a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee, she is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Executive Committee.

Er. Lee has immense experience in many industries, especially in the engineering and the construction sectors. She has previously worked in ST Construction Pte Ltd and in Wing Tai Property Management Pte Ltd. In addition, she is a Registered Professional Engineer in Singapore. Er. Lee is currently the Principal Partner of LBW Consultants LLP and a Director of LBW Engineering Pte Ltd. She is also the current President and fellow member of the Institution of Engineers Singapore and a Board member of the Professional Engineers Board, Singapore. Er. Lee is also the Director of Merseyside International Pte Ltd, Nanyang Learning House Pte Ltd and Trailblazer Foundation Ltd.

Er. Lee holds a Master of Science (Engineering) from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Nanyang Technological University. She is a Member of Parliament for the Ang Mo Kio GRC and Adviser to Nee Soon South Grassroots Organization. She is also the Honorary Fellow member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) in the United Kingdom.

 

 

 


Ms. Saw Chin Choo, 47
Executive Director

Ms. Saw was appointed to the Board of Directors on 10 September 2004 and was last re-elected as a Director of the Company on 25 September 2008. As an Executive Director, she is responsible for the management and administration of the Rebuilding projects within the Group.

Ms. Saw has over 26 years of engineering projects experience, starting her career with Neo Corporation Pte Ltd as Quantity Surveyor. She has held various positions in companies such as Specon Builders Pte Ltd as Project Co-ordinator and Vantage Construction Pte Ltd as Manager and Company Director. She currently holds a position as a Company Director in PBT Engineering Pte Ltd, TEE Development Pte Ltd, and TEE Realty Pte Ltd and in one of the Thai associates, Oscar Design & Decoration Co., Ltd. She is also a Member in the Executive Committee of Chewathai Ltd, one of the Thai associates.

Ms. Saw holds a Technician Diploma Certificate in Building and Advance Diploma in Building Surveying and Inspection from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

 

 

Mr. Phua Boon Kin, 47
Executive Director

Mr. Phua was appointed to the Board of Directors on 1 September 2008 and was last re-elected as a Director of the Company on 25 September 2008. As an Executive Director, he is responsible for the management and administration of the Rebuilding Engineering projects as well as M&E Engineering projects within the Group.

Mr. Phua has more than 24 years of experience in project execution and project management. Mr. Phua was instrumental in the setting up of the two main subsidiaries of the Group, namely Trans Equatorial Engineering Pte Ltd in 1991 and PBT Engineering Pte Ltd in 1996. He has since been with the Group for the past 18 years and has held various appointments in both of these subsidiaries. He is currently a Company Director in PBT Engineering Pte Ltd, TEE Development Pte Ltd, TEE Realty Pte Ltd, and Security Pro-Telco Pte Ltd and in one of the Thai associates, Oscar Estate Management Co., Ltd.

Mr. Phua holds a Technician Diploma Certificate in Mechanical Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic.