The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 21 September 1961 under the name of “Lim Kah Ngam (Singapore) Private Limited”. On 24 August 1984, it was converted into a public company and changed its name to “Lim Kah Ngam Limited”. Its name was subsequently changed to “LKN-Primefield Limited” and “HLG Enterprise Limited” on 4 June 2001 and 29 September 2006 respectively. On 23 April 2008, its name was further changed to “HL Global Enterprises Limited”.
The core businesses of the Group are that of hospitality operations, property development and investment holding. The Group, owns and manages Copthorne Hotel Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. The Company owns the “Equatorial” brand in China and has granted Shanghai International Club Co Ltd (“SIC”) (formerly known as Shanghai International Equatorial Hotel Co Ltd, owner of Hotel Equatorial Shanghai (“HES”), the right to the use of the name “Equatorial” to operate HES. This is in accordance with the Company’s trademark licence agreement with SIC which had been renewed for one year, following its expiry on 31 March 2023. The trademark licence agreement has been further extended for one year until 31 March 2025.
First appointment as Director
21 September 2007
Date of appointment as Non-Executive Chairman
21 September 2007
Last re-election as Director
28 April 2022
Will be seeking re-election at the 2024 Annual General Meeting
Board committees
Executive Committee (Chairman)
Present directorships in other listed companies* and principal commitments
• China Yuchai International Limited* (Non-Executive Director) 1
• Hong Leong Hotel Development Limited (Executive Director) 1
• Hong Leong International (Hong Kong) Limited (Managing Director) 1
Other Appointments
Nil
Past directorships in other listed companies* and principal commitments held in the preceding three years
Nil
Dato’ Gan has extensive experience in the banking, real estate investment and development sectors and has been involved in a number of international projects for the Hong Leong Group of companies, which include the management and development of the Grand Hyatt Taipei and the Beijing Riviera.
Dato’ Gan holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Honours) in Economics from the University of Malaya.
Note:
1 China Yuchai International Limited, Hong Leong Hotel Development Limited and Hong Leong International(Hong Kong) Limited are related companies under the Hong Leong Group of companies, Singapore.
Information as at 18 March 2024
First appointment as Director
1 March 2018
Appointment as Lead Independent Director
1 September 2023
Last re-election as Director
25 April 2023
Board committees
• Audit and Risk Committee (Chairman)
• Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
• Executive Committee (Member)
• Nominating Committee (Member)
• HL Global Enterprises Share Option Scheme 2006 Committee (Member)
Present directorships in other listed companies* and principal commitments
Indofood Agri Resources Ltd.* (Non-Executive and Independent Director)
Other Appointments
Nil
Past directorship in other listed companies* and principal commitments held in the preceding three years
AsiaMedic Limited* (Non-Executive and Independent Director)
Mr Goh had served as a Part-Time Consultant to the Centre For the Arts of the National University of Singapore from 2005 to 2018. Prior to his retirement from full-time employment in 2004, he worked for a few multi-national corporations, including Mobil Oil Singapore Pte Ltd and Mobil Petrochemicals International Ltd, mainly in regional accounting and finance related areas. He was with John Hancock International Pte Ltd as their Regional Vice President & Controller from 2000 to 2004 and also served as an Executive Director of John Hancock International Pte Ltd in 2004
Mr Goh holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Accounting and Economics from Middlesex University, United Kingdom.
Information as at 18 March 2024
First appointment as Director
3 August 2020
Last re-election as Director
25 April 2023
Board committees
– Executive Committee (Member)
Present directorships in other listed companies* and principal commitments
– China Yuchai International Limited* (President and Director) 1
Other Appointments
Nil
Past directorship in other listed companies* and principal commitments held in the preceding three years
Nil
Mr Hoh had earlier been appointed as the Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the Company on 16 February 2011 and subsequently resigned on 6 December 2019 in order for the Company to comply with Provision 2.2 of the Code of Corporate Governance 2018 which requires independent directors to make up a majority of the Board where the Chairman of the Board is not independent.
Mr Hoh has more than 35 years of working experience with extensive regional experience in Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and China. He was the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of China Yuchai International Limited (“CYI”) from May 2008 to November 2011 and was thereafter appointed a Director of CYI and its President on 11 November 2011 and 17 July 2013 respectively. He was also previously the CFO of Hong Leong Asia Ltd. (“HLA”)1 from November 2011 to July 2013.
Mr Hoh holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree majoring in Accountancy from the University of Canterbury and a Master of Business Administration from the Massey University (both in New Zealand).
He is a Chartered Accountant in New Zealand and a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Note:
1 CYI and HLA are related companies under the Hong Leong Group of companies, Singapore.
Information as at 18 March 2024
First appointment as Director
1 November 2021
Last re-election as Director
28 April 2022
Will be seeking re-election at the 2024 Annual General Meeting
Board committees
• Nominating Committee (Chairman)
• HL Global Enterprises Share Option Scheme 2006 Committee (Chairman)
• Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
• Remuneration Committee (Member)
Present directorships in other listed companies* and principal commitments
• AusGroup Limited* (In Liquidation – Compulsory Winding Up (Insolvency)) (Independent Non-Executive Director)
• Bonvests Holdings Limited* (Lead Independent Non-Executive Director)
• Pharmesis International Ltd.* (Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director)
Other Appointments
Nil
Past directorship in other listed companies* and principal commitments held in the preceding three years
• Sinopipe Holdings Limited (Dissolved under Creditors’ Voluntary Winding Up) – Delisted (Deputy Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director)
• RHT G.R.A.C.E. Institute (Chairman of the Council Members)
Mr Chew is the founding President of the Singapore Institute of Directors and was Chairman of its Governing Council from 1998 to 2009. He served on the Corporate Governance Committee and the Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance. He is a former Chairman of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce and was its Board member from 1996 to 2015. He was also a Council Member of Singapore Business Federation.
Mr Chew has more than 40 years of senior management experience in both the public and private sectors. He now sits on the Board of public listed companies and chairs their various board committees. He had also served on the Board of Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited and Ang Mo Kio – Thye Hua Kwan Hospital. Mr Chew is a former Deputy Speaker of the Singapore Parliament and was a Member of Parliament from 1984 to 2006. He was Chairman of the Estimates (Budget) Committee and sat on the Public Accounts Committee. He was the coordinating Chairman of all PAP Town Councils in Singapore.
Mr Chew, who started his career in the Government Administrative Service, graduated under a Colombo Plan Scholarship, in Industrial Engineering (First Class Honours) and Economics from the University of Newcastle, Australia. A university gold medallist, he also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the same university. Mr Chew is an Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors and is a Senior Accredited Director in Singapore.
Information as at 18 March 2024
First appointment as Director
1 July 2023
Last re-election as Director
Not applicable
Will be seeking election at the 2024 Annual General Meeting
Board committees
• Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
• Nominating Committee (Member)
• Remuneration Committee (Member)
• HL Global Enterprises Share Option Scheme 2006 Committee (Member)
Present directorships in other listed companies* and principal commitments
• Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP (Partner)
Other Appointments
Musicians’ Initiative Ltd. (Director)
Past directorship in other listed companies* and principal commitments held in the preceding three years
Nil
Ms Goh is currently a Partner with the Mergers and Acquisitions (“M&A”) and Capital Markets practice at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. She has more than twenty years of experience in M&A, schemes of arrangement, reverse takeovers, divestments, corporate finance, capital markets and general corporate work. She also advises on securities laws and regulations, stock exchange procedure and compliance issues, and has been involved in both cross-border as well as local deals.
Ms Goh was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court in Singapore in 1997. Graduated with First Class Honours, she holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London.
Information as at 18 March 2024
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