Göran Sture Malm, Chairman and Executive Director

Mr. Göran Sture Malm, joined the Company in August 2005. Mr. Malm is the chairman of Boathouse Limited, an investment company, and Children’s Medical Foundation, Hong Kong, a charity originated in the United States. He also serves as a director of various companies in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Sweden, including Samsung Electronics in Korea. Prior to joining Boathouse Limited in 2000, Mr. Malm was the president of Dell Asia Pacific, senior vice president of Dell Computer Corporation, senior vice president of General Electric (GE) Company, president of General Electric Asia Pacific, president and chief executive officer of GE Medical Systems Asia Ltd. and vice president of General Electric (GE) Company. Mr. Malm holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law in Sweden. For 2005-2006, Mr. Malm was assigned as visiting professor in Applied Management at the same Business School. Mr. Malm is a member of the nomination committee of the Company.

Savio Chow Sing Nam, Deputy Chairman and Executive Director

Mr. Savio Chow Sing Nam, joined the Company in August 2005. Mr. Chow is the lead partner for the special situations group of the Ajia Partners Group. Prior to joining the Ajia Partners Group, Mr. Chow served as a consultant at E.M. Warburg Pincus & Co. Asia Ltd. He has had about 20 years experience in the information technology industry both in the United States and Asia Pacific. He was the managing director of Yahoo! Inc. responsible for Asia. Prior to joining Yahoo! Inc., Mr. Chow held various senior management positions at Netscape Communications Corporation, Lotus Development Corporation and International Business Machines Corporation. He holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

John Saliling, Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer

Mr. John Saliling, joined the Company in August 2008 and leads the team to drive operational performance, strategic growth and new investment for the portfolio. Mr. Saliling has over 23 years of business management, operations and execution experience in China, India, Korea, Japan, Singapore, United States and Europe. Prior to NAS, Mr. Saliling was the managing director of Cisco Systems (“Cisco”) consulting group for Asia Pacific, working with government ministries and leading companies across industries. Before Cisco, Mr. Saliling held senior operating positions in enterprise software and consumer/B2B internet companies in Asia Pacific as the chief executive officer of Similan.com Pte. Ltd. and chief operating officer of Eutech Cybernetics Inc.. He also worked as a principal, leading the hi-tech strategy practice in Asia for Booz Allen & Hamilton, a global consulting firm. Mr. Saliling is a Knight scholar and holds a Master of Business Administration degree in finance, a Master of Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University. Mr. Saliling is a member of the remuneration committee and the compliance officer of the Company.

Andrew Yao Cho Fai, Non-executive Director

Mr. Andrew Yao Cho Fai, J.P., has been with the Company since the formal establishment of the trading operation in April 1997. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Graduate School of Business. Mr. Yao has extensive experience in the steel trading business and is the chairman and chief executive officer of Van Shung Chong Holdings Limited (“VSC”). Mr. Yao is also an independent non-executive director of Grand Investment International Limited and Kader Holdings Company Limited which are companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. He serves as a member of Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the member of the Standing Committee of China Youth Federation, the vice chairman of Youth Federation of States Owned Enterprises, the member of Central Policy Unit of HKSAR, the chairman of Hong Kong United Youth Association, the vice chairman of Shanghai Youth Federation, the member of Board of Shanghai Fudan University, the member of the University Court of The University of Hong Kong, the Alumni Board of Harvard Business School, the founder of Shanghai Chapter of Youth Presidents’ Organisation (YPO) and the member of the Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal Panel. He was also the winner of the Young Industrialist Award of Hongkong in 2004.

Takeshi Kadota, Non-executive Director

Mr. Takeshi Kadota, joined the Company in September 2007. Mr. Kadota has been engaged for more than 20 years in various capital market activities, including private equity investments. Mr. Kadota is currently retained to provide advisory services by Ajia Partners (Hong Kong) Limited. Prior to his retirement from Mitsubishi Corporation, Mr. Kadota acted as a senior vice president and division chief operating officer of its Financial Services Division which included private equity, real estate, M&A and venture capital. Mr. Kadota also served as president and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Corporation Capital Ltd. Prior to this post, he served as a managing director of Mitsubishi Corporation Finance PLC, a Euro-based financial subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation. Mr. Kadota is a visiting professor and lecturer in the field of business administration in the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology. He received his Bachelor degree in Laws from University of Tokyo and a Master degree in Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Kadota is a member of the remuneration committee of the Company.  

Philip Ma King Huen, Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. Philip Ma King Huen, joined the Company in March 2000. Mr. Ma is the group managing director of The Sincere Company, Limited, a listed company on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Ma was the chairman of the Hong Kong Retail Management Association from 1996 to 2000 and is very active in the community service. He holds a Master degree in Business Administration from McMaster University in Canada. Mr. Ma is a member of the audit committee and nomination committee of the Company.  

Kenny Tam King Ching, Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. Kenny Tam King Ching, joined the Company in September 2004. He is a practicing Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong. He is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Canada. Mr. Tam is serving as a member of the Ethics Committee and Practice Review Committee in the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a past president of The Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors. Mr. Tam also serves as an independent non-executive director of five companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, namely, CCT Telecom Holdings Limited, Kingmaker Footwear Holdings Limited, Shougang Concord Grand (Group) Limited, Starlite Holdings Limited and VSC. Mr. Tam is a member of the audit committee, remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company.

Edgar Kwan Chi Ping, Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. Edgar Kwan Chi Ping, J.P., joined the Company in August 2005. Mr. Kwan, a civil engineer, has over 30 years of local and international experience in engineering, construction and project management. He is a deputy managing director of SOCAM Asset Management (HK) Limited (“SOCAM”). Prior to SOCAM, he was an executive director and chief operating officer of Paul Y. Engineering Group Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange. He holds both Bachelor and Master degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Hong Kong and a Master degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His major public services include a member of Fight Crime Committee, a member of Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions, an adjudicator of the Registration of Persons Tribunal, vice president of the Hong Kong Construction Association, a member of the Construction Industry Council, a director of Real Estate Developers’ Association, a member of the Engineers Registration Board and the Appeal Tribunal (Building) of the Planning and Lands Bureau. He had also served as the chairman of the Construction Industry Training Authority and the member of a number of public bodies including the Independent Police Complaints Council, the Broadcasting Authority Complaints Committee and the Codes of Practice Committee. Mr. Kwan is a member of the audit committee and remuneration committee of the Company.

Yu Wang Tak, Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. Yu Wang Tak, joined the Company in November 2007. Mr. Yu is the chairman of AsiaSoft Company Limited (“AsiaSoft”). Prior to AsiaSoft, Mr. Yu worked for Sun Microsystems, Inc. (“Sun”) for 22 years, with the last executive position as the president of Sun for Greater China. Mr. Yu had also worked in various leadership positions of Sun, including the head of finance of Worldwide Field Operations. Prior to joining Sun in 1985, Mr. Yu held a variety of management positions for various companies, such as Apple Computer and Ford Motor Company. Since 2000 for six years, Mr. Yu served as the board of directors of the Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute Company Limited. He was both the founder and driver of Sun’s Sunshine Education Charitable Fund. He was a certified internal auditor and received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Yu is a member of the audit committee and remuneration committee of the Company.

Board Committees

Audit Committee

Composition
Kenny Tam King Ching (Committee Chairman)
Philip Ma King Huen
Edgar Kwan Chi Ping
Yu Wang Tak
Terms of Reference

Remuneration Committee

Composition
Edgar Kwan Chi Ping (Committee Chairman)
Kenny Tam King Ching
John Saliling
Takeshi Kadota
Yu Wang Tak
Terms of Reference

Nomination Committee

Composition
Philip Ma King Huen (Committee Chairman)
Kenny Tam King Ching
Göran Sture Malm
Terms of Reference