Response Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Cheng Woei Fen
Respondent’s Designation
Executive Chairlady
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Group Chief Finance Officer
Eugene was appointed as our Group Finance Director on 2 July 2018. He was re-designated as the Group Chief Financial Officer on the 8 April 2024. He is responsible for overseeing the Group’s corporate finance activities, investor relations and all aspects of the treasury, financial and accounting functions.
He has over 20 years in accounting, financial and corporate matters and have worked in various SGX listed organizations.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Queensland, Australia and is a Fellow of Certified Practising Accountant (“CPA”) Australia.
Group Chief Operating Officer
Sean was appointed as the Group Chief Operating Officer on 13 March 2023. He is responsible for the management of the overall operations of the Group, including resource management, planning, execution, budgeting and control. He is also spearheading continuous improvement and productivity initiatives within the Group.
He brings more than 15 years of operational and management experience to the Group from his time with ExxonMobil Corporation, US (“ExxonMobil”), holding various appointments including as an Engineering Services Department Head, Business Operations Manager, and as a Mechanical Engineering Group Leader.
He holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA) as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (USA).
Non-Executive Lead Independent Director
Mr Seah was appointed on 1 February 2024 . He was last re-elected on 25 April 2024. He has been appointed as the Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee on 25 April 2024. He is currently a member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Mr Seah is both a founder and director of a consultancy company which provides accounting consultancy and corporate secretarial support services. Prior to establishing his own company, he held senior appointments in accounting and finance with private and public companies in various industries. He was the Chief Financial.
Officer of the Company between 2013 to 2017. He was also the non-executive independent director of Asiatic Group Holdings Limited for the period 2007 to 2018. He is currently the non- executive independent director of Jumbo Group Limited.
Mr Seah graduated from the National University of Singapore with an Accountancy Degree and is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors and had acted as the Company Secretary for several public listed companies in the SGX-ST.
Non-Executive Independent Director
Ms Beh was first appointed on 25 April 2022 and last re-elected on 21 April 2023. She is the Chairlady of the Nominating Committee and a member of both the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.
Ms Beh has been a lawyer for more than 30 years, and she has substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions
and capital markets transactions. She is currently a consultant with RHT Law Asia LLP. She is on the board of Abilities Beyond Limitations and Expectations and SISTIC.com Pte Ltd, and is a non-executive independent director of Audience Analytics Limited. She also serves as a committee member of the Yellow Ribbon Fund.
Ms Beh holds a Bachelor of Law (Honors) degree from National University of Singapore. She is an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a member of the Law Society of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Non-Executive Independent Director
Mr Mah was first appointed on 4 March 2020 and last re-elected on 25 April 2024. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of both the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee.
Mr Mah has almost 40 years of operational and management experience with Singapore Refining Company (“SRC”), which is in the Petroleum and Petrochemical industry. During his earlier days with SRC, he was involved in project management and refinery operational planning. He was later assigned to oversee Major Projects and Business Development. Before Mr Mah’s retirement, he concurrently assumed the role of Deputy General Manager and Deputy CEO for more than six years at SRC. He was actively involved in the formation
of Singapore Process Industry’s productivity improvement blueprint. After his retirement in 2017, he was a consultant to an international EPC firm for approximately one year.
Mr Mah holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the University of Western Australia.
Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
Mr Tan was first appointed a director on 1 October 2012 and last re-elected on 21 April 2023. He stepped down as the Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee on 25 April 2024. He is currently a member to the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and the Remuneration Committee.
He has over 30 years of senior management experience in the banking and finance industry and has held positions in both local and foreign financial institutions. Currently, he is the lead independent director in
Powermatic Data Systems Ltd. He is also the non-executive independent directors of International Cement
Group Ltd and Hock Lian Seng Holdings Limited.
Mr Tan holds a Master of Commerce (Finance) from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University. He is also a Fellow of Certified Practising Accountant (“CPA”) Australia.
Non-Executive Independent Director
Mr Mah Kai Leong was first appointed on 4 March 2020 and last re-elected on 26 June 2020. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of both the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee.
Mr Mah has almost 40 years of operational and management experience with Singapore Refining Company (“SRC”), which is in the Petroleum and Petrochemical industry. During his earlier days with SRC, he was involved in project management and refinery operational planning. Mr Mah was later assigned to oversee Major Projects and Business Development. Before Mr Mah’s retirement, he concurrently assumed the role of Deputy General Manager and Deputy CEO for more than six years at SRC. He was actively involved in the formation of Singapore Process Industry’s productivity improvement blueprint. After his retirement in 2017, he was a consultant to an international EPC firm for approximately one year.
Mr Mah holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanicals) from the University of Western Australia.
Executive Deputy Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer
Mr Quek was first appointed to the Board on 16 June 2014. He served as an Executive Director before being designated as the Executive Deputy Chairman on 25th February 2021. He was last re-elected as a director on 25 April 2024.
He is currently the Chairman of the Executive Committee. He was also appointed as the Group Chief Executive Officer on 8 April 2024.
He brings to the Board business opportunities, knowledge and exposure in helping the company to expand its market presence outside of Singapore. He is instrumental in the setting up of the Group’s US operations.
Prior to joining Mun Siong Engineering, Mr Quek was involved in major projects for Chiyoda Singapore (Pte) Ltd.
Mr Quek holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (USA).
Executive Chairlady
Madam Cheng was first appointed to the Board on 31 October 1981. She was last re-elected as a director on 21 April 2023.
She is responsible for charting the MSE Group roadmap, corporate direction as well as positioning and developing the Group business strategies. She is also the key contact to all our business and joint venture partners. She is currently the adviser to the Executive Committee.
Madam Cheng holds a degree in Business Administration from the then Singapore University. She is a pioneer member of the SGX Diversity Action Committee, and Council member of the Process Construction and Maintenance Productivity Committee.
