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Mr. Sam is responsible for the financial matters of the Group. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. Mr. Sam brings with him 18 years of experience in accounting and financial management. Prior to joining the Group, he was an Executive Director of a SESDAQ company. Mr. Sam holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore.

Ms Yew Yin Fun is our Finance and Administration Manager.
She is responsible for the finance, taxation and administrative matters of our Group. Ms Yew has more than 20 years of experience in accounting and auditing. Prior to joining our Group in 2003, she was a Finance and Administration Manager for a year and a half with Omni Industries Limited. She has strong working experience with multi-nationals and local companies, as well as a public accounting firm. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Bachelor of Accountancy, and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Singapore since 1986. She also holds an International Diploma in Computer Studies from TMC Computer School.

Mr Yeo Chong Boon is our Senior Operations Manager since January 2004. He was promoted to General Manager (Operations) on 1 March 2007. He is in charge of co-ordinating the movements of vessels, updating of vessel documentation, and crew management. Mr Yeo joined Swissco Offshore as a Shipping Executive in 1975. His role then was to co-ordinate the ship supplies, logistics and freight forwarding. The company branched out into supply vessels and OPL business in 1990, when he has since been in charge of this business area. Mr Yeo is the brother of Executive Chairman, Mr Yeo Chong Lin and uncle of Chief Executive Officer, Mr Alex Yeo Kian Teong.

Mr Raju Gnasegaran is our Operations/Business Development Manager since 2004. He was promoted to Deputy General Manager (Operations) on 1 March 2007. Mr Raju Gnasegaran oversees the management of all marine related services including towage, heavylifts, and matters relating to oil pollution and support operational and project activities. Prior to joining us in 2004, Mr Raju Gnasegaran was with Briggs Environmental Service (Asia) Pte Ltd as an Operations/Business Development Manager. He assisted in setting up the company in Singapore and its operations regionally, and was responsible for the management of chemical/oil spill and associated marine services. In his portfolio of achievements, he has more than 10 years of experience in managing oil spill response services, maintenance of machinery, salvage and ocean towage operations. He holds a supervisory management certificate awarded by the School of Oil Pollution Control, Texas A & M University.

Mr Fazil Bin Salleh is our Yard Manager since 2004. He has been working for Swissco Offshore as a Yard and Safety Supervisor for more than 15 years. Mr Fazil Bin Salleh is responsible for providing land and sea logistics support to the General Manager (Operations). He supervises a team of workforce in ensuring smooth loading of ship spares, stores, heavy equipment, and manages crew change. He assists in co-ordinating with the sub-contractor for construction of new shipbuildings at our yard, and is also responsible for maintenance of the fleet of vessels, plant and equipment of the company. Mr Fazil Bin Salleh is trained and equipped to take charge of hot works and ensure safety in the workplace.

Mr Tan Hung Peng joined our group as Deputy General Manager of SML in January 2008. He currently oversees the repair operations in the shipyard. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Tan worked with Asetanian Marine as a HSE Executive, in charge of operations and HSE matters. Mr Tan started his marine career as a Cadet Officer with Kapal Ship Management. Over a sailing career of 11 years, he has worked on bulk carriers, containers, LPG, reefer and general cargo vessels. In 1994, Mr Tan stepped ashore to join Jesselton Shipping as Supervisor, in charge of operations. He has since worked with major shipping companies and involved in projects with offshore oil industries. He obtained his Diploma in Nautical Studies from Singapore Polytechnic in 1985. He earned his Marine Department Certificate of Competency of foreign-going ship in 1986.

Mr Tham Meng Keong joined our group as Ship Repair Manager of SML in August 2008. He is responsible for the ship repair operations providing engineering solutions and technical co-ordinations for clients. Prior to joining the group, he has 12 years of working experience with shipyards and vessel afloat. His working experience includes handling different types of engineering projects ranging from hull, mechanical and electrical repair and installations on vessels such as, tanker, cargo vessels, tugs, barges, aluminum boats, GRP Boats, naval vessels, special purpose platforms, underwater surveillance/works vessels, jack-up platforms, semi-Submerged platforms, and FPSO. Mr Tham graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a Diploma in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in 1995. Mr Tham holds a degree in bachelor of Science in Marketing from the National University of Ireland.