Lim Soon Hock

Mr. Lim Soon Hock was appointed as an Independent Non- Executive Director of the Company on January 16, 2006, and was last re-elected as a Director on January 28, 2013. Mr. Lim is also the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He has more than 40 years of working experience. More than 30 years were as a board member, CEO, technopreneur, and private investor, across a variety of industries in a highly global competitive environment. Mr. Lim is the Founder and Managing Director of PLAN-B ICAG, a boutique corporate advisory firm. He continues to sit on the boards of directors of several government agencies, public listed and private companies, as well as not-for-profit organizations. Post Compaq, where he was the Vice President and Managing Director of Compaq Computer Asia Pacific and the 1st Asian appointed to the position, he had been involved in taking companies public, M&As, as well as consulting for several global MNCs and SMEs. Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree with Honours in Electrical Engineering from the University of Singapore, a postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, and a Graduate Certificate in International Arbitration from the National University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore, Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK, Academy of Engineering Singapore, Singapore Computer Society, Singapore Institute of Directors, and Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Mr. Lim also served more than 25 years in public service and community service on a voluntary basis, in various appointments and chairmanship capacities. Accolades which he had received include 2014 National Day Public Service Star, 2012 NVPC President’s Award for Volunteerism; 2012 IES Outstanding Volunteer Award; 2011MCYS Outstanding Volunteer Award; 2010 IES-IEEE Joint Medal of Excellence Award; 2010 Honorary Fellow of ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations; 2009 National Day Public Service Medal; 2009 NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award and 1992NUS Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award. Mr. Lim was appointed a Justice of the Peace in May 2008 and is now also a Volunteer Mediator with State Courts.