Mr. Kwek Leng Hai
Aged 72, the Chairman of the Company since October 2006 and has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since appointment to the Board in 1997. Mr. Kwek is also the Chairman of Board Nomination Committee and a member of Board Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Mr. Kwek is a director and shareholder of GuoLine Capital Assets Limited (“GCAL”), the ultimate holding company of the Company. He is the executive chairman of Guoco Group Limited (“GGL”), a subsidiary of GCAL and listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Stock Exchange”). He is also a non-executive director of GuocoLand Limited (“GuocoLand”, GGL’s subsidiary listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”)). He serves as a non-executive director of Hong Leong Bank Berhad (“HLBB”, a listed subsidiary of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad (“HLFG”, GGL’s associated company listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”))) and Bank of Chengdu Co., Ltd. (an associated company of HLBB and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange).
Mr. Kwek qualified as a chartered accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He has extensive experience in various business sectors, including but not limited to finance, investment, manufacturing and real estate. He is the brother-in-law of Dr. Whang Sun Tze, a Non-executive Director of the Company.
Mr. Lim Shueh Hann
Aged 37, an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company since May 2025. Mr. Lim is also currently the acting General Manager of the Edible Oils and Home Care Divisions of the Company.
Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce, majored in Finance, from the University of Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Lim joined the Company in 2014. Before assuming the CEO position, he was the General Manager of the Company’s e-Commerce Division, where he led the growth of the Company’s Home Care, Edible Oil, and Flour brands on major e-Commerce and O2O platforms in Mainland China. Prior to that, he worked in the Managing Director’s Office as Manager of Special Projects, where he was involved in the Company’s major growth and corporate development initiatives across all business divisions of the Group.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lim was a senior analyst at Morgan Stanley’s Asia Pacific Financial Institutions Group in Hong Kong, where he focused on the origination and execution of bank and insurance M&A transactions. Prior to that, he was also involved in the execution of US and Hong Kong equity capital market transactions across various industries.
Mr. Christian K. Nothhaft
Aged 60, a Non-executive Director of the Company since appointment to the Board in April 2024. He is a member of Board Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Mr. Nothhaft serves as an executive director and the chief executive officer of GGL and a non-executive director of The Rank Group Plc (GGL’s subsidiary listed on London Stock Exchange).
Mr. Nothhaft graduated from Munich University of Applied Science in Germany with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management and also holds a Human Resources/ Payroll Management Degree from DGFP (German Association for Human Resource Management). He has also attended the Harvard University Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) Program. Mr. Nothhaft has extensive experience in business management and advisory, strategic planning, retail, consumer products, network rollouts, e-commerce, digital transformation, people management, ESG and compliance.
Mr. Nothhaft was the chief executive officer of Watsons Personal Care Stores, China and the managing director of Watsons Wine and Fortress Hong Kong. Before that, he was the regional managing director of Movenpick (Asia Restaurants Group). He is an independent non-executive director and a member of the remuneration and nominations committees of DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited, with primary listing on London Stock Exchange and secondary listings in Singapore and Bermuda.
Mr. Whang Yixiang Remus
Aged 35, a Non-executive Director of the Company since appointment to the Board in November 2025. He is an executive director of MC Packaging Pte Ltd. (“MC Packaging” together with its subsidiaries, the “MCP Group”) and the group chief executive officer of the MCP Group.
Prior to joining MC Packaging, Mr. Whang was an investment banker for Evercore, where he specialised in mergers and acquisition advisory. He also worked in the business development division of Guoco Group, a Southeast Asian conglomerate and a fellow subsidiary of the Company, where he oversaw and managed a portfolio of fast-moving consumer goods assets in the Asia Pacific region and China.
Mr. Whang graduated from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA with a Bachelor of Science in Economics, majoring in Finance and with a minor in Computer Science. He is the son of Dr. Whang Sun Tze, a substantial shareholder of the Company, the nephew of Mr. Kwek Leng Hai, the Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Quek Leng Chan, a deemed substantial shareholder of the Company.
Ms. Ho Yuk Wai Joan
Aged 60, an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since appointment to the Board in November 2019. She is the Chairman of the Board Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Board Nomination Committee of the Company.
Ms. Ho is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute. Ms. Ho graduated from Queen’s University, Canada with a Bachelor’s Degree (with honours) in Commerce.
Ms. Ho has over 30 years of experience in auditing and advisory services. She was an audit partner of KPMG China financial services group between 2000 and 2015 and was also in charge of the firm’s internal audit, risk and compliance services for financial institutions and the accounting advisory services. Ms. Ho has extensive experience in capital market transactions and conducting operational reviews of banks in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China.
Ms. Ho is currently an independent non-executive director of other non-listed companies.
Ms. Cheung Man Ying
Aged 59, an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since appointment to the Board in November 2024. She is the Chairman of the Board Remuneration Committee and a member of the Board Nomination Committee of the Company.
She graduated from Queen’s University of Belfast with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and also holds a Master of Financial Management Degree from the London School of the Economics and Political Science.
Ms. Cheung has over 25 years of experience in retail and consumer products, finance and accounting, business management and advisory, digital transformation and e-commerce and people management. She previously held various senior executive positions with multinational consumer goods companies, including Henkel Group and Adidas, Greater China.
Ms. Cheung is currently an independent director of Shanghai Lily and Beauty Cosmetics Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. She is the owner and chief executive officer of DIEM International Limited and the owner and director of SLO International Limited.
Mr. Chau Siu Lun
Aged 61, an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since appointment to the Board in November 2025. He is a member of each of the Board Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Board Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Mr. Chau is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and England and Wales and is currently the partner of Haiwen & Partners LLP. He was a partner of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP from 2006, and served as the Head and Chief Representative of the firm’s Beijing representative office from 2011 to 2022. His specialised practice areas include listing of mainland Chinese companies in Hong Kong, secondary equity and debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and spin-offs, corporate governance, environmental, social and governance disclosure and compliance matters of listed companies.
Mr. Chau graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honors) in 1987, and obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from The University of Hong Kong in 1994. Mr. Chau is a fellow of the Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (“HKCGI”). He has been a council member of HKCGI since 2021, and served as a vice president since 2024. Mr. Chau holds the qualification of a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, and is also an arbitrator of the Beijing Arbitration Commission and the Beijing International Arbitration Center.
Mr. Chau is currently an independent non-executive director of AUX International Holdings Limited and Great Wall Motor Company Limited respectively, both are companies listed on the Stock Exchange.
