Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is entrusted with the responsibility for the overall management of the company. The particulars of the Directors are listed below:

None of the Directors are related to one another.

Name: Lew Syn Pau
Designation: Chairman (Non Executive) and Independent Director

Lew Syn Pau was appointed as the Chairman (Non Executive) in February 2009. He has been an independent director of Achieva Limited since April 2000. He sits on the boards of other listed companies, Carriernet Global Ltd, Food Empire Holdings Ltd, Golden-Agri Resources Ltd, Lafe Corporation Ltd, Poh Tiong Choon Logistics Ltd and RSH Limited.

Mr Lew was previously the General Manager of NTUC Pasir Ris Resort, Managing Director of NTUC Comfort, Executive Director of NTUC Fairprice, Assistant Secretary General of the NTUC before becoming the General Manager and Senior Country Officer of Banque Indosuez (subsequently renamed Credit Agricole Indosuez). He also held positions as director in the bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries involved with private equity, asset management and stock broking.

A Singapore Government scholar, Mr Lew began his career with the Singapore Civil Service. He holds a Masters of Engineering from Cambridge University, UK and a Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University, USA. He was a Member of Parliament from 1988 to 2001.
 
Name: Arthur Tay Teng Guan
Designation: Executive Director and CEO

Arthur Tay Teng Guan was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 19th January 2010 and was made an Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Designate on 7th March 2010. Mr Tay will assume the position of Chief Executive Offi cer on 1st May 2010.

Mr Arthur Tay is the Owner, Executive Chairman and CEO of the SUTL Group of companies, a family-owned lifestyle products and services enterprise which has businesses across Asia and which owns the ONE°15 Marina Club. Since 1997, he is an independent director of Sing Investment   Finance Limited, a main-board listed company and sits on its Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Mr Tay has been active for many years in various grassroots and charity organizations. He currently serves as Patron of Ayer Rajah-West Coast Citizens’ Consultative Committee and Bukit Batok Citizens’ Consultative Committee and is also a member of Cashew Citizens’ Consultative Committee. He is also the Vice President of the National Heart Council.

Mr Tay holds a BSc-Business Administration degree from the University of San Francisco and an MBA-Real Estate from Golden Gate University, USA.
 
Name: Peter Tay Teng Hock
Designation: Non-Executive Director

Peter Tay Teng Hock was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 19 January 2010. He is a shareholder and Executive Director of the SUTL Group of companies, a family-owned lifestyle products and services enterprise which has businesses across Asia. He has been with the SUTL Group for over 20 years and is responsible for building projects, building management and logistics and warehouse management. Recently, Mr Peter Tay was the project director for the development of ONE°15 Marina Club which is owned by SUTL Group.

Mr. Peter Tay graduated from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree.
 
Name: Chan Kum Tao
Designation: Non-Executive Director

Chan Kum Tao was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 19 January 2010. Currently, he is the Chief Financial Officer of the SUTL Group of companies, a lifestyle products and services enterprise which has businesses across Asia. Prior to joining SUTL Group, he was the Chief Financial Officer of A&P Coordinator Pte Ltd and has held positions as financial controller and internal auditor within the Alfa Laval Group.

Mr Chan is also the honorary treasurer of HCA Hospice Care, a charity organisation.

He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
 
Name: Goh Kian Hwee
Designation: Independent Director

Goh Kian Hwee has been an independent director of Achieva Limited since April 2000. He also sits on the boards of listed companies, including Hwa Hong Corporation Limited and Hong Leong Asia Limited.

Mr Goh is a partner of Rajah & Tann LLP, a legal firm. He holds a LLB (Honours) degree from the University of Singapore and has been a practicing lawyer since 1980.


 

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