| Mr. Shing Pee Tao |
Mr. Shing Pee Tao is the Founder and Chairman of the Shing Kwan Group. A naturalised Singapore citizen, Mr. Tao has extensive business experience across Asia and is widely regarded as a visionary entrepreneur in the commodities, shipping and real estate sectors. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University d’Aurora in Shanghai.
Mr. Tao has been the Non-Executive Chairman of ORCL since the Shing Kwan Group invested in the Company in 1991. Mr. Tao primarily pursues real estate investments in China, Singapore and Indonesia, as well as in Sri Lanka. Between 1972 and 1996, he was the Chairman of Singapore Land Ltd. spearheading its growth into the largest listed property company on the Singapore Stock Exchange. During this time, he developed the monumental Marina Centre Complex in downtown Singapore. Mr. Tao was also a co-founder of PT Jakarta Land, developer of the World Trade Centre complex in Jakarta, Indonesia and served on its Board from 1980 to 2005.
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| Mr. Hussain Zubire Cassim |
Appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director of ORCL in April 1991, Mr. Hussain Zubire Cassim, presently serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Board. He is an Associate
Member of the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers, London. He held the post of Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, Commerce & Tourism and General Manager of Ceylon Shipping Lines in 1958 and held this post until 1963. He holds Executive and Non-Executive Directorates in Singapore as well as in Sri Lanka since 1960 to date.
He was responsible for introducing Mr. S.P. Tao to Sri Lanka to develop and spearhead the construction and operation of the World Trade Centre, which constituted Sri Lanka’s single highest foreign investment at the time. Later, this was surpassed by the Havelock City Project. Mr. Cassim was also a member of the Panel of Advisors of the United Nations Youth Federation of Sri Lanka from May 1999 to 2004. He was the first President of the Sri Lanka-Singapore Business Council, an affiliate of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, and has held this post for two consecutive years. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
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| Dr. (Mrs.) Mildred Tao Ong |
Appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in 1991, Dr. Mildred Tao joined the Shing Kwan Group in 1977 after receiving her Medical Degree from University College, London in 1972 and subsequently working as a Pediatrician in Singapore. Dr. Tao has attended an Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 1982. Dr. Tao has played an instrumental role in developing the Shing Kwan Group’s Singapore property development arm, across the residential and commercial sectors.
Dr. Tao currently manages the Shing Kwan Group’s real estate business in Singapore and oversees its investments. Between 1980 and 1990, Dr. Tao served as a member of the Executive Committee of Singapore Land Limited and later became the Vice-Chairman of that company. During her tenure, Singapore Land grew to become the largest property company on the Singapore Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of over SGD 1.0 Bn. Dr. Tao has also served as a Director of PT Jakarta Land, which developed the World Trade Centre complex in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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| Mr. Melvin Yap Boh Pin |
Mr. Melvin Yap Boh Pin has served as a Non-Executive Director of the Company since 1991. Mr. Yap qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1966. He is a Fellow Member of both the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of
Singapore, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
He is currently the Managing Director of B.P.Y. Private Ltd., a firm of management consultants which provides financial planning, financial accounting, review of internal control systems and corporate secretarial services to clients in Singapore. Between July 1975 and January 1999, Mr. Yap was a senior partner at Yap Boh Pin & Co. which provided advice on auditing, taxation, liquidation and corporate restructuring matters. He is an Independant Director of TeleChoice International Ltd. serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating Committee. He is also a Director of Lereno Bio-Chem Ltd. (‘LBC’), serving as Chairman of its Nominating Committee and as a member of its Audit Committee.
He has also held Directorships in various public companies between 1975 and 2000, including Singapore Land Ltd., L&M Investments Ltd. and Pan Pacific Company Ltd. and has been a member of their executive committees and/or audit committees, assisting in the evaluation and recommendation of changes to their systems of internal controls as well as corporate governance. Beyond the corporate sector, Mr. Yap is actively involved in various non-profit, educational and social welfare organisations. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan, and serves as the Honorary Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Singapore Heart Foundation. He is also actively involved on the Board of Management of the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (‘ACS’), serving as Chairman of the ACS Endowment Fund and Chairman of the Finance Management Committee. In June 2006, Mr. Yap was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Chinese Development Assistance Council.
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| Mr. Christopher James Edward Anthonisz |
Mr. Christopher James Edward Anthonisz was a versatile sportsman in his younger days and holds an Economics Degree specialising in Banking, from the University of Colombo. He started his career at the Bank of Ceylon and served as its General Manager from 1987 to 1991. He was Advisor to the Amro Bank in Colombo and Manager of the Overseas Trust Bank. He counts over 50 years experience in banking at the time of his retirement.
Mr. C.J.E. Anthonisz held Directorships at York Arcade Holdings Ltd. and Tokyo Cement Ltd. and retired in 1980. In May 1991, he joined as an independent Non-Executive Director of Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC and holds the posts of Chairman of the Audit Committee and Director of Hospitality International Private Ltd.
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| Deshamanya Balakumara Mahadeva |
Deshamanya B. Mahadeva has been a Non-Executive independent Director of Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC since September 1994. He holds a 1st Class BA and Master’s Degree in Mathematics from the London University, UK. He had also lectured in Mathematics at the University of Colombo and has served in the Ceylon Civil Service for a period of over 50 years. He has served the United Nations in Malaysia for a period of 10 years as Head of 16 countries in
Asia.
Returning to Sri Lanka, he held the posts of Chairman of DFCC Bank and National Development Bank. He was the Chairman of Lanka Tiles and Lanka Wall Tiles during the same
period. Deshamanya Balakumara Mahadeva has also held the post of Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Privatisation and was a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| Mr. Ajit Mahendra De Silva Jayaratne |
Mr. Ajit M. De S. Jayaratne was re-appointed to the Board of ORCL in 2005 as an independent Non-Executive Director. Mr. Jayaratne graduated from the University of Southampton, U.K. with a B.Sc. in Economics. Thereafter, he qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in the U.K. Returning to Sri Lanka, he became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.
He served at Forbes & Walker Ltd. for most of his working life, culminating in being appointed as the Chairman of the said company, which position he held for several years. During his tenure, he was appointed a Director of several public and private sector companies. He also served as the Chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange, Chairman of the Finance Commission and Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Upon retiring from the private sector, he was appointed as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Singapore. After relinquishing that position and returning to Sri Lanka, he has once again been appointed as a Director of several local companies.
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| Ms. Rohini Lettitia Nanayakkara |
Ms. Rohini Nanayakkara was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company as an independent Non-Executive Director in 2005. She holds a BA 2nd Class Honours Degree
from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and a Diploma in French from the Chamber of Commerce, Brussels. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Management & the Institute of Bankers, Sri Lanka.
She is presently the Chairperson of the Browns Group of Companies, NDB Venture Investments (Pvt) Ltd., Ayojana Fund Management (Pvt) Ltd. and the Taprobane Investment Group of Companies. She is also a Director of Trans Asia Hotels Ltd. Mrs. Nanayakkara was the first woman executive to join a Commercial Bank with the rare distinction of being the first woman General Manager/CEO of a Bank in Sri Lanka and the Asian Region. She had the opportunity of working with International Banks such as the Midland Bank - UK & Banque Brussels, Lambert, Brussels and has worked with several International Banking correspondents across the globe. She was also a Chairperson/Director of several financial institutions such as the National Development Bank, DFCC Bank, Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka and the First Capital Group of Companies.
After her retirement from the Bank of Ceylon, she was appointed as the General Manager/CEO of the Private Sector Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd., a company established under the Ministry of Finance with World Bank assistance. The main infrastructure project funded by this company is the South Asian Gateway Terminal Project of the Port of Colombo. She has also served Seylan Bank, as Director-General Manager/CEO. In August 2004 she accepted the invitation extended to her by the shareholders of LOLC to be the
Chairperson of the LOLC Group of Companies. In January 2005, Her Excellency President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge appointed her as a member of the Task Force to Rebuild the Nation (TAFREN). She also functioned as the Chief Executive Officer of TAFREN from August to November 2005.
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