Board Of Directors

Mr Sun Zhao Lin is our Executive Chairman. He is the founder of our Group and was appointed to our Board on 3 August 2005. Mr Sun is responsible for the formulation and execution of overall business strategy and policies and future direction, as well as the overall management of our Group. He has more than 20 years' experience in the crane manufacturing industry. He started his career as a sales representative at Fushun No.4 Chemical Plant (抚顺市化工四厂). Mr Sun graduated from Liaoning Correspondence Party School (辽宁刊授党校) in 1998 having majored in Economics. In 2005, he was awarded the Professional Certificate of Specialty and Technology (Senior Engineer) (专业 技术职称证书 (高级工程师)) from the Liaoning Provincial Personnel Department (辽宁 省人事厅). In 2005, he received the Liaoning Province Outstanding Business Entrepreneur award (辽宁省优秀民营企业家) from the Liaoning Province Small-Medium Enterprise Association (辽宁省中小企业联合会). In 2006, Mr Sun received the "Model Labour Award for Year 2005" (2005年度劳动模范) and the "Liaoning Province Model Labour Award" from Shuncheng District People's Government (顺城区人民政府) and Liaoning Province People's Government (辽宁省人民政府) respectively. In 2011, he was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award (抚顺市杰出贡献奖) by Fushun Municipal Government. (抚顺市政府) In 2012, he was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award for the Year (2012年度支持商会建设突出贡献奖) by Fushun Municipal Association of Industry and Commerce/Fushun Municipal General Chamber of Commerce (抚顺市工商 业联合会/抚顺市总商会). In 2014, he was awarded the Outstanding Entrepreneurs Honorary Award (抚顺市优秀企业家荣誉称号) by Fushun City Federation of Trade Unions (抚顺市总工会).

Ms Tian Ruo Nan is our Chief Executive Officer. She is a co-founder of our Group and was appointed to our Board on 28 December 2007. Ms Tian is responsible for and oversees the day-to-day management of our Group. She has more than 20 years' experience in the crane manufacturing industry. Ms Tian started her career as a laboratory technician at Fushun No.4 Chemical Plant (抚顺市化工四厂) in December 1977. Ms Tian graduated from Dongbei Normal University (东北师范大学) in 1999 having majored in Economics. She received the "Model Worker" (劳动模范) award for 2004 and 2005 from Shuncheng District People's Government (顺城区人民政府) and the "Fushun Foreign Investment Enterprise Outstanding Business Entrepreneur" award for 2006 and 2008 from Fushun Municipal People's Government (抚顺市人民政府). In 2008, she was awarded the "Bohai Region Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur Award" (环渤海区域杰出创业女性) by Liaoning Province Women's Federation (辽宁省妇联). In 2009, she was also awarded the "Top 10 Most Outstanding Woman Award" (十大杰出女性) by Fushun Municipal Women's Federation (抚顺市妇女联合会). In 2010, she was awarded the Woman's Award Winner (三八红旗手) by Liaoning Provincial Women's Federation (辽宁省妇联), "The Heroine" (巾帼英雄) award by Liaoning Provincial Trade Union (辽宁省总工会) and the Good builder of Socialism with Chinese characteristics (优秀中国特色社会主 义建设者) by Fushun Municipal Association of Industry and Commerce (抚顺市工商 联). In 2011, she was named the National Woman's Award Winner (全国三八红旗手) by the China Women's Federation (全国妇联). In 2012 she was also named "Supervisor of the Government's Work Style in Quality Supervision Bureau" (质量监督局风行监督 员). In 2013, she was awarded "National 1st May Women Pacesetter" (全国五一巾帼 标兵2013年) by the All-China Federation of Trade Union (中华全国总工会). In 2012 and 2014, she was named the Outstanding Leader in National Construction Machinery & Elevator Industry QC Group (全国建机与电梯行业质量管理小组活动卓越领导者) by the China Quality Association Construction Machinery Industry Branch (中国质协建 设机械行业分会).

Mr Ng San Tiong is our Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 28 June 2007.

Mr Ng is the Managing Director of one of the world's largest crane rental company Tat Hong Holdings Ltd and he is vastly experienced in the areas of corporate management, business development and business management. He sits on the board of Tat Hong Holdings Ltd as well as its regional subsidiaries and associates across Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and China. He is also a director of CSC Holdings Limited, a foundation and geotechnical engineering company listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.

Mr Ng serves in many public and civic institutions in Singapore. He was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) since June 2022 after serving as a board member for 10 years. In addition, Mr Ng is the Vice Chairman of the China & North Asia Business Group (CNABG) of Singapore Business Federation and Chairman on the Board of SPH Foundation Limited.

Mr Ng graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree from Loughborough University of Technology, in the United Kingdom. Mr Ng was awarded the Public Service Medal (PBM) in 2002, Public Service Star (BBM) in 2010 and Public Service Star (Bar) BBM(L) for his significant public service in Singapore in 2020. He was appointed Justice of the Peace (JP) in September 2015.

Mr Ng served as Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste for three years since 2019 and was the President of the 59th & 60th Councils of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI), an apex body of the Chinese business community in Singapore; and was also a member of the Board of Directors of Business China for nine years since 2013. He has also served the Toa Payoh Central Citizens' Consultative Committee as Chairman between 2008 and 2020 and continues to serve the community as its Patron.

Mr Sun Tian started as a Non-Executive Director and was initially appointed to our Board on 31 December 2005. Subsequently in August 2009, he joined our Group as a Sales Manager and an Executive Director responsible for the Group's business development and sales to customers outside the PRC. In October 2012, he was appointed as Group General Manager assisting our Chief Executive Officer in the management of Group's business.

Mr Sun graduated with a Diploma in Mechantronic Engineering from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2006. He was awarded the Motorola Silver Medal for being the second most outstanding graduate in the Diploma in Mechantronic Engineering course by Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

In June 2009, Mr Sun graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Dr Steve Lai Mun Fook is one of our Independent Directors and was appointed to our Board on 28 December 2007. He is also currently a Director on the Board of the publicly listed Intraco Ltd and Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd, as well as a number of other private limited Singapore companies.

From November 2007 to August 2012, Dr Lai was the Chief Executive Officer of PSB Academy Pte Ltd. Dr Lai was previously the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of TUV SUD PSB Corporation and PSB Corporation Pte Ltd from April 2006 to March 2007 and from April 2001 to March 2006, respectively. From April 1996 to March 1998, Dr Lai was the General Manager (Standards & Technology) of Singapore Productivity & Standards Board. Dr Lai holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Industrial Chemistry and a PhD from the Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom.

Mr Hoon Chee Wai is one of our Independent Directors and was appointed to our Board on 2 September 2019. Mr Hoon has been a finance and banking professional for almost 30 years. Mr Hoon started his career in one of the Big-4 public accounting firm as an auditor from 1992 to 1994. From 1994 to 2012, Mr Hoon was an investment banker with various regional financial institutions in Singapore where he was involved in numerous initial public offerings on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, equity and debt fund raising exercises for publicly listed companies as well as advice on numerous mergers and acquisitions transactions. From 2012 to 2016, he became the senior vice president of corporate development of a hospitality, leisure and entertainment group listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. From 2017 to 2020, Mr Hoon was the head of finance and corporate development of a real estate developer and operator of integrated leisure and entertainment resorts listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of a mainboard listed company on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.

Mr Hoon obtained his Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in May 1992. He has also completed an INSEAD Leadership Program from November 2010 to September 2011. He is currently also an independent director of a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He has been a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors since April 2019.