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Board of Directors

 

 

MR NEO TIAM BOON, PBM  (Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)

Mr Neo Tiam Boon, PBM was appointed to the Board on 7 March 2011 and was last elected as a director on 9 May 2022. Mr Neo is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TA Corporation Ltd, an established property and construction group with a growing suite of businesses in distribution and real estate development and investment, listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange.

A management veteran, Mr Neo has over 27 years of management experience. He helms overall business development, financial and strategic planning as well as human resources at TA Corporation Ltd.

Mr Neo joined TA Corporation Ltd in 1996 and spearheaded the Group’s strategy and tactical diversification of its business model beyond construction, to expand its income streams for long term sustainable growth. Under his leadership, TA Corporation Ltd diversified into the real estate development, distribution and real estate investment businesses. Mr Neo played an instrumental role in leading the Group’s successful regionalization into fast-growing markets such as Thailand, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, China, and Myanmar.

Mr Neo believes in giving back to society and championing causes for education. He was a member of the Board of Governors for the UOB-SMU Asian Enterprise Institute, a partnership between United Overseas Bank, Singapore Management University and local enterprises, providing strategic guidance and facilitating the exchange of knowledge and resources to support the growth and development of local enterprises and students. Mr Neo was also involved in giving public seminar and talks at the Business Families Institute @ Singapore Management University on managing family business. He was also an active grassroots leader and had served in various capacities for more than 27 years.

Mr Neo graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas in 1986. He was conferred the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2005 in recognition for his public service and community work.

 

MR FONG HENG BOO  (Lead Independent Director)

Mr Fong Heng Boo was appointed as the Company’s Lead Independent Director on 1 December 2017 and was last re-elected as a Director on 25 July 2024. He is also appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Nominating Committee.

From 1975 to 1993, Mr Fong was with the Auditor-General’s Office , Singapore and held the position of Assistant Auditor-General. Prior to his retirement in December 2014, Mr Fong was the Director (Special Duties) at the Singapore Totalisator Board where he led the Finance and Investment functions.

Mr Fong has over 49 years of experience in auditing, finance, business development and corporate governance. He graduated from the University of Singapore (now known as the National University of Singapore) with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) in 1973.

Mr. Fong is also an independent director of three other listed SGX companies, as well as being a Board member of Agency of Integrated Care Pte Ltd and Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd.

As Lead Independent Director, Mr Fong is available to shareholders where they have concerns in which contacts through normal channels of the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer has failed to resolve or is inappropriate. Mr Fong may be contacted at info@tacorp.com.sg.

 

MR PANG TENG TUAN  (Independent Director)

Mr Pang Teng Tuan was appointed as the Company’s Independent Director on 3 December 2018 and was last re-elected as a Director on 9 May 2022. He serves as Chairman of the Nominating Committee and member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Mr Pang is a director of Serenade Capital Advisors, an advisory firm that provides corporate advisory service from 2005. He was vice president of private equity, investment management for The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited from 2008 to 2013. From 2007 to 2008, he was head of strategic investments and investor relations for a SGX listed semi-conductor equipment manufacturer. From 2005 and 2006, he was vice president, business development for NatSteel Asia and from 2003 to 2005, he was with the investment banking department of Hong Leong Bank (Singapore). Mr Pang started his career as a corporate advisory consultant with Ernst and Young. He graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) degree and is a CPA with CPA Australia.

 

MS JULIANA LEE KIM LIAN (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Ms. Juliana Lee was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 1 July 2026.  She is also appointed as a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominating Committees.

Ms.  Lee is a Director of Aptus Law Corporation.  She has more than 30 years of experience in legal practice and currently heads the corporate practice of Aptus Law Corporation.  Her main areas of practice are corporate law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital.  She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore and is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Ms. Lee also presently serves as an Independent Director on the board of Uni-Asia Group Limited, BH Global Corporation Ltd and Mencast Holdings Ltd.

 

MS WENDY LIONG CAILIN (Executive Director and Group Chief Operating Officer)

Ms Wendy Liong was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2026 as Executive Director, assisting the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in overseeing all business operations of the Group, setting the Group's strategic direction and executing the Group's business strategies.

Ms Liong joined the Group in 2005 and was promoted as Group Chief Operating Officer in 2022, involved in the management of the Group's business operations.  She played a vital role in the establishment of the Group's dormitory business and continues to provide leadership in its ongoing operations.  Ms Liong started her career as Relationship Manager with Overseas Banking Corporation Ltd in 2003.

Ms Liong has served as a council member of the Dormitory Association Singapore Limited ("DASL") since 2021 and currently assumes the leadership role of its Practice Committee and oversees the Human Resources matters of DASL Secretariat.  She also serves as the current Treasurer of the Charity, Rare Skins Condition Society (Singapore).

Ms Liong graduated from the Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce (Banking & Finance) in 2002.