MR IRWIN LIM KEE WAY
Mr. Lim Kee Way Irwin brings a wealth of experience to our Board, having served as an Independent Director since May 3, 2019, and recently appointed Independent and Non-Executive Chairman on April 30, 2024. As Chief Investment Officer of Capital Asia Investments, a multi-family office, and Managing Director of Inflexion Ventures Private Ltd., a business advisory and investment firm, he demonstrates strong leadership and strategic acumen. He also lends his expertise as an independent director to SGX-ST Mainboard listed companies, LHT Holdings Limited and Pacific Radiance Ltd.
Mr. Irwin’s distinguished career began in 1990 with the Economic Development Board of Singapore, followed by roles of increasing responsibility at Technomic International Inc., where he specialized in market penetration and investment strategies. Subsequently, he honed his investment expertise at premier firms like Transpac Capital Pte Ltd, Murray Johnstone Private Equity, and Asiavest Partners, where he spearheaded investments across Southeast Asia.
In 2003, he joined United Test and Assembly Center Ltd., playing a pivotal role in its 2004 listing as Group Vice-President of Corporate Development. He later served as Group Chief Financial Officer, overseeing significant mergers, acquisitions, and financial operations. More recently, he held key financial leadership positions as Operating Partner and CFO of Novo Tellus Capital Partners, and CFO of Novo Tellus Alpha Acquisition, a SGX-ST Mainboard listed SPAC.
Mr. Irwin’s academic credentials include a Master of Science in Management from Imperial College London and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University in New York City.
MR LOO HEE GUAN
Mr. Loo Hee Guan was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2024 as Executive Director and assumed the role of Acting Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) on 21 December 2024. Following the appointment of Mr Paul Hopkins as Group CEO on 1 October 2025, Mr Loo relinquish his position as Acting CEO as it is no longer required. Mr Loo oversees corporate affairs, business rationalisation and development, investor relations, as well as compliance and corporate governance.
Mr Loo graduated from Monash University, Australia with Bachelor of Economics majoring in Accounting and Bachelor of Laws, and was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor in 1995.
He has worked in various established law firms in Malaysia, prior to setting up his own law practice, Enolil Loo Advocates and Solicitors in 2003, a boutique corporate legal firm. He has over 28 years of experience in legal practice and his practice areas include corporate commercial, corporate finance, corporate restructuring and recovery, foreign direct investment, take-overs, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, structured finance, infrastructure and concessions, energy, real estate and trust. Through his legal practice, he has vast exposures in the industries including infrastructure, food & beverages, manufacturing, construction, retailing, property development, information technology, oil palm plantation, oil and gas and energy sectors.
He co-founded and sits on the board of a charitable foundation, namely Ericsen Foundation.
MR TAN BOON HWA
On September 28, 2023, Mr. Tan Boon Hwa joined our Board as an independent director. With more than three decades of experience in global banking institutions such as ABN AMRO Bank, Bank of America, and Standard Chartered Bank, Mr. Tan has led senior teams in product and client coverage roles across Southeast Asia and Europe. He is a seasoned international banker with work experience in capital markets and corporate banking within investment and wholesale business units. Notably from his time at these institutions, he gained exposure across a broad spectrum of industries and fund-raising exercises for corporates, financial institutions and governments. Mr Tan is also an independent director on the board of Gallant Venture Ltd which is listed on the SGX-ST Mainboard.
In addition to holding a Bachelor's degree in Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Finance from the University of New South Wales, he is also a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.
MS PAULINE TEH @ PAULINE TEH ABDULLAH
Ms Pauline Teh was appointed to our Board on 1 April 2024 as Independent Director. She has 28 years of experience in corporate advisory. Pauline is a former Executive Director of Crowe Advisory Malaysia and a former Board Member of Export-Import Bank Malaysia Berhad. Her expertise spans managing corporate turnarounds, facilitating cross-border mergers and acquisitions, overseeing IPOs, reverse takeovers, debt restructuring, and fundraising. Pauline graduated from the University of Hull with a Master Degree in Business Administration (Finance). She is also a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia.
Currently, she sits on the board of Boustead Holdings Berhad and several other private companies in Singapore and Malaysia.
MR MARK NEAL BARNARD
Mr Barnard was appointed to the Board as Independent Director on 10 November 2025.
Mr. Barnard is a highly experienced veteran in the beverage business. He was previously the CEO of Octopus Distribution Networks Pte. Ltd. (“ODN”) from March 2015 to October 2019 and his understanding of ODN thus positions him well in exercising oversight of the Group’s businesses as an Independent Director.
Prior to his tenure at ODN, Mr. Barnard was the Chief Commercial Officer (Asia Pacific) of Diageo PLC from 2008 to 2011 and Global Chief Commercial Officer from 2011 to 2014. At Diageo, Mr. Barnard was responsible for the implementation of the transformation of Diageo’s Route to Consumer across the world that led to significant incremental sales and supply chain savings. Prior to joining Diageo, Mr. Barnard’s experience included Senior Vice President of Customer Development for Asia, Africa, Middle East and Turkey region at Unilever, Vice President of Global Customer Development at Walmart and other senior positions globally in customer development, trade marketing, accounts management and logistics within the Unilever group.
Mr. Barnard was a board member and shareholder of IQPS, a marketing and distribution company in Cambodia from 2017, that was subsequently acquired by InterBrew Pte. Ltd. to form a joint venture under BevFood Holdings Pte. Ltd., where Mr. Barnard remained as a board member and shareholder to-date. Mr. Barnard was also Chairman of Harvest Health & Recreation Inc., a Canada listed medical company from 2018 to 2020. Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. was acquired by another listed company in 2021.
Since 2014, Mr. Barnard had also held various advisory positions at some of the world’s leading management consultancy and asset management firms, which included The Blackstone Group and CVC Capital Partners. Mr. Barnard was also a Global Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Co. Ltd and most recently, he took on the role as a Bain Consulting Advisor.
Mr. Barnard is a “Keeper of the Quaich”, an international society that recognizes those who have shown outstanding commitment to the Scotch Whisky industry. Mr.Barnard has a Bachelor of Commerce in Industrial and Organisation Psychology from the University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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