Mr Narong Intanate was appointed the Group Chief Executive Officer of ECS Holdings Limited and also to the Board of the ECS subsidiaries on 1 July 2010. He was formerly an Executive Director of the Company – an appointment on 15 December 2000. Mr Intanate is actively involved in the management of the subsidiaries and associate companies under the ECS Group and plays a pivotal role in steering the strategic direction of the Group. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of The Value Systems Co., Ltd., our subsidiary, since 1988. Mr Intanate is currently an advisor of the Hatyai University. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from California State University. Prior to forming The Value Systems Co., Ltd., he was the Marketing Manager of Sahaviriya Infortech Computers Co., Ltd. from 1982 to 1983 and the Marketing Director of Sahaviriya OA from 1983 to 1988.

Mr Eddie Foo
Group Chief Financial Officer

Mr Eddie Foo is the Group Chief Financial Officer of the Company and is concurrently the Group Company Secretary. Mr Foo is responsible for the Group’s overall financial strategy and management, corporate finance and treasury management, tax, and investor relations of ECS Holdings, and is also a director on the boards of various ECS companies. Mr Foo has several years of financial management and audit experience in multinational companies and public accounting firms. Prior to serving as Group Chief Financial Officer, Mr Foo was the Group Financial Controller of the Company. Mr Foo holds a Bachelor degree in Accountancy from the Nanyang Technological University and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.

Mr Lim Tow Cheng
Senior Vice President,
Business Development
 

Mr Lim Tow Cheng was appointed Senior Vice President, Business Development on 18 October 2005. He is responsible for managing the regional expansion strategy and for identifying new business opportunities for the Group. Mr Lim has more than 20 years of experience in senior management positions in the IT industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Lim was the Director for South Asia of Western Digital and has previously worked with Digiland International Limited for more than 8 years, holding several senior management positions, including as Chief Executive Officer. Mr Lim has an Honours Degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore.

Mr Mao Xiangqian was appointed as Executive Director of the Company on 3 May 2010 and is also concurrently the Chief Executive Officer of ECS Technology (China) Limited, a principal subsidiary of ECS Holdings Limited. He has more than 20 years of experience in China’s ICT industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Mao served as the Senior Vice President of Digital China Holdings Limited, one of China’s leading ICT distributor, and was President of Digital China Technology Limited, which is the distribution business division of Digital China Holdings Limited. Prior to Digital China, Mr Mao spent 10 years with the Lenovo Group. Mr Mao holds a Bachelor of Science (Machine Building and Automation) degree and a Master of Science (Modal Analysis) from Tianjin University as well as an Executive MBA Degree from China Europe International Business School.

Mr Somsak Pejthaveeporndej
President, The Value Systems Co., Ltd.

Mr Somsak Pejthaveeporndej was appointed as the President of The Value Systems Co., Ltd., our wholly-owned subsidiary, on 1 February 2009. He is responsible for the overall management of The Value Systems and has been with our Group since 1988. Mr Pethaveeporndej was formerly responsible for managing the Enterprise Systems & ICT Services Division of The Value Systems. He has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining our Group, he was employed as a technical manager by Sun Shine Co., Ltd. from 1981 to 1984, followed by Sahaviriya Telecom Co., Ltd. from 1984 to 1988. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in electronics from Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Thailand, and a Mini MBA from The Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University.

Mr Foo Sen Chin
Managing Director, ECS ICT Berhad

Mr Foo Sen Chin was appointed as a Director on 15 December 2000 and is concurrently the Advisor to the Group Human Resources of the Company. He is also the Managing Director and founder of ECS ICT Berhad, our associate company which is listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Mr Foo plays a pivotal role in steering the strategic direction of ECS ICT Berhad. His responsibilities include the development of its long term business goals, overall operation and administrative management of ECS ICT Berhad. Prior to joining our Group, he was the General Manager of a computer bureau services company in Kuala Lumpur before forming ECS KU Sdn Bhd (formerly known as K.U. Sistems Sdn Bhd) in 1985. Mr Foo is an advisor to the current Council of PIKOM, Association of Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK and he also holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom.

Mr Sebastian Chong
President, ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd
 

Mr Sebastian Chong is the President of ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd, the wholly-owned Singapore subsidiary of ECS Holdings Limited. Mr Chong joined ECS in 1990 and has 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He is responsible for strategic direction, overall management, including the sales and operations of the commercial, consumer and retail segments of ECS Singapore. Mr Chong is also responsible for business development, business strategy and building of long term relationships with vendors, channels and partners.

Ms Lina Choo
Executive Director,
PT ECS Indo Jaya
 

Ms Lina Choo was appointed as Executive Director of PT ECS Indo Jaya in April 2009. She joined ECS in September 2007 and is responsible for overseeing the financial management of ECS Indonesia. Ms Choo has more than 15 years experience in financial management in various companies, of which over 10 years was in the IT industry. Prior to joining ECS Indonesia, she worked with Natsteel Electronics in Singapore as an accountant before returning to Indonesia to work as Finance Manager for Diebold Indonesia and subsequently, Datacraft Indonesia. Ms Choo holds a Bachelor degree in Accountancy from the University of HKBP Nommensen.

Mr Jimmy Go
President,
MSI-ECS Phils., Inc.

Mr Jimmy Go is the founder and President of MSI-ECS Phils., Inc., our associate company. He has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry in the Philippines. Mr Go started in the IT industry way back in 1982 after graduating from college selling Fujitsu & Apple computers. He currently holds a Bachelor degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from De La Salle University with an award of Magna Cum Laude and Post Graduate degree of Masters in Business Administration in Ateneo de Manila University. Mr Go was also the past President of COMDDAP (Computer Manufacturers, Distributors & Dealers Association of the Philippines). In 1998, Mr. Go was named President and CEO of MSI-Digiland. He was instrumental in growing the business of MSI in the Philippines, making it one of the biggest IT distributors in the country in less than 5 years.

Mr Eugene Tan
Group Financial Controller 

Mr Eugene Tan was appointed as Group Financial Controller of the Company on 1 March 2008. He is responsible for the financial management of the Group, which covers accounting, treasury, tax, financial control and reporting. Prior to his appointment as Group Financial Controller, Mr Tan was the Vice President, Finance of ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd, the wholly-owned Singapore subsidiary of ECS Holdings Limited. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Tan worked for KPMG Singapore as a senior auditor. Mr Tan holds a Bachelor degree in Accountancy & Economics from the University of Reading.

Ms Peggy Leong-Yeo
Vice President, Group Human Resources

Ms Peggy Leong-Yeo is the Vice President of Group Human Resources for ECS Holdings Limited. Her main responsibility is to establish HR strategies for the Group and to strengthen the Group’s human capital. This includes redefining leading-edge performance management and development practices to support leadership succession planning. She provides leadership and tactical support in formulation, implementation and review of HR policies in key HR areas to support the Group’s strategic intent to ensure alignment and adoption of best practices. She has more than 20 years of Human Resources experience behind her, occupying management and senior management positions with Siemens, a global multinational company. Ms Leong-Yeo was instrumental in achieving for Siemens the prestigious Work Life Balance Excellence Award, the Workplace Health Promotion Award and the People Developer Award for several years. She holds a Diploma in Administrative Management from The Institute of Administrative Management in UK and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Mr Newman Li
Senior Internal Audit Manager  

Mr Newman Li is the Senior Manager, Group Internal Audit of the Company. He is a member of CPA China and has more than 10 years of financial and audit experience. Prior to joining the Group, he worked for Foshan Power Construction Group Co. Ltd in 1998 and Guangdong Telecom in 2004. Mr Li holds a Bachelor degree in Accountancy from the Tianjin University of Commerce and was appointed to his current position since May 2008.

Ms Lim Yok Yen
Regional Business Controller 

Ms Lim Yok Yen is the Regional Business Controller of ECS Holdings Limited. She is responsible for financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting as well as providing decision support and partnering the business on analysis to support the Group’s business growth strategy. Ms Lim is also responsible for all channel finance activities including credit management, working capital requirements and planning with vendor finance teams and internal business units. Prior to joining ECS in April 2008, she was a Group Accountant in a public listed company in Singapore where she handled Group reporting and treasury planning. Ms Lim has more than 13 years of experience in financial accounting and group reporting in the freight forwarding industry and companies listed on Singapore Exchange. Ms Lim is a Certified Public Accountant and also a member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) since 2001.

Mr Tang Kin Meng
MIS and IT Technical Advisor
 

Mr Tang Kin Meng is the MIS and IT Technical Adviser to the Group. He assists corporate management in overseeing and advising on IT policies, standardisation practices and technology refresh programs for the ECS Group. Prior to his appointment in August 2008, he was the Senior Vice President of the IT Services Support Business in ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd, the Group’s wholly-owned Singapore subsidiary. Mr Tang joined ECS in April 1998 and was instrumental in building a variety of IT services and delivery programs for the company. He was awarded the ASEAN Partner SE Manager of the Year by Sun Microsystems in 2000 for his role in managing the deployment of the IT infrastructure for Starhub’s Data Center. Prior to ECS, Mr Tang has worked for Fujitsu as a Division Manager from 1992 to 1998, and as a software specialist based in Tokyo, Japan from 1987 to 1991 for NEC Corporation. He holds a Diploma and Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Australian Institute of Business Administration and was a Fellow Member of the Institute. Mr Tang was also a Professional Member of the British Computer Society. While lecturing in Ngee Ann Polytechnic from 1978 to 1986, he was granted a scholarship to the City University, London where he obtained the specialist Post Graduate Diploma in Business Systems and Design in 1981.

Mr Paul Chong
Group PR Manager,
Vice President Marketing, ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd

Mr Paul Chong is the Group PR Manager of ECS Holdings Limited and also concurrently, the Vice President, Marketing of ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd, the Group’s wholly-owned Singapore subsidiary. As Group PR Manager, Mr Chong is responsible for the Group’s branding and communication programs, publicity, corporate affairs and internal communication between management and employees. In his role as Vice President, Marketing, Mr Chong is responsible for providing comprehensive marketing communications solutions such as direct marketing programs, promotions, events, seminars, tradeshows and advertising. Prior to joining the ECS Group in 1997, Mr Chong worked for six years in the public sector of Singapore handling national IT initiatives and training and development programs. Mr Chong holds a bachelor degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Western Australia.