Mr Tay Eng Hoe

Group Chief Executive Officer
 

Mr Tay Eng Hoe was appointed the Executive Director of the Company on 1 April 2000 and he is also the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr Tay is the founder ofthe ECS Group and also ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd, our Singapore subsidiary. He brings with him more than 20 years of experience in the IT business. Mr Tay is an Executive Director of VST Holdings Limited. In August 2005, he was conferred the Public Service Medal by the President of the Republic of Singapore in recognition for his public services to the country. Mr Tay holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the LaTrobe University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Melbourne.

Mr Foong Kam Tho

Group Chief Operating Officer

Mr Foong Kam Tho was appointed as Group Chief Operating Officer of ECS Holdings Limited with effect from 1 January 2008. He is responsible for the overall operational management of the Group including setting business strategies and building long-term customers and partners' relationships. Mr Foong was formerly  the Chief Executive Officer of ECS China, and the President of ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd, our Singapore subsidiary. He joined ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd in 1985 and has had more than 20 years experience in the industry. Mr Foong holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Computer Science) from the National University of Singapore.

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 corporate finance and treasury, reporting, accounts, tax, information technology and risk  management of ECS Holdings and is also a director on the boards of various ECS companies. Mr Foo has more than 14 years of financial management and audit experience in multinational 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 of the Group. In addition, he also looks after investor relations. 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 Ltd 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 Eugene Tan

Group Financial Controller

Mr Eugene Tan was appointed as the 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 Ltd. 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 University of Reading..

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.

Mr Mervyn Mao
Chief Executive Officer,
ECS Technology (China) Limited

Mr Mervyn Mao, aged 44, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of ECS Technology (China) Limited ( ECS China) on 15 July 2009. Mr Mao is responsible for the overall management of ECS China. He has more than twenty years experience in China's ICT industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Mao served as the Group Senior Vice President of Digital China Holdings Limited, one of China's leading ICT distributor, and as a Director (Vice President) of Digital China Technology Limited. In Digital China, he was in charge of the distribution business. Prior to Digital China, Mr Mao spent thirteen 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 on 1 February 2009 and he is responsible for the overall operational management of The Value Systems. He has been with our Group since 1988 and was formerly involved in managing the Enterprise Systems & ICT Services division. He has more than 20 years experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining our Group, he was employed as a technical manager by Sun Shine Co., Ltd. between 1981 to 1984, followed by Sahaviriya Telecom Co., Ltd. between 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 KUSH Sdn Bhd

Mr Foo Sen Chin was appointed as an Executive Director on 15 December 2000 and is concurrently the Group Human Resource Director of the Company. He is also the Managing Director and founder of ECS KUSH Sdn Bhd, our subsidiary. Mr Foo plays a pivotal role in steering the strategic direction of ECS KUSH Sdn Bhd. His responsibilities include the development of its long term business goals, overall operation and administrative management of ECS KUSH. 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. Mr Foo 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 Ltd. Mr Chong joined ECS in 1990 and has 18 years of experience in the IT industry. He oversees the sales and operations of the enterprise, 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 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 Datacraft Indonesia and subsequently, Diebold 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. He has more than 23 years of experience in the IT industry in the Philippines. He 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.