Board of Directors

Mr Lim brings over three decades of strategic leadership and financial expertise to the Board. Appointed Independent and Non-Executive Chairman on 30 April 2024, he has served as an Independent Director since May 2019.

As Managing Director of Inflexion Ventures Private Ltd., Mr Lim provides high-level business consultancy across diverse industries. He is also an Independent Director of SGX-ST Mainboard-listed LHT Holdings Limited and Pacific Radiance Ltd.

His career began in 1990 with the Economic Development Board of Singapore, followed by roles in market penetration and investment strategy at Technomic International Inc. He further developed his private equity expertise at Transpac Capital, Murray Johnstone and Asiavest Partners, leading investments across Southeast Asia.

A veteran of the semiconductor industry, Mr Lim joined United Test and Assembly Center Ltd. (UTAC) in 2003 and played a key role in its 2004 listing, eventually rising to Group CFO and overseeing complex M&A and global financial operations. Most recently, he held senior leadership positions as Operating Partner and CFO of Novo Tellus Capital Partners and Novo Tellus Alpha Acquisition, and served as Chief Investment Officer at Capital Asia Investments.

Mr Lim holds a Master of Science in Management from Imperial College London and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University, New York.

Ms Teh Chooi Peng (“Dato’ Teh”) was appointed Group Managing Director and Executive Director of the Company on 4 June 2026. She is primarily responsible for driving profitability and business growth within the Food and Beverage Distribution Division.

Dato’ Teh brings more than 20 years of entrepreneurial leadership. She is the founder of Elanc Investment Pte. Ltd. (formerly Octopus Global Hldgs Pte. Ltd.), a prominent Singapore-based brand-management, market-access provider and distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, with a leadership position across all key market segments in Singapore. She is also the founder and Executive Chairman of the Etagreen Group of Companies, a zero-waste integrated biomass waste-management company in Perak, Malaysia, with assets exceeding RM140 million.

Dato’ Teh is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of SGX Catalist-listed Asiatic Group (Holdings) Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Australian Vintage Ltd, a leading wine producer listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

She has served as an Honorary Advisory Council member of the University of New South Wales, Australia since 2017, and has held various positions in the International Women’s Federation of Commerce and Industry Malaysia. In 2014 she was conferred a Datoship for her contributions to communities in Pahang and Sarawak, Malaysia.

Dato’ Teh holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Japanese from the University of New South Wales.

Mr Loo was appointed to the Board as Executive Director on 1 March 2024. He oversees corporate affairs, business rationalisation and development, investor relations, and compliance and corporate governance.

Mr Loo graduated from Monash University, Australia with a Bachelor of Economics (majoring in Accounting) and a Bachelor of Laws. He was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor in 1995.

He founded the boutique corporate firm Enolil Loo Advocates and Solicitors in 2003 and has over 28 years of legal practice across corporate, finance, M&A, restructuring, private equity and energy — spanning the F&B, manufacturing, property, oil & gas and energy sectors.

Mr Tan joined the Board as Independent Director on 28 September 2023. With more than three decades of experience in global banking institutions including ABN AMRO Bank, Bank of America and Standard Chartered Bank, he has led senior teams in product and client coverage roles across Southeast Asia and Europe.

Mr Tan is also an Independent Director of SGX-ST Mainboard-listed Gallant Venture Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from the University of New South Wales, and is a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and an Accredited Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Ms Teh was appointed to the Board on 1 April 2024 as Independent Director. She brings 28 years of corporate advisory experience and is a former Executive Director of Crowe Advisory Malaysia and a former Board Member of Export-Import Bank Malaysia Berhad.

Her expertise spans corporate turnarounds, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, reverse takeovers, debt restructuring and fundraising. She holds a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Hull and is a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia.

Ms Teh currently sits on the board of Boustead Holdings Berhad and several other private companies in Singapore and Malaysia.

Mr Barnard was appointed to the Board as Independent Director on 10 November 2025. He previously served as CEO of Octopus Distribution Networks Pte. Ltd. (Octopus Distribution Networks) from March 2015 to October 2019, giving the Board a deep operational understanding of the Group's businesses.

Prior to Octopus Distribution Networks, Mr Barnard was Chief Commercial Officer (Asia Pacific) of Diageo PLC from 2008 to 2011, and Global Chief Commercial Officer from 2011 to 2014. At Diageo, he was responsible for the transformation of Diageo's global route-to-consumer strategy, delivering significant incremental sales and supply chain savings.

Before Diageo, Mr Barnard spent 23 years with Unilever, holding Senior Executive Leadership roles across the world. He was a board member and shareholder of IQPS — a marketing and distribution company in Cambodia (subsequently acquired by InterBrew Pte. Ltd. to form BevFood Holdings) — and was Chairman of Canadian-listed Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. from 2018 to 2020.

Since 2014, Mr Barnard has held advisory positions at leading global consultancy and asset management firms including The Blackstone Group, CVC Capital Partners, McKinsey & Co. and Bain. He is a "Keeper of the Quaich" — an international society recognising outstanding commitment to the Scotch Whisky industry. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Industrial and Organisation Psychology from the University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.