Senior Leadership

Management Team

A management team drawn from global beverage groups and financial institutions — combining operational depth with disciplined financial stewardship.

Group Managing Director

Dato’ Teh Chooi Peng

Dato’ Teh was appointed Group Managing Director and Executive Director on 4 June 2026, responsible for driving profitability and business growth within the Food & Beverage Distribution Division.

She is the founder of Elanc Investment Pte. Ltd. (formerly Octopus Global Hldgs Pte. Ltd.), a Singapore-based beverage brand-management, market-access and distribution business, and founder and Executive Chairman of the Etagreen Group. She also serves as a director of SGX Catalist-listed Asiatic Group (Holdings) Limited and of ASX-listed Australian Vintage Ltd.

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

Founder, Elanc Investment F&B Distribution Growth & Profitability
Group Chief Executive Officer

Mr Paul Hopkins

Mr Hopkins was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 October 2025. He is responsible for the Group's overall management, including overseeing operations, setting strategic direction for new growth areas and developing the Group's business strategy.

Mr Hopkins brings to Octopus (APAC) Holdings more than 35 years of experience in the global beverage industry, including senior executive roles across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Most recently, he served as General Manager at Maritime and Mercantile Asia Pacific, where he oversaw a business portfolio with combined annual revenue of more than US$250 million — including Maritime and Mercantile International's (MMI) partnership with Royalton Platinum in Singapore and Independent Wine & Spirit in Thailand, from 2023 to 2025.

Prior to his role in Southeast Asia, Mr Hopkins was Managing Director of MMI Tanzania and Head of Retail at MMI UAE. At MMI UAE he led retail operations for MMI's portfolio of over 50 stores across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah from 2012 to 2018. MMI is a leading beverage distributor and retailer with operations across the UAE, Seychelles, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Singapore — part of the Emirates Group.

Global Beverage Industry Retail & Distribution APAC, MENA & Europe
Chief Financial Officer

Mr Ng Wai Jif

Mr Ng was appointed Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 April 2024. He is responsible for the Group's finance and accounting functions as well as other corporate and regulatory matters.

Mr Ng began his career as an external auditor with Ernst & Young LLP. He subsequently established his own professional services firm, providing managed services, financial advisory, corporate restructuring and M&A advisory to companies ranging from SMEs to public listed companies across multiple industries.

Mr Ng holds a Bachelor of Accountancy with Honors from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore, an ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant, and an Associate Chartered Valuer and Appraiser.

Audit & Assurance M&A Advisory Public Markets
Subsidiary Leadership

Operating expertise at every level of the Group.

Each of our beverage subsidiaries — Octopus Distribution Networks, Dyspatchr and Tomorrow Brands — is led by experienced commercial teams with deep category and channel expertise.

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