Swiber Limited

Raymond Goh, Executive Chairman

Mr. Raymond Goh founded the Swiber Group in 1996 and has since been the key figure in leading Swiber’s overall business, operations and marketing aspects in the region. As the Executive Chairman, Mr. Goh sets the long-term growth strategy and spearheads the expansion of the Swiber Group. These include growth initiatives to expand the Group’s resources, develop new markets and invest in new vessel designs and technology. Mr. Goh is currently also the Non-Executive Chairman of Vallianz Holdings Limited and Kreuz Holdings Limited. At the same time, he serves as a patron for Punggol North Citizen’s Consultative Committee.

Francis Wong, Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Francis Wong joined Swiber in 2005 and was appointed to the Board of Directors in the same year. As the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Swiber, Mr. Wong plays a key role in charting Swiber’s corporate and strategic directions and steering its operations. With his strong financial background, Mr. Wong has been critical in putting in place strong financial controls for the Group to support its rapid expansion geographically and into new business operations. In support of the Group’s investments, he also sits on the Board of Kreuz Holdings Limited. Active in his professional field, Mr. Wong is a fellow certified practicing accountant of CPA Australia and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. He is also a chartered accountant certified by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Jean Pers, Executive Director

Mr. Jean Pers joined Swiber in 2002 to develop the offshore EPCIC business. Bringing with him over 30 years of engineering and operational experience in the Offshore EPCIC business, mainly in the North Sea, he was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2005. Mr. Pers is currently the President and CEO of Equatoriale Offshore Development Services. He had an illustrious career in the industry, previously heading the marine department at IKL Indonesia and being the advisor to Voies Navigables de France, the Navigation Authority, that controls most of the French navigable rivers and canals. Since 1988, Mr. Pers has been a member of CNEDIES Centre National des Experts, an organisation that provides expertise to analyse the causes of industrial accidents.

Darren Yeo, Executive Director

Mr. Darren Yeo joined the Group in 2003 and was appointed to the Board in November 2004. With more than 15 years of industry experience under his belt, Mr. Yeo is currently the President and CEO of Newcruz Offshore Marine Services and is responsible for the management and development of the Group’s offshore marine support business operations. He is also an Alternate Director to Mr. Francis Wong for Kreuz Holdings Limited. Mr. Yeo graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1993 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He later obtained a diploma in Marketing from the Singapore Institute of Management in 1995.

Nitish Gupta, Executive Director

Mr. Nitish Gupta joined Swiber in 2006 as the Executive Vice President (EVP) of Swiber Offshore Construction Services and was appointed CEO of the unit in 2008. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in March 2009. Having worked for a number of established offshore oil and gas construction companies since 1992, Mr. Gupta has extensive industry experience in India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Mr. Gupta graduated from Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi University in India with a Bachelor in Civil Engineering (Honours).

Yeo Jeu Nam, Lead Independent Director

Mr. Yeo Jeu Nam, who has more than 30 years of consultancy experience, was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2006. Mr. Yeo is also an Independent Director of EDMI Limited as well as a Non-Executive Independent Director of Vallianz Holdings Limited and Frencken Group Limited. Mr. Yeo is the Founder and Managing Director of Radiance Consulting Pte Ltd. Before starting his own consultancy, he was a Senior Consulting Partner with Ernst & Young Consultants Pte Ltd where he headed the Strategy and Transformation practice as well as the HR Consulting practice for more than 12 years. He was also previously a Director at PwC Consulting where he headed their Public Sector Consulting practice.

Oon Thian Seng, Independent Director

Mr. Oon Thian Seng is an advocate and solicitor, being one of the founding partners of Oon & Bazul LLP, Singapore and the founding partner of T.S. Oon & Partners, Malaysia. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Swiber in 2006. Mr. Oon holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the University of Warwick and a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics, University of London in England. He was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 1991 and as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1993, and the High Court of Malaya in 2001. He was admitted as a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators in 2010.

Chia Fook Eng, Independent Director

Mr. Chia Fook Eng was appointed as an Independent Director on Swiber’s Board of Directors in 2009. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Chia served as an Advisor to Swiber’s Board of Directors on matters relating to the Group’s onshore construction and fabrication and ship repair businesses. Mr. Chia comes from a strong marine engineering background, bringing with him almost 40 years of management experience in the marine and the oil and gas industry, working for established engineering and construction companies in Singapore and the region.