Mr Clement Yang Ker-Cheng
Executive Chairman
Not subject to retirement and re-election at AGM

Mr Clement Yang Ker-Cheng is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He oversees the overall management, strategic planning, product development and marketing of the Group. He has been the Chief Executive of the Group’s operations since 1990 and is a member of the Remuneration and Nominating Committees. Under his leadership, the Medtecs Group has grown into an integrated healthcare services provider and original product manufacturer of a wide range of medical consumables hospitality, and workwear apparels for large multinational healthcare distributors, pharmaceutical companies, hospital groups and other institutional customers around the globe.

Prior to founding the Medtecs Group, Mr Yang served as Senior Vice President of the Fu-I Industrial Group of companies, and the Chief Executive Officer of Shentex Corporation. From 1986 to 1989, he was Director of Taiwan Cotton Weavers Association. Mr Yang was President of the Taiwanese Business Association of Subic Bay and now serves as Chairman of the Chinese-Philippine Business Council.

Mr Yang has more than twenty years of experience in the textile manufacturing industry, with majority of those years devoted to the development of medical consumables for the healthcare industry.

Mr Yang graduated with a bachelor’s degree in International Commerce from the National Cheng-Chi University in Taiwan.

Mr Chia Wei Ho
Executive Director
Last re-appointed: April 2008

Mr Chia Wei Ho was recently appointed as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and an Executive Director on 1 March 2010. He used to be an Independent Director of the Company appointed on 22 October 2007.

Mr Chia has a unique Asia-Pacific finance and general management background spanning both technology and banking industries. In the past thirteen years, he has held senior regional appointments such as COO, CFO and Finance Director positions in various companies like Compaq, Dell, Maxtor, Citibank Technology and Medtecs. The experience also included four years being directly stationed in China.

Prior to joining Medtecs in March this year, Mr Chia was the General Manager of Chamberlain Computime Investments (HK) Co Ltd, a USA and HK joint-venture electronics company based in Shenzhen, China.

Mr Chia holds a Master of Applied Finance from the University of Western Sydney, Australia, Certified Management Accountant (Aust), Senior Associate, Australian Institute of Banking & Finance as well as a Bachelor of Arts (econ major) from the former University of Singapore.

Mr Wilfrido Candelaria Rodriguez
Executive Director
Last re-appointed: April 2007

Mr Wilfrido Candelaria Rodriguez was appointed an Executive Director on 26 November 1997 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on 10 December 2008.

Prior to his appointment as CFO of the Company, Mr Rodriguez served as Vice President for Internal Audit of the Company since October 1999 and was a Controller of Clement Textile & International Corporation in August 1996. Before joining the Company, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Ester Corp. from 1994 to 1996. From 1993 to 1994, he was a consultant in private practice. He was employed as the President of Philippines Hospitals and Health Services, Inc. from 1989 to 1992.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of the East,Philippines and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in the Philippines.

Mr George Edwin SyCip
Independent Director
Last re-appointed: April 2007

Mr George Edwin SyCip was appointed an Independent Director of the Company on 19 September 1999. Mr SyCip is also a member of the Audit, Nominating and Remuneration Committee.

For the past twenty years, he has been the President of Halanna Management Corporation, an investment management and consulting company, and serves on the Boards or Advisory Boards of several publicly listed and privately held companies in the USA and Asia, involved in financial services, airport services, manufacturing and real estate. He also serves on the Boards of the California-Asia Business Council and Stanford University’s Institute for International Studies. During the 1970s and 1980s, he worked in banking and finance with American Express International Banking Corporation, The Crocker Bank, Hibernia Bank and United Savings Bank.

Mr SyCip graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations/Economics from StanfordUniversity and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University.

Ms Carol Yang Xiao-Qing
Independent Director
Last re-appointed: April 2006

Ms Carol Yang Xiao-Qing was appointed an Independent Director of the Company on 1 May 2005 and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee on 24 February 2006. She is a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees.

Ms Yang is the Chief Executive Officer of Galaxaco China Group LLC, a project development and consulting firm with offices in Beijing and San Francisco. Ms Yang has extensive experience in inbound investments, international trade and state regulatory matters in China. She held directorships in Schauenburg Truplast Hose Technology Ltd, Guangzhou GISE Gas Ltd.; Asian Light Group Limited and Shanghai AKA Mechanical and Electric Co., Ltd. for the last five years.

Ms. Yang holds a BA in Journalism from Jinan University, People’s Republic of China. She also attended Stanford University on a Communications Fellowship in 1985. Subsequently, Ms. Yang received her MA in Communications Management & Investor Relations from Simmons College in Massachusetts.

Mr Koh Soo Keong
Independent Director
Appointed: May 2008

Mr Koh Soo Keong was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 31 May 2008. He was appointed Chairman of the Nominating Committee on 3 August 2009. He is also a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committee.

Mr Koh Soo Keong has over 20 years of experience in the logistics industry. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of SembCorp Logistics and the President of ST Logistics until he retired from the company April 2007. Through his leadership, he has successfully guided the transformation and growth of SembCorp Logistics into Asia’s leading integrated logistics company. He is currently the Managing Director of EcoSave, Director of Noel Gifts International Ltd, ECS Holdings Limited, KS Energy Services Limited and Ascendas Funds Management (S) Ltd.

Mr Koh holds two patents including the National Library system. He also has a Bachelor of Engineering( Honours ) , a Master of  Business Administration and aPost - Graduate Diploma  in Business Law from the University of Singapore.



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