Board of Directors 

Mr Ming Kam Sing, aged 49 (2005), is the Chairman of the Group.Mr Ming is in charge of the overall strategy and direction of the Group.Mr Ming graduated from the Shandong Medical College, PRC in 1981 with a degree in Medicine.From 1981 to 1993, he served as a doctor in the Beijing Medical University Hospital and then the Xiehe Hospital.Mr Ming has over 21 years of experience in health and medical industry. In 1993 he started his own business dealing in the sale of medical equipment and soon after, he founded the Group in 1994.

Mr Zhou Lian Kui, aged 47 (2005), is Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company.Mr Zhou has overall responsibility for the operations and finance of the Group.Mr Zhou graduated in 1980 from the Shandong University, PRC with a degree in Business Administration. From 1980 to 1984, he served as a sales personnel in the Linyi Food Company.Subsequently, in 1984, Mr. Zhou was promoted to sales supervisor and in 1986, he was promoted to assistant manager.From 1989 to 1994, he served as the factory manager of the Bancheng Meat Factory.Mr Zhou has over 22 years of experience in food industry.Mr Zhou is the co-founder of the Group.Mr Zhou is the brother of Mr Zhou Lian Liang.

Mr Zhou Lian Liang, aged 44 (2005) is Executive Director and General Manager of the Company.Mr Zhou has overall responsibility for the sales and marketing of the Group.Mr Zhou graduated from ShandongIndustrialUniversity, PRC in 1984 with a degree in Engineering.From 1984 to 1987, he served as an officer in the planning department of the Linyi Industrial Bureau.He was primarily tasked with the supervision of certain enterprises to ensure that they carried out the plans that they submitted to the Linyi Industrial Bureau.Subsequently in 1987, Mr Zhou was promoted to a supervisor.From 1990 to 1994, he served as the assistant factory manager of the Bancheng Meat Factory. From 1994 to 1997, he served as the assistant general manager of Linyi Xincheng and has subsequently been appointed to be the general manager of Linyi Xincheng since 1997.Mr Zhou has over 16 years of experience in the food industry.Mr Zhou is the co-founder of the Group. Mr Zhou is the brother of Mr Zhou Lian Kui. 

Independent and Non-Executive Directors of the Board

Mr Chan Kin Sang, aged 55 (2005), was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company on 6 February 2001.Mr Chan is currently a senior partner of Messrs. Peter K.S. Chan & Co., Solicitors and Notaries. Mr. Chan has been a practising solicitor in Hong Kong since 1982. Mr Chan graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1979. Mr Chan was admitted as a notary public in 1997 and as a China-appointed attesting officer in 1999.

Mr Chng Hee Kok, aged 58 (2005), was appointed an independent non-executive Director of the Company on 6 February 2001. He was awarded a Merit Schorlarship by the Singapore Government in 1967.He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) degree from the University of Singapore in 1972 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore in 1984.Mr Chng is presently the Chief Executive Officer of NTUC Club. He was a Member of Parliament, Singapore from 1984 to 2001. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Scotts Holdings Ltd from 1995 to 1997 and was the Chief Executive Officer of Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd from 1994 to 1995.Presently he is a Council Member and Director of the Singapore Institute of Directors and also a Board Member of the Sentosa Development Corporation.Mr Chng also sits on the Boards of Directors of a number of public listed companies including Pacific Century Regional Developments Ltd, Samudera Shipping Line Ltd, Brilliant Manufacturing Ltd, Full Apex Holdings Ltd and CHT Holdings Ltd.

Dr Ow Chin Hock, aged 62 (2005), was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company in 7 January 2003.Dr Ow graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Singapore in 1966.He was awarded Fulbright Grant and Ford Fellowship to do graduate studies in USA in 1966.He obtained a Master of Arts (Economic Development) and PhD (Economics) from VanderbiltUniversity in 1968 and 1972 respectively.He joined the Department of Economics and Statistics, the University of Singapore in 1972, as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Associate Professor till 1993. Concurrently, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for six terms from 1976 to 2001.During his terms as MP, he held several key public appointments, including Parlimentary Secretary at Ministry of Culture, and subsequently, Ministry of Education, 1977– 1981. He became Executive Chairman of Pan-United Corporation Ltd (“PUC”), a listed company in Singapore in 1993.He left PUC when he rejoined the Singapore government in 1997 and was appointed as mayor and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 2001, and Ambassador-At-Large from 2002–2004.Dr Ow also serves as an independent director of a government linked listed company.