Ong Lian Jin Colin Independent Non-Executive Director First Appointment as Director: 7 October 2020 Last Re-Election as Director: 23 April 2025 Board Committees: NR Present Directorships in other Listed Companies and Principal Commitments: • Great Eastern Financial Advisers (Executive Senior Director) Other Appointments: • Nil Past Directorships in other Listed Companies and Principal Commitments Held in The Preceding Five Years: • Nil Mr Ong, the founder of Advisors Clique Collective, is the Executive Senior Director (Financial Services) representing Great Eastern Financial Advisers, a position he has held since 2011. A veteran in the financial services industry with more than 33 years of experience, he has achieved the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) 31 times since 1993 and achieved the Top of the Table in 2020, 2022 and 2023. He is also a member of its prestigious MDRT Quarter Century Club. Mr Ong was a recipient of the Centennial Award by Great Eastern Life in 2008, an accolade awarded during its 100th anniversary in recognition of his contributions to the company. He was conferred the IBF Fellow award from the Institute of Banking and Finance and was named Asia’s Inspirational Leader of the Year by the Asia Insurance Review in 2015. Advisors Clique Collective, the 1,000-strong group which Mr Ong founded, is the only recipient of the International Dragon Award 100 in Great Eastern Life for the past six consecutive years. Mr Ong holds a Bachelor of Arts & Social Sciences from the National University of Singapore. He is also a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant. Daniel Marie Ghislain Desbaillets Independent Non-Executive Director First Appointment as Director: 20 November 2020 Last Re-Election as Director: 23 April 2025 Board Committees: A NR Present Directorships in other Listed Companies and Principal Commitments: • FreshCreation Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Executive Chairman) • Salad Stop Pte. Ltd. (Executive Chairman) Other Appointments: • Singapura Developments (Private) Limited (Director) • Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (Director) Past Directorships in other Listed Companies and Principal Commitments Held in The Preceding Five Years: • Nil Mr Desbaillets has an extensive portfolio in the hospitality industry with 46 years of experience. He was appointed to the Board of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc (prior to its privatisation) in 2016 as an Independent Non-Executive Director and had served in the Audit & Risk, Remuneration and Risk Committees. In 2010, he was the Independent Non-Executive Director of M&C REIT Management Limited, the manager of CDL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust ("H-REIT") and also of M&C Business Trust Management Limited, the trustee-manager of CDL Hospitality Business Trust ("HBT") and had served in the Nominating and Remuneration Committees. Both H-REIT and HBT are comprised as a stapled group in CDL Hospitality Trusts, which is listed on the SGX-ST. Since 1973, he has been holding senior positions with international hotel chains including InterContinental Hotel Group, Hilton, ShangriLa, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Group, Fullerton Hotels and Resorts and TCC Hotels Thailand and has worked in various countries around the world. His responsibilities in the Corporate offices included regional hotel operations, finance, marketing, human resource, food & beverage ("F&B") and asset management. Currently, Mr Desbaillets is the Executive Chairman of family-owned businesses in the F&B industry, FreshCreation Holdings Pte. Ltd. and Salad Stop Pte. Ltd., which have 86 outlets in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Spain that are owned, franchised and under joint ventures. He holds a Diploma in Commercial Studies from Ecole Benedict Geneva, Switzerland and a Certificate with Distinction in Service, Food Production and Administration from Lausanne Hotel School, Switzerland. Chong Yoon Chou Independent Non-Executive Director First Appointment as Director: 20 November 2020 Last Re-Election as Director: 26 April 2023 (Will be seeking re-election at the 2026 AGM) Board Committees: S Present Directorships in other Listed Companies and Principal Commitments: • Leanne Capital Pte. Ltd. (Founder/Director) Other Appointments: • Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (Member of the Board) Past Directorships in other Listed Companies and Principal Commitments Held in The Preceding Five Years: • Nil Mr Chong started his career at Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited in 1994 as an analyst and fund manager on Asian equities. He was later transferred to Sydney as Head of Australian Equities in 2001. Subsequently, he held roles in London, Edinburgh and Philadelphia as Head of Pan-European Equities and Head of Developed Markets ex-Asia, before returning to Singapore in 2008 as Investment Director where he oversaw equity investments in seven regional offices. He was also the Managing Director of Aberdeen Asset Management Malaysia. Throughout his stint with the company, Mr Chong was involved in many restructuring initiatives in Australia and Europe whilst spearheading investment teams in various M&A projects such as the acquisition of Edinburgh Fund Managers in 2005, Deutsche Asset Management UK in 2006, Philadelphia Nationwide Financial Service US in 2007 and Credit Suisse Asset Management in 2009. Mr Chong’s 29 years of extensive experience in managing assets and funds also included his management of Asian and Emerging market equities at Ostrum Asset Management Asia Ltd, part of the Natixis Investment Management group with US$1 trillion of funds under management. Mr Chong graduated from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Science (Economics) in Accounting & Finance, a Master of Science in Finance and a Master of Science in Information Systems. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and has Leadership Development certifications at Harvard Business School and INSEAD. In 2021, he completed the INSEAD International Directors Programme. Mr Chong is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. ANNUAL REPORT 2025 | 27
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