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Board of Directors

Cheng Wai Keung, Chairman

Mr Cheng Wai Keung is Chairman of the NOL Board and a Director of other Group subsidiary companies, including APL. He is also Chairman of the NOL Board Executive Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee and the Executive Resource and Compensation Committee. Mr Cheng is concurrently the Chairman and Managing Director of Wing Tai Holdings Limited, and Vice Chairman of Singapore-Suzhou Township Development Pte Ltd. He also holds directorships in several public and private companies, both locally and overseas, including GP Batteries International Ltd, Media Asia Entertainment Group Ltd and China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co. Ltd. Mr Cheng was awarded the Public Service Star (BBM) in 1987 and the Public Service Star (Bar) (BBM-Lintang) in 1997 by the Government of Singapore. He was re-appointed Justice of The Peace (JP) by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2005. Mr Cheng graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University and holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago, US.


Friedbert Malt, Vice Chairman

Dr Friedbert Malt is Vice Chairman of the NOL Board and a member of the NOL Board Executive Committee and the Executive Resource and Compensation Committee. Dr Malt also serves on the Board of TUV Rheinland of North America, a global leader in independent testing and assessment services. He taught finance as a lecturer at the University of Hamburg, Germany and has held various international responsibilities, including as a member of the Executive Board of DG Bank (now DZ Bank AG) until the end of 2001. Dr Malt brings valuable insights and experience in international finance to NOL Group. He has served on many Supervisory Boards of various international financial institutions.


Ang Kong Hua, Vice Chairman

Mr Ang Kong Hua joined the NOL Board in 2003 as a Vice Chairman and is Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Board’s Executive Committee. He is Executive Director of NATSTEEL Ltd, a listed Singapore-based manufacturing group. Before joining NATSTEEL in 1975, he was with Singapore’s Economic Development Board and The Development Bank of Singapore. Mr Ang also serves on the Boards of DBS Bank Limited, k1 Ventures Limited and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.


Thomas Held, Executive Director

Dr Thomas Held joined the NOL Board in November 2006 as Group President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr Held was previously CEO of Schenker AG, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated logistics services, from January 2003 to January 2006. He joined Schenker in January 1997 and became a member of its Management Board at that time. Prior to his appointment as Schenker’s CEO, he served as its Chief Financial Officer and for a period of six years was also its Chief Information Officer. From 1987 to 1996 he worked with automotive component supplier Robert Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany. Dr Held graduated in economics and obtained a Ph.D at the University of Bonn in Germany.


Yasumasa Mizushima, Director

Mr Yasumasa Mizushima joined the NOL Board in 2002 after his retirement from the position of President and Chief Executive of Sony Logistics, a global business with one of the most extensive supply chains in the world. Mr Mizushima is a member of the Executive Resource and Compensation Committee. He has more than 40 years’ experience in building supply chain networks including establishing and heading Sony GmbH, Sony Corporation’s subsidiary in Germany. He retired from Sony Corporation in June 2006 after completing terms as a Member of the Board and Executive Vice President and Corporate Advisor. He also holds the positions of: Professor of the Tama Graduate School of Management and Information Sciences in Tokyo, Japan; the Managing Director of its Institute of Supply Network Management and Strategy; Honorary Professor of the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia; and Director of the International Association of Ports and Harbors Head Office Maintenance Foundation in Tokyo.


James Connal Scotland Rankin, Director

Banking and human resources specialist Mr Connal Rankin joined the NOL Board in 2002. He was appointed Chairman of the Executive Resource and Compensation Committee in June 2003 and is a member of the Nominating Committee. Mr Rankin retired from a 45 year career with HSBC Holdings plc at the end of 2005. During his career with HSBC he undertook numerous international postings, including in Brunei, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong. He was a Group General Manager and CEO of HSBC Singapore from 1995 to 2000.


Robert Holland Jr, Director

US business consultant Mr Robert Holland, Jr joined the NOL Board in January 2004 as a member of the Audit Committee and was appointed Chairman of the Enterprise Risk Management Committee in August 2005. Mr Holland is currently a General Partner and Industry Specialist with private equity firm Williams Capital Partners. Previously, he was the sole owner and served as Chairman and CEO of WorkPlace Integrators, one of the largest Steelcase office furniture dealerships in the United States. He was formerly President and CEO of ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s and spent several years as a partner with McKinsey & Company. His current directorships include Carver Federal Savings Bank, a community-based bank headquartered in Harlem, New York; printing solutions company Lexmark International; and the world’s largest quick-serve restaurant company, Yum! Brands Inc., which operates a number of leading global food brands.


Christopher Lau Loke Sam, Director

Senior Counsel and Chartered Arbitrator Mr Christopher Lau joined the NOL Board in May 2004 as a member of the Audit Committee and was appointed to NOL’s Enterprise Risk Management Committee in 2005. He became Chairman of the Audit Committee in April 2006. Mr Lau is a former Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore and is currently a consultant with law firm Alban Tay Mahtani & de Silva. He has more than 30 years’ experience in maritime and commercial law and is a member of the Governing Board of the International Maritime Law Institute of the International Maritime Organisation. Mr Lau also serves as an arbitrator both in Singapore and internationally, belonging to the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration and a number of international arbitration organisations.


Timothy Charles Harris, Director

Mr Timothy Harris joined the NOL Board in 2005 as a Member of the Executive Resource and Compensation Committee and the NOL Enterprise Risk Management Committee. Mr Harris was appointed Chief Executive Officer of P&O Nedlloyd Container Line Limited in 1996, following the merger of P&O Containers Limited and Nedlloyd Lines BV. He led the company until 2000. He also served on the P&O Board from 1986, managing the company’s cruise interests as both Chairman and CEO. He was also Chairman of Box Club, the International Council of Containership Operators, from 1995 to 2000. Mr Harris was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the United Kingdom’s 1996 New Year’s Honours. His current appointments include chairing the marine services company, James Fisher and Sons and leading ship broking firm, Clarkson.


Peter Wagner, Director

Mr Peter Wagner joined the NOL Board in 2005 as a member of the Audit Committee and the NOL Enterprise Risk Management Committee. Mr Wagner has held senior positions at logistics companies in Switzerland, Germany and the United States over the past 25 years. He was on the Management Board for Deutsche Post AG from 1999 to 2001 where he oversaw worldwide logistics activities. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer (1989) and Chief Executive Officer (1996) of Danzas Holding AG, Switzerland. Mr Wagner is a certified public accountant and has completed an Executive Program in Business Administration (EPBA) from Columbia Business School, New York. Currently he is Vice Chairman of Wild Group Management AG, Zug, a member of the Board of Directors of finance group, Kaiser Ritter Partner Holding AG and its subsidiary, Serica Bank AG, domiciled in Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein, and of 3i Infrastructure Ltd., a stock quoted company at the London Stock Exchange. Mr Wagner was previously Chairman of Vontobel Bank AG and Vontobel Holding AG, one of the leading banks in Switzerland.


Bobby Chin Yoke Choong, Director

Mr Bobby Chin joined the NOL Board in December 2006 as a Member of the Audit Committee. He was the managing partner of KPMG Singapore from 1992 until his retirement from the firm in September 2005. Mr Chin is Chairman of the Singapore Totalisator Board and of Changi Airports International Pte Ltd. He is also a director of several listed companies, including Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. and The Straits Trading Company Ltd. Mr Chin serves on the Board of Trustees of Singapore Management University and the Singapore Indian Development Association.


Simon Claude Israel, Director

Mr Simon Israel joined the NOL Board in December 2006 as a Member of the Enterprise Risk Management Committee. He was appointed a member of the NOL Board Executive Committee in February 2007. He has been an Executive Director of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, the Singapore-headquartered investment firm, since July 2006. Previously, Mr Israel spent 10 years as Chairman Asia Pacific of the Danone Group and as a member of that group’s Executive Committee. Prior to this, he worked across the Asia Pacific region in a 22-year career with Sara Lee Corporation. Mr Israel chairs the Singapore Tourism Board, is a director of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Fraser and Neave Ltd and Asia Financial Holdings Pte Ltd. He also sits on the Business Advisory Board of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University.


Tan Pheng Hock, Director

Mr Tan Pheng Hock joined the NOL Board in December 2006 as a Member of the Executive Resource and Compensation Committee. Mr Tan has been President and CEO of publicly listed Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd since 2002. He is also a director of SembCorp Marine Ltd, and is Chairman of the Board of Governors of Nanyang Polytechnic and Deputy Chairman of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency. Mr Tan began his career with the ST Group in 1981 as an engineer in its marine division after graduating with first class honours in marine engineering from the University of Surrey, UK. He also holds a Master of Science (Management) from Stanford University, US.

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