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 Executive Committee and Approval Committee, and a member of its Nominating Committee and 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 Limited and China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd. Mr Cheng was awarded Singapore’s Distinguished Service Order (DUBC-Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang) in August 2007, and has received other public service medals including the Public Service Star (BBM) in 1987 and the Public Service Star (Bar) (BBM-Lintang) in 1997 awarded by the Government of Singapore in recognition of service to the nation. He has been a Justice of the Peace, appointed by the President of Singapore, since 2000. Mr Cheng graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University and holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago.

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 is a director of the Central Europe and Russia Fund, Inc., the European Equity Fund, Inc., and the New Germany Fund, Inc., all of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. 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.

Ronald Dean Widdows, Executive Director
Mr Ronald Widdows joined the NOL Board in July 2008 upon being appointed Group President and Chief Executive Officer. He is a member of the NOL Board Executive Committee and Approval Committee. Mr Widdows was previously, from 2003, CEO of NOL’s container shipping business APL. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Network where he was responsible for APL’s day-to-day operations including the line-haul and feeder fleets, global equipment management, procurement, terminals and alliance relationships. Earlier, he held the positions of APL Senior Vice President, Liner Operations and Senior Vice President responsible for APL Americas Operations and Logistics. Mr Widdows has worked in the shipping industry over four decades and joined APL in 1980. He has held senior executive roles in Asia, the United States and Canada. Mr Widdows is Chairman of the World Shipping Council and of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement research and discussion groups. He is on the Advisory Boards of the International Transport Forum and the US Merchant Marine Academy-Kingspoint.

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. He also serves on the Board of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. 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 The West Africa Fund, based in Ghana and focused on investment opportunities in the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWA). He formerly held a similar position with the firm of 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 quick-service restaurant brands. Previously, he was a director of the Olin Corporation, ACNielsen, Frontier Communications and the Mutual Insurance Company of NY (MONY).

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 the 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 ATMD Bird & Bird LLP (formerly known as 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, is an accredited arbitrator with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration and a number of international arbitral institutions.

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 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. He is currently the Chairman of the marine services company, James Fisher and Sons.

Peter Wagner, Director
Mr Peter Wagner joined the NOL Board in 2005 as a member of the Audit Committee and the 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 previously (1989-2001) Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer 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. Mr Wagner served from 1994-2005 as a member of the Board and Chairman of Vontobel Holding AG and Vontobel Bank AG, one of the leading private banking groups in Switzerland. Currently he is Vice Chairman of Wild Group Management AG, Zug, Switzerland, a member of the Board of Directors of finance group Kaiser Ritter Partner Holding Anstalt, Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein, and Chairman of its subsidiaries Kaiser Ritter Partner Privatbank AG, Vaduz, and Kaiser Ritter Partner (Schweiz) AG, Zollikon, Switzerland. He is also a Board member of 3i Infrastructure Ltd., Jersey, a stock quoted company on the London Stock Exchange.

Bobby Chin Yoke Choong, Director
Mr Bobby Chin joined the NOL Board in December 2006 as a member of the Audit Committee. He became Chairman of the Nominating Committee in April 2008. He was the managing partner of KPMG Singapore from 1992 until his retirement in September 2005. Mr Chin is Chairman of Singapore Totalisator Board. He is also a director of several listed companies, including Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd, Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd, Ho Bee Investment Ltd, AV Jennings Limited and Sembcorp Industries Ltd. Mr Chin is a Board member of Singapore Labour Foundation and Competition Commission of Singapore. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of 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 Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd, the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation and the Singapore Tourism Board, and is a director of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and Fraser and Neave 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 Board director of SembCorp Marine Ltd, and is Chairman of the Board of Governors of Nanyang Polytechnic and Chairman of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency. Mr Tan began his career with the Singapore Technologies Group in 1981 as an engineer in its marine business, 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.

Boon Swan Foo, Director
Mr Boon Swan Foo joined the NOL Board in July 2008. He is a member of the NOL Board Executive Committee and Executive Resource and Compensation Committee. Mr Boon is the Executive Chairman of Exploit Technologies Private Limited, the strategic marketing and commercialisation arm of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). He has held the positions of Managing Director of A*STAR (2002-06) and Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. Mr Boon currently serves on the boards of Shin Corporation Plc, China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co. Ltd, and several other private limited companies. He also acts as an Advisor to a range of corporations, including the roles of Senior Advisor to Temasek Holdings and Advisor to ST Engineering Ltd. Mr Boon is a member of Motorola Inc Research Visionary Board, a member of the Commercialisation Advisory Board, Imperial College (UK) and was previously a member of the Dean’s Council of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Mr Boon previously served as a member of the NOL Board of Directors between 2002 and 2003.