Board of Directors
Mr Eli Manasseh (Nash) Benjamin
Mr Douglas Benjamin
Mr Ng Hin Lee
Mr Liew Choon Wei
Mr Yee Kee Shian Leon
Ms Bengkhim Teoh
Mr Eli Manasseh (Nash) Benjamin
Mr Eli Manasseh (Nash) Benjamin was the Chief Executive Officer of the Group since 2006 and has been with F J Benjamin since 1968. With effect from 1 January 2023, Mr Nash Benjamin is appointed as Executive Chairman. He has over 40 years of experience in the fashion retail and timepiece distribution businesses. He formulates the Group’s strategy for growth and future expansion into new markets. He is also responsible for defining the overall strategy and vision of the Group and oversees developmental activities to create long-term growth drivers and enhance shareholder value.
Date of appointment as Director : 26 July 1973
Date of last re-election : 26 October 2023
Nature of appointment : Executive
Board committees served on : None
Mr Douglas Benjamin
Mr Douglas Jackie Benjamin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Kent, United Kingdom. He joined the Group since 1989. He was the Chief Operating Officer of the Group since 2012. With effect from 1 January 2023, Mr Douglas Benjamin is promoted to Group Chief Executive Officer. He works closely with Mr Nash Benjamin to formulate long-term corporate strategies and policies for the Group, maintain a close relationship with all of the Group’s principals and oversee the business development arm of the Group.
Date of appointment as Director : 3 November 2000
Date of last re-election : 27 October 2021
Nature of appointment : Executive
Board committees served on : None
Mr Ng Hin Lee
Mr Ng Hin Lee is the Lead Independent Director of the Company. He has more than 30 years of experience in key financial and managerial positions and is a Fellow member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. Prior to joining the Group, he was the Group Chief Financial Officer of Singapore Post Limited and Gul Technologies Singapore Limited where he was the co-founder and Executive Director. He is an independent Non-Executive Director of KOP Limited and GSH Corporation Limited, and also sits on the boards of several non-listed companies.
Date of appointment as Director : 1 July 2014
Date of last re-election : 27 October 2022
Nature of appointment : Independent
Board committees served on : Audit Committee (Chairman), Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee
Mr Liew Choon Wei
Mr Liew was with an international public accounting firm for more than 30 years before retiring in 2013 as an Audit Partner. He is a retired Fellow of the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants, UK and a Chartered Accountant of Singapore.
Mr Liew presently sits on the board of The Hour Glass Limited. During the year, he has retired from the boards of Halcyon Agri Corporation Limited, Frasers Hospitality Asset Management Pte Ltd and Frasers Hospitality Trust Management Pte Ltd.
Date of appointment as Director : 29 November 2016
Date of last re-election : 26 October 2023
Nature of appointment : Independent
Board committees served on : Remuneration Committee (Chairman), Audit Committee and Nominating Committee
Mr Yee Kee Shian Leon
Mr Yee is the Chairman of Duane Morris & Selvam LLP, a leading international law firm, and serves as its Global Head of Corporate as well as the Head of the firm’s China Practice Group. He has extensive corporate law experience and regularly advises ultra-high net worth individuals, private equity funds, investment banks, listed and private companies on banking & finance, corporate finance, venture capital, capital markets, takeovers, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and joint ventures. Mr Yee currently also serves as an independent non-executive director of LHN Logistics Limited, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd and Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd, all of which are SGX-ST listed companies. He is a member of the advisory board of Genesis Alternative Venture I L.P., a venture debt fund. Mr Yee graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Law) and a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge. He is an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
Date of appointment as Director : 2 September 2019
Date of last re-election : 27 October 2021
Nature of appointment : Independent
Board committees served on : Nominating Committee (Chairman), Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee
Ms Bengkhim Teoh
Ms Bengkhim Teoh serves as the Worldwide Vice-President of Finance for HP Inc., an American IT MNC, with close to 30 years of business finance experiences (including the last 15years as CFO / Head of Finance of Business Units) in multinational companies covering developed & emerging markets.. Her extensive experiences include strategy development and execution, business model frameworks, controllership, financial planning and forecasting, internal audit, corporate governance & stewardship, supply chain and manufacturing finance, mergers and acquisitions, revenue, sales, and GTM (Go-to-market) finance and digital transformation. Ms Teoh graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) of Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA). She is a strong advocate for Finance Women leadership and a champion for diversity and inclusion.
