Dr Tan Hong Kiat @ Suparno Adijanto, Executive Chairman and CEO
Appointed to our Board on 13 November 2009, Dr Suparno Adijanto is responsible for the overall operations of Global Palm Resources Group. Since 1992, he is one of the managing directors of the Bumi Raya Group and is in charge of the plantation division. Prior to this appointment, Dr Suparno Adijanto held several positions in the Bumi Raya Group, as a Manager in charge of finance and business development from 1990 to 1992, and as a management trainee from 1989 to 1990. From 1987 to 1989, Dr Suparno Adijanto was the President of Westpont International Trading Company, a US trading company that deals in commodities between S.E.A and the USA. From 1994 to 2006, he was the non-executive director of Australia-listed Energy World Corporation Limited. Dr Suparno Adijanto is also a Commissioner for Indonesia listed company, PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk, where his responsibilities relate mainly to the supervision of its directors in ensuring that the company’s mission, vision and objectives are met. Dr Suparno Adijanto graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Economics (Honours) from the University College London, University of London. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Bradford Management Centre, University of Bradford, England and a Doctor of Philosophy from the College of Business Administration, Georgia State University, USA.
Serves on the following Board committees
- Member, Nominating Committee
- Member, Risk Committee
Present directorships in other listed companies
Nil
Other principal commitments
- Commissioner, PT Resource Alam Indonesia TBK
Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
Nil
Ivan Swandono, Chief Operating Officer
Mr Ivan Swandono was appointed to our Board as an executive director on 12 May 2016. He joined our Group in September 2011 and was officially promoted to Director of PT Prakarsa Tani Sejati, our subsidiary in Indonesia, in December 2012. In February 2013, he was appointed as our Group’s Acting Chief Operating Officer and was later promoted to be our Group’s Chief Operating Officer since 10 November 2014. Mr Ivan Swandono is also the President Director of PT Cemaru Lestari and PT Bumi Raya Agro, our subsidiaries in Indonesia. His duties as our Group’s Chief Operating Officer involve overseeing the cultivation of our palm oil plantation and the daily operations of our palm oil mill. He graduated from Purdue University in Indiana, USA with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Present directorships in other listed companies
Nil
Other principal commitments
- Commissioner, BPR Dana Tirta Raya
- Commissioner, PT Bumiraya Utama Lines
- Director, PT Adinaco Serasi
- Director, PT Bumisubur Lestaritani
- Director, PT Bumi Kencana Damai
- Director, PT Bumi Mentari Indah
- Director, PT Bumi Sakura Jaya
- Director, PT Bumi Prestis Jaya
- Director, PT Bumiraya Ritel Indonesia
- Director, PT Ketapang Indah Plywood
- Director, PT Khatulistiwa Indah Wood Industries
- Director, PT Kurnia Jaya Raya
- Director, PT Lestari Anugerah Ritel Indonesia Semesta
- Director, PT Mega Bauksit Nusantara
- Director, PT Sinar Kapuas Kalbar
- Director, PT Sejahtera Jaya Cita
- President Director, PT Bumiraya Utama Industries Logam
- President Director, PT Bumiraya Utama Wood Industries
- President Director, PT Bumi Kapuas Bauksit
- President Director, PT Cahaya Kalimantan Mineral
- President Director, PT Inti Saudara Lestari
- President Director, PT Sumber Mega Bauksit
Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
Nil
Yee Kit Hong, Lead Independent Director
Mr Yee was appointed to our Board on 16 March 2010. He is an auditor by profession and has been an audit partner with Kit Yee & Co, a firm of certified public accountants providing audit, accountancy and taxation services since 1989.
From 1982 to 1989, Mr Yee was an audit/tax manager with Ernst & Young in Singapore, where he was responsible for the audit and taxation for small and medium size enterprises. In 2003, Mr Yee was awarded the Public Service Medal by the President of the Republic of Singapore. Mr Yee graduated with a Bachelor in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and is a member of the Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales and a fellow member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He is also currently a full member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Serves on the following Board committees
- Chairman, Audit Committee
- Member, Nominating Committee
- Member, Remuneration Committee
Present directorships in other listed companies
- Acrometa Group Limited
- Nam Cheong Ltd
Other principal commitments
- Partner, Kit Yee & Co
- Partner, JH Tan & Associates
- Director, Chartwell Investments Pte Ltd
Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
Koon Holdings Limited
M. Rajaram, Independent Director
Mr Rajaram was appointed to our Board on 16 March 2010. He is a lawyer by profession and is currently the Chairman of K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, where he heads the banking and corporate finance department and the India practice group. Mr Rajaram is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, a Solicitor of England and Wales and a Fellow in the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. From 2004 to 2008, he was the Chairman of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 2009, Mr Rajaram was awarded the Public Service Medal by the President of the Republic of Singapore. He has been the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Mali in Singapore since 1999. Mr Rajaram graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1978 and obtained a Masters in Business Administration from the Maastricht School of Management in 1998.
Serves on the following Board committees
- Chairman, Nominating Committee
- Member, Audit Committee
- Member, Remuneration Committee
- Member, Risk Committee
Present directorships in other listed companies
- Hiap Seng Engineering Ltd
Other principal commitments
- Chairman, K&L Gates Straits Law LLC
Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
Nil
Guok Chin Huat Samuel, Independent Director
Mr Guok was appointed to our Board on 16 March 2010 and is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Risk Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee. He has been the CEO of Starhealth Pte. Ltd – a Singapore based importer and distributor of health and medical products – since 1995 and has over 20 years of experience in investment banking, venture capital and private equity businesses.
Mr Guok holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Boston University with Majors in Finance and International Economics, Minor in Chemistry.
Serves on the following Board committees
- Chairman, Remuneration Committee
- Chairman, Risk Committee
- Member, Audit Committee
- Member, Nominating Committee
Present directorships in other listed companies
- Aedge Group Limited
- RE&S Holdings Ltd
- International Cement Group Ltd
Other principal commitments
- Director, Starhealth Pte Ltd
- Director, Campelltown Asia Pte Ltd
- Director, Campelltown Investment Holdings Pte Ltd
- Director, Tellus Asset Management Pte Ltd
Directorships in other listed companies held over the preceding three years
- Redwood Group Limited