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KEY EXECUTIVES
Capt. John Richard Price
Chief Operating Officer

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Capt. Price was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Penguin Group on 1 October 2008 to oversee the management of the Group's operations and commercial activities.
Capt. Price was previously the General Manager of Pelican Offshore Services Pte Ltd, a position he held since July 2001. He was then responsible for the Group's fleet of offshore support vessels. A Master Mariner by training and a Manager by profession, Capt. Price brings to Penguin a wealth of experience spanning more than 30 years in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Since coming ashore in 1989, Capt. Price has held senior management positions in the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore at major offshore services companies, with key commercial and operational responsibilities. Capt. Price holds a "Master Mariner Class 1" Certificate of Competency.
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Mr. Philip Tan Keok Tong
General Manager, Penguin Shipyard International Pte Ltd

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Mr. Tan was appointed General
Manager of Penguin Shipyard
International Pte Ltd in December
2008, six months after joining Penguin
as General Manager of Batam-based
PT Kim Seah Shipyard Indonesia.
Mr. Tan runs the Group’s shipyards
in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia,
with responsibility over shipbuilding
and ship repair projects for internal
and third party customers. Mr. Tan
has close to 30 years of working
experience in the marine and offshore
shipbuilding and ship repair industry,
including more than a decade in
Batam.
Prior to joining Penguin, he was the
Assistant General Manager of Labroy
Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte. Ltd.
in Batam. During his career, Mr. Tan
has been responsible for new building
order books amounting to more
than $200 million across a myriad of
vessels, including AHTS, crewboats,
chemical tankers, cable laying barges
and landing craft.
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Mr. Jameson Suparmaniam
General Manager, Pelican Offshore Services Pte Ltd

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Mr. Jameson was appointed General
Manager of Pelican Offshore Services
Pte Ltd in March 2010, nine months
after joining Pelican as Deputy General
Manager. Backed by more than two
decades of marine and offshore
operating experience, he runs the
Group's fleet of offshore support
vessels, including FSIVs and AHTS.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Jameson
worked in various managerial positions
in the offshore marine industry,
including Micyln Express Offshore,
Vroon Offshore Services and Semco
Salvage and Marine. His past roles
included chartering, crewing, security,
and HSE, with a working knowledge of
ISO, ISM, BBS, SSE, JSA and HAZOB.
Mr. Jameson holds a Diploma in
Shipping and Logistics Management
from the Institute of Shipping
Management and a Class 3 Foreign-
Going Deck Officer Certificate
of Competency.
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Mr. Sun Mun Yew
General Manager, Penguin Ferry Services Pte Ltd

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Mr. Sun was appointed General
Manager of Penguin Ferry
Services Pte Ltd in August 2008.
He is responsible for the Group’s
passenger ferry operations in
Singapore and the Riau Islands.
Mr. Sun was with Penguin Shipyard
International Pte Ltd for almost 10
years prior to his transfer to Penguin
Ferry. He has extensive experience
of more than 30 years in the
marine transportation industry,
with overseas postings in the
Philippines and Indonesia.
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Mr. George Lee Chye Hock
General Manager, Vista Marine Services Pte Ltd

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Mr. Lee joined the Penguin Group
in May 2008 to head up the Group’s
newly formed tug-and-barge unit, Vista
Marine Services Pte Ltd. As General
Manager, Mr. Lee is responsible for
the construction, acquisition and
operation of Penguin’s fleet of tugs
and barges to cater to internal and
third party requirements.
Prior to joining Penguin, Mr. Lee was
the Operations Manager of Gems
Marine Pte. Ltd., a tug-and-barge
owner operator. During his 30-year
career, Mr. Lee has served in a variety
of technical and supervisory roles in
the offshore and marine industry.
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Mr. Thomas Chung
General Manager, Soon Tian Oon Pte Ltd

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Mr. Chung was appointed General
Manager of Soon Tian Oon Pte Ltd, the
Group’s bunkering arm, in November
2006, with responsibility over its
management. He joined Penguin in
June 2000 as Operations Manager
of Penguin Speed Cargo Pte Ltd,
where he was responsible for sea
cargo operations between Singapore
and Batam.
Prior to joining Penguin, he served as
Station Manager in charge of air cargo
operations between Seletar Airport,
Singapore and Hang Nadim Airport,
Batam in SMAC Air Services Pte Ltd
for three years, and was the boarding
officer of a major local shipping
company for more than six years.
Mr. Chung was appointed to the Board
of Soon Tian Oon Pte Ltd in April 2006.
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Mr. Law Chwan Yaw
Group Financial Controller

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Mr. Law was appointed Group Financial
Controller in November 2008, with
responsibility over the Group’s finance
and accounting functions. He joined
Penguin as an Accountant in May
2001, and was later promoted to Group
Accountant in August 2006 and Group
Finance Manager in July 2008, before
being appointed to his current position.
Mr. Law has been a member of the
Institute of Certified Public Accountants
of Singapore since 2007 and the
Malaysian Institute of Accountants
since 2001. He graduated from the
University of Malaya in 1996 with a
Bachelor of Accounting degree.
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Mr. Ho Kai Kay
Human Resource Manager

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Mr. Ho was appointed Human Resource
Manager of the Penguin Group in August
2008. He is responsible for managing
the Group’s human resource activities,
including recruitment and training, work
pass administration, compensation and
benefits, employee communication and
policy formulation.
Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Ho served
as Human Resource and Administration
Manager of Suntec Investment Pte. Ltd.
for 15 years.
Mr. Ho possesses a background in naval
operations and holds a Graduate Diploma
in Business Administration (1989) from
the Singapore Institute of Management
and a Diploma in Administrative
Management (1987) from the Institute
of Administrative Management.
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Mr. Vincent Koh
Management Information Systems Manager

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Mr. Koh was appointed Management
Information Systems (MIS) Manager in
December 2009, after having served
in the Group's MIS Department as a
System Analyst for four years.
Mr. Koh holds a Degree in Computing
from Auston Institute of Management
and Technology and a Diploma in
Computer Information Systems from
Singapore Polytechnic.
He is responsible for implementing
and maintaining a variety of software
and hardware MIS solutions in support
of the Group's shipbuilding and repair,
ship operating and ship management
activities.
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