Board of Directors
Charles R. Wofford
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Charles Richard Wofford has been a member of our Board of Directors since February 1998 and the Chairman of our Board of Directors since August 2002. Mr. Wofford was with Texas Instruments, Inc. for 33 years before leaving as Senior Vice-President to join Farr Company in 1991. He was the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Farr Company from 1992 to 1995 and Executive Vice Chairman of FSI International from 1996 to 1998. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Western College.
Tan Lay Koon
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Tan Lay Koon has been our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since June 2002. Mr. Tan joined us in May 2000 as our Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining us, he was an investment banker with Salomon Smith Barney, the global investment banking unit of Citigroup Inc. Before that, he held various positions with the Government of Singapore, Times Publishing Limited and United Overseas Bank Limited in Singapore. Mr. Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honors) from the University of Adelaide, Australia as a Colombo Plan Scholar. He also has a Master of Business Administration (Distinction) from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania where he was elected a Palmer scholar.
Jimmy Phoon
Mr. Jimmy Phoon has been a member of our Board of Directors since August 2007. Mr. Phoon was formerly the Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited ("Temasek Holdings"). Prior to joining Temasek Holdings in 1999, Mr. Phoon was with Standard Chartered Merchant Bank Asia Ltd. He was a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Finance, Singapore, from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Phoon also sits on the Board of Directors of Shin Corporation Public Company Limited, Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad, among others. Mr. Phoon was previously a Director of SP PowerGrid Limited, SMRT Corporation Ltd, Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited, SIA Engineering Company Limited and a Board Commissioner in PT Bank Internasional Indonesia Tbk and PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk. Mr. Phoon holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honors) degree from Monash University, Australia.
Peter Seah Lim Huat
Mr. Peter Seah Lim Huat has been a member of our Board of Directors since July 2002. He has been a member of the Temasek Advisory Panel since January 1, 2005. He was, until December 31, 2004, the President and Chief Executive Officer of STPL and a member of its Board of Directors. He was a banker for the past 33 years, retiring as the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Overseas Union Bank Limited in 2001. Mr. Seah is the Chairman of Singapore Computer Systems Limited, SembCorp Industries Ltd and Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and sits on the boards of CapitaLand Limited, Chartered and StarHub Ltd. His other appointments include being a member of S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Vice President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Honorary Treasurer of the Singapore Business Federation Council. Mr. Seah also serves on the board of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. He was awarded the Public Service Star (Bintang Bakti Masyarakat) in 1999. Mr. Seah graduated from the University of Singapore in 1968 with an honors degree in Business Administration.
R. Douglas Norby
Mr. R. Douglas Norby has been a member of our Board of Directors since August 2004. Mr. Norby was a member of the Board of Directors of ChipPAC prior to the merger. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tessera Technologies, Inc. from July 2003 to January 2006. Mr. Norby worked as a consultant for Tessera Technologies, Inc. from May to July 2003. Mr. Norby was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zambeel, Inc. from March 2002 to February 2003. From December 2000 to March 2002, Mr. Norby was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Novalux, Inc., and from 1996 to 2000, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LSI Logic Corporation. Mr. Norby is a director of LSI Logic Corporation, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Neterion, Inc., MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd. and Nexx Systems, Inc., and serves as the Chairman of Alexion's, Neterion's, MagnaChip's and Nexx's audit committee. He received his B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Teng Cheong Kwee
Mr. Teng Cheong Kwee has been a member of our Board of Directors since October 2006. He was previously a member of our Board from January 2001 to August 2004 and was appointed a member and Chairman of our Audit Committee in January 2001 and January 2003, respectively. Mr. Teng was the Head of Risk Management & Regulatory Division of the Singapore Exchange Limited, and has held various positions in regulatory and financial institutions including the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Mr. Teng has more than 20 years of experience in the finance industry. He is also a non-executive Director of several other companies listed on the SGX-ST. Mr. Teng received his Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial) (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Tokumasa Yasui
Mr. Tokumasa Yasui has been a member of our Board of Directors since January 2007. Mr. Yasui is currently Adviser to Renesas Solutions Corp., a subsidiary of Renesas Technology Corp., a joint venture between Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Ltd. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of Renesas Semiconductor (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. He has also held various senior management positions with Hitachi Ltd. where he last served as Group Executive of the Semiconductor Division. He has also served as Executive Vice President of Elpida Memory, Inc, which started as a joint venture between Hitachi Ltd. and NEC Corp. Mr. Yasui holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Kyoto University.