Board Of directors

Mr Thye Kim Meng

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Age: 57

Mr Thye Kim Meng is responsible for the general management, overall strategic planning and direction of our Group. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 13 October 2001 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee. Mr Thye has more than 24 years of experience in design engineering applications in the field of water purification and wastewater treatment facilities, having served as Managing Director of Wheelabrator Engineered Systems (S) Pte Ltd (formerly Darchet Engineering & Water Treatment Pte Ltd) and Senior Director/Technical Consultant with U.S. Filter (Asia) Pte Ltd and. He founded Darchet in 1984. Mr Thye has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Bsc. Hons ) and a Bachelor of Law degree (LLb. Hons ) from the United Kingdom..

 

Ms Heather Tan Chern Ling

Executive Director (Process Engineering and Design)

Age: 28

Ms Heather Tan Chern Ling is currently the Head of Darco's application engineers in our Group, responsible for the water system treatment process. She was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 25 May 2006. She coordinates technical and commercial matters between the company and prospective customers. Ms Tan graduated from the University of Melbourne, with a 1st Class Honours degree in Chemical Engineering. Obtaining a place on the Dean's Honours role, she has a publication in her name in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science for her research efforts on polymerization kinetics. Prior to joining Darco she held several short-term positions as a researcher with Orica Adhesives and Resins in Australia, Engineering Trainee in Agilent Technologies Malaysia, and was a Facilitator in Melody Learning Centre in Penang.

 

Ms Teo Sin Yng

Executive Director (Engineering and Design)

Age: 29

Ms Teo Sin Yng was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on May 2011. Ms Teo Sin Yng is the Head of Darco's application engineers in our Group. She is responsible for standardizing the Group’s water system treatment process and engineering of Engineered Environmental System (EE System). She coordinates technical and commercial matters between process, engineering and project management departments. Ms Teo graduated from University Technology Malaysia, with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering. Prior to joining Darco she held short-term position as testing engineer in Bureau Veritas, Singapore

 

Robert Wong Kwan Seng

Non-Executive Independent Director

Age: 52

Mr Robert Wong was appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company on 30 April 2005 and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee. He is a lawyer by profession. He graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1983 and had practiced in various law firms. He is presently a director of Straits Law Practice LLC. Mr Wong practises mainly corporate law with particular emphasis in corporate finance such as initial public offers, right issue, issue of debentures, takeovers, mergers, acquisition and joint ventures. He is a director of various companies including Baker Technology Limited, Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) Limited, Rotol Singapore Ltd and Aqua-Terra Supply Co. Limited, which are companies listed in Singapore.

 

Mr Joshua Siow Chee Keong

Non-Executive Independent Director

Age: 55

Mr Joshua Siow Chee Keong was appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company on 30 April 2005 and is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. He is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Accountant. Currently, he is the managing director at JF Virtus Pte Ltd, responsible for directing all internal audit and risk management consultancy services to listed companies. Prior, he was the head of internal audit for the Singapore Exchange Limited. He has more than 27 years of internal and external auditing experience. He graduated with a MBA from the University of Warwick, England. He is a director of a number of listed companies in Singapore and is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.