Mr Samuel Poon joined the board on 26 September 2006 and was last re-elected as a Director of the Company on 28 April 2021. He is also the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. He was further appointed as Lead Independent Director on 25 February 2016.

Mr Samuel Poon is a distinguished former banker with experience that spans almost three decades in the financial industry. From 1979 to 1988, he served as Vice President at Citibank NA (Singapore), where he was responsible for credit, marketing, remedial management and structured finance, etc. Mr Samuel Poon was also the Senior Executive Vice President at United Overseas Bank Ltd. (“UOB”), and was closely involved in running many parts of the bank including corporate banking, corporate finance to branch and consumer banking, etc. He retired from UOB in May 2006 after almost two decades of service.

In addition, Mr Samuel Poon had previously held directorships in various UOB associated companies and subsidiaries. Besides serving as an Independent Director of other listed companies, Mr Samuel Poon also holds a directorship in a private company in China.