Management

Mr Shawn Tan is our General Manager (Singapore). He is responsible for assisting our Executive Directors in overseeing all operational aspects of the lubricants business.

Mr Shawn Tan has more than 20 years of experience in the lubricant industry. He worked as the assistant finance manager of a local lubricant company for one year prior to joining our lubricants business at United Oil Singapore, where he was subsequently promoted from the role of assistant finance manager to account manager, senior manager and thereafter deputy general manager. Mr Shawn Tan initiated the development and implementation of United Oil computer networking, accounting, internal control and human resource management system. His promotion to account manager prompted the expansion of his portfolio to business development and marketing.

Mr Shawn Tan graduated from the University of Canberra, and was conferred a Bachelor of Commerce degree (majoring in Accounting) in 1998.

Mr Steven Cham joined the Group in July 2015. Mr Steven Cham is responsible for overseeing the full spectrum of financial activities of our Group.

Prior to joining our Group, Mr Steven Cham was the financial controller of Juken Technology Limited, a manufacturer of precision mould plastic components, from 2011, where he was responsible for all the financial matters of the group. From 2006 to 2010, he was an auditor at Baker Tilly TFW where he was involved in the statutory audit of companies.

Mr Steven Cham is a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He is qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Mr Herry Defjan is the non-executive director of our jointly-control entity, PT Pacific Lubritama Indonesia (“PLI”).

Previously, Mr Herry was the executive director of PLI, where he oversaw all aspects of the Group’s operations in Indonesia. Prior to joining our Group, Mr Herry acquired prominent professional working experiences throughout his career. He started as an Investment Banker but left the banking industry to become a Sales Manager in PT. Putra Surya Perkasa Group (“PSP”). In 1994, he founded Indahcup Andalan Industries, a polystyrene food packaging company, where he served as marketing director. Mr Herry diversified his business focus, venturing into the lubricants industry by serving in an Indonesian company as a director for 17 years.

Currently, Mr Herry also serves as an organizational adviser at the Association of Lubricant Distributors, Importers & Manufacturers in Indonesia (“PERDIPPI”). He holds a Bachelor degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon.

Mr Tony Legi was appointed General Manager of PLI in March 2019. He manages the day-to-day business operation of PLI, to ensure our Indonesia business operations remain competitive and is tasked with growing PLI’s market share.

Prior to joining our Group, Mr Legi managed the development of Bojonegara Industrial Park, an integrated oceanfront industrial estate located at the East of Java Island of Indonesia, operating its own ports, shipping fleet and warehouses.

With over 25 years direct development of many start-up ventures from telecommunications, financial services, to logistics, he founded and designed operating procedures to automate business operation, and later assumed non-executive director positions to remain as a minority investor of several companies.

He graduated from Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA with a dual degree in Computer Engineering and Economics in 1986.

Ms Tan joined the Group on 6 April 2021, and is responsible for the Group’s strategy planning, mergers and acquisitions and capital raising activities.

She has more than 10 years of experience in Corporate Finance and Capital Markets advisory services. Previously, she was with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Pte Ltd (Singapore), Haitong International Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Canaccord Genuity Singapore Pte. Ltd., providing advisory services on fundraising, corporate actions, mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings. She started her career in the Issuer Regulation department of the Singapore Exchange Limited.

Ms Tan graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) degree.