Mr Douglas Foo re-elected as SMF President for the second term

20 September 2016 – During the Annual General Meeting held at SMF, Mr Douglas Foo was re-elected as its President for the next two-year term. The new term will be from 2016 to 2018. Mr Foo is the Founder and Chairman of Sakae Holdings Ltd.

“I’m honoured to be re-elected to lead the federation for the second term. Together with the newly elected Council of industry leaders, I’m confident we will be able to steer the manufacturing community in Singapore through the current challenging economic conditions, said Mr Foo, “With manufacturing contributing up to 20% of our nation’s GDP, SMF is committed to champion innovation and sustainable growth with our industry players in ensuring that the manufacturing sector remains relevant and competitive in today’s marketplace.

Mr Foo also reiterated his plans on how SMF would do so by partnering closely with the government in driving innovation-led productivity, building capabilities and encouraging internationalisation in the manufacturing sector. His vision is to position SMF as a world-recognised federation among the business community that creates value to its members and the manufacturing community.

Besides Mr Douglas Foo, the other newly elected key office bearers are:

Deputy President, Mr Sunny Koh, Managing Director of Chinatown Food Corporation Pte Ltd.

Honorary Secretary, Mr Ryan Chioh, Managing Director of FarEastFlora.com Pte Ltd.

Honorary Treasurer, Mr Philip Lee, Partner of KPMG LLP.

The newly elected Council of 29 members will serve their two-term with effect from 21 October 2016.

Council members for Term 2016-2018

SMF also celebrated its 84th anniversary that day. Special thanks to PrimaDeli for the cake!

Elected Council Members for Term 2016-2018

1. Mr Douglas Foo, BBM 
President
Chairman, Sakae Holdings Ltd

2. Mr Sunny Koh, PBM
Deputy President
Chairman, Food & Beverage Industry Group
Managing Director, Chinatown Food Corporation Pte Ltd

3. Mr Ryan Chioh
Honorary Secretary
Managing Director, FarEastFlora.com Pte Ltd

4. Mr Philip Lee 
Honorary Treasurer
Partner, KPMG LLP

5. Mr George Huang, PBM, DSM 
Emeritus President
Managing Director / CEO, Amoy Canning Corporation (S) Ltd

6. Mr Brandon Lee
Chairman, Automation Technology Industry Group
Country Manager, ATS Applied Tech Systems Pte Ltd

7. Mr Jason Kurek
Chairman,Building Products & Construction Materials Industry Group
General Manager, SimonsVoss Security Technologies (Asia) Pte Ltd

8. Mr Simon Li  
Chairman, Energy & Chemicals Industry Group
CEO, Feoso Oil (Singapore) Pte. Ltd

9. Mr Tay Jih-Hsin
Chairman, Electrical, Electronics and Allied Industries Industry Group
Managing Director, Swee Hin Power Systems Pte Ltd

10. Ms Zhang Jia Lin
Chairman, Lifestyle Industry Group
Director, Inflo Health Sciences Pte Ltd

11. Dr Stuart Koe
Chairman, Life Sciences Industry Group
Managing Director, ICM Pharma Pte Ltd

12. Mr Albert Lee
Chairman, Medical Technology Industry Group
Managing Director, Singapore, Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd

13. Mr James Wong
Chairman, Metal, Machinery & Engineering Industry Group
Managing Director, O. E. Manufacturing Pte Ltd

14. Ms Betty Tan
Chairman, Packaging Council of Singapore Industry Group
Executive Director, Sin Cheong Containers Mfg Co Pte Ltd

15. Dr Ong Siew Hwa
CEO & Founder, Acumen Research Laboratories Pte Ltd

16. Ms Angeline Suparto
Managing Director, Angeline Suparto Law Corporation

17. Mr Samson Wong
Managing Director, Asia Pacific Breweries (S) Pte Ltd

18. Mr Low Beng Tin, BBM
Managing Director, Assimilated Technologies (S) Pte Ltd

19. Mr Birch Sio
Managing Consultant & Director, Concord Associates Pte Ltd

20. Mr Saw Ken Wye 
Chief Executive Officer, CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd

21. Mr Melvin Tan
Managing Director, Cyclect Holdings Pte Ltd

22. Mr Rowan Tan
Managing Director / Senior Vice President ASEAN, AS APAC, DORMA Far East Pte Ltd

23. Mr Yeo Cheong Guan
Managing Director, Eng Bee Paper Merchant Pte Ltd

24.Mr. Neo Eng Chong
CEO / President, Makino Asia Pte Ltd

25. Mr John Kong
Managing Director, M Metal Pte Ltd

26. Mr Billy Wong
Managing Director, Metrohm Singapore Pte Ltd

27. Mr Adam Hamid
Managing Director, Naina Mohamed & Sons Pte Ltd

28. Mr Patrick Chang 
Managing Director, Paclin Office Products Pte Ltd

29. Mr Paul Maguire
President & CEO, Senoko Energy Supply Pte Ltd

30. Mr Lim Meng Wee
Managing Director, SP Consulting (International) Pte Ltd