BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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MANAGEMENT TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MR. CHAN CHOO ONN
(INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Mr. Chan Choo Onn joined the Company as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 29 April 2022. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Mr. Chan Choo Onn was formerly the general manager of several banks such as International Bank of Singapore, Bank of Singapore (Australia) Limited, OCBC Bank Limited (United Kingdom Operations).
Mr. Chan Choo Onn graduated with a Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Singapore [(now known as the National University of Singapore (NUS)]. He has a certification in Advanced Management from The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania).
MR. CHARLES MADHAVAN
(EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
Mr. Madhavan was appointed by the shareholders as an Executive Director during an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) held on 9 January 2020. He was further appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on the same day. Mr. Madhavan is responsible for the strategic development of the Group’s business.
Mr. Madhavan has over 40 years of managerial, technical and on-shore, off-shore field operational experience with major global oil and gas corporations in various parts of the world. Mr. Madhavan started his career as a diver and welder at Vosper Thornycraft Shipyard operating in the shipbuilding industry. Mr. Madhavan would later join the Republic of Singapore Navy for a military career as a diving supervisor for a period of five (5) years. From 1980 to 1996, Mr. Madhavan had served in major oil and service companies in Africa, Southeast Asia, Middle East and Mediterranean like Amoco Egypt, Atlantic Richfield, Oceaneering Int’, Unocal Limited, and General Offshore Corporation/Hamstoft Submarine Cable Systems, a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless. In 2000, Mr. Madhavan became the executive director of Blue Water Engineering Pte Ltd, where he was responsible for managing the operations and business.
Mr. Madhavan was previously an Executive Director of GSS Energy Limited in 2015, an SGX-listed company in Singapore. Mr. Madhavan was also previously a Managing Director of the Company in 2018, where he was responsible for strategic development of the Group’s business.
Mr. Madhavan’s previous directorships also included stints at private companies at Java Petral Energy Pte Ltd, International Investments Technology Pte Ltd, and Nusantara Resources Pte Ltd. Mr. Madhavan is presently serving companies like Idola Cakrawala International Pte Ltd, Bumi Oriental Energy (Singapore) Pte Ltd (formerly known as White & Brown Holdings Pte Ltd), Ekamaro Sakti (S) Pte Ltd (formerly known as MOS Subsea Pte Ltd) and Blue Water Engineering Pte Ltd as a director.
Mr. Madhavan is a substantial shareholder of the Company, having a collective deemed interest of 5.5% of the ordinary shares in the Company.
KEY MANAGEMENT
MR. CHARLES MADHAVAN
(EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
Mr. Madhavan was appointed by the shareholders as an Executive Director during an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) held on 9 January 2020. He was further appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on the same day. Mr. Madhavan is responsible for the strategic development of the Group’s business.
Mr. Madhavan has over 40 years of managerial, technical and on-shore, off-shore field operational experience with major global oil and gas corporations in various parts of the world. Mr. Madhavan started his career as a diver and welder at Vosper Thornycraft Shipyard operating in the shipbuilding industry. Mr. Madhavan would later join the Republic of Singapore Navy for a military career as a diving supervisor for a period of five (5) years. From 1980 to 1996, Mr. Madhavan had served in major oil and service companies in Africa, Southeast Asia, Middle East and Mediterranean like Amoco Egypt, Atlantic Richfield, Oceaneering Int’, Unocal Limited, and General Offshore Corporation/Hamstoft Submarine Cable Systems, a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless. In 2000, Mr. Madhavan became the executive director of Blue Water Engineering Pte Ltd, where he was responsible for managing the operations and business.
Mr. Madhavan was previously an Executive Director of GSS Energy Limited in 2015, an SGX-listed company in Singapore. Mr. Madhavan was also previously a Managing Director of the Company in 2018, where he was responsible for strategic development of the Group’s business.
Mr. Madhavan’s previous directorships also included stints at private companies at Java Petral Energy Pte Ltd, International Investments Technology Pte Ltd, and Nusantara Resources Pte Ltd. Mr. Madhavan is presently serving companies like Idola Cakrawala International Pte Ltd, Bumi Oriental Energy (Singapore) Pte Ltd (formerly known as White & Brown Holdings Pte Ltd), Ekamaro Sakti (S) Pte Ltd (formerly known as MOS Subsea Pte Ltd) and Blue Water Engineering Pte Ltd as a director.
Mr. Madhavan is a substantial shareholder of the Company, having a collective deemed interest of 5.5% of the ordinary shares in the Company.
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TEAM
Mr. Maung Thein Htike
President – Mid-Continent Equipment Inc. (USA)
Mr. Htike joined Midcon in June 1993 as the Manager of Base Operations and Logistics. In June 2002, he was promoted to and was the General Manager until he moved to Mid-Continent Equipment Inc. (USA) in March 2008. Mr Htike is now the President and shareholder of Mid- Continent Equipment Inc. (USA) owning 20% of shares. He is responsible for overall operation and profitability of Mid-Continent Equipment Inc. (USA). He has total 26 years of oil & gas industry experiences in various capacities. Prior to joining Midcon, he worked for Yangon branch of Yukong Limited, a Korean oil & gas exploration company, as a Material and Logistics Executive between 1990 and 1993. Mr Htike holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from Institute of Economics, Yangon in Myanmar.