Sino Agro Food Inc
Officers & Directors
Lee Yip Kun Solomon. Mr. Lee has been a Director and our Chief Executive Officer
since August 2007. From March 2004 to date he has been Company Managing Director
of Capital Award Inc. Since May, 1993, he has been the CEO of Irama Edaran Sdn.
Bhd. (Malaysia), a modern fishery developer. There was no formal relationship
between Sino Agro Food and Irama Edaran. He received a B.A. Major in Accounting
and Economics from Monash University, Australia in July 1972. As a member of the
board, Mr. Solomon contributes his knowledge of our company and a deep understanding
of all aspects of our business, products and markets, as well substantial experience
developing corporate strategy, assessing emerging industry trends, and business
operations.
Daniel Ritchey. Mr. Ritchey has been a Director of the Company since February
1, 2014 and was appointed as our Acting Chief Financial Officer since March 1,
2016 in connection with Mr. Tiusanen’s resignation. The Company cannot predict
how long Mr. Ritchey’s tenure will be, but it has launched a search for
a permanent replacement for Mr. Tiusanen and is seeking an individual fluent in
both English and Mandarin with the ability to spend most of his or her time in
and around the People’s Republic of China. While Mr. Ritchey remains a member
of the Board, he resigned as a member of the Audit Committee concomitantly with
his appointment as the Company’s Acting Chief Financial Officer. Having
worked in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Ritchey has deployed his years
of experience into developing partnerships and venture capital relationships throughout
the agriculture and natural resource industries. Coupled with an undergraduate
degree from Muskingum College (1989) and an MBA from Ohio State University (1994),
Mr. Ritchey has as President of The Business Advocate, Inc. developed 3 successful
partnerships, namely DC Capital LLC; 3-D Ranch LLC; and 3-D Oil and Gas LLC, whose
business operations are mainly concentrated in Ohio, and whose commercial property
development also extends into the Washington DC area. Mr. Ritchey continues to
serve as a lobbyist on both the State and Federal level, with a focus on issues
and industries related to natural resources and the environment.
Tan Paoy Teik. Mr. Tan has been a Director and our Chief Marketing Officer since
August 2007. Since July, 2005, he has been Company Managing Director of Milux
Corporation Bhd. (Malaysia), a manufacturer of home and gas appliances. He received
an MBA from South Pacific University in 2005. Mr. Tan is currently the Managing
Director of Milux Corporation Bhd; as such, he spends half of his working time
with Milux and half with our company. As a member of the board, Mr. Tan contributes
his knowledge of the company and a deep understanding of all aspects of our business,
products and markets, as well substantial experience developing corporate strategy,
assessing emerging industry trends, and business operations.
Chen Bor Hann. Mr. Chen has been a Director and Secretary since August 2007. Since
March, 2004, he has been Director and Business Development Manager of Capital
Award Inc. From September 1995 to March 2004, he was Fishery Supervisor of Irama
Edaran Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia). As a member of the board, Mr. Chen contributes his
knowledge of the company and a deep understanding of all aspects of our business,
products and markets, as well substantial experience developing corporate strategy,
assessing emerging industry trends, and business operations.
Nils-Erik Sandberg. Mr. Sandberg has been an Independent Director of the Company
since January 1, 2013. He brings international investment experience and skills
in corporate governance, investor relations, and corporate finance with local
knowledge of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and Swedish Stock Exchange that will benefit
the Company. He was appointed the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the
Company as of February 1, 2013. He is President of the Jordan Fund, a Swedish
investment Company network since 1990. Mr. Sandberg also currently holds a position
as an adviser for Gustavia Energy and Commodities Fund, formerly known as the
Stockpicker JF Commodity Energy Fund, since 2008. Mr. Sandberg was the founder
and served as the CEO of Hydrocarbon International HCI AB, a publicly traded Swedish
oil Company, from 1986 to 1993. Mr. Sandberg was the founder and served as the
CEO of Grauten Oil AB, a publicly traded Swedish oil company, from 1986 to 1993.
Mr. Sandberg was a director of International Petroleum Corporation, predecessor
of Lundin Oil, later Lundin Petroleum, which trades on both the NASDAQ-OMX and
TSX exchanges.
Koi Ming Yap (George). Mr. Yap has been an Independent Director of the Company
since January 1, 2013. He brings international investment banking, corporate finance,
financial reporting, investment strategies, and international auditing experience
and skills in corporate governance, investor relations, and corporate finance
with knowledge of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and the Swedish Stock Exchange that will
benefit the Company. He was appointed the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the
Company as of February 1, 2013. He is a practicing international chartered accountant
with over 30 years standing and is a practicing member of The Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales since 1984. His international experience has
covered Australia-NZ, United Kingdom-, Europe, Malaysia, the ASEAN, China and
Hong Kong. Mr. Yap has been the managing principal of K M Yap & Company, a
sole proprietary firm of Chartered Accountancy in NSW, Sydney, since 1990. He
has been managing director of Brenna Investments Pty Ltd. since 1998 and has held
the position of Public Interest Director (non-executive) for the Federation of
Investment Managers Malaysia, in Malaysia since 2010 (a position sanctioned by
the Securities Commission of Malaysia). Mr. Yap specializes in strategic corporate
finance solutions, business plans, registering listings on stock exchanges, international
banking, financial management, risk management, financial reporting, auditing,
financial management, investment management, and providing corporate finance solutions
in terms of sourcing finance, as well as cornerstone investors in IPOs, reverse
mergers, and takeovers, that are expected to benefit the Company.
Lim Chang Soh (Anthony). Mr. Soh was appointed as an Independent Director of the
Company on February 5, 2014. He brings investment experience and skills in corporate
governance, corporate finance, new business development and investment strategies
with considerable knowledge in agriculture industry that will benefit the Company.
Mr. Soh is a practicing lawyer with 20 years standing and a partner in the law
firm, Edwin Lim Suren & Soh, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He served as Deputy
Managing Director of Pontian United Plantations Berhad (“Pontian”),
a Malaysian plantation company in the business of cultivating oil palm on 39,000
acres of land on a Company basis, and operating an oil mill, from the Year 2009
until October 31, 2013. Prior to his appointment as the Deputy Managing Director,
Mr. Soh was appointed Director in Pontian in 2005, and subsequently promoted to
the post of Executive Director from 2007. He holds an LL.B (Hons) degree from
University of Hull, England. In his professional career, Mr. Soh specializes in
mergers and takeovers and corporate re-structuring that are expected to benefit
the Company.
Sino Agro Food Inc currently has 3 employees.
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