MR LEE WAN LIK

Executive Chairman and Director

Mr Lee is the Executive Chairman and Director of the Company and is actively involved with the Group’s research and development to develop innovative technology solutions and adds capabilities to fuel the growth of the Group. As part of his responsibility as the Executive Chairman of the Group, Mr Lee provides leadership and direction to the Board, ensuring the Board’s effectiveness in all aspects of its role, including the good governance of the Company, and the effectiveness of its committee. This includes working with the Board and the Company’s CEO to develop strategy for the Company’s future growth, and identify opportunities for value enhancing strategic initiatives

Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also has Master of Science in Computer Sciences from the University of Texas. Mr Lee is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and past Chairman of its IT division. He is also a Fellow of the British Computer Society and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

MR MICHAEL YAP KIAM SIEW

Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman

Mr Michael Yap Kiam Siew was appointed as an Independent Director of Azeus in September 2004. He was designated as Executive Director and Deputy Chairman of the Board in April 2020. He took on the role of CEO in March 2022.

Mr Yap was the CEO/Deputy CEO of various Singapore government agencies. He was the Deputy CEO of Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore. He was the CEO of the National Computer Board (NCB), the national authority responsible for Singapore’s overall IT policies and implementations.

He was the founder and CEO of various software companies and venture investment firms. He was also Singapore’s Managing Director of a world’s leading enterprise software company. Mr Yap has been on the board of directors of various public listed and private companies, as well as public organisations, such as the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Singapore Science Center.

Mr Yap holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, United States. He has also completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University. Mr Yap was named BusinessWeek’s 50 Stars of Asia and by the World Economic Forum as one of the Top 100 Future Global Leaders.

MR STEPHEN HO CHIMING

Lead Independent Director

Stephen Ho ChiMing served as a senior advisor to the Institutional Banking Group (“IBG”) of DBS Bank Ltd (“DBS”), Taiwan, a role he held between 2018 and 2023. He has over 30 years of investment banking experience that spans M&A advisory, equity, and debt capital markets and project or leveraged finance, with a specialization in the Telecom, Media, and Technology sector between 1991 and 2011. His banking career began in 1989 at the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of Chase Manhattan Bank New York (later JP Morgan Chase).

In 2001, he joined DBS as a managing director in the Institutional Banking Group of DBS Bank in Singapore and was appointed the CEO of DBS Asia Capital, Hong Kong, from 2011 to 2013. Mr Ho holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering from Iowa State University, a Master of Science Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he also serves as an Independent Director of SGX-listed Valuetronics Holdings Limited and CeEntek Pte Ltd.

PROFESSOR CHAN CHING CHUEN

Independent Director

Professor Chan Ching Chuen has been an Independent Director on Azeus’ Board since February 2008. He is an Honorary Professor at Hong Kong University’s Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Professor Chan is the Founding President of the World Electric Vehicle Association, Past President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and co-founder of the Institute of Sustainable Energy at the Chinese University of Mining and Technology. He also serves on the Committee on Innovation, Technology, and Industry Development for the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Professor Chan is a Fellow of several prestigious engineering academies, including the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), Chinese Academy of Engineering, and IEEE, among others. His awards include the IEE International Lecture Medal, Gold Medal from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Prince Philip Medal, Guanghua Engineering Prize, IEEE Transportation Technologies Award, and the Silver Bauhinia Star from the Hong Kong SAR Government. He was named a “Touching China Character” in 2022.

Professor Chan earned his BEng from the China University of Mining and Technology (1957), MEng from Tsinghua University (1959), PhD from the University of Hong Kong (1982), Honorary DSc from Odessa Polytechnic University (1993), and Honorary DTech from Loughborough University (2008). He was recognized as one of Asia’s Best Technology Pioneers by Asiaweek in 2001 and has advised various corporations and government agencies.

PROFESSOR CHEE YEOW MENG

Independent Director

Professor Chee Yeow Meng is Vice President (Innovation and Enterprise) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and holds various leadership roles, including Director of the NUS Enterprise Academy and NUS Overseas Colleges. He is also a Professor in the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management. Previously, he was Vice Provost for Technology-Enhanced and Experiential Learning at NUS. Before his current tenure, Professor Chee served at Nanyang Technological University as Head of the Division of Mathematical Sciences, Chair of the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Interim Dean of the College of Science.

An entrepreneur, Professor Chee co-founded a spinoff company and established several start-ups before rejoining public service. He remains active in the startup ecosystem. Academically, he is a Fellow and Council Member of the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications and a senior member of IEEE. His research focuses on the intersection of combinatorics and computer science, particularly in coding theory and extremal set systems. He holds BMath, MMath, and PhD degrees in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. On September, 2023, he joined Azeus’ Board of Directors as an Independent Director and serves as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.