GALILEE PTE. - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Portfolio Manager, Compounder Fund
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- Member of the Advisory Committee
After earning his PhD in chemistry from Imperial College London, Dr. Kuo opted to work at Hilton Group's Horse Racing division in Britain. He was later hired by Motley Fool Britain as a financial analyst because of his deep understanding of the booming biotechnology and online gaming sectors. Dr. Kuo then moved back to Singapore after spending 15 years in Britain, to set up Motley Fool Singapore. As a champion of long-term income investing, Dr. Kuo's views are regularly sought by broadcasters around the world. His weekly newsletter Take Stock Singapore is read by thousands and he also has a column in The Straits Times.
Job Titles:
- Fund Management Support Executive
Job Titles:
- Investment Analyst, Compounder Fund
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- HR and Administrative Manager
Mr. Ong is a highly accomplished professional with a strong educational background in engineering and business. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Engineering from a US university and completed the Harvard Business School Management Program in 2011 for senior executives groomed to be CEOs. Additionally, he holds a diploma in Financial Planning and the requisite MAS-required license to provide financial advisory services as a representative of a financial adviser.
With a diverse career, Mr. Ong began as an engineer at Texas Instruments and swiftly advanced, ultimately achieving a leadership role. He played a pivotal role in Ellipsiz being listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange mainboard in the year 2000. Serving as President of the Fab Division until 2008. He oversaw business operations across multiple countries with over 300 staff under his direction and an annual revenue of more than $150 million.
Over 20 years of extensive senior management experience in MNCs and SMEs overseeing sales, operations and business development. He was part of the team that successfully listed a local SME on SGX.
Mr. Lim has over 20 years of experience in business and operations management in different organizations ranging from multinational technology company to local leading-edge technology start-ups. He has a Bachelor (Honors) and Master Degree in Electrical Engineering from the USA.
Between 1999 to 2005, Mr. Lim participated in two different leading-edge technology start-ups as the Operations Manager and General Manager respectively. In the latter, Mr. Lim has full P&L responsibilities. Mr. Lim assumed various business management roles at the world's #3 Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) company, JCET (formerly STATS ChipPAC Limited). As Deputy Director - Business Management, he was directly involved in the company's strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&As) initiatives. In this role, he supports, for each M&A initiative, market research, competitive and strategic fit analyses, prospects scanning and cross-functional due diligence activities. Mr. Lim built business case, financial and valuation models with analytics, including accretion and dilution analyses, comparable company analysis, discounted cash flow analyses and KPI sensitivity analyses, that helped structured key transaction terms that led to multiple successful M&As deals, worth in excess of US$150M, for the company.
Separately, he developed and deployed various management Dashboards tracking key performance indicators (KPI) that led to enhanced business pipeline health and performance for the various business units within the company. His last position held with the company was Director - Group Supply Chain Management.
Over 20 years of operational and business management experience. He was involved in his ex-company's strategic mergers and acquisition (M&As) initiatives which led to multiple successful M&A deals in excess of US$150M.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Committee
Mr. Benny Teo has over 30 years of Accounting and Finance experience at global listed companies such as E&Y, Nike, Omnicon and The Hour Glass. He has proven expertise in driving efficiency and productivity through evaluation of financial management systems and implementation of process improvements. He is a talented leader adept at directing highly skilled financial management teams to support achievement of overall corporate goals and objectives. He last role serving as the Compliance and Risk Management Director at Orchard Global Asset Management.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Committee
At his last position at JCET as VP Procurement, Mr Choong led global teams across plants in China, Korea and Singapore to negotiate and achieve synergistic cost reduction and harmonize processess for all common materials and equipment.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Committee
Mr Koh graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree from the National University of Singapore. Mr Koh previously held top positions at MCL Land Limited, Cycle & Carriage Industries Pte. Ltd. and Frasers Hospitality. At his last position as CEO of Frasers Hospitality, he was responsible for the Group's hospitality business, from investment and business development to global expansion of its chain of serviced residences and hotels worldwide. During his tenure, Mr Koh strengthened the leadership bench at Frasers Hospitality, set a clear geographic governance structure and kickstarted Frasers Hospitality's digital roadmap that would enhance current marketing platforms and operational efficiencies.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Committee
After completing a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry and Math) at National University of Singapore, Mr Leow went on to pursue a career in the Semiconductor Industry with over 32 years of experience in test operations, supply chain and procurement management in various Multi-National Listed Companies such as Texas Instrument, Chartered Semiconductor and GlobalFoundries. Mr Leow spent most of his career in key customer and supplier facing roles where he helped his companies to reduce costs, restructure and streamline operations, and developed a strong reputation of trust due to his working style and integrity.
Job Titles:
- Legal and Compliance Manager