Sung Fung (Norman) Choi has over 12 years of experience in the hypercar industry and has built a world-class cohort of ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients for his hypercar businesses. Mr. Choi has served as the chief executive officer and director of DT since its incorporation in April 2023 (and of other DT subsidiaries since as early as January 2015). From November 2014 to August 2023, Mr. Choi served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Apollo Automobil Limited, the hypercar company behind the Apollo Intensa Emozione, also known as the Apollo IE. In 2014, Mr. Choi successfully acquired the Gumpert brand (now known as Apollo Automobil), a then bankrupt European supercar brand, and subsequently executed a brand re-launch with the introduction of the Apollo IE which was met with remarkable success. Prior to his automotive ventures, Mr. Choi was an equity derivative sales trader at Merrill Lynch, an investment banking firm, from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Choi received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of San Diego in the U.S. in 1994. Mr. Choi has substantial experience in turning around luxury supercar brands.
Quek Leng Chuang has served as OIO Group, formerly known as ESGL Holdings Limited’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since August 2023 and as ESA’s Chief Executive Officer since December 2020. Mr. Quek founded ESA in May 1999 and has since served as its director and chairman since that time. From June 1996 to January 1997, Mr. Quek served as an operations manager of Green Singapore Pte Ltd, a waste paper recycling and industrial commercial solid waste recycling company. From February 1997 to December 1998, Mr. Quek served as an operations engineer at Eco Industrial Environmental Engineering Pte Ltd, an environmental engineering firm with particular focus on solid waste recovery facilities. Mr. Quek was awarded a Singapore Armed Force Scholarship to pursue Engineering in 1986, and subsequently served full time in the Singapore Army as an officer with Elite Infantry Division. He continued service honorably in the reserve till 2016, and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. Quek received a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) from the National University of Singapore in 1990, and a Master of Business Administration from Leicester University in 1996. We believe Mr. Quek’s wealth of industry experience qualifies him to serve on our Board.
Law Beng Hui has served as Executive Director of OIO Group, formerly known as ESGL Holdings Limited, since August 2023. He previously served as the Group’s Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, where he helped shape its strategic direction, sustainability positioning and capital markets narrative through its transition into a Nasdaq-listed platform. He also played a lead role in the Group’s business combination with De Tomaso.
Mr. Law has also served as Chief Growth and Sustainability Officer and director of Environmental Solutions (Asia) Pte. Ltd. since December 2020 and January 2021, respectively. In this role, he has been involved in driving growth initiatives, sustainability strategy and circular economy opportunities for the Group’s environmental solutions business. He also co-founded NewOil Solutions Pte. Ltd., a chemical recycling company, in July 2020.
Mr. Law is an Internationally Certified Practicing Management Consultant registered with the Singapore Business Advisors and Consultants Council. Prior to OIO Group, he held various global leadership roles at Diageo PLC since 2011. Earlier in his career, he served as Regional Client Services Director at Young & Rubicam Brands, part of WPP plc.
Mr. Law holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and an Executive Master of Business Administration from INSEAD Business School.
With more than 20 years of experience across business strategy, brand portfolio management, sustainability, marketing and regional growth, Mr. Law brings to the Board a strong combination of capital markets, commercial, strategic and sustainability expertise.
Lim Boon Yew Gary has served as OIO Group, formerly known as ESGL Holdings Limited’s independent director since August 2023. He is presently an Executive Director in Rockpool Capital Limited. Rockpool Capital is a multi-family office licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. He manages the various relationships and advises the families on their wealth management matters. Mr. Lim served as an independent advisory director of A.Plus International Corporation Limited from February 2022 to January 2023. In January 2019, Mr. Lim served as an independent non-executive director and Chairman of the Nomination Committee of ZACD Group Limited (HKG:8313), an integrated real estate asset manager, although he has since stepped down from this role in June 2023 as part of the scheduled rotation of directors of the firm. Since June 2017, Mr. Lim served as a committee member of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. During the period from January 2012 to January 2022, Mr. Lim co-founded A.Plus International Corporation Limited, a financial documentation services company, a subsidiary of A.Plus Group Holdings Limited (HKG: 1841). In addition, Mr. Lim served as the assistant general manager of Toppan Vite Limited, a company providing financial printing services, in Hong Kong from August 2002 to December 2012. Mr. Lim received a Bachelor’s of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (Honors) from Nanyang Technology University in 1999 and a Master’s of Business Administration from University of Chicago, Booth School of Business in 2008. We believe Mr. Lim’s extensive experience as a founder, executive and a director of publicly-traded companies qualifies him to serve on the Board.
Ernest Fong has served as OIO Group, formerly known as ESGL Holdings Limited’s independent director since August 2023. Since October 2021, Mr. Fong has been the Asia Pacific CEO of Optimas Capital, an Asian-based Hedge Fund with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Mr. Fong joined Credit Suisse in March 1998 and after spending more than 21 years in its Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong offices, he retired from Credit Suisse in December 2019. His last position in Credit Suisse was as the Head of Markets Research in Asia Pacific and he was responsible for a team of almost 300 across 14 offices and 12 markets. Prior to Credit Suisse, Mr. Fong was an equity research analyst at Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia from June 1995 to February 1998. Since June 2020, Mr. Fong is also a non-executive director of Vincom Retail, listed in Vietnam, which is part of the Vincom group, the largest privately-owned company in Vietnam. Mr. Fong graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Economics and Statistics. We believe Mr. Fong’s extensive experience in the banking and investment fields qualifies him to serve on the Board.
James Yao Xuan Chong will serve as an independent director upon the consummation of the Acquisition. Mr. Chong has over 15 years of experience in accounting and finance and has been the chief financial officer of 8 Capital Asset Management Pte. Ltd., an asset management firm, since March 2020, where he has developed and executed the firm’s financial strategy, and spearheaded mergers and acquisitions activities. From July 2016 to February 2020, Mr. Chong was the chief financial officer of SmartBlock Pte. Ltd., a fintech solution provider, where he spearheaded the company’s financial strategy and delivered outstanding year-over-year revenue growth by optimizing financial operations. From January 2015 to July 2016, Mr. Chong was a financial manager at Hersing Corporation Pte. Ltd., a brand management company, where he directed financial operations in the Asia Pacific region and provided strategic financial insights to senior leadership, influencing decisions on mergers, acquisitions, and market expansion. From October 2013 to December 2014, Mr. Chong was a financial manager at Kencana Agri Ltd, an Indonesian crude palm oil producer listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX: BNE), where he oversaw the financial planning, risk management, and corporate governance of the company. Mr. Chong received a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in accounting from the HELP University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in January 2010.
Yow Su Chin will serve as an independent director upon the consummation of the Acquisition. Ms. Yow has over 25 years of experience in investment banking and is also currently an independent director of Metech International Ltd., a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX: V3M), where she provides independent advice to the executive leadership on the company’s business strategies and revenue growth initiatives. Ms. Yow is currently the head of wealth management of a multi-family office, where she is responsible for advising high net worth individuals, and managing their investments, businesses and real estate portfolios/funds. Ms. Yow is also an advisor and director in several other local and foreign companies including the FTAG Group, a financial services institution based in Malaysia, Hillmorton Capital Pte. Ltd., a management consultancy firm, and Advantage Property Services Pte. Ltd., a real estate brokerage, and Lufra Pte. Ltd., a management consultancy firm. Prior to that, Ms. Yow was a director at Aura Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a wealth advisory firm based in Singapore, from February 2019 to July 2023, where she managed multi-family offices and assisted them in intergenerational wealth planning. Ms. Yow was a senior director at DBS Bank from January 2016 to December 2019 and a director at Bank of Singapore from January 2009 to December 2017, where she implemented cross-selling initiatives and improved know-your-client and anti-money laundering administrative and operational processes. Ms. Yow has been qualified as a chartered fintech professional by the Global FinTech Institute in Singapore since 2024 and has acquired a certificate in applied ESG investment and advisory from the Institute of Banking and Finance in Singapore in 2022. Ms. Yow has also been a qualified listed entity director certified by the Singapore Institute of Directors since 2021 and received an advanced certificate in governance, risk and compliance from the International Compliance Association in Singapore in 2018. Ms. Yow received a Doctor of Business Administration from the Singapore University of Social Sciences in 2023, a Master of Science in applied finance from Singapore Management University in 2004, a Master of Business Administration in marketing from the University of Leicester in 1999, and a Bachelor of Science from the National University of Singapore in 1996.