Norman Ip

Mr Ip was appointed a Non-independent and Non-executive Director of the Board on 1 August 2007. He is a member of the Remuneration and Risk Committees.

Mr Ip is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Straits Trading Company Limited (“Straits Trading”). He is the Chairman of the Board of Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (a company listed on Bursa Malaysia Berhad) and also serves on the boards of Australia Oriental Minerals NL (a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange), and other subsidiaries and associated companies of the Straits Trading Group. He is also a Director of Lion Capital Management Limited and Straits Lion Asset Management Limited.

Mr Ip graduated with a BSc (Econs) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Singapore.