About Us

Board of Directors

Robert Eu

Mr. Robert Eu was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 24 January 1997 and has been redesignated as Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors with effect from 1 March 2011. In addition, he has been appointed by the Board as the Group Managing Director, China and is responsible for the business growth in China.

Mr. Robert Eu is also an Advisory Director at WR Hambrecht+Co, a US based investment bank with which he has been affiliated since 1998, serves as a board member of Sgoco Group, Limited (Nasdaq: SGOC) and Top Tier Capital Partners, a private equity asset management firm.

From 1993 to 1998, Robert was a Managing Director of H&Q Asia Pacific, a leading Asian private equity firm. From 1992-1993, he was the Business Development Manager for Eu Yan Sang (Hong Kong) Limited. Robert was also with Citibank NA Hong Kong. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern University, USA.

Past directorships in listed company for the last three years: None

Richard Eu

Mr. Richard Eu is responsible for the overall corporate development and management of the Eu Yan Sang Group since 2001. Prior to this, he worked in merchant banking, investment management, stock broking, computer distribution and venture capital before becoming the Group General Manager of Eu Yan Sang Holdings Ltd (EYSH) in 1989. EYSH was the owner of the Eu Yan Sang business in Singapore and Malaysia at that time. In 1993, Richard organised a management buyout of the business and in 1996 it was merged with the Eu Yan Sang business in Hong Kong, forming the Eu Yan Sang International Group as it is today.

Apart from his business interests, Mr. Richard Eu is also involved in community projects and non-profit organisations such as being a Board Member of the National Heritage Board and the Chairman of National Museum of Singapore. Mr. Richard Eu is the Independent Director of Broadway Industrial Group Limited (listed on Singapore Exchange) and Independent Director of Harry’s Holdings Limited (listed on Catalist SGX-ST). He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from London University, UK.

Past directorships in listed company for the last three years: Healthzone Limited (alternate) (ASX)

Clifford Eu

Mr. Clifford Eu was appointed to the Board on 1 July 1993. He is the Group Managing Director of Eu Yan Sang International Ltd and is responsible for the expansion into international markets of the Group.

Prior to this, Mr. Clifford Eu was involved with his family’s investment holding group, overseeing its manufacturing and distribution operations in Singapore and Malaysia.

In 1986, he co-founded a company which distributes consumer health products. Clifford graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Melbourne, Australia.

Past directorships in listed company for the last three years: None

Ian Spence

Mr. Ian Spence was appointed to the Board as an Independent Director on 2 December 2002 and was last re-elected to the Board at the Company’s Annual General Meeting in October 2010. He is a New Zealander and is a Chartered Accountant and a Commerce graduate from Otago University, New Zealand.

Past directorships in listed company for the last three years: MTQ Corporation Ltd (SGX), Healthzone Limited (ASX), ISS Group Ltd (ASX)

Matthew J. Estes

Mr. Matthew J. Estes was appointed to the Board as an Independent Director since 29 October 2010.

He is the President and CEO of BabyCare Ltd., which he founded in 1998. BabyCare Ltd. manufactures and sells nutritional supplements via a chain of over 200 BabyCare Centres & Service Centres in China. He also founded Yaolan New Media Ltd. (Yaolan.com), the largest Chinese language parenting web site with over 3 million registered families.

Matthew was the Managing Director-Greater China for Wella Cosmetics (now part of Proctor & Gamble) from 1993 to 1998.

Prior to joining Wella, he was the National Hospital Sales & Marketing Manager for SmithKline Beecham JV in Tianjin from 1991-1993. Prior to coming to China, he worked for SmithKline Beecham in Marketing, Sales, Business Development, Personnel, and Finance roles in the US, UK and Asia.

He served as Vice Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and currently serves on AmCham Board of Governors and as Chairman of the AmCham Retail & Distribution Forum.

Matthew graduated from Pomona College in California with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Past directorships in listed company for the last three years: None

Ng Shin Ein

Ms. Ng Shin Ein was appointed to the Board as an Independent Director since 28 October 2011.

She is the Regional Managing Director of Blue Ocean Associates Pte Ltd, a private investment and investment advisory firm. Prior to this, Ms. Ng was with the Singapore Exchange, where she was responsible for developing Singapore's capital market by bringing companies to list in Singapore. Additionally, she was part of the Singapore Exchange's IPO Approval Committee.

Ms. Ng was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Singapore Supreme Court, and practiced as a corporate lawyer in Messrs Lee & Lee for a number of years. While in legal practice, she advised on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and fundraising exercises. Ms. Ng also sits on the boards of NTUC Fairprice, Cooperative, Yanlord Land Limited and First Resources Limited.

Past directorships in listed company for the last three years: None

Daniel Soh Chung Hian

Daniel Soh was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 11 January 2013. He has also been appointed as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Strategic Direction Committee on the same date.

Daniel is a fellow member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and also a member of The Association of the Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. He has 35 years of experience in audits of many publicly listed companies across various industry sectors such as retail, healthcare, agriculture, IT and education, and many IPOs of listed companies. He has recently retired from Ernst & Young LLP as its Senior Audit Partner in December 2012.

Apart from his professional commitments, Daniel is also active in contributing to society. He is an audit committee member of the Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA), and he sits on the Board of Governors of two premier independent schools in Singapore, namely, Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls' School. He has also sat on the Board of Management of the Breast Cancer Foundation for 10 years from 2002 to 2012.

Daniel graduated from the then University of Singapore with a degree in Accountancy in 1977 and has also obtained a Master of Business Administration from International Centre of Management in the UK.