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Robert William Livingston
Executive Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Member of Nominating Committee
Member of Strategic Vision Committee
Mr. Livingston is a founder member and has been on the Board since 1976. He was last re-elected to the Board on 5 July 2007.
He holds a Bachelor of Science (major in Accounting) from Minnesota State University, USA and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
He joined American Marine Ltd. in 1972 as its Treasurer. Relocating to Singapore in 1974 to manage the Singapore plant, he was subsequently elected the President of the company following a management buyout in 1975. Over the last 30 years, under his leadership, the company has designed, developed, built and exported over 5,000 yachts to a network of dealers world-wide. Today, the company is renowned as a builder of high quality classic yachts.
Robert William Livingston II
Executive Director
President
Member of Strategic Vision Committee
Mr. Livingston II was appointed to the Board on 9 July 2004. He was re-elected to the Board on 5 July 2007.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from Duke University, USA. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University, USA with a double major in Finance and International Management.
As President, he is responsible for marketing, distribution, after market service, quality control and development. He also worked for Grand Banks from 1993 to 1995. He has also spent time with Dean Witter, America Online, Morgan Stanley, and aQuantive in various investment banking and business development positions.
Peter Kevin Poli
Executive Director
Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President
Mr. Poli was appointed to the Board on 31 March 2008.
He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics and Engineering from Brown University.
He is responsible for the company's financial, human resources, and IT functions and will also lead the evaluation of strategic business opportunities for Grand Banks. Prior to joining the Company in 2004, he spent twelve years in the securities business, the last three of which as the CFO for a Morgan Stanley subsidiary. He also served as the CFO of specialty retailer FTD, helping to take the company public in 1999. Subsequently he became the CFO for a venture capital-backed startup in Chicago that was later sold to a competitor.
Reggie Thein
Independent Director
Chairman of Audit Committee
Member of Remuneration Committee
Mr. Thein was appointed to the Board on 16 July 2001. He was last re-elected to the Board on 26 July 2006.
He is a director and chairman of the Audit Committees of GuocoLand Limited, MobileOne Limited, Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Limited, FJ Benjamin Holdings Ltd, GuocoLeisure Limited, Haw Par Corporation Limited, MFS Technology Ltd, and director of United Overseas Bank Limited. He is a Governing Council Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers, as a senior partner in 1999 after 37 years service with it and its legacy firm Coopers & Lybrand. He was Vice Chairman of Coopers & Lybrand and Managing Partner of its management consulting services firm, from its inception in 1972 until its global integration within the world firm in 1995. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
Roger Gaimster Langdale
Independent Director
Chairman of Nominating Committe
Member of Audit Committee
Mr. Langdale was appointed to the Board on 11 November 2003. He was last re-elected to the Board on 5 July 2007.
He is the proprietor of Langdale Management, providing consulting services in the areas of commercial financial management and corporate governance. He was formerly the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of The North Borneo Timbers Bhd and a Partner in Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co, legacy firm of KPMG. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants and the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Jeffrey Stewart Bland
Independent Director
Chairman of Strategic Vision Committee
Member of Remuneration Committee
Dr. Bland was appointed to the Board on 2 March 2007. He was last re-elected to the Board on 26 July 2007.
He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Oregon, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of California.
He is the President and Chief Science Officer of Metagenics, Inc. He is also a Board member of The Institute for Functional Medicine and is a director of Genova Diagnostic Laboratories. He has been an internationally recognised leader in the nutritional medicine field for over 30 years and has served on numerous private and public Boards of Directors. He also holds numerous honors and patents.
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