Leadership
PATRICK HO
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr. Patrick Ho was re-designated from Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Company to Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and Non-Executive Director on 23 January 2015.
Mr Patrick Ho is primarily responsible for spearheading the Group’s corporate directions and strategies. Mr. Patrick Ho has more than 25 years of experience in the investment banking industry with a focus on mergers, acquisitions and capital raisings.
Mr Patrick Ho graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a major in Management Accountancy.
MARK BEDINGHAM
President & CEO
Mr. Bedingham was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 23 January 2015.
He graduated from Oxford University and began his career with Jardine Matheson in 1977 and was appointed as a Director of Jardine Pacific in 1995. He joined Moët Hennessy (LVMH Group) in the mid-1990s as the Regional Managing Director of APAC.
Today, he also serves on the Board of The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), a company that owns the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) a specialist bottler of cask strength single malt whisky and a membership-based e-commerce business. He is also the Vice-Chairman of Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp, a NYSE listed SPAC that successfully achieved business combination with the world’s largest private aviation company in 2021.
He has also served as an Executive Chairman in two hospitality companies.
Independent Directors
SAM CHONG KEEN
Mr. Sam is the Lead Independent
Director of our Group and chairs
our Audit Committee.
Mr. Sam has over 40 years of management experience with notable roles in the NTUC, Ministry of Education (Political Secretary to the Minister of Education,1988 to 1991), Comfort Group and
The Lion Group.
Mr. Sam was also a member of
the CPF Board (1985), Resource
Panel, Government Parliamentary
Committee on Communications
and Information (1987),
Chairman of Executive Council,
Singapore National Cooperation
Federation (1987), and Chairman of
NTUC Denticare Cooperative Ltd
(1991-2002). Today Mr. Sam holds
Directorship of 5 Public Listed
Companies. Mr. Sam graduated
with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
in Engineering Sciences and
Economics, and has a Master of
Arts degree from the University of
Oxford.
WILLEM MARK NABARRO
Willem Mark Nabarro is an Independent and Non-Executive Director and chairs our Remuneration Committee. Willem is a French / Dutch National, and holds a Bachelor Degree, Management, Marketing, Finance, from Webster University Missouri as well as a degree in Chinese Studies from Harvard University Massachusetts. He joined BNP Paribas in 2000 as a M.D., member of the Exco Committee, to set up their Equity business in Asia. He left BNP Paribas after 20 years to set up his own company, Win Management & Advisory. He has helped several European companies to start their business in Asia. Willem sits on the board of NoElse, a start-up virtual bank, is the treasurer of the French Catholic Church in Singapore as well as a committee member of les Chevaliers de Tastevin.
He has been a regular speaker at universities around the region, including NUS, SME as well as TV stations like CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN and French radio stations
EDNA LEONG
Ms Leong is an Independent and Non-executive Director. With proven entrepreneurial talent and track record bodes well for SMI Vantage’s business, projects, and investments, Ms Leong brings with her extensive experience in corporate social responsibility (CSR) corporate governance, ESG and organisational development. Ms Leong is the Deputy Director and Head, Communications, Partnerships and Fund Development of RSVP Singapore The Organisation of Senior Volunteers. Ms Leong’s extensive experience in marketing, investment, banking & consulting includes stints in some of the world’s largest financial institutions. Following her passion for a more equitable and caring society, she has in recent years, been more involved in heading non-for-profit NGOs
(non-governmental organisations) and social enterprises.
ROGER TAN CHADE PHANG
Mr Roger Tan Chade Phang is an Independent and Non-Executive Director. An experienced Independent Director of several listed companies in Singapore, Mr Tan was also the President of the Small and Middle Capitalisation Companies Association, as well as the CEO of Voyage Research Pte Ltd (previously known as SIAS Research). Prior to that, Mr Tan worked as an Investment Analyst in Standard Chartered Bank. Mr Tan graduated with a Master of Finance from RMIT University in 2002. He also holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy from the same university.
Our Team
SATHEEISH
SUBRAMANIAM
General Manager
Satheeish is in-charge of Provino Logistics, the Cryptomining business, and oversees the functions of Operations, Finance and Human Resources. He has an MBA from Nanyang Business School, Singapore (NTU), and a BSc in Computing and Information Systems from University of London (UoL) - Singapore Institute of Management (SIM).
DR KHINE
THINZAR HTUN
General Manager
Dr Khine is in charge of RoboChef F&B operations, Travel Retail, F&B Franchisees and Food Distribution, Logistics and Warehouse. She has an MBA from UBIS University, Switzerland and a M.B.B.S. – University of Medicine, Yangon, Myanmar.
Advisory Board
DR. ROLAND ONG
Dr. Roland Ong, founder of Infocomm Asia Holdings, a leading publisher, operator and distributor of interactive entertainment in Southeast Asia. Ong was also co-founder of China The9 Interactive Ltd, and Chairman of Asia Blockchain Games Alliance.
Michael Hadley
Michael Hadley is the Managing Director and Founder of Provino Logistics Pte Ltd, a Singapore Customs Type III Licenced (temperature-controlled) warehouse specialising in the storage of fine wines and spirits. Michael is also the Managing Director and Founder of Original Sin Mediterranean restaurant and The Michaelangelo’s restaurant group in Singapore, as well as the Managing Director of Vinifera Pte Ltd, a company managing the importation, marketing, representation, and distribution of boutique wines into Singapore.
DR. CLEMEN CHIANG
Dr. Clemen Chiang, the CEO and founder of Spiking, an AI and data-powered insights and education platform. Chiang is also the founder of Bitcoin Institute, a non-profit platform for cryptocurrency discussion and education. He also authored the Amazon best sellers Spiking to the Moon – A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Whales in the Cryptocurrency Market.
Ji Wei
Ji Wei is currently the Special Assistant to the Chairman as well as the Compliance Officer, Legal Counsel, Board Secretary, Senior Director of Business Development and Chief of the President’s office of The9 Limited, a diversified Nasdaq-listed company.
JOCELYN CHNG
Ms Chng is the Group CEO of JR Group Holdings, a one-stop solutions provider for the F&B industry with capabilities in food manufacturing, automated cafes, and corporate F&B management. Over the years, Ms Chng has won numerous awards, including ASME’s Women Entrepreneur of the Year 2001.