Mr Tay Eng Hoe was appointed the Executive Director of the Company on 1 April 2000. He is also the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Nominating Committee. Mr Tay is the founder of the ECS Group and also ECS Computers (Asia) Pte Ltd, our Singapore subsidiary. He brings with him more than 20 years of experience in the IT business. Mr Tay sits on the Boards of various companies and government statutory organizations and is also actively involved in several charitable organizations. He is a Board member of International Enterprise Singapore and also sits on their Human Resource and Strategic Committee. Mr Tay is a councilor of the Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation and Chairman of its Enterprise Chapter. In August 2005, he was conferred the Public Service Medal by the President of the Republic of Singapore in recognition for his public services to the country. Mr Tay holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the LaTrobe University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Melbourne.