▼ Leadership
     ● Board of Directors
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Leadership
     
         
 

Board of Directors

     
         
 
Pedro has served as Chairman and Independent Director of our Company since 6 June 2001 and 12 June 2001 respectively. President of MGS Mata Global Solutions, Pedro is a senior advisor to Quad-C (a USA-based private equity fund) and served as the CEO of Classic Party Rentals from 2009 and 2012. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Classic Party Rentals was at the time the leading US party and event rental company. Pedro has served in several not-for-profit organizations including Trustee and Chairman of Zamorano University and Director of TransFair USA (Fair trade organization).

For 29 years, Pedro served W.R. Grace & Co. as President and CEO of several divisions, including serving for 6 years as Chief Executive Officer of Grace Cocoa. Grace Cocoa was the world’s largest and premier supplier of cocoa ingredients to the confectionery, dairy, bakery and beverage industries.

In addition to being Chairman of our Board of Directors, Pedro is the Chairman of our Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee. He is a member of our Audit, Risk Management and Market Sustainability & Strategy Committees.
 


Pedro Mata-Bruckmann
Independent Director
 
         

         
 

Davinder was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Delfi Limited on 12 June 2001. Davinder is the Executive Chairman of Davinder Singh Chambers LLC and he has been a practising lawyer for more than 40 years. Davinder’s practice covers areas such as banking and corporate litigation, civil and commercial litigation, intellectual property, defamation, trust, tort and negligence. Davinder has also been appointed as an arbitrator and is an accredited mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. Davinder is also a member of the Senate of the Singapore Academy of Law. In 1997, Davinder was appointed as Senior Counsel.

Davinder is a member of our Remuneration and Nominating Committees.
 

Davinder Singh
Non-Executive Director

 
         

         
 

Nandu was appointed as an independent director of our company on 3rd January 2017. He has over 40 years of global experience in leadership roles across a diverse set of environments across both emerging and developed global markets. Nandu was an executive board member of Nestlé S.A from 2010 to 2015, responsible before his retirement, for Asia, Oceania and Africa, and earlier as the global CEO for Nestlé Nutrition, in charge of markets all over the world including the USA, Europe and Latin America.

Nandu is currently a Professor at the Indian School of Business and a Guest Lecturer at the London Business School.

Nandu also holds directorships at I & N Developmental Investments Ltd., Mayar Foods, and RA Consulting DWC-LLC

Nandu is the Chairman of our Market Sustainability & Strategy Committee and a member of our Audit, Remuneration and Nominating Committees.
 

Doreswamy Nandkishore
("Nandu")
Independent Director

 
         

         
 

Graham was appointed as an Independent Director of our company on 01 January 2023. Graham has had over 40 years of experience as a public accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) in Australia, the United States, and most recently in Singapore as a partner for 20 years. He retired from his position as an Assurance Partner at PwC Singapore on 30 June 2017. He commenced his professional career with PwC in Australia and has spent time on secondment with the PwC US firm. Graham was a Board member of the Australian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore for 18 years and held office bearer roles for all that time including as President from 2010 to 2013.

Graham also served as a Council member for the Singapore Business Federation (“SBF”) from 2012 to 2016. Graham is currently a director of the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation which acts to fund research into the treatment of paediatric brain cancer and to support patients.

He qualified as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

Graham is the Chairman of our Audit and Risk Management Committees and a member of our Nominating and Market Sustainability and Strategy Committees.
 

Graham Lee
Independent Director

 
         

         
 

Meng Tat was appointed as an Independent Director of our Company on 1 June 2023. Meng Tat has extensive experience in consumer-focused industries with 34 years in a number of fields including banking, tourism, and beverages. He retired from the position of Chief Executive Officer, Non-Alcoholic Beverages (“NAB”) of Fraser and Neave, Limited (“F&N”) in January 2022. At F&N, he was responsible for overseeing and driving the growth strategies of the NAB business, which has operations and investments in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Prior to re-joining F&N in May 2015, Meng Tat was the Chief Executive Officer of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

As a Member of the Board of Directors at Delfi Limited, Meng Tat also serves as a member of the Remuneration Committee, the Risk Management Committee, the Market Sustainability and Strategy Committee and the Nominating Committee.
 

Lee Meng Tat
("Meng Tat")
Independent Director

 
         

         
 

In 1984, John established the company and was appointed to our Board at that time. As the Group’s Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for the overall strategic planning, management, and business development of the Group. John has over 35 years of experience in the chocolate, confectionery and cocoa industries. John started his career in 1974 in our predecessor businesses in Indonesia and Singapore. John established our predecessor company, Petra Foods Limited (the Company name was changed to Delfi Limited in 2015).

John is the Chairman of our Executive Committee and a member of our Nominating, Risk Management and Market Sustainability & Strategy Committees.
 

John Chuang Tiong Choon
Group Chief Executive Officer

 
         

         
 

Joseph was appointed to our Board on 2 March 1999 as an Executive Director. He has over 35 years of experience in senior management positions within the chocolate, confectionery and cocoa industries. Joseph is responsible for overseeing the overall management, business development and growth of our Banded businesses.

Joseph is a member of our Executive and Market Sustainability & Strategy Committees.
 

Joseph Chuang Tiong Liep
Group Chief Growth and Marketing Officer

 
         

         
 

William was appointed to our Board on 31 May 2001 as an Executive Director and has close to 35 years of experience in senior management positions within the chocolate, confectionery and cocoa industries. William is responsible for the overall business expansion of our business. As an integral part of his role, he is responsible for our current joint ventures including Delfi-Orion Ltd. And Delfi Yuraku Pte. Ltd.

William is a member of our Executive Committee.
 

William Chuang Tiong Kie
Business Development Director