Mr Joseph Tiong joined the Group as the Group General Manager in 2009. He supervises the Group’s shipbuilding operation, vessels’ repair works, procurement and sourcing of equipment required for the shipbuilding and chartering operation. Since the set-up of the ship management arm of the Group, SKOM Sdn Bhd, Mr Joseph Tiong has been instrumental in supervising the Group’s chartering business strategies and affairs.
Mr Joseph Tiong graduated from the University of Oklahoma, USA in 1994, of which he holds a Bachelor of Business. He started his career with CCK Consolidated Holdings Berhad, where he is principally responsible for all the purchasing function and retail division of the CCK Group of Companies (“CCK Group”). In 1997, he was appointed the Executive Director of CCK Group. He has an excellent rapport with suppliers thus ensuring timely delivery of products of the highest quality for the CCK Group.
Mr Joseph Tiong also sits on the boards of various private limited companies.
Mr Leong Juin Zer Jonathan joined the Group in 2013. He graduated from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom in 2013 with a degree in Law.
MrJonathan Leong joined the Group as a Management Trainee, serving in and rotating into a few different departments of the Group before being permanently placed into the Group’s Business Development team. He was originally placed with the Legal team in 2013, where he assisted in the drafting and negotiation of shipbuilding contracts for newbuild projects of the Group. He was also involved in the Group’s corporate communications and investor relations.
In 2015 Mr Jonathan Leong was permanently placed into the Group’s Business Development team, where he was tasked with not only contributing to the major business transactions of the Group at the time, but also to develop an alternative stream of revenue for the Group within the oil and gas segment, as well as studying several new potential asset classes for the Group’s built-to-stock business strategy.
In 2018 Mr Jonathan Leong was promoted to Manager of the Chartering team, and was tasked with securing the cashflow needed by the Group through successful expansion of the chartering business, and in 2020, he was appointed as the Executive Director of the Commercial division, tasked with further expanding the business unit through the provision of offshore support vessels chartering and other related services.
Mr Kwan Seng Fatt joined the Group in January 2013 as the General Manager for Newbuilding Division. He heads several teams which are primarily responsible in ship designing and product development, engineering, procurement and project management of the Group’s newbuilding of offshore support vessels and other related services, technical advisory support for the Group’s fleet of vessels and oversee all shipyard processes to ensure efficient operations.
Mr Kwan holds a Master of Science degree in Marine Engineering from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) and a First-Class Engineer Certificate of Competency (Motorship) (Singapore). He is also a registered Chartered Engineer of Engineering Council (UK) and a Chartered Marine Engineer of the Institute of Marine Engineers, Scientists and Technologists (UK).
Mr Kwan possesses solid and extensive experiences in new shipbuilding, ship repairs, ship design and development, marine engineering systems, procurement of ship power system and equipment, project management and many other related services. He is instrumental in designing custom-built offshore support vessels for the Group that are proven to be exceptionally well received in the offshore support sector.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr Kwan was the Senior Vice President (Engineering) with Jaya Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of Jaya Holdings Ltd) for more than 5 years. He supervised on the ship design, product development and functional engineering, information technology, project procurement of major equipment for new shipbuilding and ship repairs of offshore support vessels and other related services. He was the Vice President (Engineering) of ST Marine Ltd (a company of ST Engineering Ltd) (a major shipbuilding and marine engineering company in Singapore), where he had served for more than 22 years in various positions in the areas of ship design/development and engineering for commercial, naval, para-military and offshore support vessels, shipbuilding processes, project management, information technology, and several other special projects. He had also served as the Engineer Officer on board foreign-going merchant ships for more than 8 years, including the rank of Chief Engineer with Neptune Orient Lines Limited, Singapore.
Mr Gregory Flint joined the Group in February 2016 as the Head of Marine Operations. With nearly 40 years in the marine industry with the last 18 years in the oil and gas industry, Mr Flint was tasked to establish SK Offshore and Marine Sdn Bhd (“SKOM”) as the ship management arm of Nam Cheong. In a short time, SKOM has grown to be a proven vessels operator with over 30 active vessels under his current management. Originally from an engineering background, Mr Flint also holds qualifications as a Ships Master and a Marine Warranty Surveyor. He brings to the Group extensive knowledge of vessels management and operations. Mr Flint was recently appointed as General Manager of Marine Operations.
Mr Flint commenced his seagoing career as a Marine Engineer in Australia before obtaining deck qualifications. After coming ashore, he took on managerial roles in general cargo operations, marine construction and ship repair companies before venturing into the oil and gas industry. He was initially the Country Manager in Papua New Guinea for Tidewater Marine, and then subsequently acted in a similar capacity for Tidewater Marine in Malaysia and Thailand. Mr Flint next joined GAC, a Swedish logistics company and stayed for 8 years, firstly as General Manager based in Turkmenistan, where he managed the operation of up to 20 vessels, operated a shipping agency and initiated Turkmenistan’s first dedicated supply base. He also spearheaded in developing the marine operations in Kazakhstan. He then served as GAC Regional Marine Manager for Africa, Mediterranean, Central Asia and Russia, where he was based in Cairo, Egypt, responsible primarily for the commercial operations of up 30 vessels in the various locations. Mr Flint then joined Topaz Marine as their Marine Operations Manager based in Nigeria, where he was predominantly responsible for all West African vessel operations, from Angola to Ivory Coast, before joining the Group.
Mr Chong Chung Fen joined the Group in 2008 as an Accountant. Appointed as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer in March 2020, Mr Chong oversees the corporate finance, financial planning and risk management, treasury, statutory reporting, taxation and investor relations of the Group. Over the years, he contributed significantly in the major corporate exercises undertaken by the Group, which includes successful listing the Company on the Singapore Exchange, private placement, establishment and issuance medium term notes, acquisitions, joint ventures and financial restructuring.
Mr Chong was the Financial Controller of the Group where he leads the finance and accounts team before his most recent role as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Group, he was the Personal Assistant to Director at The Navigators Asia and Audit Manager at Ernst & Young Kuala Lumpur.
Mr Chong holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Corporate Finance) from the University of Adelaide. He is also a member of CPA Australia and Malaysian Institute of Accountants.