Mr Loo Lip Giam, together with his wife, founded Focus Network Agencies (Singapore) Pte Ltd (“FNA”) in 1991. Prior to that, Mr Loo, a registered professional engineer (civil engineering) by training, was with a firm of consulting engineers for 6 years, and moved on to join Vickers Ballas Pte Ltd as Vice-President in 1987.

Under Mr Loo’s leadership, the FNA Group has since grown into a business with turnover of S$146 million, a portfolio of more than 35 internationally renowned brands, a staff of 400 and a distribution network that extends into most of Indo China, South-East and North-East Asia and as far west as India. Its subsidiaries have also expanded into the distribution of wines, spirits and branded bathroom and kitchen solutions.

FNA is the founder and operator of Singapore’s first chocolate boutique, The Cocoa Trees, offering the widest selection of internationally renowned brands under one roof.

Ms Esther Tang-Loo, a graduate of NUS (BA, Economics), comes from a management background in retailing with Isetan, Sime Darby, Delifrance and Duty Free Singapore (“DFS”) where she was responsible for brand management, marketing, product launches and sales of branded FMCG products. At DFS, she was in-charge of the chocolates division. It was after her stint at DFS that she started FNA with her husband in 1991.

At FNA, Ms Tang is responsible for overseeing marketing, public relations and retail operations. She is very involved in community work with schools, churches and charitable organizations with FNA being a partner of many fund raising exercises.

Mr Wong Ngiam Foo, a graduate from Macquarie University, Australia (BEC, Accounting), has over 20 years of experience in audit, management consultancy and corporate finance with Coopers and Lybrand, Prime Venture Resources and Macquarie Bank. He has also held senior management positions in a futures brokerage and F&B business.

Mr Wong joined FNA in October 2003 and is in-charge of the FNA Group’s finance, treasury, tax and accounting functions. He is also responsible for overseeing business development overseas in countries such as China, Indonesia and India, and takes charge of special projects such as startups, joint-ventures and acquisitions.

Ms Ng Soo Noi oversees the finance, accounting, tax and treasury functions of the Group. Ms Ng has over 20 years of experience in accounting, finance and auditing. Having started her career as an auditor with an international accounting firm, she subsequently moved on to join a public listed industrial conglomerate where she held managerial position in the financial and management accounting areas.

Prior to joining the Company in October 1999, she was the regional financial controller of a public listed company where she spent over 2 years in China overseeing the finance function of the operations there.

Ms Ng is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.

Ms Susan Tann was appointed to spearhead the development and operation of the Gloria Jean’s Coffees business in June 2009. Prior to that, Ms Tann was the General Manager of the Swensen’s business in Singapore. In the 20-year tenure with the Company, she has been involved in various aspects of the business from new concept development, marketing and brand development to operations, real estate selection and franchising activities.

Ms Tann holds an International Master of Business Administration from the University of South Australia.

Mr Terence Lim is responsible for the Season Group of companies. Prior to joining the company, he spent many years with MNCs in the Oil and Gas industry. He was stationed in China for 6 years where he spearheaded Van Leeuwen Group’s growth plans and was also involved in their joint venture with a Chinese stateowned enterprise. He subsequently led RathGibson’s sales network expansion into Asia Pacific for 2 years before returning to Van Leeuwen Group’s Singapore Office in 2007 where he oversaw the Group’s largest project. He was later appointed as General Manager, Thailand from 2008 to 2010.

Mr Leck Kim Song is responsible for the management and operations of Season Confectionary & Bakery Sdn. Bhd. He has over 20 years of experience in building, civil engineering, recreation and resort development in Singapore, Australia and Indonesia.

He holds a BSc in Building with Honours from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and a MSc in Project Management from the University of Melbourne. He is a Chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK), the Chartered Institute of Building (UK), the Chartered Management Institute (UK) and the Australian Chartered Institute of Building. He is also a corporate member of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers.