FRENCKEN GROUP LIMITED
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
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DENNIS AU
Dennis Au was appointed as President of our Group
on 5 May 2015. He is responsible for charting the
Group’s strategic direction, setting the organisation’s
goals, overseeing its global operations and driving its
performance.
In addition to his role as the Group’s President, Mr Au
also holds the position of Chief Executive Officer of the
Mechatronics Division, and oversees the division’s business
development and expansion plans in Europe, Asia and the
USA.
Mr Au has 25 years of experience in the high technology
industry for aerospace & defense, automotive,
communications and semiconductor markets. He was
previously Vice President and General Manager of Sales,
Marketing and Support at Keysight Technologies for
the Korea South Asia Pacific region. Prior to that, Mr Au
was Vice President and General Manager with Agilent
Technologies and was also formerly Regional Manager for
Hewlett Packard’s Hi-Volume Manufacturing Test Solutions
for Asia Pacific.
Mr Au holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic,
Electrical and Systems) from the National University of
Malaysia.
DAVID CHIN YEAN CHOON
David Chin Yean Choon is the Chief Financial Officer of
our Group. He has overall responsibility of the treasury
and cash flow management, risk management evaluation,
corporate finance, audit and tax compliance, systems,
in addition to the financial reporting of our Group. He
has extensive exposure in financial management, having
held several key positions in various other companies both
in Indonesia and Malaysia. In 1970, he commenced his
professional training in United Kingdom as an accountant
with Jacob Cavenagh and Skeet before moving on as a tax
senior in Coopers & Lybrand. In 1978, Mr Chin returned
to Malaysia, where he held the positions of financial
controller (or equivalent positions) with various companies
in Malaysia. Between 1992 and 1996, he was the financial
planning advisor for the Bumi Raya Utama Group, a group
of companies based in Indonesia. From 1996 to 1998,
he was the vice president, finance, for P.T. Smart Corp.,
another group based in Indonesia. In 1999, he joined the
Asian Agri Group, a large Indonesian plantation group, as
its group financial controller. Mr Chin joined our Group
in 2002.
He is a chartered accountant by profession, a fellow of
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales as well as a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian
Institute of Accountants.
PROFILE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGEMENT
(CONT’D)
