Board & Management

Mr Tony Ong
Chairman

Mr Tony Ong is currently the Chairman of Cogent Development Group Ltd. He is also the Chairman of Cogent Financial Group (HK) Limited, an investment company with controlling interest in property development, hotel ownership and management, media, publishing and commodities trading businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore.

Mr Ong graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Banking and Finance), a Master of Economics Degree and attended a Leadership Program at London School of Economics and Political Science. In his spare time, Tony is passionately engaged in the practice of Karate-Do.

Mr Gerald Woon
Non-Executive Director

Mr Gerald Woon has more than 29 years of communications experience. As a co-founder and director of Cogent Communications Pte Ltd, he has been involved in most of its consulting services for IPO launches, Investor Relations, and Public Relations since its inception. He also has extensive experience in advising public listed companies on their crisis communications. Mr Woon has also worked at Provenance Capital Pte. Ltd., a boutique Corporate Finance firm, where he was involved in deal origination and fund raising.

Mr Woon started his career in the government sector and was formerly Head, Marketing Communications at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), looking after its corporate communication needs as well as the communication needs of its multinational and local company clients in the electronics, chemicals, biomedical sciences, precision engineering, heavy engineering and services industries. At EDB, Mr Woon was also sole media liaison for several ministerial overseas trips and has worked on several multi-government agency initiatives.

Mr Woon holds a Master of Science (Marketing) degree from National University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from Monash University. In addition, he has also completed the Capital Markets & Financial Advisory Services (CMFAS) Module 4A – Rules and Regulations For Advising On Corporate Finance, and is a member of the EDB Society.

Mr Stuart Cameron
Non-Executive and Independent Director

Mr Stuart Cameron is a Partner of KS Black & Co Chartered Accountants. He was formerly with KPMG, Nexia and BDO. Stuart is also a non-practicing Barrister admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW.

Mr Cameron has over 35 years in the accounting profession. In that time, he has had comprehensive experience with many public companies, in varied fields. This has included assisting capital raising, authoring both investigating accountants and independent expert reports, as well as providing compliance services including company secretarial and governance services.

Mr Christopher Wong
Non-Executive and Independent Director

Christopher Wong is currently the General Manager of Finance and Operations at A-dec Trading Company Inc. and has more than 25 years of experience in senior finance, operations and administration in the retail, distribution, and services sector.

Mr Wong started his career in Price Waterhouse where he worked in audit and business advisory services. He served as Director for PADI Asia Pacific (Shenzhen) Office from 2006 to 2008 while he was the Finance and Operations Manager at PADI Asia Pacific Pty Ltd. During his tenure, he was responsible in strategizing the growth and financial compliance of the regional office in the Asia Pacific realm.

Mr Wong is a member of CPA Australia, has a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from Griffith University.