MR FRANCIS CHANG is Vice President for Exploration & Production. Prior to joining RH Petrogas, Mr Chang served as a Vice President for International Operations in GNT International Inc. that is based in Beijing, China. He brings along wide network with US based major and independent oil companies throughout his over 30 years of industrial experience. Mr Chang's technical expertise in many petroleum basins in the global arena and geological experience in China over the past 7 years will be invaluable to RH Petrogas in developing their Fuyu 1 Block in China.
Mr Chang graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from National Taiwan University and attended a graduate study programme in Geophysics at Harvard University.
MR SAMUEL CHEONG is Vice President for Commercial. Mr Cheong was a Commercial Director of Orchard Energy Pte Ltd, which is now a subsidiary of RH Petrogas, since March 2009. Before joining Orchard Energy, Mr Cheong served in various capacities ranging from business development, commercial, risk management and crude operation in Singapore Petroleum Company Limited for approximately 18 years.
Mr Cheong's involvement in many successful cases of acquisitions and joint ventures in both the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry forms a strong portfolio that RH Petrogas can tap on to strengthen their new core business - exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources. He also led the company's asset team in managing its entire portfolio of upstream exploration and production assets. Mr Cheong graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore.
MR THEN GUANG YAW is the Group Financial Controller. He joined the Group in 2006 as Internal Audit Manager and was stationed in our Manufacturing plant in Shenzhen for a year. His earlier background was in external and internal audit with companies in Malaysia. Prior to joining us in 2006, he spent 6 years as Financial Controller and later as General Manager of a company of Rimbunan Hijiau Group in South America. Mr Then is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
MS SARAH HONG is the HR & Administration Manager. She was Finance Manager of Orchard Energy Pte Ltd since July 2008, now a subsidiary of the Company. Prior to that, she spent 6 years with Singapore Petroleum Company Limited (SPC) as a Senior Investment Analyst in the Upstream Business Unit. While in SPC, she spent 2 years as a Finance Specialist cum SPC's representative in the Gas pipeline Investment Company in Jakarta, Indonesia. She has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience having worked in various positions in the oil & gas, pharmaceutical, and commodities industry. Ms. Hong is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds a Master of Science in Computing/Information Technology.
MR TIONG KIU KING is the Director of KRL. He is the Vice Chairman of the China National Petroleum Corporation Joint Management Committee of Fuyu 1 Block. He has extensive business experience in many industries, including timbers, media and publishing, property development, plantation, as well as investment projects in Mainland China. Mr. Tiong is currently also an Executive Chairman of One Media Group Limited, a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and an Executive Director of Media Chinese International Limited, a company primarily listed on the main boards of both the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd.
Mr. Tiong obtained a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Tak Ming College in Hong Kong in 1964. He also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of Media Chinese International Limited and other private limited companies.
MR TSANG HIN SUNG is the General Manager of KRL. He is a member of the China National Petroleum Corporation Joint Management Committee of Fuyu 1 Block. He is also the General Manager and Advisor of investment projects of Rimbunan Hijau Group of Companies in the PRC, a group owned and controlled by Tan Sri Datuk Sir Tiong Hiew King, the Executive Chairman of the Company. Mr Tsang has over 40 years of experience in various businesses in the PRC, including petroleum, mining, property development, toll roads, water treatment, and manufacturing. Mr Tsang obtained a Bachelor Degree in Mathematics from the University of Hainan in 1962.
MS GAO YINGHUA is the Technical Director of KRL. She is a Senior Engineer in China and is one of the most experienced heavy oil specialists in the petroleum industry in China, especially in the area of production and exploration. Prior to joining KRL, she was the Chief Engineer of Beijing BFC Petroleum Technology Ltd. Ms Gao has over 37 years of experience in the petroleum industry in China and has been granted a number of awards, including Oilfield Advanced Science and Technology Award. She has a Bachelor Degree in Oil Production and Exploitation from the Southwest China Petroleum Institute in China in 1970.
MR FX DARMONO is the General Manager of OE West Belida in Indonesia. He joined Orchard Energy in November 2009. Prior to that, he was the General Manager as well as Chief Geology positions of several oil companies under Pertamina subsidiary, Indonesia state-owned oil company for 2 years and senior executives in PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia for over 29 years. Mr Darmono graduated from the Geological Engineering of Gajah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
MR STEVEN ANG LEE TONG is the Director & General Manager of our China electronics operations since May 2006. He has more than 20 years of electronics and contract manufacturing experience accumulated in China and Singapore. The companies he worked for included Celestica (Suzhou) where he was the Manufacturing Manager in-charge of manufacturing and later with added responsibilities for test and engineering. Prior to that he was with Samina-SCI (Kunshan, Shanghai), Goldtron Electronics (Singapore) as well as Seagate (Singapore). Mr Ang has a Diploma in Production Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic.