Board of Directors

Michael Mun Hong Yew | Age: 73

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Date of first appointment as a Director | 27 May 2009 

Date of last re-election as a Director | 28 April 2022

Board Committee memberships:

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Number of directorships in other listed companies as at 31 December 2022 : -

Mr Michael Mun Hong Yew, founder of the Group, is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aztech Global Ltd. With more than 45 years of experience in the electronics industry, Mr Mun is responsible for steering the Group’s strategic growth. In addition to identifying and implementing business growth strategies, he is also responsible for overseeing the operating functions and growth platforms of the Group. Mr Mun began his career in 1975 with the Singapore office of Rank O’Connors, a British consumer electronics distributor, before the founding of Aztech in 1986. He has successfully transformed the Group from a PC manufacturer to a multi-disciplinary business that designs, manufactures and sells IoT devices, data-communication, niche LED lighting and other electrical products today.

Jeremy Mun Weng Hung | Age: 47

Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer


Date of first appointment as a Director | 8 August 2017 

Date of last re-election as a Director | 30 April 2021

Board Committee memberships:

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Number of directorships in other listed companies as at 31 December 2022 : -

Mr Jeremy Mun Weng Hung is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Group. Jeremy is responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of the Group’s businesses, in particular the manufacturing facilities in the PRC and Malaysia. He is also responsible for directing the Group’s manufacturing network and growth. Currently, he also heads the Sustainability Committee, and is responsible for the development, formalisation and implementation of sustainability policies, objectives and strategies. Jeremy has been with the Group since 2002, and was previously involved in the product development and sales of LED lighting business prior his current role.

Jeremy holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of London.

Larry Tan Jwee Meng | Age: 65

Lead Independent Director


Date of first appointment as a Director | 19 February 2021 

Date of last re-election as a Director | 28 April 2023

Board Committee memberships:

• Member, Audit Committee

• Member, Nominating Committee

• Member, Remuneration Committee

Number of directorships in other listed companies as at 31 December 2022 : -

Mr Larry Tan was appointed Lead Independent Director of the Company on 1 May 2023. He joined the Board on 19 February 2021. Mr Tan is currently a retiree. Prior to his retirement, Mr Tan was the Asia President of Texas Instruments Singapore Private Limited from July 2007 to his retirement in July 2018. Mr Tan started his career in 1979 as a process engineer at the memory product division of Texas Instruments Singapore Private Limited before taking on few other portfolios as engineering manager, manufacturing manager as well as site quality and reliability manager. Subsequently, he assumed the role of vice president of marketing in the Asia Pacific sales and marketing division in 1991 prior to being the vice president of sales from 1993.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours Class 1 (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Birmingham and a Master of Business Administration from Brunel University.

Tan Teik Seng | Age: 68

Independent Director


Date of first appointment as a Director | 19 February 2021 

Date of last re-election as a Director | 28 April 2023

Board Committee memberships:

• Chairman, Nominating Committee

• Member, Audit Committee

• Member, Remuneration Committee

Number of directorships in other listed companies as at 31 December 2022 : -

Mr Tan Teik Seng is the Independent Director, and was appointed Chairman of the Company’s Nominating Committee on 1 May 2023. He joined the Board on 19 February 2021. Mr Tan is also the executive director of Teleios SC Pte Ltd, a boutique executive search firm. Mr Tan possesses over 30 years of experience in the electronics industry, and his previous appointments include senior managing director of Advanced Micro Devices (Singapore) Pte Ltd, where he managed the business’ Singapore and regional operations.

In addition, Mr Tan held directorships in Nasdaq-listed O2Micro International Ltd from 2010-2022 and in non-profit organisations. From 2015 to 2019, he was the Vice-chairman of the board of directors of The Helping Hand, a halfway house for the rehabilitation of ex-drug addicts. At Bizlink Centre Singapore Ltd, a non-profit organisation that provides sheltered workshop and employment placement services for the disadvantaged and disabled, he was a non-executive director from 1999 to 2013, and was the chairman of its board from 2001 to 2010.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Human Resource Institute and a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Christopher Huang Junli | Age: 37

Independent Director

Date of first appointment as a Director | 19 February 2021 

Date of last re-election as a Director | 28 April 2022

Board Committee memberships:

• Chairman, Remuneration Committee

• Member, Audit Committee

• Member, Nominating Committee

Number of directorships in other listed companies as at 31 December 2022 : 1

Mr Christopher Huang was appointed Chairman of the Company’s Remuneration Committee on 1 May 2023 and is the Independent Director since his appointment to the Board on 19 February 2021. In addition, Mr Huang is the independent non-executive Chairman of the Mainboard listed Fu Yu Corporation Limited, and chairs the remuneration committee. He is also the managing director of CHP Law LLC and advises on various areas of law, with a focus on the legal and tax aspects of cross border commercial transactions, including transfer pricing. Prior to his founding of CHP Law LLC in April 2019, Mr Huang headed CNP Tax and Advisory Pte Ltd and the tax practice group of Colin Ng & Partners LLP. He joined Colin Ng & Partners LLP (now known as CNPLaw LLP) in April 2015 and was made a partner in 2018. He started his career as an accountant at Hastings Deering Australia Limited, and has worked as business manager at Adcomp Technology Pte Ltd, as a tax associate in the transfer pricing department of PricewaterhouseCoopers and as a tax lawyer at VoskampLawyers.

Mr Huang holds a dual degree in law (LL.B.) and commerce (B.Com) from the University of Queensland (Australia).

Jeann Low Ngiap Jong | Age: 62

Independent Director

Date of first appointment as a Director | 1 August 2022 

Date of last re-election as a Director | 28 April 2023

Board Committee memberships:

• Chairman, Audit Committee

• Member, Nominating Committee

• Member, Remuneration Committee

Number of directorships in other listed companies as at 31 December 2022 : 3

Ms Jeann Low Ngiap Jong was appointed the Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee on 1 May 2023 following her appointment to the Board as Independent Director on 1 August 2022. Ms Low is also the Independent Director and member of the Audit Committee of CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust Management Limited, the Manager of Mainboard listed CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Non-executive Director and member of Nomination and Compensation Committee of Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited, and Non-executive Director of Intouch Holdings Public Company Limited. Prior to her current role as Senior Advisor to Singapore Telecommunications Limited (“Singtel”), Ms Low was the Group Chief Corporate Officer of Singtel from April 2015 until her retirement in April 2021. As the Group Chief Corporate Officer, Ms Low was responsible for Singtel’s corporate functions including mergers and acquisitions, corporate communications, legal, regulatory, risk management and procurement. She was previously Singtel’s Group Chief Financial Officer for seven (7) years. Ms Low joined Singtel in October 1998 as its Group Financial Controller and held several management roles including Executive Vice President of Strategic Investments and CFO of Optus.

Ms Low holds an Honours Degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.