Non-Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Strategy Committee, and Member of the Nominating Committee
Mr. Loke Wai San has been the Chairman of AEM since 2011 and served as Executive Chairman from 2017 to 2020. He is also the founder and CEO of private equity fund adviser Novo Tellus Capital Partners.
With over 28 years of global technology management and investment experience, Mr. Loke helped transform AEM from a regional automation company to an emerging global technology provider of semiconductor backend test solutions.
He has also provided leadership for AEM’s acquisitions. Mr. Loke also serves on the board of Temasek Polytechnic and on the boards of several other public and private companies in the region.
Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, Member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee, and Member of the Nominating Committee
Mr. James Toh is a founding director of Novo Tellus Capital Partners, a Singapore-based private equity firm. Mr. Toh started his career in management consulting, at Booz Allen & Hamilton, and subsequently A.T. Kearney. For the last 25 years, he has been investing in property and private equity in Asia and the US, via his family company, ACT Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Independent Director and Chairman of Audit & Risk Management Committee
Ms. Alice Lin brings a wealth of leadership experience that spans the corporate, investments, and philanthropic sectors. She served as CFO of Oracle Asia Pacific, managing finance and M&A for the multi-billion US-listed technology company in the region. Ms. Lin’s experience covers multiple geographies and functions, including a stint as Director of Globalisation at Oracle. She is a shareholder and director of Green Mountains Investments Ltd., focusing on a broad range of late-stage and listed companies. She was a founding board member of Asian University for the Women Support Foundation in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director, Member of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Remuneration Committee, and Member of the Strategy Committee
Mr. Russell Tham is Head of Emerging Technologies at Temasek Global Investments, focused on investing globally in deep tech ventures grounded in STEM innovation. Prior to joining Temasek in 2020, Russell was President of New Enterprises and Ventures at ST Engineering.
Russell has over two decades of experience building and scaling new markets for Applied Materials, a Silicon Valley headquartered technology MNC, where he was President, Applied Materials Southeast Asia and concurrently held global corporate- level business development responsibilities for new markets. Russell oversaw the company’s Singapore infrastructure expansion into manufacturing, supply chain, R&D and product development for global markets. In addition, Russell sits on multiple public and private boards, including as Chairman of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) Board. Russell holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.
Independent Director, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, and Member of the Strategy Committee
Mr. André Andonian has over 30 years of experience in consulting companies across the Semiconductors, Industrials & Electronics, Automotive & Assembly, and Aerospace & Defense industries on strategic, operational, and organizational topics. He has extensive experience in transforming companies into global leaders and in the assessment and development of talent. He has held multiple executive leadership roles across Europe, the U.S. and Asia over his 34 years at McKinsey & Company, such as Managing Partner of McKinsey Japan, Global and Americas Leader of McKinsey’s Advanced Industries Sector, and most recently, the Managing Partner of McKinsey Korea. He currently supports McKinsey & Company as Special Advisor/Senior Partner Emeritus in North Asia.
Independent Director, Member of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Remuneration Committee, and Member of the Strategy Committee
Mr. Loh Kin Wah has extensive leadership experience in the semiconductor industry. He is a Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Technology Committee at AMS AG, Non-Executive Chairman at Kinergy Corporation Ltd, Director at UTAC Pte Ltd, and Chairman of Huba Control AG. Over the last 30 years, his appointments include Vice Chairman of Ampleon BV, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing of NXP Semiconductors, President and CEO of Qimonda AG, and Executive Vice President, Communications Group of Infineon Technologies AG.
Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director, Member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee, and Member of the Strategy Committee
After helming the company as its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Chok Yean Hung joined AEM’s Board of Directors. As a board member, Mr. Chok continues to provide his insights, management, and technical experience. With over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, he is highly recognised for his foresight and aptitude to build and grow start-up companies to sustainable, independent, publicly-listed companies. Before his tenure with AEM, Mr. Chok successfully co-founded two OSAT companies, UTAC and Ellipsiz Test/EEMS Asia.
Independent Non-Executive Director, and Member of the Strategy Committee
Dr. Yeo has held senior leadership positions at Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), including Deputy Chief Executive, Innovation & Enterprise. He leads National Programmes such the National Semiconductor Translation and Innovation Centre.
Prior to this, he served as Director of Research and Development at TSMC, leading organizations spanning research, pathfinding, and development from 2014 to 2022, where he contributed to the development of advanced semiconductor technologies.
He is also a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the National University of Singapore.
