Phoon Wai Meng
Non-Executive and Independent Director

Phoon Wai Meng is an Independent Director (appointed 1 July 2004), Chairman of the Audit Committee during the year and member of both the Nominating and Remuneration Committees. On 13 August 2008, he relinquished his chairmanship but remains as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Phoon is presently the Vice President and General Manager (Manufacturing) of Avago Technologies Singapore, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. Mr. Phoon has more than 25 years of management experience in the design, manufacturing, assembly and testing of semiconductor IC and high performance fiber optics products. He was one of the pioneers in the setting up of the first IC design house in Singapore back in 1987. Presently, Mr. Phoon also sits on the Board of Directors of Chartered Silicon Partners (a.k.a. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing's Fab 6).

Mr. Phoon graduated from Monash University, Australia with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.