Mr Wijaya Lawrence, an Indonesian citizen and an entrepreneur, is the Executive Chairman and President of the Group. Being the founder of the Wilton, Mr Wijaya Lawrence is responsible for the strategic planning, overall management and operations of the Group.
Prior to 2000, Mr Wijaya Lawrence was involved in various general trading businesses, such as lighting products, electronics.
In 2000, Mr Wijaya Lawrence founded P.T. Wilton Wahana Indonesia (“PT WWI”), which was involved in the business of trading in lighting products and electronics.
In 2007, Mr Wijaya Lawrence was also involved in the business of trading various natural resources, such as zirconium, lead and coal, to several countries.
In 2010, Mr Wijaya Lawrence decided to cease the trading business of PT WWI and focus on the mining business of the Group.
Mr Lau Chin Huat, a Singapore Citizen, is the Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He is a public accountant and chartered accountant with over 40 years of experience in accounting, taxation, insolvency, and corporate advisory. He is also a senior Accredited Director with the Singapore Institute of Directors. Mr Lau founded Lau Chin Huat & Co, a public accounting firm, in 1986 after starting his career with Arthur Andersen.
Mr Lau holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore. He is a Public Accountant, a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, and an ISCA Financial Forensic Professional. He is also accredited as a Tax Practitioner (Income Tax) and a Tax Advisor (GST), and serves as a professional deputy.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) and The Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, as well as a member of CPA Australia, the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals, and the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Beyond his professional practice, Mr Lau has contributed extensively to public service and education. He is Chairman of the Finance Committee of South West CDC, and a Patron of Pasir Ris West CCC. In recognition of his service, he was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) and the Gold Award – Service to Education Award by the Ministry of Education in 2009.
Mr Lau has also undergone comprehensive director training, having completed the Singapore Institute of Directors’ Listed Entity Director Programme and the Singapore Environment Council’s Enterprise Sustainability Programme.
Currently, he serves as independent chairman of Kimly Limited, independent director of Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) Limited, and independent director of Enviro-Hub Holdings Ltd.
Mr Jimmy Rusli, an Indonesia Citizen, is an Independent Director, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee. He has over 25 years of extensive experience in capital markets, securities, and investment banking, with a strong focus on institutional equity sales and client relationship management.
He began his career in banking as Marketing Head at PT. Bank Lippo before transitioning into the securities sector. Over the years, he has held senior positions at several established financial institutions, including Sales Equity at PT. Putra Saridaya Persada Sekuritas, Sales Equity Manager at PT. Vickers Ballas Tamara, and Vice President, Equity Division at PT.KUO Capital Raharja. From 2003 to 2005, he was Relationship Manager at PT. Andalan Artha Advisindo Sekuritas, where he was also involved in the underwriting of PT. Mandala Multifinance Tbk in 2005. He later joined PT. Kim Eng Sekuritas as Vice President, Institutional Equity Sales, serving institutional clients including fund managers, pension funds, and state-owned enterprises.
Since 2010, Mr Rusli has been with PT. UOB Kay Hian Securities, serving as Sales Manager from 2010 to 2014 and as Associate Director – Institutional Sales from 2015 onwards, where he is responsible for managing institutional clients and providing investment banking support.
Mr Rusli holds a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from Oklahoma City University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Universitas Tarumanagara.
Mr Yeo Boon Keong, a Singapore Citizen, is an Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, as well as a member of the Nominating Committee and the Remuneration Committee.
Mr Yeo is a Public Accountant and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner in Singapore. He is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), CPA Australia, and the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals. He has more than 30 years of experience in auditing, accounting, tax, restructuring and insolvency.
Mr Yeo holds a Master of Practising Accounting from Monash University, Australia. He is also an Accredited Director with the Singapore Institute of Director, and currently serves as an independent director of Hatten Land Limited and Capital World Limited, both of which are listed on the SGX-ST.
Mr Yeo’s principal commitments are with Adagio Chartered Accountants and Technic-Inter Asia Pte Ltd, both of which are accounting-related entities.
