PLC BOARD
John McLean
(Non Executive Chairman)
John McLean, aged 57, is Chairman of Albany Capital, which he co-founded to invest in Chinese and other investments. He is the Non-executive Chairman of China Food Company plc, the 9th largest manufacturer and seller of soya sauce in China and is also Non-executive Chairman of Sorbic International Plc, the leading Chinese sorbate producer and distributor and a non-executive director of a private equity fund. In 2007 he joined the board of Humberts plc, the estate agent, and became its Executive Chairman to lead its rescue and ultimate disposal. Prior to this, he carried out a strategic review for Gamma Holdings NV of their UK interests, including Sanderson, the textile and wallpaper company, and as its UK group managing director successfully implemented the turnaround and disposal plan. Sanderson was a global company which was brand and design led and had operations in America, Asia and China. In the nineties, he was Finance Director and then General Manager of ICS, the UK logistics and overnight courier business and co-led a management buy-out of the company with 3i, prior to its successful disposal to Hays plc. John is a Chartered Accountant and was previously with Coopers & Lybrand in both London and New York.
Raphael Tham Wai Mun
(Chief Executive Officer)
Raphael Tham Wai Mun, aged 40, is experienced in various businesses within the technology, construction, retail and finance industries and has been involved in general management, strategic development, financing and corporate restructuring. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Tham was the senior vice president of a Hong Kong based, GEM listed company involved in securities, corporate finance advisory and other related services and was the country manager of their Singapore subsidiary. Mr Tham has also founded and run other businesses and served on the board of listed companies in Singapore. He is also currently a non-executive director of Byte Power Group Limited, an Australian listed company. Mr Tham started his career with the Economic Development Board of Singapore and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the National University of Singapore.
Feng Bo
(Chief Operating Officer)
Feng Bo, aged 41, graduated from the Beijing Agriculture Engineering University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science. She then completed her graduate course in International Trade at China Ocean University in 2003. She is also a committee member of the China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Institute of Animal Nutrition. She joined Fuss Feed in 1994 and subsequently became its General Manager. Feng Bo is currently a director of Fuss Feed and its legal representative.
Tang Lin
(Chief Financial Officer)
Tang Lin, aged 40, joined China Food from Shandong Haoxin CPAs, China, where she was a Founding Partner. Tang Lin has over ten years' experience within the financial sector, which includes a role as Chief Financial Officer of Shandong Swiss Electric Co. Ltd, where she recently supported the company through a fundraising exercise. Prior to that, Tang Lin was the Chief Financial Officer of Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co. Ltd, where she assisted the company's listing on NASDAQ.
Tang Lin completed her MBA-Finance in 2002, and was a partner at Beijing Yongtuo Accountants, a member firm of the Nexia International network, providing consultancy services in audit, tax and corporate restructuring to businesses across China. Tang Lin brings to China Food considerable experience in working with internationally listed companies, as well as extensive knowledge of M&A activity in China.
Thomas Coley
(Non-executive Director)
Thomas Coley, aged 66, joined China Food following a long and successful international career with Nestlé in 12 different countries building brands and businesses across many of the Nestlé's diverse product portfolio in various management roles. From 2002 until 2010, Thomas Coley held the position of Senior Vice-President leading Nestlé's Dairy Strategic Business unit based in Vevey, Switzerland. Prior to this, he was Chairman and CEO of Nestlé Thai Ltd for seven years, responsible for the Indochina region. This role, based in Bangkok, involved the management of 12 factories, approximately 3,500 personnel and a broad foodstuffs portfolio operating in 22 product categories. Thomas Coley's former Board level experience includes seven years as lead director at Dairy Partners of America (a joint venture between Nestlé S.A and Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited) and three years on the board of the International Dairy Federation based in Brussels.
Last updated 23 Aug 2011