Board of Directors

Mr. Melvyn Pun was appointed the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yoma Strategic with effect from 24 July 2024. Prior to this, he had served as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director since 27 July 2015. Mr. Melvyn Pun has been a member of the Board since 20 September 2012, including as Alternate Director to Mr. Serge Pun (the then Executive Chairman) from 20 September 2012 to 27 July 2015. He was last re-elected to the Board on 30 July 2026. Mr. Melvyn Pun is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Since 2015, Mr. Melvyn Pun spearheaded the move to diversify the Group’s businesses along its core businesses whilst also building streams of recurring revenues and profits. He has been extensively involved in developing the Group’s relationships with key partners, including Mitsubishi Corporation, IFC, ADB, Yum! Brands, New Holland, JCB, Dulwich College International, Telenor and Pernod Ricard, amongst others.

Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Melvyn Pun spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong SAR, where he was Managing Director, Head of Asia Ex-Japan Corporate Solutions Group. He has extensive financial and corporate experience in various corporate markets across Asia such as Greater China, Southeast Asia, and Korea where he provided corporations and non-profit organisations with financial services that included fund raising, investments and risk management. Beyond Yoma Strategic, Mr. Melvyn Pun is also a board member of the Myanmar Institute of Directors.

Mr. Melvyn Pun holds a Bachelor of Arts, Masters of Engineering and Masters of Arts from the University of Cambridge.

Mr. Cyrus Pun was appointed as an Executive Director with effect from 1 September 2024 (date of last re-election: 31 July 2025). Prior to this, he had served as an Executive Director from February 2011 to January 2019 and headed the Group’s Real Estate business from 2012 to 2018. He was also a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company from 1 February 2019 to 31 December 2021 and Alternate Director to Mr. Serge Pun (the then Executive Chairman) between 1 January 2022 and 24July 2024.

Mr. Cyrus Pun started his career working in the export industry in China and worked for Hutchison Port Holdings’ South China Commercial Division. Mr. Cyrus Pun joined Serge Pun & Associates in 2007 to develop a mixed-used real estate project in Dalian, China.

During his previous tenure as an Executive Director and Head of Real Estate of Yoma Strategic from 2012 to 2019, Mr. Cyrus Pun led the Group’s real estate activities, including some of Myanmar’s largest and most prominent projects, and was responsible for bringing in international partners and investors for these developments. He also initiated the Group’s expansion into the affordable housing segment. Mr. Cyrus Pun has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Memories Group Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Memories Group Limited, a company listed on the Catalist of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited prior to January 2023) since February 2019.

Mr. Cyrus Pun holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and an Executive M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University-Hong Kong University of Science and Technology programme.

Appointed to the Board on 22 December 2017 (date of last re-election: 31 July 2025), Mr. George Thia is a Non-Executive Independent Director. He is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Mr. George Thia has more than 35 years’ experience in merchant banking and financial services, being actively involved in many corporate finance transactions in Singapore and the surrounding region. He is a chartered accountant (Singapore) and practiced with Cooper Brothers & Co. (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers).

Mr. George Thia is currently a business consultant for mergers and acquisitions at GAAB Private Limited and Asianic Private Limited and an advisor to a private equity fund focusing on healthcare, eldercare and education. He has been a board member of the National Cancer Centre Singapore for 26 years until 31 March 2026. He is also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of CH Offshore, an SGX-listed company in the business of offshore supplies and services.

Mr. George Thia was formerly a Managing Director at Morgan Grenfell, Merrill Lynch International, Sun Hung Kai Securities and Lum Chang Securities. He was also an Executive Director and Partner of Kay Hian (now UOB Kay Hian Securities). Mr. George Thia was the Executive Chairman of two publicly listed companies and had served as an Independent Director and the Chairman of Audit Committees of several listed companies in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. He was a consultant to the SGX on the training of regulation officers and rendered advice on the development and launch of the Catalist Board on the SGX. Mr. George Thia also practiced business consultancy in association with the law firms Rodyk & Davidson (Singapore) from 2003 to 2005 and Kelvin Chia & Partners (Myanmar) from 2012 to 2013.

Mr. George Thia is a Life Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a retired Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK). Ho also holds a Master of Gerontology from the Singapore University of Social Science (formerly known as UniSIM).

Appointed to the Board on 3 November 2020 (date of last re-election: 30 July 2026), Professor Koh is a Non-Executive Independent Director. She is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Professor Annie Koh is Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) at Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). She is a renowned conference speaker, panel moderator and commentator. She chaired the Asian Bond Fund 2 supervisory committee for the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 2005 – 2023 and is currently a board member of Singapore Food Agency.

Professor Koh is currently an independent director of AMTD IDEA Group, JustCo Holdings Limited, Mewah International Limited, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore Pte Ltd and Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. She serves as board member on non-profit organisations World Wide Fund for Nature (Singapore) and EtonHouse Community Fund. Additionally, she has been appointed as an Advisory Council member of the Center for Sustainable Finance & Private Wealth, and an Advisor for YouthTechSG. Previous boards served on as Independent Director include Prime US REIT from 2019 – 2025, GovTech, Singapore’s CPF, K1 Ventures boards, and was a member of Singapore’s Customs Advisory Council from 2019 – 2025, the World Economic Forum Global Future Council from 2019 – 2022, and the HR Industry Transformation Advisory Panel from 2018 – March 2023.

Professor Koh also advises selected single-family offices and privately owned enterprises such as Flexxon Pte Ltd., HMI Group and TOP International, and startup company Pyxis Maritime Pte Ltd. She has been an investment committee member of iGlobe Partners since July 2010. Previously held leadership positions at SMU before January 2021 include Vice President for Business Development; V3 Group Professor of Family Entrepreneurship; Academic Director of Business Families Institute and International Trading Institute; Associate Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Business; and Dean, Office of Executive and Professional Education.

Professor Koh received her Ph.D. degree in International Finance as a Fulbright scholar from Stern School of Business, New York University in 1988. Her research interests are in Family Office and Family Business, Investor Behaviour, Alternative Investments and Enterprise Risk Management. She co-authored Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 2nd edition (2021), and Financing Internationalisation – Growth Strategies for Successful Companies (2004), co-editor of Asian Family Business: Succession, Governance and Innovation (2020), and author of a number of Asian family business cases and survey reports. In recognition of her contribution to education and the public sector, she was awarded the bronze and silver Singapore Public Administration medal in 2010 and 2016 respectively, the Adult Education Prism Award in 2017 and the Tripartite Alliance Award in 2023.

Mr. Syquia was appointed as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director on 23 January 2026 (date of last re-election: 30 July 2026).

Mr. Syquia currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Ayala Corporation, bringing with him over three decades of leadership experience in banking and finance. He has a proven track record in corporate finance, strategic planning and investment management.

Prior to joining Ayala, Mr. Syquia was Executive Vice President and Head of Institutional Banking at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), where he led a comprehensive portfolio encompassing Corporate and Commercial Banking, Investment Banking and Transaction Banking. His strategic oversight and client-centric approach played a pivotal role in strengthening BPI’s institutional relationships and overall financial performance.

Mr. Syquia’s earlier career includes key leadership roles at ING, where he served as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Finance in the Philippines. He was also Head of Strategy and Business Development for ING Asia Pacific Ltd., overseeing the firm’s insurance and asset management operations across the region. Before joining BPI in 2016, he returned to banking as Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking at Standard Chartered in the Philippines, where he led engagements with top-tier corporate clients and supported strategic growth initiatives in the local market.

Mr. Syquia holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from Fordham University in New York, where he graduated with honours. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Management Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University.”

Mr. Ho was appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director on 1 March 2025 (date of last re-election: 31 July 2025). He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Mr. Ho brings over 30 years of global leadership experience across real estate, finance, fintech, and international relations and policy. He has held senior executive roles in multinational organisations, government-linked entities, and high-growth startups, with responsibilities in general management, corporate strategy, human capital, technology, legal, and operational transformation. He is currently an independent consultant and Director of HSC Leadership Pte. Ltd.

Mr. Ho was previously Chief Operating Officer at Olea Global, a fintech venture backed by Standard Chartered Bank, and Chief Corporate Officer at JustCo, where he was part of the C-level team that drove the company’s expansion across Asia. Prior to those appointments, he spent a decade in real estate, with roles as CEO Vietnam and Group Chief, Corporate Services at Mapletree, and Head of Group Human Resources at CapitaLand.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Ho was an international civil servant at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. His experience at the IMF include economic policy development, legal reform, and financial crisis management in Asia, Africa and the Americas. A lawyer by training, Mr. Ho began his career as a banking and corporate litigation lawyer at Rajah & Tann and Drew & Napier.

Mr. Ho holds an MBA from Singapore Management University, an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from New York University School of Law, and an LL.B. from the National University of Singapore. He is a Senior Accredited Director of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Appointed to the Board on 1 August 2025 (date of last re-election: 30 July 2026), Ms. Poh is a Non-Executive Independent Director. She is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Ms. Poh brings deep governance and leadership experience across technology, healthcare, fintech, energy, investment, and non-profit sectors. She currently serves as an Independent and Non-Eexcutive Director of TIH Limited (SGX: T55), Chairperson of the Audit & Risk Committee at the Singapore Eye Research Institute, and Board Director of the Fred Hollows Foundation (Hong Kong & ASEAN). Ms Poh is Chairperson and Non-Independent Director of W2S Solutions SE Asia and also Co-Founder and Non-Independent Director of BoardLen Pte Ltd.

She previously served on the boards of Singapore Pools, SISTIC.com, SATA CommHealth, SP PowerGrid, and a digital payments firm in China, chairing board committees in audit, risk, finance, and technology. From 2014 to 2023, she was a Governing Council Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Poh held Group CEO and CEO roles at NETS, Iconz-Webvisions, and SP Telecom, leading digital and infrastructure businesses across the Asia-Pacific region. She also brings entrepreneurial perspective, having co-founded ventures in digital transformation, AI-enabled services, and board advisory services company — complementing her board work with insight into innovation, founder dynamics, and emerging technologies.

Ms. Poh is a Senior Accredited Director and Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors, Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Directors, Fellow of the Singapore Computer Society, and a member of both the Singapore Fund Directors Association and the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia. She was named an SG100 Women in Tech Honouree in 2023 and is a Distinguished Alumni of the Institute of Systems Science at the National University of Singapore. She also serves as a Global Board Mentor with Criticaleye, a leadership development organisation in London.

She holds an MBA from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, New York.