The Gleamour Group

DIRECTORS' PROFILE

		Albert Teo Kin Hua Chairman/Managing Director Albert co-founded Gleason Advertising Pte Ltd together with his brothers, Raymond and Charlie. He has more than 28 years of signage and display systems experience, working extremely hard during the initial years to build up the then fledgling business. His financial prudence and business acumen provided the solid foundation from which the Group’s businesses grew. As Chairman of the Board of Directors, Albert is primarily responsible for the overall management co-ordination, corporate strategic direction, management policies and in ensuring good corporate governance throughout the organisation. He holds a professional certification from the Institute of Financial Accountants (UK). Albert is a member of the Singapore Accountancy Academy , Certified Financial Accountants of Singapore and a fellow member of the Singapore Institute of Management.

		Raymond Teo Kim Huat Vice Chairman/Deputy Managing Director Co-founder Raymond Teo has accumulated 30 years of industry experience – all aspects of design, research and development, manufacturing and installation. Over the last two decades, he is not only responsible for the design and development of numerous systems based on modularity and interchangeable concepts but custom-designs for clients who require value-added solutions with high aesthetic standard and yet functional for their specific purposes. With his ingenuity and creativity, he has 12 worldwide patents to his credit, not to mention several design awards for achieving breakthrough products that have uplifted operating standards in the otherwise handicraft-based signage industry. Under his leadership and keen business sense, the Group received investment incentives and grants from EDB and other government agencies. Raymond has good leadership and management skills enabling him to work closely with sales and marketing personnel. He built up strong staff rapport and motivates and develops people through his enthusiasm and optimism. Raymond actively promotes change and continues to respond aggressively to customers’ demand by widening our product range through innovation and improvement in product features - our relentless effort in research and capital investment.

		Charlie Teo Kim Guan Director A co-founder, Charlie Teo has accumulated more than 25 years of industry experience. He pioneered the innovative concept idea of marrying the skills set of the renovation/furniture manufacturing with that of traditional sign making. It was this strategic and tactical move that set forth the growth path of the Group during the early years. Apart from being creative, he has entrepreneurial spirit and often plunges into domains where none dares to venture. He is well respected for the creative and innovative solutions offered to clients/customers that are both practical and cost effective. Some of the highly acclaimed projects driven by Charlie are the well acknowledged military models developed for museum exhibition, wax replica of historical ornaments, realistic lighting and sound simulation effects for the heritage museum, just to name a few.

		Koh Tong Huat Director/Senior Advisor TH Koh is enlisted to help the Board of Directors formulate a working plan to merge and combine the 5 separate but related businesses into an integrated and formidable Group, ever ready to exploit the synergies that already exist. He is charged with helping the Group’s senior management instill a performance-based culture and generally improving management practices and processes within the entire organisation . In addition, he assists the Group’s Board of Directors to chart longer term strategic plans to expand its business scope and explore new business opportunities, including new market development. He also assumes executive responsibility for the Group’s outdoor media business. He has more than 25 years of senior management experience in a wide variety of industries - advertising and promotion, manufacturing and distribution of fast moving consumer goods, electrical switchboards, motors and pumps, industrial equipment and civil engineering projects. He is a Certified Public Accountant by training and holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from the Heriot Watt University, UK. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK , Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and a member of the Singapore Institute of Management.

		Susie Teo Director Susie Teo joined Ultimate Display Systems Pte Ltd in 1996 as Finance/Admin Director. She is primarily responsible for all areas relating to Corporate Planning, Financial and Credit Management, Information Technology, Human Resource Management, Legal matters and Export Development. She also plays an active role in managing Marketing and Sales activities, New Overseas Market Development as well as in Logistics and Production Control. Susie plays an increasingly important role in driving and influencing the Group’s ability to grow and add to shareholders’ value. She is far-sighted and has a deep and fundamental understanding of each of the business units, specifically how value is created. Working closely with the senior management team, Susie leverages her experience and extensive knowledge to each of the business units by playing a key role in finalising goals and objectives that are both aggressive and achievable. Pro-active and constantly alerting management whenever action and/or direction is required, Susie is instrumental in revamping IT infrastructure, pursuing market development leads and motivating staff towards higher performance. In addition to her accounting qualifications, Susie also holds a banking diploma from the Institute of Bankers , UK . Prior to joining Ultimate Display, she was with Credit Suisse for 16 years and was its Singapore Head for Planning and Internal Control.

		Ann Cho Director An interior designer by profession, Ann graduated with a Diploma in Architecture /Draughtsmanship with the Singapore Polytechnic. She has more than 20 years experience in the signage, display and advertising industries. She joined Ultimate Display System Pte Ltd as Design/Graphic Director offering creative design services to clients and advertising agencies. Prior to joining Ultimate Display, she co-managed a successful interior design company. She works closely with both the Project and Marketing Directors and supervises graphics and design aspects of the Group’s operations. Her responsibilities also include consultation with clients to obtain a clear understanding of their visual communication requirements and to develop design roughs (visuals or sketches). She oversees the preparation of comprehensive design layouts using latest CAD techniques to incorporate photography, illustration and computer-generated imagery to produce clear layout perspectives. Ann is instrumental in many of our highly regarded design perspectives and graphics proposals developed for our corporate clients such as I-One multi-media kiosks, the newly revamped SingTel Phone booths and other major corporate projects.

		Keith Lee Kok Leong Director Keith is one of the pioneering staff of Ultimate Display, having joined as Sales Executive in 1993. With his service devotion, diligence and leadership qualities, he quickly moved up the ranks over the years, culminating in his promotion as Sales/Marketing Director. As a member of senior management, Keith is charged with formulating marketing plans and strategies for Group’s extensive portfolio of products and services and for their effective implementation, including exploiting cross-selling opportunities whenever possible. He is also responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with key market players in Singapore and overseas, including our appointed distributors and sales agents. To support him, he managed a sizable team of dedicated marketing and sales specialists. Over the years, Keith has played an instrumental role in securing new businesses and projects for the Group both locally and regionally. Among the important deals concluded or managed by him included the award winning Comfort’s taxi top, Singapore Expo, airport signage in China , SMRT and SCC. Keith holds a double diploma in Mechanical Engineering and Business Studies awarded by his alma mater, Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

		Teo Chew Hua Director Chew Hua toiled just as hard as the other directors to grow the Group's businesses. For over 2 decades, she devoted a large part of her working hours looking after the general affairs of each of the Group Companies and interacting with the staff, thus ensuring some management presence in all matters, trivial or otherwise, throughout the Group.

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