Icon Energy Annual Report 2019
Derek Murphy Non-executive Director Retired 31/08/2019 Qualifications: BA, LLB (UQ), LLM (Lond), FAIM, FAICD, FHKloD, SF Fin Experience: Mr Derek Murphy was appointed to the Board on 20 March 2009 as a Non-executive Director of Icon Energy Limited and is a member of the Board’s Remuneration, Nominations and Succession Committee and a member of its Audit and Risk Management Committee. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. He was admitted as a Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Federal and High Courts of Australia. Before practicing as a Barrister in Brisbane for some years, he was the Queensland partner of ABS White and Company, a Sydney based stock broking firm. During a career spanning 20 years in Hong Kong, he was a Crown Counsel, Deputy Commissioner for Securities and Commodities Trading, Managing Director of what is now HSBC Asset Management, and Group Vice President, Corporate Communications, of First Pacific Company Limited, a publicly listed conglomerate. Derek is a Non-executive Director of Hayco Manufacturing Limited, a large manufacturing Company in Hong Kong and China. He is Chairman of the Clem Jones Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine at Bond University, and a Member of the Gold Coast Advisory Council at Griffith University. He is Deputy Chairman of Queensland International Institute, a vocational education provider headquartered in Brisbane and with a branch in Myanmar. He retired as Chairman of the School Council of The Southport School ( TSS ) at the end of 2009 after 12 years on Council. Director since 20/03/2009 Dr Kevin Jih Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary and Executive Director Retired 31/08/2019 Qualifications: BA, MBA, MAcc, PhD(Bond), CPA, FAIM, FAICD Experience: Dr Kevin Jih joined Icon Energy Limited as Deputy Chief Financial Officer in November 2008 and was promoted as Chief Financial Officer in July 2010. Kevin was elected as Executive Director in December 2011 and appointed Company Secretary in May 2015 following an internal restructure of the Company. Kevin graduated with a Master of Business Administration in 1994 and a Master of Accounting both from Bond University. In 2008 he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting from Bond University. He is a Certified Practising Accountant and has wide experience in the private and public sectors specialising in management accounting, financial accounting, human resource management and corporate governance. Kevin has held numerous key positions as the Finance and HR Manager, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bond University, Australia; Vice President of Tai-Chern Enterprise Co Ltd, Vice President of Hong Yang Lease Finance Co Ltd, Taipei, Managing Consultant of MYC Group Co Ltd, Hong Kong and Business Consultant of Hualien Commercial Bank, Taipei. Kevin has held no other Australian listed company directorships during the past three financial years. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian Institute of Company Directors, as well as a member of CPA Australia. Director since 30/11/2011 Howard Lu Non-executive Director Experience: Mr Howard Lu was appointed to the Board on 7 January 2011 as a Non- executive Director of Icon Energy Limited. Howard is currently the Executive Chairman of a number of Chinese based companies, including Shin Zu Shing Precision Electronic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, Ningbo Chang Shing Precision Electronic Co. Ltd and Zhi Qun Precision Electronic (Suzhou) Co. Ltd and the Vice Chairman of Qingyuan China Datang Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. He has previously also been the Senior Executive of Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd. As Senior Executive of Shin Zu Shing Co.,Ltd ( SZS ) manufacturer of precision wire and planar springs for medical apparatus, mechanical equipment and electronic products, Howard expanded SZS’s business in China and has established four factories in Suzhou, Shenzhen and Ningbo. He has managed all SZS business operations in China since 2002 and now SZS has a market capital of AUD 719,772,727 as of 21 August 2018. Howard has extensive business interests in China and elsewhere overseas. He is extremely well connected with Chinese energy and resources companies, including LNG importers. Howard is an Australian citizen and is Icon Energy’s fourth largest shareholder as of 21 August 2018, holding 16,068,181 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company. Director since 07/01/2011 21 Icon Energy Annual Report 2019
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