Paul Lim Joo Heng was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of TSH on 1 March 2023. He also serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

He obtained his professional accounting qualification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom.

He started his career with KPMG (then known as Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co) in Singapore in 1978. While in public practice, he has gained experience in auditing both private and public companies in a wide range of industries including plantations, manufacturing services and financial institutions.

He presently holds the position of Chief Investment Officer of CM Energy Tech Co. Ltd. (“CM Energy”) which from 2009 till 2019, he served as Group Chief Financial Officer. CM Energy is an Offshore & Marine engineering and service provider listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In his current position as Chief Investment Officer with the CM Energy Group, in addition to leading the investment function, he also undertakes key roles in chartering and sale of Offshore Marine Vessels and management of offshore asset contracts for oil rigs and offshore service vessels.

Prior to joining CM Energy, from 2007 to 2008, he served as VP Finance at Yantai Raffles Shipyard Limited (“YRS”), a Singaporean owned shipyard group with shipyard facilities located in Yantai, Shandong, China. Before joining YRS, from 2000 to 2006, he was the Group General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Choo Bee Metal Industries Berhad (“CBMI”), a steel product manufacturing company listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad).

He also has experience in managing oil palm plantations owned by the major shareholders of CBMI. His plantation management experience also includes approximately 6 years with North Borneo Plantations Sdn. Bhd. from 1986 to 1992 where he served as Finance Director.

He was also employed as Group Financial Controller/Company Secretary of TSH from 1993 to 1998.