Mr Yoshiyasu Naruse was appointed to our Board on 21 January 2021 and is presently the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of DiDi Investments, Inc.. Mr Naruse also served as the Senior Vice President of C2C Global Education Japan (formerly known as Yamanashi Gakuin School Corporation), a non-profit organisation involved in education business in Japan. He has extensive experience in education business and more than 25 years of experience in the financial and capital market sector. He previously worked in several banks, namely Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Fuji Bank. Mr Naruse graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Keio University.

Mr. Daiji Yamada was appointed to our Board on 14 May 2020. As Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for the over all success of the Group’s business from day-to-day operation to its strategy and its execution including fund raising, business development, negotiation and synergy creation among group companies and partners alike. He has over 30 years of track record in cross culture M&A, PMI, Business Development as well as managing both private and public enterprises in various countries including Canada, U.S.A and Japan in diverse industries such as Education, Corporate training, Management and IT consulting, Technologies and others. Mr.Yamada graduated from Japan Air Force Academy and studied at University of British Columbia with Master of Business Administration from Almeda University.

Mr. Poon Joe Keen was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 12 August 2022 and is presently the founding member and Vice-Chairman of Smart Nation Chapter, SG Tech. He has many years experience in mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Poon was the Kaplan Singapore President and Managing Director for Surbana Jurong.

Mr. Poon graduated with a Bachelor degree in Biomedical Science and Physiotherapy from the King’s College, Bachelor degree in Healthcare Management from the University of Wales and Master in Business from the Imperial College, London. He is a member of Governing Council, Chairman of Professional Development Committee, Singapore Institute of Directors and a Member, Executive Committee, Association of AI Professionals.

Mr. Chan Kam Loon was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 12 August 2022. He has many years of experience in accounting and audit with KPMG London and PWC Singapore, investment banking with Morgan Grenfell Asia and HG Asia Securities and was a director of private equity investments at Suez Asia Holdings. Mr. Chan was head of the Listings Function of Markets Group at the Singapore Exchange for 3 years. Mr. Chan has also served on the Singapore’s Accounting Standards Committee, Singapore. He also served as independent director of several other SGX listed companies.

Mr. Chan holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.