Dato' Colin Tan
Executive Chairman and Managing Director
Dato' Colin Tan June Teng was appointed to the Board on 24 January 2017 as Executive Chairman and Managing Director. Dato' Colin Tan is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the Group. He also oversees sales and marketing, business growth and development as well as asset and land acquisition.
Dato' Colin Tan was one of the founders of Hatten Group, and began his career with Lianbang Ventures Sdn Bhd. When he joined as its business development manager in 2006. Together with Dato' Edwin Tan, they developed the Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Melaka's largest mall to date.
Dato' Colin Tan is also the Non-Executive Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Hatten Group. Over the years, he has also been responsible for a wide range of business functions including sales and marketing, business growth and development, asset and land acquisitions, investment and growth strategies, governmental regulation and compliance, construction management, market research and analysis and brand management.
Dato' Colin Tan graduated from the University of Dublin with a Bachelor of Science (Finance) in 2009.
"Aiming to Disrupt the Status Quo To Achieve Success and Growth"
Dato' Edwin Tan
Executive Director and Deputy Managing Director
Dato' Edwin Tan Ping Huang was appointed to the Board on 24 January 2017 as Executive Director and Deputy Managing Director. He is responsible for the overall management and strategy of the Group. Dato' Edwin Tan oversees operations, human resources and development management of the Group.
Dato' Edwin Tan was one of the founders of Hatten Group, and began his career as a business development manager in Lianbang Ventures Sdn. Bhd. In 2004, and became a director in the same year. Together with Dato' Colin Tan, they developed the Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Melaka's largest mall to date.
Prior to his re-designation as the Non-Executive Director of Hatten Group, Dato' Edwin Tan served as the Executive Director and Deputy Managing Director of Hatten Group and was in charge of operations, human resources, development management, hospitality strategy, planning and design, occupancy growth strategies, tenancy management and tenant relations, leasing and management strategy as well as facilities management.
Dato' Edwin Tan graduated from the University of Dublin with a Bachelor of Science (Finance) in 2009.
"If You Decided To Do Something, Do It Well."
Mr. Nicholas Khoo
Independent Director
Mr. Nicholas Khoo was appointed to the Board on 3 January 2022 as Independent Director. Mr. Nicholas has worked with both tech startups and MNCs. He has also provided leadership in Asia Pacific and Japan for a consulting team in Visa supporting the largest online merchants. He has also led Asia Pacific for a private investor in high growth startups.
Currently serving on the Board of the Gambling Regulatory Authority and the National Crime Prevention Council, he has also served on the Singapore50 (SG50) Education and Youth Committee, the Vision 2030 Gen Z Committee, as well as the Internet and Media Advisory Committee. He has co-chaired an official ASEAN youth programme and led a national delegation to the Nanjing Youth Olympics on the invitation of China’s Vice Premier. Mr. Nicholas took an unconventional approach to life by turning down prestigious college scholarships, dropping out of National University of Singapore’ (NUS) Computer Science programme but graduated as valedictorian of his MBA programme with Arcadia University. Today, Mr. Nicholas lectures for the University of Stirling and was invited as an expert for NUS' Global Studies Program.
Mr. Nicholas was honoured as a Friend of the Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth as well as the Ministry of Social and Family Development in 2018. In 2021, he was awarded the Minister for Home Affairs National Day Award by Minister K Shanmugam.
Mr. Yeo Boon Keong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Yeo Boon Keong was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nominating Committee on 1 January 2024.
Mr Yeo has over 35 years of audit, accounting, tax and advisory experience and is currently a Public Accountant, Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, ISCA Financial Forensic Professional, Accredited Tax Practitioner (Income Tax).
He is a member of Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), Certified Public Accountants of Australia (CPA Australia) and Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals. He graduated from Monash University, Australia with a Master in Practising Accounting.
Mr. Gan Fong Jek
Independent Non-Executive Director
Gan Fong Jek was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Commitee and the Nominating Committee on 28 March 2024.
Mr. Gan has over 25 years of experience in cross-border strategic and venture investments, merger & acquisition and corporate development in the Asia Pacific region. He is the Founding CEO, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of Jubilee Capital Management Pte Ltd, a MAS registered fund management company in Singapore since 2015. He manages a ASEAN-China cross border technology fund and a digital asset blockchain technology fund with investments in over 25 start-up companies in artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, data analytics, e-commerce, fintech, logistics, and tech media in South East Asia, China, USA, Switzerland and ANZ. Prior to this, Mr. Gan has held senior positions in various multinational, Temasek-owned, and family-owned companies in telecommunications, media, technologies, Internet, mobile, FMCG and luxury retail sectors across Asia Pacific & Greater China.
Beyond work, Mr. Gan is Founding President of Tsinghua-INSEAD EMBA Singapore Chapter, Tsinghua EMBA Singapore Chapter and active board member of Care Corner Senior Services serving as Treasurer and Chairman of Public Engagement, Fund Raising and Partnership for Care Corner Singapore, a pioneer family service charity focused on serving the underprivileged in Singapore since 1981.
Mr. Gan is an Accredited Senior Director of Singapore Institute Directors, Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore, ISCA and holds Dual EMBA degrees from INSEAD and Tsinghua University. He was a Research Scholar of Nanyang Business School in 1996 and graduated with a Master in Business and Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.