Mr. Albert Cheok was appointed a director of Auric Pacific Group Limited ("APGL") on 22 July 2002 and serves as non-executive Chairman of APGL with effect from 23 February 2006. The Board and Nomination Committee regard Mr. Cheok as independent. Mr. Cheok was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting held on 28 April 2007.

Mr. Cheok serves as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of APGL. Mr. Cheok is also the independent non-executive Chairman of Bowsprit Capital Corporation Limited, the Manager of First REIT, in Singapore. He is presently Deputy Chairman of Asia Life (M) Berhad in Malaysia and an independent non-executive director of Hongkong Chinese Limited in Hong Kong. Mr. Cheok is the Vice Chairman of the Export and Industry Bank in the Philippines. Mr. Cheok is also an independent non-executive director of Metal Reclamation Berhad in Malaysia and AcrossAsia Limited in Hong Kong. Mr. Cheok is a director of the Malaysia Institute of Corporate Governance.

Mr. Cheok does not have any shares in APGL or its subsidiary companies.

Mr. Cheok holds a Bachelor degree (First Class Honours) in Economics from the University of Adelaide and is a Fellow of Certified Public Accountants, Australia.

Mr. Yao Che Wan was appointed a director of Auric Pacific Group Limited ("APGL") on 21 May 1999 and thereafter the Finance Director on 11 February 2000. He served as the Group Deputy Managing Director of APGL with effect from 1 November 2002 to 28 December 2006 and appointed Group Managing Director with effect from 29 December 2006.

Pursuant to Article 87 of APGL's Articles of Association, a Managing Director shall not while he continues to hold that office be subject to retirement by rotation and he shall not be taken into account in determining the rotation of retirement of Directors.

Mr. Yao is presently a non-executive director of Overseas Union Enterprise Limited. He does not have any shares in APGL or its subsidiary companies.

Mr. Yao graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Nanyang University, Singapore. He also holds a Master of Science (Project Management) degree from National University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of British Columbia, Canada.

Mr. Stephen T. Riady was appointed a director of Auric Pacific Group Limited ("APGL") on 12 May 1997. He assumed the role of Group Managing Director with effect from 10 May 1999 to 22 February 2006 and serves as executive director of APGL with effect from 23 February 2006. He was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting held on 28 April 2006.

Mr. Stephen T. Riady serves as a member of the Nomination Committee of APGL. He is presently the Chairman of Lippo Limited and holds directorships in Lippo China Resources Limited (Deputy Chairman and Managing Director), Hongkong Chinese Limited (Executive Director) and Overseas Union Enterprise Limited (Executive Director).

Please refer to the directors' report for details of Mr. Stephen T. Riady's shareholding interest in APGL and its subsidiary companies.

Mr. Stephen T. Riady is a graduate of the University of Southern California, U.S.A. and holds an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration from Napier University Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He is a banker by profession with over 10 years' experience in retail, commercial and merchant banking in North America and the Southeast Asian region.

Dr. Ronnie Tan Keh Poo was appointed a director of Auric Pacific Group Limited ("APGL") on 1 October 2004 and currently serves as an executive director responsible for Investment, Property and Business Development (non-food related) of APGL. Dr. Tan was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting held on 28 April 2007.

Dr. Tan is presently a non-executive Chairman and a member of Audit Committee of Food Junction Holdings Limited. Dr. Tan is also the Chief Executive Officer of Bowsprit Capital Corporation Limited, the Manager of First REIT in Singapore.

Please refer to the directors' report for details of Dr. Tan's shareholding interest in APGL.

Dr. Tan qualified as a medical doctor from the University of Melbourne in 1977. He worked in various government and private healthcare facilities in Australia and Singapore as a medical practitioner until 1987. After receiving his Master of Health Administration from Loma Linda University, he joined Parkway Holdings Limited as Chief Executive Officer of Gleneagles Hospital and international business development director. In 1995, he worked in Indonesia as executive director of Lippo Group and Chief Executive Officer of Siloam group of hospitals. From 1998 to September 2004, he took various postings as chief executive director of AsiaMedic Limited and senior executive in Parkway Holdings Limited.

Mr. Sin Boon Ann was appointed as director of Auric Pacific Group Limited ("APGL") on 23 February 2006 and serves as an independent non-executive director of APGL. The Board and the Nomination Committee regard Mr. Sin as independent. Mr. Sin will retire at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for re-election.

Mr. Sin does not have any shares in APGL or its subsidiary companies.

Mr. Sin serves as a member of the Audit Committee of APGL. He presently holds directorships in other companies, including Courage Marine Group Limited (independent non-executive director), CSE Global Ltd (independent non-executive director), MFS Technology Ltd (independent non-executive director) and Transview Holdings Limited (independent non-executive director) and Overseas Union Enterprise Limited (independent non-executive director).

Mr. Sin is currently a Director of Drew & Napier LLC. He has been with Drew & Napier LLC since 1992. Mr. Sin is principally engaged in corporate finance and merges and acquisitions. Prior to joining Drew & Napier LLC, Mr. Sin taught at the Faculty of Law of National University of Singapore from 1987 to 1992. He is currently also a Member of Parliament for Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and a member of Singapore Totalisator Board.

Mr. Sin received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degrees from the National University of Singapore and his Master of Laws from the University of London.

Dr. Lim Boh Soon was appointed as director of Auric Pacific Group Limited ("APGL") on 23 February 2006 and serves as an independent non-executive director of APGL. The Board and the Nomination Committee regard Dr. Lim as independent. Dr. Lim will retire at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for re-election.

Dr. Lim holds 4,000 shares in APGL.

Dr. Lim serves as Chairman of Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees of APGL. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Finance House (Singapore) Pte Ltd and was the former Chief Executive Officer of Vietcombank Fund Management Company. He holds directorships in CSE Global Ltd (independent non-executive director) and AcrossAsia Limited (independent non-executive director).

Dr. Lim was previously a Group Corporate Director of Autron Corporation Limited. Prior to that, he was a Partner at UBS Capital Asia Pacific (S) Ltd from July 1996 to December 1999 in which he co-headed the private equity arm of UBS AG in Asia and UBS Investment Management Pte Ltd.

Dr. Lim graduated from the University of Strathclyde (formerly The Royal College of Science & Technology) in United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering and subsequently a PhD in 1985 in Mechanical Engineering. He also obtained a Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from the Singapore Institute of Management and a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Management in United Kingdom.

Mr. Bryan Chang Yew Chan was appointed as director of Auric Pacific Group Limited ("APGL") on 23 February 2006 and serves as an independent non-executive director of APGL. The Board and the Nomination Committee regard Mr. Chang as independent. Mr. Chang was last re-elected as a director at the Annual General Meeting held on 28 April 2006.

Mr. Chang does not have any shares in APGL or its subsidiary companies.

Mr. Chang serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of Nomination and Remuneration Committees of APGL. He presently holds directorships in Shin Yang Services Pte Ltd and a number of private limited companies.

Mr. Chang is currently the General Manager of Shin Yang Services Pte Ltd. Mr. Chang is principally engaged in design and execute business model, identify future revenue sources and formulate business plan, assume the role of Internal Consultant (internal audit, management information and resources allocation system) to its Head Office in Malaysia and act as personal adviser to the Chairman of the Group.

Mr. Chang holds a Bachelor degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and is a Fellow Member of both The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and The Certified Public Accountants, Australia. He is also a member of The Institute of Internal Auditors, Singapore.