MR JAMES KHO CHUNG WAH (“MR KHO”)
Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director
Board of DirectorsThe business, the people and the ownership behind Nanyang NewDev.
Business overview
Nanyang New Development operates specialty chemical-related businesses. Its activities include products such as Megafix reactive dyes, supported by technical services and research and development for customers in China and other markets.
Listed security
Board & management
Non-Executive Chairman and Independent Director
Board of DirectorsExecutive Director and Chief Technical Officer
Board of DirectorsIndependent and Non-Executive Director
Board of DirectorsIndependent and Non-Executive Director
Board of DirectorsChief Executive Officer
Key management (not a director)Roles listed in Nanyang New Development Limited Annual Report 2025; current appointments are not independently verified.
Holdings
Direct interest: 154,000,000 shares (29.86%); deemed interest: –
Substantial shareholder, Register of Substantial ShareholdersDirect interest: 87,972,630 shares (17.06%); deemed interest: –
Substantial shareholder, Register of Substantial ShareholdersDirect interest: 50,000,000 shares (9.70%); deemed interest: –
Substantial shareholder, Register of Substantial ShareholdersDeemed interest: 154,000,000 shares (29.86%); direct interest: –
Substantial shareholder, Register of Substantial ShareholdersDeemed interest: 50,000,000 shares (9.70%); direct interest: –
Substantial shareholder, Register of Substantial ShareholdersTotal interests include direct and deemed holdings and may overlap across holders. These percentages should not be added together.
Registered holdings, including nominees and depositories; these do not establish ultimate beneficial ownership. As reported at 2026-03-31 · PDF p. 164
| Registered holder | Interest | Shares / units | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NANYANG COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. | Rank 1; 154,000,000 shares; 29.86% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| TAN PANG KEE | Rank 2; 87,972,630 shares; 17.06% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| CSF FUND I PTE LTD | Rank 3; 50,000,000 shares; 9.70% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| DBS NOMINEES PTE LTD | Rank 4; 21,176,800 shares; 4.11% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| RAFFLES NOMINEES (PTE) LIMITED | Rank 5; 14,575,580 shares; 2.83% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| PHILLIP SECURITIES PTE LTD | Rank 6; 13,226,320 shares; 2.56% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| GOH GUAN SIONG (WU YUANXIANG) | Rank 7; 11,514,000 shares; 2.23% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| ABN AMRO CLEARING BANK N.V. | Rank 8; 11,212,700 shares; 2.17% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| TAN TEAK BING (CHEN ZEMIN) | Rank 9; 8,337,582 shares; 1.62% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| LEE KANG HUAT | Rank 10; 8,000,000 shares; 1.55% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| SIM TECK HUAT | Rank 11; 7,800,000 shares; 1.51% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| MOOMOO FINANCIAL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. | Rank 12; 6,625,810 shares; 1.28% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| BENEDICT NICHOLAS CHONG WEI LIANG | Rank 13; 3,500,300 shares; 0.68% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| TAN CHAI CHIN | Rank 14; 3,370,688 shares; 0.65% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| LIM CHIN HOCK | Rank 15; 3,000,000 shares; 0.58% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| TAN GUAN YU, DARREL | Rank 16; 2,810,500 shares; 0.54% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| LOH POH LIM | Rank 17; 2,683,400 shares; 0.52% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| EST OF TAN YAM SOON, DEC’D | Rank 18; 2,586,332 shares; 0.50% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| LIM AND TAN SECURITIES PTE LTD | Rank 19; 2,290,300 shares; 0.44% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
| ONG SWEE WHATT | Rank 20; 2,189,900 shares; 0.42% | PDF p. 1642026-03-31 | |
Group structure
| Company | Market | Ownership interest |
|---|---|---|
| Matex Holdings Pte LtdHeld by the Company; proportion of ownership interest 2025 (2024: 100%)PDF p. 135 | Singapore; 100% ownership interest (2025); held by the Company; General wholesale trading & dyestuffs manufacturing | |
| Shanghai Matex Chemicals Co., LtdHeld by the Company; proportion of ownership interest 2025 (2024: 60%)PDF p. 135 | PRC; 60% ownership interest (2025); held by the Company; Sale of dyestuffs | |
| Unimatex Sdn Bhd (“USB”)(1)Held by the Company; proportion of ownership interest 2025 (2024: 100%)PDF p. 135 | Malaysia; 100% ownership interest (2025); held by the Company; Formulating, manufacturing and sale of dyestuffs, auxiliaries and optical brighteners | |
| Matex Chemicals Technologies (Shanghai) Co., LtdHeld by the Company; proportion of ownership interest 2025 (2024: 100%)PDF p. 135 | PRC; 100% ownership interest (2025); held by the Company; General wholesale trading | |
| Dedot Trading (Shanghai) Co., LtdHeld through a subsidiary (Matex Holdings Pte. Ltd.); proportion of ownership interest 2025 (2024: 100%)PDF p. 136 | PRC; 100% ownership interest (2025); held through Matex Holdings Pte. Ltd.; Import, export and wholesale of all kinds of garments, textile products and chemical products | |
| MatexMega Pte. Ltd. (“MMP”)(3)Held through a subsidiary (Matex Holdings Pte. Ltd.); proportion of ownership interest 2025 (2024: 65%)PDF p. 136 | Singapore; 65% ownership interest (2025); held through Matex Holdings Pte. Ltd.; Manufacture and repair of measuring devices, process control equipment and related products | |
| Matex Holdings (HK) LimitedHeld through a subsidiary (Matex Holdings Pte. Ltd.); proportion of ownership interest 2025 (2024: 100%)PDF p. 136 | Hong Kong; 100% ownership interest (2025); held through Matex Holdings Pte. Ltd.; Wholesale trade of variety of goods without a dominant product | |
| Shanghai JingCaiYuan New Materials Co., Ltd.Held through a subsidiary (MTL); proportion of ownership interest 2025 (2024: –)PDF p. 136 | PRC; 100% ownership interest (2025); held through Matex Chemicals Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (MTL); Sales of new membrane materials, technology import and export, customs clearance for goods import and export, import and export agency services | |
Ownership interests and geographic information follow the annual report. Comparative years and footnote markers retain the report’s notation.
Senior executives
| Item | Value | Period / scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR CHEN HONGBO | Chief Executive Officer | PDF p. 11 | |
| MR SEOW HAN KHYE | Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary | PDF p. 11 |
Extracted from Nanyang New Development Limited Annual Report 2025 and checked against the cited pages; see the original report for full context.
Related parties, people & properties
| Item | Value | Period / scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tan Guan Liang | (ii) Sale of Company vehicle to Mr Tan Guan Liang at a fair market value of S$107,000 | Group, FY2025 | PDF p. 81 |
| Item | Value | Period / scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate guarantee | is repayable over 5 years and is secured by corporate guarantee provided by the Company. | Group borrowings | PDF p. 145 |
| Item | Value | Period / scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kho2 | 32,289 S$ | Director fees and total, FY2025 | PDF p. 67 |
| Mr Chng3 | 33,333 S$ | Director total, FY2025 | PDF p. 67 |
| Dr Liu5 | 43,050 S$ | Director total, FY2025 | PDF p. 67 |
| Dr Tan Pang Kee7 | 709,414 S$ | Director total, FY2025 | PDF p. 67 |
| Mr Tan Guan Liang10 | 402,557 S$ | Director total, FY2025 | PDF p. 67 |
| Mr Chen HongBo14 | 53,200 S$ | Director total, FY2025 | PDF p. 67 |
| Total | 1,423,882 S$ | All directors, FY2025 | PDF p. 67 |
| Item | Value | Period / scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of employees | 60 count | Group, FY2025 (comparatives FY2024: 65; FY2023: 72) | PDF p. 32 |
| Item | Value | Period / scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land use rights | The land use rights held by the Group relate to property at Plot 43/1 Hong Si Cun, Tang-Zhen Pudong, Shanghai, the PRC. The land use rights have 50 years tenure commencing from 2006. | Group | PDF p. 132 |
| Item | Value | Period / scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessation payments settled | On 15 January 2026, the Company settled the cessation payments of $462,000 and $109,000 | Group · As at 2026-01-15 | PDF p. 163 |
| Change of name | the Company had been successfully changed from “Matex International Limited” to “Nanyang New Development Limited” with immediate effect. | Company · As at 2026-01-26 | PDF p. 163 |
| Gold Bar Pte. Ltd. investment agreement | the Company will hold 110,000 ordinary shares in the capital of GBPL, representing 55% of the total enlarged issued and paid-up share capital of GBPL | Company · As at 2026-02-06 | PDF p. 163 |
| Termination of GBPL agreement | the parties to the Agreement have mutually agreed not to proceed with the Share Subscription and to terminate the Agreement. | Company · As at 2026-04-02 | PDF p. 163 |
Extracted from Nanyang New Development Limited Annual Report 2025 and checked against the cited pages; see the original report for full context.
Source: Nanyang New Development Limited Annual Report 2025 ↗
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