Chor was the COO of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) prior to the appointment and was serving in that role since 2022.
The proposed combination of SembMarine and Keppel O&M was successfully completed on Feb 28 where Keppel O&M became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the former.
With effect from the closing of the proposed combination, Mark Gainsborough has taken up his role as chairman and independent director of SembMarine’s board of directors. Yap Chee Keong is now deputy chairman and independent director while Chris Ong is the executive director and CEO.
Other directors on the board are Nagi Hamiyeh, Jan Holm and Lai Chung Han.
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Shares in SembMarine closed at 11.5 cents on March 1.
