Board Of Directors
Christopher Reid Borch
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Borch has more than 40 years of engineering, manufacturing and management experience in the semiconductor industry, including 17 years living and working in Asia. Prior to founding Micro-Mechanics in 1983, Mr. Borch held positions with several leading makers of automatic assembly equipment including Kulicke & Soffa, Inc. Mr. Borch earned his undergraduate degree from Furman University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Borch serves on the Dean's Board of the University of Southern California's Engineering School. In July 2018, Mr. Borch received the Best Chief Executive Officer Award at the Singapore Corporate Awards.
Kyle Christopher Borch
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Borch joined Micro-Mechanics in 2018 as a manufacturing engineer at the Group's subsidiary in the USA ("MMUS"). Here he focused on helping to lead an engineering team working to make MMUS a Center of Excellence for manufacturing parts used in critical wafer-fabrication processes. Starting January 2023, Mr. Borch was appointed as Executive Director and Deputy CEO of Micro-Mechanics. As Deputy CEO, he oversees the Group's operations in Asia and is responsible for creating and steering a new inter-disciplinary team of people from the Group's five worldwide plants focused on accelerating the adoption of continuous improvement, operational excellence, innovation and Five-Star Factory initiatives.
Prior to joining Micro-Mechanics, Mr. Borch gained valuable technical and hands-on experience with various technology companies including Agilent Technologies, Apple and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Mr. Borch holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics with a minor in Mathematics from the University of California Los Angeles and double Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management from the University of Southern California.
Kenny Kwan
Independent Director
Mr. Kwan is a partner at A & O Shearman. His areas of practice include capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. Over two decades, Kenny has established himself as a respected Capital Markets lawyer. His securities law experience includes acting as both issuers' and underwriters' counsel on Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia capital market transactions as well as US-registered and Rule 144A/ Regulation S offerings. Mr. Kwan also advises on fund managers and issuers on the structuring and establishment of investment funds domiciled in Singapore as well as on regulatory aspects of managing investment funds outside of Singapore. He is also an Independent Director of Keppel DC REIT which is listed on the Singapore Exchange.
Mr. Kwan holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore and is a member of the Singapore Bar.
Kazuo Joseph Takeda
Independent Director
Mr. Takeda has a strong background in industrial engineering and engineering leadership development and an extensive career covering customer experience, logistics, supply chain management, and process implementation.
He held senior managerial positions at Fortune 500 companies and technology start-ups in the USA and was an industry lecturer in the University of Southern California Industrial and Systems Engineering Master's program. Mr. Takeda has also conducted leadership training for technical/engineering audiences and led multiple business processes and system improvement efforts.
From July 2020 to July 2023, Mr. Takeda was Director of Performance Excellence at SprintRay Inc, a leading manufacturer of 3D printing ecosystems for the dental industry. Prior to joining SprintRay Inc, Mr. Takeda held managerial positions in Industrial Engineering at The Disneyland Resort, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and at United Parcel Service.
Mr. Takeda holds the rank of Fellow from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering, an MBA degree from the University of Redlands, USA, with an emphasis on Geographical Information Systems, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University of Long Beach.
Chua Siew Hwi
Independent Director
Ms. Chua is an experienced leader with a proven track record in multiple finance and corporate functions, including operations, information technology, human resources, enterprise risk management, and internal audit. She has worked with diverse teams across various industries, jurisdictions, and organizations, including government agencies, aviation, financial institutions, real estate and hospitality, and shipping groups listed on the Main Board of the SGX.
Currently, she serves as the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Performance at Changi Airport Group, where she is responsible for the group's enterprise finance functions. Ms. Chua has also held senior management positions at Sentosa Development Corporation, SGX-listed companies Stamford Land Corporation Ltd and Singapore Shipping Corporation Ltd, and Nikko Asset Management Asia Ltd.
Ms. Chua is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Singapore, an ASEAN Certified Public Accountant, a Committee Member of the CFO Committee of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountant, and a Finance Committee Member of the Institute of Engineers, Singapore. She holds an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland and a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University.