Governance
We uphold strong corporate governance by continuously enhancing our policies and practices, ensuring resilience, accountability, and long-term value.
Conducting business in accordance with our Vision, Mission, and Core Values of “RISE” – Reliability, Integrity, Sincerity, and Enterprise – is of utmost importance to YCH. We believe that operating in line with these fundamental principles is critical to pursuing responsible and sustainable growth, maintaining financial resilience, and creating shared value for our people, our supply chain partners, and the communities we serve, both today and for generations to come. Good corporate governance forms the foundation of long-term value creation.
YCH's Commitment
To uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethical business conduct through sound policies and procedures that allow YCH to effectively manage risks, make informed decisions and preserve financial viability, long-term business resilience, and the ability to create value.
YCH Sustainability Leadership
Executive Chairman
Head, Strategy, Sustainability, & Communications
Head of Operations, Strategy, Sustainability, & Communications
Sustainability Team
- Holds ultimate accountability for ESG matters.
- Sets the Group’s strategic direction on sustainability
- Oversees sustainability performance and endorses the sustainability priorities, targets, plans, and progress to be shared with all stakeholders
- Responsible for the review and approval of the Sustainability Report prior to public release
- Holds ultimate accountability for ESG matters.
- Sets the Group’s strategic direction on sustainability
- Oversees sustainability performance and endorses the sustainability priorities, targets, plans, and progress to be shared with all stakeholders
- Responsible for the review and approval of the Sustainability Report prior to public release
- Leads the day-to-day implementation of sustainability plans
- Provides updates to the Senior Management team, Core Leadership team and the Board
- Coordinates cross-functional execution of sustainability initiatives
- Supports the preparation of the annual sustainability report
- Leads engagement with stakeholders on sustainability issues
- Serves as the Group’s centre of sustainability expertise
- Champions sustainability throughout the Group
- Monitors emerging ESG impacts, risks, and opportunities
- Develops sustainability targets and formulates plans to achieve those targets
- Prepares the annual sustainability report
Dr Yap Kwong Weng
Chief Executive Officer, Vietnam SuperPort
Head of Group Strategy, Sustainability, and Communications
Dr Yap Kwong Weng is the CEO of Vietnam SuperPort®, a joint venture between YCH and Vietnamese conglomerate T&T Group. Dr Yap also leads the Strategy, Sustainability, and Communications Division at YCH.
He was previously the Head of Transformation at Sembcorp Industries, a leading renewables player and an established industrial and urban solutions provider in Asia. He led the development of Sembcorp’s urban business, focusing on its industrial park strategy and sustainable development.
Prior to joining Sembcorp, Dr Yap held business consulting roles in KPMG and Ernst & Young as an Executive Director and set up the KPMG-A*STAR joint lab, a first in professional services. He also held management positions in Southeast Asia, co-founded a tech/crypto travel start-up in Vietnam and led the development of a strategic seaport in Myanmar when the country first opened up.
Dr Yap was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and awarded the Rotary Peace Fellowship (Chulalongkorn University) in 2012. He served as a council member of the Singapore Red Cross, and was a board member of the Singapore Nanjing Eco High-tech Island.
He received his PhD from the University of Glasgow, as well as master’s degrees from the University of Cambridge, the University of Manchester, and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Mr Sunil Nambiar
Head of Operations, Group Strategy,
Sustainability, and Communications
Sunil Nambiar is the Head of Operations, Group Strategy, Sustainability, and Communications at YCH.
He operationalises the Group’s agenda across long-term business strategy, regional expansion, corporate communications, and environmental, social and governance initiatives.
Prior to joining YCH, he was a management consultant at EY-Parthenon, where he advised multinational
corporations on revenue growth, post-merger integration, and go-to-market strategy. Before entering the private sector, he served as a policy officer in the Government of Singapore, leading initiatives to support economic growth and enhance Singapore’s standing as a hub for commercial dispute resolution.
Together with Dr Yap Kwong Weng, he is the co-author of the Straits Times-bestseller Grow Without Growing Pains: How Robert Yap Built a Singapore Logistics Giant, and his writings have appeared in The Diplomat, TODAY, Vietnam Economic Times, as well as the peer-reviewed journal Water. He is also an active contributor to regional forums on trade, logistics, and sustainability. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge.
Environmental, Social and Governance Strategy
Our sustainability strategy is implemented through three ESG dimensions.
We are committed to being a responsible environmental steward, actively protecting natural resources and driving sustainable practices across our operations and supply chain.
As we grow, we champion social progress by empowering our people, strengthening partnerships, and contributing positively to the communities we serve.
We uphold strong corporate governance by continuously enhancing our policies and practices, ensuring resilience, accountability, and long-term value.
Environmental
We are committed to being a responsible environmental steward, actively protecting natural resources and driving sustainable practices across our operations and supply chain.
