Neo Chee Eng
Neo Chee Eng was appointed to our Board in 2015 and is our Executive Chairman. He is responsible for the formulation of our Group’s strategic directions, business development and expansion plans. He has been with our Group since 1983 when our founder, Neo Kim Eng, set up Soon Aik Auto Parts Trading Co. and Neo Chee Eng became its managing partner. In 1995, when the partnership was converted into a private limited company, Neo Chee Eng became the managing director of Soon Aik Auto Parts Trading Co Pte Ltd, now known as Spare-Parts Zone. He is currently the assistant honorary secretary of the Singapore Cycle & Motor Traders’ Association.
Jimmy Neo
Jimmy Neo was appointed to our Board in 2015 and is our CEO, responsible for overseeing the businesses of our Group. He has more than 20 years of experience in the automotive parts and industrial supplies. Between 1984 and 1993, Jimmy Neo was an army officer with the Singapore Armed Forces. In 1994, he joined Soon Aik Auto Parts Trading Co. and when the partnership was converted into a private limited company in 1995, he became a director of Soon Aik Auto Parts Trading Co Pte Ltd. During the tenure, he established work processes and sales channels to include export, wholesale, retail and service/repairs. In 1999, Jimmy Neo was appointed the managing director of TQ Services Pte Ltd, now known as Filtec when the company was set up to carry out product development in brakes, lubricants, filters and engine parts and supply our in-house specialty brands such as VETTO, REV-1 and FILTEQ. In 2004, he resigned as a director of Soon Aik Auto Parts Trading Co Pte Ltd to head Filtec’s newly created Industrial business segment till now. Jimmy Neo is an executive committee member of the Business Leaders Alumni Club in Singapore. Jimmy Neo holds a Bachelor of Science (Industrial Engineering) degree.
Edward Neo
Edward Neo was appointed to our Board in 2015. He has more than 25 years of experience in the automotive parts and accessories industry. Edward Neo started his career as a sales executive with Soon Aik Auto Parts Trading Co. in 1986 where he was involved in the sales of automotive parts. In 1991, he joined Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd. to be a career agent. In 1995, he re-joined our Group as the managing partner of Autozone Automotive Enterprise when the partnership was set up to undertake the import and wholesale of automotive parts. He has since been in-charge of the operations of our automotive business segment. In 2009, Edward Neo became the managing director of Autozone Singapore when it was incorporated to take over the business of Autozone Automotive Enterprise. He was appointed as a director of Spare-Parts Zone in 2010.
Neo Ching Kiat
Neo Ching Kiat was appointed to our board 2015. He was our Country Director, Singapore and is responsible for the Group’s overall businesses in Singapore. He joined our Group in 1995 when he was appointed as a director of Soon Aik Auto Parts Trading Co Pte Ltd when the company was incorporated. In 2009, he became a director of Autozone Singapore when the company was incorporated to take over the business of Autozone Automotive Enterprise in the supply of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories to consumers. Subsequently, in 2010, he resigned from his directorship in Spare-Parts Zone to focus on the business of Autozone Singapore. Neo Ching Kiat holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from Nanyang Technological University.