Swiber Holdings, the integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, today announced the appointment of Francis Wong as Group Chief Executive Officer and President with immediate effect.

With the company’s rapid expansion on the corporate and operations level, Swiber says the new appointment is part of its growth strategy to strengthen its management team to meet new business opportunities and future challenges. The new appointment is also in line with the group’s strategy to maintain an efficient corporate structure and for fast, effective decision-making.

As the Group CEO and President, Wong will play a key role in charting Swiber’s corporate and strategic directions, working closely with the CEOs of the various business divisions and other members of the management team in the strategic management to steer Swiber’s significantly expanded operations.

Wong joined Swiber in 2005 and has been involved in the group’s overall operations. He has over 22 years of experience in accounting, financial and investment-related areas from a broad industry base and is an associate member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants; a certified practising accountant of CPA Australia; and a chartered accountant certified by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

Group founder Raymond Goh will remain at the helm of Swiber as Executive Chairman, with oversight of the strategic growth directions of the group. With Goh’s recent two appointments as Non-Executive Chairman of both publicly-listed companies, Kreuz and Vallianz, a separation of the Chairman and CEO role will be a push towards best practice in corporate governance, the company adds.