Our Board
of Directors
Executive Chairman
Brig Gen (Rtd) Dato’ Richard Casimir Robless
DSPN PAT SAP KMN AMN MBA (Aston) MinstPS mpat
30 years in RMAF
specialising in acquisition & aviation logistics. Trained at Royal Military College (RMC) & is a graduate of US Air University and Malaysian Armed Forces Defence College. Holds an MBA from Aston University (UK). Appointed Asst Chief Air Staff (Materiel) 1991, Commander of Air Support 1993 & CEO of ATSC (government company in aerospace) in 1995. Retired in 2000 to lead RASB and also chair Selbor Enterprise and YTDV Education Foundation.
Deputy Chairman
Dato’ Mohd Ibrahim bin Mohd Nor
DPMP BA (Knox) MBA (Drake U, USA)
1980 in merchant banking
& media before moving to helm largest independent power company (Malakoff) & rice producer (Bernas). Presently head of BluInc Gp (largest multi-language magazine publisher in Malaysia) and Director at Infrastructure University (KL).
Managing Director
Richard Frederick Robless
LLB (Leicester) CLP
A qualified corporate lawyer
he started his career in New Straits Times, then Malakoff followed by Bernas as Regional Director/GM. Last former position was as GM of Business Development at Thales International Malaysia (2002 – 2007). He joined RASB in 2008 as MD.
Director, Logistics &
Technical Support
Lt Col (Rtd) Gerard Singam
KAT KMN MM (UM) Grad E&I (Cranwell)
A qualified Aeronautical Engineer
and commissioned as an engineering officer. Served RMAF for 35 years in various positions at squadron, wing, base & staff levels specializing inC-130 & S-61 aircraft.
He retired in 2010, after heading Exams Dept at Air Education & Training Command. He holds a Masters in Management from UM & Diploma in Sports Management. He joined RASB in 2013 & is active in development of Cricket.
Non-Executive
MGen (Rtd) Dato’ Che Yahaya bin Idris
DPKK DIMP PAT PKK KAT AMN MSc NDC, mpat, psc, jt
Sub-Consultant
Commissioned in RMAF in 1972 and served in various helicopter squadrons as pilot & QHI. Holds MSc in Defence & Strat Studies from National Defence University Pakistan. Was Asst Defence Attache in Bangkok following which was assigned to various appointments at base and staff levels.
Promoted BGen as Asst Chief of Air Force Plans/Development in 2005. Retired MGen in June 2011 & began work with RASB in 2020.
Wong Yee Kiat
Director
Extensive experience and involvement in the power and heavy machine industries besides property.
Director of several cos, including Continental Asian Corporation and Servotec.
Mohd Ali Bin Che Din
Director
Began career in 1973 with Chase Manhattan, then Cathay Pacific in 1974, followed by MAS in 1980 until retirement as Regional Market Director SE Asia in 2005. Currently GM, PWT.
Management
Managing Director
Richard Frederick Robless
LLB (Leicester) CLP
A qualified corporate lawyer. He started his career in New Straits Times, then Malakoff followed by Bernas as Regional Director / GM. Last former position was as GM of Business Development at Thales International Malaysia (2002 – 2007). He joined RASB in 2008 as MD.
Director, Logistics & Technical Support
Lt Col Gerard Denis Singam (Rtd) KAT KMN MM (UM)
Aircraft Elect & Inst (RAF Cranwell) psc RMAF
A qualified Aeronautical Engineer and commissioned as an engineering officer. Served RMAF for 35 years in various positions at squadron, wing, base & staff levels specializing in C-130 & S-61 aircraft.
He retired in 2010, after heading Exams Dept at Air Education & Training Command. He holds a Masters in Management from UM & Diploma in Sports Management. He joined RASB in 2013 & is active in developmentof Cricket.
