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Loo (fourth from left) and DIL president and CEO Virag Joshi displaying the franchise agreement. From Joshi’s left are non-executive director Varun Jaipuria and the DIL senior management team. With Loo (from left) are Loob strategy and portfolio director Jeremy Tan, adviser Troy Franklin and financial controller Quah Seik Lee.

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