| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Jul 28, 2017 18:22 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Announcement Reference | SG170728OTHR2Q16 |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Lee Li Huang |
| Designation | Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment of Ms Pebble Sia Huei-Chieh as Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 28/07/2017 |
| Name Of Person | Pebble Sia Huei-Chieh |
| Age | 44 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | With the recommendation from the Nominating Committee, the Board of Directors (the "Board") after reviewing Ms Pebble Sia's independence status, qualification and working experience, has approved the appointment of Ms Pebble Sia as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. The Board considered Ms Pebble Sia to be independent for the purpose of Rule 704(8) of the Listing Manual of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Non-Executive |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of Nominating Committee and a Member of Audit and Risk Management and Remuneration Committees |
| Familial relationship with any director and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | None |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | None |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | 2002 to Present Esquire Law Corporation - Founder Director |
| Undertaking submitted to the listed issuer in the form of Appendix 7.7 (Listing Rule 704(7)) Or Appendix 7H (Catalist Rule 704(6)) | Yes |
| Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries? | No |
| # These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Listing Rule 704 (9) or Catalist Rule 704 (8). | |
| Past (for the last 5 years) | Bao Hua International (HK) Limited Bernard Quaritch (Asia) Pte. Ltd. Granite.Ean Global Capital Private Limited TGAL Pte. Ltd. Jade Mountain Group Limited Jade Palace Trading Limited Bouman Kraus, PC Pte. Ltd. Legacy Resources Limited Radical Studios Asia Pte. Ltd. Quanah Empathy Foundation Singapore Limited (Struck Off) Cappelletti Limited (Struck Off) |
| Present | GDS Global Limited Choo Chiang Holdings Ltd. Basslet Group Limited Chrysses Limited Esquire Law Corporation Hexagon Residences Pte. Ltd. Lacho Calad Pte. Ltd. Prudential Advisory Services Pte. Ltd. Maria Grachvogel Pte. Ltd. Aracari Verlag Asia Pte. Ltd |
| (a) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, an application or a petition under any bankruptcy law of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner at the time when he was a partner or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a partner? | No |
| (b) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, an application or a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against an entity (not being a partnership) of which he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive, at the time when he was a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity or at any time within 2 years from the date he ceased to be a director or an equivalent person or a key executive of that entity, for the winding up or dissolution of that entity or, where that entity is the trustee of a business trust, that business trust, on the ground of insolvency? | No |
| (c) Whether there is any unsatisfied judgment against him? | No |
| (d) Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving fraud or dishonesty which is punishable with imprisonment, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such purpose? | No |
| (e) Whether he has ever been convicted of any offence, in Singapore or elsewhere, involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such breach? | No |
| (f) Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgment has been entered against him in any civil proceedings in Singapore or elsewhere involving a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, or a finding of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings of which he is aware) involving an allegation of fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty on his part? | No |
| (g) Whether he has ever been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in connection with the formation or management of any entity or business trust? | No |
| (h) Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director or an equivalent person of any entity (including the trustee of a business trust), or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any entity or business trust? | No |
| (i) Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgment or ruling of any court, tribunal or governmental body, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging in any type of business practice or activity? | No |
| (j) Whether he has ever, to his knowledge, been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or elsewhere, of the affairs of :- | |
| (i) any corporation which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing corporations in Singapore or elsewhere; or | No |
| (ii) any entity (not being a corporation) which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing such entities in Singapore or elsewhere; or | No |
| (iii) any business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing business trusts in Singapore or elsewhere; or | No |
| (iv) any entity or business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement that relates to the securities or futures industry in Singapore or elsewhere, in connection with any matter occurring or arising during that period when he was so concerned with the entity or business trust? | No |
| (k) Whether he has been the subject of any current or past investigation or disciplinary proceedings, or has been reprimanded or issued any warning, by the Monetary Authority of Singapore or any other regulatory authority, exchange, professional body or government agency, whether in Singapore or elsewhere? | No |
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | Yes |
| If Yes, Please provide details of prior experience | Ms Pebble Sia is currently an Independent Director of the following companies: (a) GDS Global Limited (b) Choo Chiang Holdings Ltd. |