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Change - Announcement Of Appointment Of Non-Executive And Independent Director
Apr 29, 2020
| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Apr 29, 2020 0:34 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Non-Executive and Independent Director |
| Announcement Reference | SG200429OTHROKCQ |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Catherine Yeo |
| Designation | Company Secretary |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment of Non-Executive and Independent Director |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 29/04/2020 |
| Name Of Person | Bobby Chin Yoke Choong |
| Age | 68 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | Mr Chin will bring with him a wealth of knowledge and experience from his extensive career. After having considered the credentials and experience of Mr Chin, the Board, with the recommendation of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee, approved the appointment of Mr Chin as a Non-Executive and Independent Director of Frasers Logistics & Commercial Asset Management Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Frasers Logistics & Industrial Asset Management Pte. Ltd.). |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Non-Executive |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Non-Executive and Independent Director |
| Professional qualifications | Bachelor of Accountancy, University of Singapore Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales |
| Any relationship (including immediate family relationships) with any existing director, existing executive officer, the issuer and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or any of its principal subsidiaries | Nil |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | Mr Chin is currently a Non-Executive Director of Ho Bee Land Limited (which owns commercial properties in Singapore and the United Kingdom). Mr Chin is also Deputy Chairman of NTUC Enterprise Co-operative Limited (whose subsidiary, Mercatus Co-operative Limited, owns commercial properties). |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Please see attached. |
| 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? | Yes |
| Shareholding Details | Interest in units of Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (formerly known as Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust): Direct: 136,082 Deemed: 100,000 |
| # 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) | Please see attached. |
| Present | Please see attached. |
| (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 an issuer listed on the Exchange? | Yes |
| If Yes, Please provide details of prior experience | Oct 2005 to date Director AVJennings Limited May 2006 to date Director Yeo Hiap Seng Limited Nov 2006 to date Director Ho Bee Land Limited Aug 2017 to Apr 2020 Director Frasers Commercial Asset Management Ltd. (manager of Frasers Commercial Trust) May 2012 to July 2019 Director Singapore Telecommunications Limited Apr 2006 to Jul 2017 Director Frasers Centrepoint Asset Management Ltd. (manager of Frasers Centrepoint Trust) Dec 2008 to Apr 2017 Director Sembcorp Industries Limited Oct 2005 to Apr 2014 Director Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited Dec 2006 to Apr 2012 Director Neptune Orient Lines Limited Nov 2005 to Apr 2008 Director The Straits Trading Company Limited May 2006 to Dec 2007 Director Stamford Land Corporation Ltd |
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