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Change - Announcement Of Appointment Of Independent Non-Executive Director
返回25/04/2024
| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Apr 25, 2024 19:57 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Announcement Reference | SG240425OTHRHQNY |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Ren Letian |
| Designation | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment of Mr. Yee Chia Hsing, as Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 25/04/2024 |
| Name Of Person | Yee Chia Hsing |
| Age | 52 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, board diversity considerations, and the search and nomination process) | The Board of Directors of the Company has reviewed and considered the qualifications and experience of Mr. Yee Chia Hsing and upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, has approved the appointment of Mr. Yee Chia Hsing as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. |
| 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 Audit and Risk Committee, a Member of Nominating Committee and a Member of Remuneration Committee |
| Professional qualifications | Bachelor of Accountancy Degree (First Class Honours) - Nanyang Technological University |
| 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) | Nil |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | 1. August 2022 to January 2024 - Executive Director / Chief Executive Officer of Datapulse Technology Limited 2. March 2021 to July 2022 - Director of Corporate Affairs of iX Biopharma Ltd and General Manager of Entity Health, its nutraceutical business 3. January 2011 to February 2021 - Head of Catalist, Managing Director, CIMB Bank (Singapore Branch) |
| 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) | Datapulse Technology Limited Ezion Holdings Limited |
| Present | Beng Kuang Marine Limited First Sponsor Group Limited (last day of directorship on 25 Apr 2024) Union Gas Holdings Limited (effective from 30 Apr 2024) Zhongmin Baihui Retail Group Ltd. Ren Ci Hospital (Audit Committee Member, non director role) |
| (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? | Yes |
| If Yes, Please provide full details | Mr. Yee was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Ezion Holdings Limited ("Ezion") from 5 January 2016 to 9 April 2021. Ezion filed an application pursuant to Section 125(1)(e) and Section 125(1)(i) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (No. 40 of 2018) on 28 January 2022 for Ezion to be placed in liquidation ("Winding Up Application"). On 18 February 2022, Ezion announced that the Court granted the Winding Up Application for Ezion to be placed into liquidation and for Messrs Ng Kian Kiat and Goh Wee Teck of RSM Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd to be appointed as joint and several liquidators. |
| (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 | Director of Datapulse Technology Limited, Ezion Holdings Limited, Beng Kuang Marine Limited, First Sponsor Group Limited and Zhongmin Baihui Retail Group Ltd. |
| Please provide details of relevant experience and the nominating committee's reasons for not requiring the director to undergo training as prescribed by the Exchange (if applicable) | N/A |