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31 Oct 2013
Announcement Of Appointment Of Independent Director Who Is An Audit Committee Member
| Appointment Details | ||
| Date of Appointment | 31/10/2013 | |
| Name | Lee Teck Leng Robson | |
| Age | 48 | |
| Country of principal residence | Singapore | |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | The Nominating Committee has recommended the appointment of Mr Lee as Independent Director. The Board of Directors welcomes Mr Lee to join the Board and appoved his appointment based on his qualifications and work experiences. | |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility | Not applicable | |
| Job Title | Independent Director, Chairman of Nominating Committee and Member of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. | |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Robson Lee is a partner of Shook Lin & Bok's Corporate & Corporate Finance practice and has been with the firm since 1994. He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and is also a Solicitor of England & Wales. He has structured a number of corporate finance transactions and advises public listed companies on securities transactions, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and foreign joint ventures. He also has an active practice in advising local and foreign companies in their funds raising and their stock market flotations. He is also a partner in the firm's China practice and focuses on cross-border corporate transactions in the People's Republic of China. |
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| Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | Nil | |
| Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | Not applicable | |
| Conflict of interest | Not applicable | |
| Other Directorship | ||
| Past (for the last five years) | China Energy Limited | |
| Present | - Best World International Ltd (appointed in 2004), - Matex International Ltd (appointed in 2006), - Serial System Ltd (appointed in 2002), - Sim Lian Group Ltd (appointed in 2002), - Sheng Siong Group Ltd. (appointed in 2011) and - Youyue International Limited (appointed in 2004). |
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| Information required pursuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(h) | ||
| a. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years, a petition under any bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner? | No |
| b. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against a corporation of which he was a director or key executive for the winding up of that corporation on the ground of insolvency? | No |
| c. | Whether there is any unsatisfied judgement 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 for 3 months or more, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) 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 been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) for such breach? | No |
| f. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgement 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, misinterpretation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings which he is aware of involving an allegation of fraud, misinterpretation 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 corporation? | No |
| h. | Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director of any corporation, or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any corporation? | No |
| i. | Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgement 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 |
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| (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 |
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| (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 |
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| (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, | No |
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| in connection with any matter occurring or arising during that period when he was so concerned with the entity or business trust? | ||
| 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 |
| Information required pursuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(i) | ||
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | Yes | |
| If yes, please provide details of prior experience. | Please refer to the Annexure A. |
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| Other Notes | ||
| Footnotes | Asiasons WFG Capital Pte Ltd was the financial adviser to the Company in relation to the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of OKH Holdings Pte. Ltd. (the "Financial Adviser"). The Financial Adviser assumes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement. | |