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Announcement Of Appointment Of Independent Director
BackJul 22, 2010
| Appointment Details | ||
| Date of Appointment | 22/07/2010 | |
| Name | Wong Ming Kwong | |
| Age | 49 | |
| 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, having evaluated Mr Wong's qualifications and work experience, has recommended the appointment of Mr Wong as an Independent Director of the Company. The Board of Directors has accepted the recommendation of the Nominating Committee and approved Mr Wong's appointment. | |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility | Non-Executive | |
| Job Title | Independent Director, RC Chairman, AC member and NC member. | |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Jan 1997 to Dec 1998 - APV Asia Pte Ltd - Managing Director Jan 1996 to Dec 1996 - APV Asia Pte Ltd - Marketing Director May 1993 to Dec 1995 - Singapore National Printers Pte Ltd - Sales and Marketing Manager Sep 1992 to Apr 1993 - Inchcape Berhad - Business Development Manager Sep 1990 to Aug 1992 - Inchcape Berhad Motors Group - Marketing & Communication Manager Oct 1989 to Aug 1990 - Hakuhodo (S) Pte Ltd - Account Manager 1985 to 1989 - Singapore Press Holdings Limited |
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| Interest 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 | Nil | |
| Conflict of interest | Nil | |
| Other Directorship | ||
| Past (for the last five years) | Natural Cool Holdings Ltd - Non-Executive - Resigned with effect from 22 Apr 2008 EDC@ASME Pte. Ltd. - Executive - Resigned with effect from 15 Dec 2009 The Boss Publishing Pte Ltd. - Executive - Company was struck off with effect from 13 Apr 2010 Key Elements Consulting Group - Manager/Owner - Resigned with effect from 22 Apr 2008 Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) - Vice President (Strategies & Development) - Resigned with effect from 24 Nov 2009 Enterprise Development Centre @ ASME - Chairman (Enterprise Development Centre) - Resigned with effect from 24 Nov 2009 Guangji Business Consulting Pte. Ltd. - Non-Executive - Resigned with effect from 01 Aug 2005 |
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| Present | Kitchen Agenda Pte Ltd - Non-Executive - Appointed with effect from 28 Dec 2005 Key Elements Consulting Pte. Ltd. - Executive - Appointed with effect from 28 Feb 2005 Key Elements Enterprise Pte. Ltd. - Executive - Appointed with effect from 15 Jan 2005 A List Advisory Pte Ltd - Executive - Appointed with effect from 2 Nov 2009 Mary Chia Holdings Limited - Non-Executive Director - Appointed with effect from 11 Jun 2009 Goodland Group Limited - Non-Executive Director - Appointed with effect from 19 Aug 2009 China Fashion Holdings Limited - Non-Executive Director - Appointed with effect from 29 Dec 2009 Hotel Culture Pte. Ltd. - Non-Executive - Appointed with effect from 27 Jan 2010 |
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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. |
Non-Executive Director, China Fashion Holdings Limited
Non-Executive Director, Goodland Group Limited
Non-Executive Director, Mary Chia Holdings Limited |
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| Other Notes | ||
| Footnotes | This announcement has been prepared by the Company and its contents have been reviewed by the company's sponsor ("Sponsor"), Asian Corporate Advisors Pte. Ltd., for compliance with the relevant rules of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("Exchange"). The Company's Sponsor has not independently verified the contents of this announcement including the correctness of any of the figures used, statements or opinions made. This announcement has not been examined or approved by the Exchange and the Exchange assumes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement including the correctness of any of the statements or opinions made or reports contained in this announcement. The contact person for the Sponsor is Ms Foo Quee Yin. Telephone number: 6221 0271 |
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