News| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Aug 1, 2024 18:42 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment Of Non-Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Announcement Reference | SG240801OTHRUXOC |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Ngoo Lin Fong |
| Designation | Executive Director & Finance Director |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment Of Non-Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 01/08/2024 |
| Name Of Person | Zhao Fu |
| Age | 43 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | China |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, board diversity considerations, and the search and nomination process) | The Board of Directors ("Board") having considered the recommendation of the Nominating Committee and having reviewed and considered the qualifications, working experience and suitability of Mr Zhao Fu, is of the view that Mr Zhao Fu has requisite experience and capability to assume the responsibility of a Non Independent, Non Executive Director of the Company. Accordingly, the Board approved the appointment of Mr Zhao Fu as a Non Independent, Non Executive Director of the Company. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Non Independent, Non Executive Director. |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Non Independent Non Executive Director, a member of the Remuneration Committee, the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee respectively. |
| Professional qualifications | Bachelor of Science in Physics, Basic Science Experimental Class (Mathematics and Physics Direction), Tsinghua 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 | Yes, Dr Lin Yucheng, who is the Director & Executive Chairman of the issuer, is one of the Limited Partner of InnoVision USD Fund I LP which invested into InnoVision Super Aqua Limited which holds the Convertible Bond of the issuer. |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | None |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | 1. Founder and CEO, InnoVision Capital - 2016 to present 2. Director, KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - 2006 to 2016 3. Senior Associate, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia - 2003 to 2005 |
| 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 | Listed issuer (Leader Environmental Technologies Limited) NIL shareholding interest except for the US$15 million Convertible Bonds issued to InnoVision Super Aqua Limited, a subsidiary of InnoVision Capital, of which Mr Zhao Fu is the Founder and CEO. Subsidiary of the listed issuer: 1. AIWater (Anhui) Co., Ltd - InnoVision Super Aqua Limited holds 10% of the shareholding. |
| # 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) | Wuhan Neurophth Biotech Limited - Director (25 May 2021 to 14 June 2023) |
| Present | Director (Present), Hengji Seed Limited Company - From 21 July 2015 Director (Present), Guizhou Railway Development Fund - From 2 December 2020 Director (Present) - CATUG BIOTECHNOLOGY INC. - From August 2023 Director (Present), ICAMUNO BIOTHERAPEUTICS LTD. - From 11 August 2023 |
| (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 | A director of an issuer listed on the Exchange: UNITED ENVIROTECH LTD (delisted) |