News| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Nov 1, 2017 18:34 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
| Announcement Reference | SG171101OTHRTLR7 |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Lin Baiyin |
| Designation | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment of Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 01/11/2017 |
| Name Of Person | Kung Chi Kang, Silver |
| Age | 45 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Taiwan, Province Of China |
| 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 Dr Kung Chi Kang ("Dr Kung") as Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Director welcomes Dr Kung to join the Board and approved his appointment based on his qualifications and work experiences. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Yes, Dr Kung will assist the CEO in the running and management of Singapore's operations and overseas business. |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
| Familial relationship with any director and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | Nil |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | Nil |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Year 2014 to 2016 - Chief Executive Officer, Chang Development (Hong Kong) Limited which is a subsidiary of Changchun Urban Development Group Year 2013 to 2013 - Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Asia Coal Limited which is a HKEX Mainboard Listed Company Year 2011 to present - Director, Hyperion Limited Partnership, which is a renewable energy focused private equity fund Year 2009 to 2014 - Director, Crown One Master Fund SPC Year 2007 to 2012: Director, Target Capital Management Limited (which is a corporation licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong) |
| 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) | -Target Capital Management Limited -Asia Coal Limited -Crown One Master Fund SPC -Hyperion Limited Partnership |
| Present | N.A. |
| (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 a listed company? | Yes |
| If Yes, Please provide details of prior experience | -Asia Coal Limited |