News| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Mar 5, 2021 19:00 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Ratification of Announcement dated 28 Dec 2020 of Appointment of Executive Chairman and CEO |
| Announcement Reference | SG210305OTHRVD4C |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Lin Baiyin |
| Designation | Executive Director |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Please see attached. |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 01/01/2021 |
| Name Of Person | Dr Lin Yucheng |
| Age | 59 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | The appointment of Dr Lin Yucheng as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer was duly reviewed by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee, together with the full Board, has assessed on Dr Lin's background, qualifications, experience and commitment, and continues to be of the opinion, that Dr Lin's long and extensive experience in the industry will enhance the core competencies of the Board. The Board believes that Dr Lin provides valuable entrepreneurial leadership, sets strategic objectives, and ensures the necessary financial and human resources are in place for the Company to meet its objectives. Based on the Board's assessments, it has not come across anything adverse regarding Dr Lin's character and integrity, and it believes that he is able to effectively lead the Company. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Executive. Responsible for the formulating, planning and implementation of the Group's strategic plans. |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Professional qualifications | Dr Lin obtained his Ph.D from Imperial College, London in 1988 on a Sino-British Government Scholarship. |
| 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 | No. |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | No. |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | July 2003 -2015 United Envirotech Ltd, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") 2015 - June 2018 Citic Envirotech Ltd., Group CEO and Executive Director June 2018 - current Citic Envirotech Ltd., Non-Executive Director & Advisor Singapore Envirotech Accelerator Pte. Ltd.; Chairman Memstar Holding Pte. Ltd., Chairman |
| 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 | 198,000,000 shares in Leader Environmental Technologies Limited |
| # 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) | Please refer to Appendix A. |
| Present | Please refer to Appendix 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 an issuer listed on the Exchange? | Yes |
| If Yes, Please provide details of prior experience | Dr Lin was the former Executive Director of Citic Envirotech Ltd, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. |
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