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News| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Mar 13, 2018 22:07 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Executive Chairman |
| Announcement Reference | SG180313OTHROHK3 |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Sharon Yeoh |
| Designation | Company Secretary |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment of Executive Chairman |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 13/03/2018 |
| Name Of Person | Kyle Arnold Shaw Jr |
| Age | 56 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Hong Kong |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | A re-composition of the Board members due to the change in control of the Company. The outgoing Board members have reviewed the rationale and justification as recommended by the Nominating Committee and are of the opinion that Mr Kyle Arnold Shaw Jr's experience fits the position and is expected to make valued contributions to the Board. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Executive. Responsible for the Group's overall management, formulating the Group's strategic directions and expansion plans, developing and maintaining relationships with the customers and suppliers and overseeing the Group's general operations. |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Executive Chairman |
| 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 | 1999 - Present Shaw Kwei & Partners Founder and Managing Partner |
| 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 | Deemed interest of 1,360,000,000 ordinary shares in listed issuer, pursuant to Section 7 of the Companies Act. Mr Kyle Arnold Shaw Jr is the sole manager of Shawkwei Investments LLC, which is the sole general partner of Shaw Kwei Asia Value Fund 2017, L.P., which is in turn the sole shareholder of PeakBayou Ltd. |
| # 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 the attached Annex A. |
| Present | Please refer to the attached Annex 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 | Non-Executive Director: Hong Kong 1. China Vanguard Group Limited (July 2006 - October 2006) 2. SNP Leefung Holdings Ltd. (October 2003 - September 2006) 3. B&B Group Holdings Limited (March 2005 to July 2006) 4. B&B Natural Products Ltd. (November 2003 - March 2005). 5. Suga International Holdings Ltd (November 2002 - November 2003). 6. Bee & Bee Natural Life Products Limited (May 2003 - November 2003). 7. Leefung-Asco Printers Holdings Ltd. (July 2003 to October 2003) China China Fangda Group Co. Ltd. (1995 to 2001) Singapore Chosen Holdings Limited (November 2015 - December 2015) |
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