General Announcement
 
Announcement of Appointment of A manager of the issuer or any of its principal subsidiaries, who is a relative of a director or CEO or substantial shareholder of the issuer
01 December 2011
Announcement is submitted by Tan San-Ju
Designation Company Secretary
Date & Time of Broadcast 01-Dec-2011 22:03:31
Announcement No. 00154
Date of Appointment * 01-12-2011
Name of person * Mr YOSHIMI Koichi
Age * 30
Country of principal residence *

Hong Kong

The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) * Not applicable
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility * Executive - overall supervision of the operations of Crystal Display Component (Shanghai) Co., Limited ("SHCD"), a subsidiary in the People's Republic of China.
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) Managing Director and Legal Representative-Designate of SHCD
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years * Mr YOSHIMI Koichi started working as a business consultant in 2006 before joining CDW group in 2009. Highlights of his working experience since 2006 are presented below:

2006
Trainee Consultant
Asison Consultancy (HK) Limited

2007 - 2009
Associate Consultant
Fair Solution Consulting (HK) Co., Limited

2009 - 2011
Representative in sales and marketing
Tomoike Industrial (H.K.) Limited

2011 - present
Assistant to general manager
Tomoike Precision Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Limited

He is also a non-executive director of S.M.T. Assembly Limited since 31 August 2010 and of Tomoike Industrial (H.K.) Limited since 1 June 2011.
Interest * in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries * Nil
Familial relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries * Son of Kunikazu Yoshimi, the Group's Chairman, CEO and substantial shareholder
Conflict of interests (including any competing business) Nil

OTHER DIRECTORSHIP

Past (for the last 5 years) Not applicable
Present Not applicable

INFORMATION REQUIRED PERSUANT TO LISTING RULE 704(7)(H)

(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?*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 :-  
(1)*any corporation which has been investigated
for a breach of any law or regulatory requirement governing corporations in Singapore or elsewhere; or
No
(2)*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
(3)*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
(4)*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
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

INFORMATION REQUIRED PERSUANT TO LISTING RULE 704(7)(I)

Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? No