| Announcement
is submitted by |
Tan San-Ju |
| Designation |
Company Secretary |
| Date & Time of
Broadcast |
28-Feb-2012 23:42:18 |
| Announcement No. |
00303 |
| Date of Appointment * |
31-03-2012 |
| Name of person * |
Akihiro KIYOTA |
| Age * |
51 |
| Country of principal residence * |
Japan |
| The Board's comments on this
appointment (including rationale,
selection criteria, and the search and
nomination process) * |
Mr Kiyota, who is an existing Executive Director, is to take charge as the Chief Operating
Officer with effect from 31 March 2012. The Nominating Committee has considered Mr
Kiyota's professional expertise and experience, and had recommended his appointment to
the Board for approval. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and
if so, the area of responsibility * |
Executive. Responsible for overseeing the overall operations of the Group. |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman,
AC Member etc.) |
Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer |
| Working experience and occupation(s)
during the past 10 years * |
Mr Kiyota was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company in 2004. He is
esponsible for managing the Group's operations and planning the Group's marketing
trategies in Japan in particular.
He joined the Group in 2000 as the Deputy General Manager of Tomoike Industrial (H.K.)
Limited and promoted as the General Manager in August 2004. Mr Kiyota was then re-
designated to Tomoike Industrial Co., Ltd and appointed as their Executive Managing
Director in August 2006.
Mr Kiyota has over 25 years of experience in sales and marketing in a number of
apanese companies at the managerial level.
|
| Interest * in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries * |
200,000 ordinary shares and 1,952,000 shares option |
| 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 |
OTHER DIRECTORSHIP
| Past (for the last 5 years) |
Nil |
| Present |
Tomoike Industrial (H.K.) Limited
Tomoike Industrial Co., Limited
Tomoike Precision Machinery (Dongguan) Co., Ltd |
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? |
Yes |
| If yes, please provide details of prior experience. |
Mr Kiyota has been an Executive Director of the Company since
5 August 2004. |
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