| Date Of Appointment |
30/04/2018 |
| Name of Person |
KATO Tomonori |
| Age |
47 |
| Country Of Principal Residence |
Japan |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) |
As part of the Board's renewal plans in view of the cessation of Mr YOSHIKAWA Makoto as Chief Operating Officer.
The Nominating Committee had reviewed and recommended to the Board for approval, the appointment of Mr KATO Tomonori as an Executive Director. The Board has accepted the recommendation of the Nominating Committee and approved the appointment of Mr KATO Tomonori as an Executive Director. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility |
Executive. In charge of the overall operations of the Group, particularly in the sales and marketing, and new product development functions of the Group. Also overseeing overall strategy, planning and development of the Group. |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) |
Executive Director and Chief Operating 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 |
Mr KATO Tomonori joined the Company's SHARP LCD division in 2003
and was engaged in the business activities of packaging materials (tapes
etc.) until 2008. From 2011 to 2016, he was involved in backlight
business activities and other molded products business in two Chinese
subsidiaries of the Group, Crystal Display Components (Shanghai) Co.,
Limited and Minami Tec (Wuxi) Co., Limited. Since 2016, he is the
Executive Officer and the Head Chief of Display Business Division in
Tomoike Industrial Co., Limited. Concurrently, he is also serving as Head
of Business Division at group level, assisting in the overall management
of the Group's subsidiaries. |
| 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 |
500,000 employee share options |
| # 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) |
Crystal Display Components (Shanghai) Co., Limited
Tomoike Precision Machinery (Dongguan) Co., Limited
Minami Tec (Wuxi) Co., Limited |
| Present |
NIL |
| (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 :- |
No |
| (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? |
No |
| If No, Please provide details of any training undertaken in the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed company |
The Company will arrange for Mr KATO Tomonori to attend the relevant training relating to the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed company. |
