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Mar 20, 2008
Announcement Of Appointment Of Non-Executive Director
| Appointment Details | ||
| Date of Appointment | 20/03/2008 | |
| Name | Chew Gek Khim | |
| Age | 46 | |
| Country of principal residence | Singapore | |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility | Non-Executive | |
| Job Title | Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director | |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Executive Chairman and CEO, Tecity Group (2003 to Present) CEO, Tecity Group (1997 to 2003) |
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| Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | As at 19 March 2008: (1) Ms Chew has a direct interest in 41,200 shares in The Straits Trading Company Limited (STC), (2) Ms Chew is deemed interested in the 275,246,782 shares in STC, held by The Cairns Pte Ltd, a substantial shareholder of STC, and (3) Ms Chew is deemed interested in the 1,750,000 shares held by Siong Lim Private Limited, a substantial shareholder of STC, in Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad, the listed subsidiary of STC. |
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| Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | Ms Chew's mother is Dr Tan Kheng Lian, a substantial shareholder of STC. | |
| Conflict of interest | Ms Chew's mother is Dr Tan Kheng Lian, a substantial shareholder of STC. Ms Chew is a shareholder of some of the substantial shareholders of the companies that hold shares in The Cairns Pte Ltd, a substantial shareholder of STC, and is also CEO and Executive Chairman of the Tecity Group, who have substantial shareholdings in STC. |
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| Other Directorship | ||
| Past (for the last five years) | Nothing But the Best Pte Ltd Robinson & Company (Singapore) Private Limited Supa-Save (Private) Limited Robinson and Company Limited John Little Private Limited Baccarat International (Pte) Limited Raffles Holdings Ltd |
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| Present | (A) Singapore Companies (I) Public Companies and Subsidiaries of Public Companies - CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited - FJ Benjamin Holdings Ltd - Raffles Investments Limited - Tan Chin Tuan Ltd (II) Private Companies - Aequitas Pte Ltd - Amalgamated Holdings Private Limited - Cairnhill Rock Pte Ltd - Choice Equities Pte Ltd - Chulin Pte Ltd - Consultants Services (Private) Limited - The Cairns Pte Ltd - Ho Peng Holdings Private Limited - Integrated Holdings Private Limited - Kambau Pte Ltd - Mellford Pte Ltd - Pendell Pte Ltd - Property Administration Pte Ltd - Raffles Investments (1993) Pte Ltd - Raffles Investments (Singapore) Pte Ltd - SEA Specialists Services Pte Ltd - Selected Holdings Private Limited - Selected Properties Pte Ltd - Selected Ventures Pte Ltd - Sigford Pte Ltd - Siong Lim Private Limited - The Tan Chin Tuan Foundation - Tecity Management Pte Ltd - Tecity Pte Ltd - Tiong Cheng Pte Ltd - Tri-Nine Nominees Pte Ltd (III) Others - National Heritage Board - Singapore Totalisator Board - NUS Faculty of Law - National Environment Agency Board (B) Foreign Companies Private Companies - Amberlight Limited - Grange Investment Holdings Private Limited - Nothing But the Best Limited - Selected City Property Ltd - Swiftflash Assets Limited - Tecity Holdings Sdn Bhd - The Tan Sri Tan Foundation |
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| Information required under Rule 704(7)(h) | ||
| a. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years, a petition under any bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner? | No |
| b. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against a corporation of which he was a director or key executive for the winding up of that corporation on the ground of insolvency? | No |
| c. | Whether there is any unsatisfied judgement 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 for 3 months or more, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) 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 been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) for such breach? | No |
| f. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgement 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, misinterpretation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings which he is aware of involving an allegation of fraud, misinterpretation 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 corporation? | No |
| h. | Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director of any corporation, or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any corporation? | No |
| i. | Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgement 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 |
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Whether he has ever, to his knowledge, been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or elsewhere, of the affairs of :-
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Yes On Feb 1993, the Commercial Affairs Dept (CAD) investigated the affairs of 2 companies of which she was a director. In June 1993, after completion of the investigation, the matter was closed. No changes were made nor was further action taken by the CAD. |