Company announcements: SingTel

SingTel - ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Announcement Type: ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT
Company: SINGTEL
Stock Code/Name: Z74 - SingTel

ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR *

* Asterisks denote mandatory information

Name of Announcer *	SINGTEL
Company Registration No.	199201624D
Announcement submitted on behalf of	SINGTEL
Announcement is submitted with respect to *	SINGTEL
Announcement is submitted by *	Chan Su Shan (Ms)
Designation *	Company Secretary
Date & Time of Broadcast	02-May-2012 07:24:41
Announcement No.	00013

>> ANNOUNCEMENT DETAILS

The details of the announcement start here ...

Date of Appointment *	01-05-2012
Name of Person*	Bobby Chin Yoke Choong
Age *	60
Country of principal residence *	Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) *	After reviewing the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and Mr Chin's qualifications and experience (as set out below), the Board approved his appointment as a non-executive Director
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility *	Non-executive
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.)	Director
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years *	1992 - September 2005 - KPMG Singapore, Managing Partner

Shareholding * in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries *

None

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#

# 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)

Neptune Orient Lines Limited Singapore Indian Development Association (Trustee) The Straits Trading Company Ltd (Director 2005 to 2008 / Chairman 2008 to 2008) The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Council Member) Audit Committee, Singapore Academy of Law (Member) Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector (Chairman) Pro-Tem Singapore Accountancy Council (Chairman) Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Foundation Management Committee of Nanyang Primary & Kindergarten (Member) Nanyang Girls' High School (Board Member) Audit Committee of Dubai Holding LLC (Chairman) Changi Airports International Pte Ltd (Chairman) Singapore Changi Airport Enterprise Pte Ltd (Chairman) Stamford Land Corporation Ltd Singapore Management University (Trustee)

Present

Council of Presidential Advisers (Member) SembCorp Industries Ltd Singapore Labour Foundation Yeo Hiap Seng Limited Ho Bee Investment Limited Singapore Cooperation Enterprise Singapore Power Limited Frasers Centrepoint Asset Management Ltd Singapore Totalisator Board (Chairman) Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd AV Jennings Limited Competition Commission of Singapore (Board Member) Y C Chin Investment Pte Ltd

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

Disclose the following matters concerning an appointment of director, chief executive officer, general manager or other executive officer of equivalent rank. If the answer to any questions is "yes", full details must be given.

(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

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