| Date Of Appointment | 28/04/2015 |
| Name Of Person | Chan Chau Mui |
| Age | 45 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | Ms Chan Chau Mui is presently the Head of Operations. As a progression of her present role, the Board would like to appoint her as the Chief Operating Officer.
The above appointment is in line with the expansion of the Group.
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| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | The appointment is executive.
As Chief Operating Officer, Ms Chan Chau Mui will be in charge of the overall daily operation of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") and will be responsible for the successful execution of business strategies.
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| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Chief Operating Officer |
| Familial relationship with any director and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | She is deemed an associate of Mr Takahashi Kenichi, the Company's Executive Chairman and the Group's Chief Executive Officer. |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | Nil |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Ms Chan Chau Mui joined the Group as an executive director of Bachmann Enterprises Pte Ltd and Bachmann Japanese Restaurant Pte Ltd, which are the Company's subsidiaries, in April 1999. Since then, Ms Chan has been responsible for the Group's restaurant operations and has contributed significantly to the expansion of the Group over these years. |
| Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries? | Yes |
| Shareholding Details | Direct interest - 8,100,000 ordinary shares
Deemed interest - 114,814,800 ordinary shares
(representing approximately 70.64% of the total issued shares of the Company)
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| # 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) | Bachmann Japanese Restaurant Sdn Bhd (under members' voluntary liquidation) |
| Present | Director of the following subsidiaries of the Company:
(i) Bachmann Enterprises Pte. Ltd. since 1999
(ii) Bachmann Japanese Restaurant Pte. Ltd. since 1999
(iii) Japan Foods Enterprises Pte. Ltd. since 2005
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| (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 |
| (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 | N.A. |
