| ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |
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| Name of Announcer * | FAR EAST GROUP LIMITED | | Company Registration No. | 196400096C | | Announcement submitted on behalf of | FAR EAST GROUP LIMITED | | Announcement is submitted with respect to * | FAR EAST GROUP LIMITED | | Announcement is submitted by * | LOH MUN YEW | | Designation * | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | | Date & Time of Broadcast | 03-Mar-2014 21:41:33 | | Announcement No. | 00189 |
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| Date of Appointment * | 01/03/2014 | | Name of person * | Francis Lai Kum Wai | | Age * | 39 | | Country of principal residence * | Singapore | | The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) * | The Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr Francis Lai Kum Wai as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, upon recommendation of the Nominating Committee and Audit Committee, having reviewed his qualifications and work experiences. | | Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility * | Executive.
Areas of responsibility include:
1. Financial & accounting matters including the review of monthly reports, analysis of accounts, budget, cash flow, credit control, group consolidation, audit, taxation and compliance with the financial reporting requirements of the Group;
2. Personnel and administrative matters;
3. Overseeing the corporate secretarial function of the Group;
4. Performing financial reviews and assessment, due diligence and financial advice on potential investment projects;
5. Providing informative business financial information to the Board of Directors and coordinating business financial planning for the Group;
6. Explore investment opportunities and funding opportunities; and
7. Oversee the internal controls and risk management functions of the Group.
| | Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Chief Financial Officer | | Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years * | 2011 - Present: Group Financial Controller (Far East Group Limited)
2006 - 2011: Finance and Business Development Manager (Ellipsiz Singapore Pte Ltd)
2000 - 2006: Business Development Executive (Ellipsiz Ltd)
| | Interest * in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries * | 34,500 ordinary shares | | 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 |
| # 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) | E+HPS Engineering (Suzhou) Co., Ltd and HPS Engineering (Suzhou) Co., Ltd | | Present | Nil |
| >> 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
| | (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 :- | | (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
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| Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only. |
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | | | |
| Footnotes | This announcement has been prepared by the Company and its contents have been reviewed by the Companys sponsor (Sponsor), Canaccord Genuity Singapore Pte. Ltd. for compliance with the relevant rules of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). The Sponsor has not independently verified the contents of this announcement.
This announcement has not been examined or approved by the SGX-ST and the SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, including the correctness of any of the statements or opinions made or reports contained in this announcement.
The contact person for the Sponsor is Ms. Karen Soh, Managing Director, Corporate Finance, Canaccord Genuity Singapore Pte. Ltd. at 77 Robinson Road #21-02 Singapore 068896, telephone (65) 6854-6160.
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