Change - Announcement Of Appointment Of Lead Independent Director
15 December 2015
| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Announcement Subtitle | Appointment of Lead Independent Director |
| Securities | MERMAID MARITIME PUBLIC CO LTD (MERMAID) |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Dec 15, 2015 19:29 |
| Submitted By | Ms. Rujiraporn Hengtrakool Manager, Legal & Corporate Affairs Dept. |
| Description | Appointment of Mr. Toh Wen Keong Joachim as Lead Independent Director |
| Appointment Details | |
| Date of appointment | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Name of person | Mr. Toh Wen Keong Joachim |
| Age | 50 |
| Country of principal residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment | The Nomination Committee, having considered Mr. Toh's qualifications, work experience, capabilities and other relevant factors, nominated him for appointment as Lead Independent Director. The Board subsequently appointed Mr. Toh as Lead Independent Director on the recommendation of the Nomination Committee. For good corporate governance, Mr. Toh abstained from casting his vote in the Nomination Committee and on the Board as the subject matter concerned himself. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | This is non-executive. |
| Job title | Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, and member of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. |
| Familial relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | No |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | No |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Deputy Chief Investment Officer National University of Singapore (Investment Office) Singapore May 2008 - Present Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Management Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. (GEH) Singapore August 2005 - May 2008 Head of Investment Management Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. (GEH) Seconded as: Head of Insurance Asset Management Straits Lion Asset Management Pte. Ltd. (GEH subsidiary) Singapore April 1999 - August 2005 |
| Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | No |
| Other Directorships | |
| Note: 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) | Alpha Financials Advisers Private Limited Lion Fairfield Capital Management Limited Tincel Properties (Private) Limited |
| Present | None. |
| Information Required Persuant To Listing Rule 704(7)(H) | |
| (a) Whether at any time during the past 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 any 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 with 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 |
| Information Required persuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(I) | |
| Note: Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only | |
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | Yes |
| If yes, please provide full details | Mr. Toh has been serving as a director of the Company since June 2012. |