Change - Announcement of Appointment::Appointment of Independent Director

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
CHINA BEARING (SINGAPORE) LTD.
Securities
CHINA BEARING (SINGAPORE) LTD. - SG1U08932378 - AD7
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date &Time of Broadcast
15-Oct-2014 19:25:10
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
Appointment of Independent Director
Announcement Reference
SG141015OTHRG1V1
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Zhang Anxi
Designation
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Please refer to the below.

Additional Details

Date Of Appointment
15/10/2014
Name Of Person
Wong Chee Meng Lawrence
Age
47
Country Of Principal Residence
Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process)
The nomination of Mr Wong Chee Meng Lawrence as an Independent Director was duly reviewed by the Nominating Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors of the Company is of the view that the qualification and working experience of Mr Wong will enhance the core competencies of the Board.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility
Non-Executive.
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.)
Independent Director, a member of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nominating Committee.
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.
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years
From 1999 to 2006, Mr Wong practiced as an advocate and solicitor as a sole proprietor of Lawrence Wong & Co.

From 2006 to 2007, Mr Wong was a senior manager at Boardroom Corporate and Advisory Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Lim Associates (Pte) Ltd) where he was performing corporate secretarial and advisory work as well as providing in-house legal support.

From 2007 to 2011, Mr Wong was partner of KhattarWong in the corporate & securities law department.

From 2011 to 2013, Mr Wong, was one of the founding members and equity partner of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP. He was the co-head of its Corporate and Securities Practise and the head of RHT Capital Pte. Ltd., an approved SGX continuing sponsor.

From 2014 to current date, Mr Wong is the Managing Director of Equity Law LLC.

Mr Wong graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1991 with an honours degree in law on a scholarship from the Public Service Commission of Singapore and has accumulated an extensive working experience in both the public and the private sectors of the legal profession. His areas of practice include corporate and securities laws, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, corporate and commercial contracts, regulatory compliance and corporate governance advisory and corporate secretarial work. He has led numerous initial public offerings, reverse take-overs, secondary fund raising and cross-border merger and acquisitions exercises.

Mr Wong is an advocate and solicitor in Singapore and a solicitor in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China.
Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries?
No
# 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)
We Holdings Limited, Harry's Holdings Pte. Ltd., Juken Technology Limited, SG Tech Holdings Limited
Present
Artivision Technologies Limited, Sino Grandness Food Industry Group Limited, Ziwo Holdings Ltd., Equity Law LLC, EQ Advisory Pte. Ltd., EQ Compliance Pte. Ltd.
(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
Any prior experience as a director of a listed company?
Yes
If Yes, Please provide details of prior experience
Mr Wong Chee Meng Lawrence is a Director of public companies listed on SGX, including Artivision Technologies Limited, Sino Grandness Food Industry Group Limited and Ziwo Holdings Ltd.