Change - Announcement of Appointment::REDESIGNATION AS CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
HONG LAI HUAT GROUP LIMITED
Securities
HONG LAI HUAT GROUP LIMITED - SG1EE1000009 - CTO
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date &Time of Broadcast
14-Jan-2026 17:20:14
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
REDESIGNATION AS CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Announcement Reference
SG260114OTHRGM6H
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Dato' Dr Ong Bee Huat
Designation
Executive Deputy Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Redesignation as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director

Additional Details

Date of appointment
14/01/2026
Name of person
Ong Jia Jing
Age
31
Country of principal residence
Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, board diversity considerations, and the search and nomination process)
The Board had reviewed and approved the redesignation of senior management titles to strengthen group level strategic and commercial leadership. The titles will align with the actual scope of responsibilities undertaken at the senior management level. Executive Director, Ong Jia Jing, will henceforth be re-designated as the Chief Strategy Officer, to reflect his strategic, corporate planning and advisory role to the Group CEO and the Board.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility
Executive
Job title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.)
Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Director
Professional qualifications
May 2020 Singapore Institute of Directors
Listed Entity Director (LED) Programme

Feb 2011 to Jan 2012 Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS)
Diploma in International Business (Awarded by Southern Cross University)
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years
Hong Lai Huat Group Limited
1 Apr 2018 as Director of all Cambodia subsidiaries
- HLH Agriculture (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.
- HLHI (Cambodia) Company Limited
- Agri-Oral Joint Cooperate Co., Ltd
- Royal Hong Lai Huat One Company Limited
- Public Housing Development Cambodia Limited
- PH One Development (Cambodia) Limited

1 Nov 2015 as Business Development Manager in HLH Group Limited
Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries
No
Any relationship (including immediate family relationships) with any existing director, existing executive officer, the issuer and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries
Son of Ong Bee Huat
Brother of Ong Jia Ming
Nephew of Ong Bee Wah
Conflict of interest (including any competing business)
No
Undertaking (in the format set out in Appendix 7.7 or Appendix 7H) under Mainboard Rule 720(1) or Catalist Rule 720(1) has been submitted to the listed issuer
Yes
Other Principal Commitments* Including Directorships#
* "Principal Commitments" has the same meaning as defined in the Code of Corporate Governance.
# These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Mainboard Rule 704(9) or Catalist Rule 704(8).
Past (for the last 5 years)
Nl
Present
HLH Agriculture (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.
HLHI (Cambodia) Company Limited
Agri-Oral Joint Cooperate Co., Ltd
Royal Hong Lai Huat One Company Limited
Public Housing Development Cambodia Limited
PH One Development (Cambodia) Limited
Information Required
Disclose the following matters concerning an appointment of director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, general manager or other officer of equivalent rank. If the answer to any question 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
Disclosure applicable to the appointment of director only.
Any prior experience as a director of an issuer listed on the Exchange?
Yes
If yes, please provide details of prior experience.
Currently the Executive Director of the Company.