Change - Announcement of Appointment::APPOINTMENT OF A NON-INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - MR OOI ENG PENG

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
CROMWELL EREIT MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.
Securities
CROMWELL EUROPEAN REIT - SGXC37098255 - CWBU
CROMWELL EUROPEAN REIT - SGXC37098255 - CWCU
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date &Time of Broadcast
15-Sep-2021 07:51:58
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
APPOINTMENT OF A NON-INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - MR OOI ENG PENG
Announcement Reference
SG210915OTHRCOSR
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Simon Garing
Designation
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Appointment of Mr Ooi Eng Peng as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company.

Additional Details

Date Of Appointment
15/09/2021
Name Of Person
Ooi Eng Peng
Age
65
Country Of Principal Residence
Australia
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process)
After reviewing the Nominating and Remuneration Committee's recommendations and Mr Ooi Eng Peng's qualifications and experience (as set out below), the Board approved the appointment of Mr Ooi Eng Peng as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Cromwell EREIT Management Pte. Ltd., the Manager of Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility
No
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.)
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Professional qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce, a member of the Certified Practising Accounts of Australia
Any relationship (including immediate family relationships) with any existing director, existing executive officer, the issuer and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or any of its principal subsidiaries
Nil.
However Mr Ooi Eng Peng is the Non-Executive Deputy Chair on the Board of Directors of Cromwell Property Group (Cromwell Property Group comprises Cromwell Corporation Limited and the Cromwell Diversified Property Trust, the responsible entity of which is Cromwell Property Securities Limited), which is a substantial unitholder of Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust.
Conflict of interests (including any competing business)
No
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years
Mr Ooi has more than 35 years of real estate experience, including in property investment, development, project management and fund investment and management in Australia and across Asia.

Since retiring from his executive career in late 2011, Mr Ooi has gained board and board committee experience at both listed and non-listed entities across Asia Pacific. Mr Ooi has served as a Non-executive Director of ESR Funds Management (S) Limited, the manager of SGX-listed ESR-REIT, since 2012 and was Chair from 2017 to 30 June 2021. After almost nine years as independent Non-executive Director with ESR Funds Management (S) Limited, Mr Ooi was re-designated as Deputy Chair and Non-independent Non-executive Director effective 1 July 2021. Mr Ooi is a Member (and the former Chair) of ESR-REIT's Nominating and Remuneration Committee, a Member of its Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee and the Chair of its Executive Committee. Since 2016, Mr Ooi has been a Non-executive Director of Savant Global Capital Pty Ltd, a specialist investment management and real estate advisory platform.

Mr Ooi was previously a Non executive Director of formerly SGX listed Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited (2015 - 2020), Frasers Property Australia (2014 - 2018) and Perennial China Retail Trust Management Pte Ltd (2012 - 2014).
Undertaking submitted to the listed issuer in the form of Appendix 7.7 (Listing Rule 704(7)) Or Appendix 7H (Catalist Rule 704(6))
Yes
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)
Nil
Present
- Cromwell Corporation Limited
- Cromwell Property Securities Limited
- ESR Funds Management (S) Limited
- ESR-SPV 2 Pte Ltd
- ESR-MTN Pte Ltd
- Savant Global Capital Pty 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 an issuer listed on the Exchange?
Yes
If Yes, Please provide details of prior experience
Deputy Chairman of ESR-REIT (2021 - Present)

Chairman of ESR-REIT (2017 - 2021)

Non-Executive Director of Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited (2015 - 2020)

Non-Executive Director of ESR-REIT (2012 - Present)
Please provide details of relevant experience and the nominating committee's reasons for not requiring the director to undergo training as prescribed by the Exchange (if applicable)
Not applicable