Change - Announcement of Appointment::Appointment of Independent Director

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
SHENG SIONG GROUP LTD.
Securities
SHENG SIONG GROUP LTD - SG2D54973185 - OV8
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date &Time of Broadcast
29-Jul-2021 20:55:27
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
Appointment of Independent Director
Announcement Reference
SG210729OTHR5NNA
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Lim Hock Chee
Designation
CEO
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Appointment of Independent Director

Additional Details

Date Of Appointment
29/07/2021
Name Of Person
Chee Teck Kwong Patrick
Age
66
Country Of Principal Residence
Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process)
The Board having considered the recommendation of the Nominating Committee and assessed Mr. Chee Teck Kwong Patrick's ("Mr. Patrick Chee") qualification, capabilities and working experience, is of the view that Mr. Patrick Chee has the requisite experience and capabilities to assume the duties and responsibilities of the Independent Director.
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, member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee
Professional qualifications
Bachelor of Law (Hons) Degree from the University of Singapore and is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a Solicitor of the senior courts of England and Wales.
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
No
Conflict of interests (including any competing business)
No
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years
Mr. Patrick Chee has been in private legal practice since 1980 and is now a Senior Legal Consultant with Withers KhattarWong LLP, an international law firm. His areas of practice are corporate and commercial matters, banking and finance, cross-border joint ventures and investments, mergers and acquisitions, setting up of family offices and listing of companies. He has also advised on property law and has handled several landmark development projects in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. He also conducts civil litigation and arbitration proceedings. Mr. Patrick Chee had initiated and was instrumental to the setting up of a full licensed KhattarWong's law practice in Vietnam.

Mr. Patrick Chee is a Notary Public and a Commissioner for Oaths and is a member of Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, and Singapore Institute of Directors. He had served several years in the sub-committee of National Crime Prevention Council, Singapore, and worked with National Productivity Board, Singapore in developing and seeing the successful launch of some well-known franchises in Singapore in the early 1990s. From 2002 to 2013, Mr. Patrick Chee was the Organising Chairman of the 'National Street Soccer League Lee Hsien Loong Challenge Trophy' and Vice Chairman of Teck Ghee Community Club.

Mr. Patrick Chee also sits on the Board of public listed companies. He is also Honorary Legal Advisor to Hospitality Purchasing Association Singapore, and several big clans and trade associations in Singapore. Mr. Patrick Chee is also the recipient of the National Day Awards 2003 'The Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masayarakat)' from the President of Republic of Singapore.
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)
CSC Holdings Limited
Hanwell Holdings Limited
Tat Seng Packaging Group Ltd Singapore
Singapore Myanmar Investco Limited
HengXin Technology Ltd.
Ramba Energy Limited (now known as Eneco Energy Limited)
Hai Leck Holdings Limited
Present
China International Holdings Limited
OneApex Limited
MeGroup Ltd.
QAF Limited
(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
Past directorship in listed company:
CSC Holdings Limited
Hanwell Holdings Limited
Tat Seng Packaging Group Ltd Singapore
Singapore Myanmar Investco Limited
HengXin Technology Ltd.
Ramba Energy Limited (now known as Eneco Energy Limited)
Hai Leck Holdings Limited

Present directorship in listed company:
China International Holdings Limited
OneApex Limited
MeGroup Ltd.
QAF Limited