Change - Announcement of Appointment::APPOINTMENT OF NON EXECUTIVE AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED
Securities
SIA S$700M3.035%N250411 - SG7AG1000009 - 6S1B
SIA S$700M3.13%N270823 - SG7FH2000005 - 7J1B
SIA S$600M3.16%N231025 - SGXF82409008 - Z7VB
SIA S$750M 3.03% B 240328 - SGXF93746596 - SQ1B
SIA MCB S$3.496B Z300608 - SGXF17205307 - WPOB
SIA S$500M3.5%N301202 - SGXF10397887 - HGGB
SIA S$850M1.625%CB251203 - XS2260025296 - VTRB
SIA US$500M3%N260720 - XS2284332769 - FJYB
SIA S$300M3.75%N240408 - SG6PE4000001 - 3F4B
SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD - SG1V61937297 - C6L
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date &Time of Broadcast
19-May-2021 17:23:48
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
APPOINTMENT OF NON EXECUTIVE AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Announcement Reference
SG210519OTHRIYWR
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Brenton Wu
Designation
Company Secretary
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Appointment of Ms Jeanette Wong Kai Yuan as a Non-Executive and Independent Director.

Additional Details

Date Of Appointment
01/06/2021
Name Of Person
Jeanette Wong Kai Yuan
Age
61
Country Of Principal Residence
Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process)
The Board concurs with the Nominating Committee's recommendations that Ms Wong's decades of experience in the banking and finance industry, gained as a Board Director and previously as a Senior Management member of leading financial institutions, will enable her to make valuable contributions to the Board. She will also enhance the diversity 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.)
Non-Executive and Independent Director and Audit Committee Member.
Professional qualifications
Bachelor of Business Administration,
National University of Singapore
Master of Business Administration,
University of Chicago
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
Conflict of interests (including any competing business)
Nil
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years
Ms Wong is a Board member of UBS Group AG and UBS AG, as well as Prudential plc. Ms Wong retired from DBS Bank on 1 March 2019. Until her retirement, Ms Wong was the Group Executive responsible for the Institutional Banking Group which encompassed Corporate Banking, Global Transaction Services, Strategic Advisory and Mergers and Acquisitions. From 2003 to 2008, Ms Wong was the Chief Financial Officer of the DBS Group.
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?
Yes
Shareholding Details
16,500 Singapore Airlines' ordinary shares jointly held with spouse
# 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)
Director:
Fullerton Fund Management Company Ltd
FFMC Holdings Pte. Ltd.
EssilorLuxottica, France
Present
Director:
UBS Group AG
UBS AG,
Prudential plc
PSA International Pte Ltd
Jurong Town Corporation

Chair, Management Advisory Board:
NUS Business School

Member:
Securities Industry Council
Board of Trustees, National University of Singapore

Member of the Global Advisory Board, Asia:
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
(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
Ms Wong is currently a Director of Prudential plc and was a Director of Neptune Orient Lines Limited from April 2010 to June 2016.
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

Attachments

NE-1221.pdf
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