Change - Announcement of Appointment::APPOINTMENT OF GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED
Securities
UNITED ENGINEERS LTD ORD - SG1K25001639 - U04
UEL S$250M4.2%N170126S - SG6S77978632 - 7WPB
UNITED ENGINEERS 7.5% CUM PREF - SG2K18002445 - U05
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date &Time of Broadcast
30-Nov-2015 17:11:03
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
APPOINTMENT OF GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
Announcement Reference
SG151130OTHRQHTE
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Tan Swee Hong
Designation
Group Company Secretary
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Appointment of Group Managing Director

Additional Details

Date Of Appointment
01/12/2015
Name Of Person
Norman Ip Ka Cheung
Age
63
Country Of Principal Residence
Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process)
Mr Ip joined the Board of Directors of United Engineers Limited in December 2009 and currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee. He is also the Chairman of the Corporate Office that was established in January 2014 to oversee the smooth integration of operations following the Group's acquisition of WBL Corporation Limited and its portfolio of companies. The Board of Directors is of the view that Mr Ip's expanded executive role as Group Managing Director will provide the requisite leadership continuity to Management that is appropriate for the Group at this juncture. His new role will also enable the Group to continue its strategic objective of streamlining business activities and enhancing and unlocking value for shareholders.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility
Executive; as Group Managing Director
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.)
Group Managing Director
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
Acting Group CEO
- Great Eastern Holdings Limited
(September 2014 - November 2015)

Advisor
- The Straits Trading Company Limited
(November 2009 - December 2011)

President & Group CEO, Executive Director
- The Straits Trading Company Limited
(January 2000 - October 2009)

Executive Director
- Straits Lion Asset Management Limited (Dissolved via voluntary liquidation)
(1996 - 2005)
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)
Please see attached "Annexure 1"
Present
Please see attached "Annexure 1"
(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 Ip is currently a director of United Engineers Limited, Great Eastern Holdings Limited and AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT Management Limited, which are companies listed in Singapore. He is also a director of WBL Corporation Limited, which was delisted in February 2014 from the Singapore Exchange.

He was the former Chairman and director of Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (listed in Malaysia) and director of Australia Oriental Minerals NL (listed in Australia), The Straits Trading Company Limited (listed in Singapore) and UE E&C Ltd. (delisted in March 2015 from the Singapore Exchange).

Attachments

Annexure_1.pdf
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