Change - Announcement of Appointment::Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD.
Securities
BIOSENSORS INT'L GROUP, LTD. - BMG113251000 - B20

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date &Time of Broadcast
28-May-2014 17:53:23
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
Announcement Reference
SG140528OTHRRRWK
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Ronald H. Ede
Designation
Chief Financial Officer/ Company Secretary
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Appointment of Mr Jose Calle Gordo as Chief Executive Officer of Biosensors International Group, Ltd.

Additional Details

Date Of Appointment
01/11/2014
Name Of Person
Jose Calle Gordo
Age
52
Country Of Principal Residence
Spain
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process)
Please refer to the press released submitted titled Biosensors Announces Appointment of New CEO
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility
The appointment is executive in nature. He will be responsible for the overall management, operations and performance of Biosensors Group.
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.)
Chief Executive Officer
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
Mr Jose Calle Gardo has led an illustrious career with over 25 years of broad business and management experience in the medical devices industry, having served in various vice president and managerial roles at Abbott, Eli Lilly, and Guidant. He led the global team that developed and commercialized Xience a family of drug eluting stents (DES) and a market leader for the treatment of coronary artery disease with global sales of more than $1.6 billion while serving as Vice President and General Manager of Drug Eluting Stents Vascular Intervention at Guidant based in Santa Clara, CA, U.S.A.

As Vice President of Abbott Vascular based in Brussels, he later led the commercial introduction of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds (ABSORB) and MitraClip, the world's first percutaneous mitral valve repair therapy. During his earlier years with Abbott, he spearheaded the integration of Guidant and Abbott Vascular Devices in 2006 and managed the international operations of Abbott Vascular outside the U.S. between 2011 and 2012.

Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries?
No
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Past (for the last 5 years)
Nil
Present
Nil
(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?
No
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The Company will arrange for Mr Calle to attend a seminar conducted by the Singapore Institute of Directors on the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed Company.