Change - Announcement of Appointment::Re-Designation of Mr Wong Wei Teck as Executive Director

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
SOUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
Securities
SOUP HOLDINGS LIMITED - SG1U97935860 - 5KI
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date &Time of Broadcast
06-Jun-2024 22:59:49
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
Re-Designation of Mr Wong Wei Teck as Executive Director
Announcement Reference
SG240606OTHR2WQH
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Chong In Bee
Designation
Company Secretary
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Please see below.

Additional Details

Date Of Appointment
06/06/2024
Name Of Person
Wong Wei Teck
Age
67
Country Of Principal Residence
Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, board diversity considerations, and the search and nomination process)
As part of the succession planning of the Company, with effect from 6 June 2024, Mr Wong Wei Teck shall be re-designated from Joint Managing Director to Executive Director of the Company.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility
Executive.
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.)
Executive Director and a member of the Nominating Committee.
Professional qualifications
Professional Engineer (Civil) of Singapore Professional Engineers Board
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
Mr Wong Wei Teck ("Mr Wong") was appointed as Managing Director of the Group on 1 May 2016. He is a co-founder and has been with the Company since 1991. He is responsible for the overall management, strategic planning and business development of the Group. Mr Wong was instrumental to the Group's growth and development over the years and its listing on the Singapore Exchange. Before his appointment as Managing Director, Mr Wong was an Executive Director of the Group since 2000. He was responsible for the corporate development of the Group including human resources, information technology and management system, as well as the Group's corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Undertaking submitted to the listed issuer in the form of Appendix 7.7 (Listing Rule 704(7)) Or Appendix 7H (Catalist Rule 704(6))
No
Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries?
Yes
Shareholding Details
Direct interest: 37,491,900
ordinary shares in the Company

Deemed interest: 4,000,000
ordinary shares in the Company
# 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
Directorships:

Soup Restaurant Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Cafe O Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Pot Luck F&B Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Soup Restaurant Investments Pte. Ltd.
Samsui Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Other Principal
Commitments: 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
Yes
If Yes, Please provide full details
In September 1999, Soup Restaurant (Seah Street) Pte Ltd (currently named as Pot Luck F&B Singapore Pte. Ltd.), Soup Restaurant(Causeway Point) Pte Ltd (currently named as Soup Restaurant Singapore Pte. Ltd.) and its two former management personnel were charged for employing seven Malaysian workers without valid work permits.

A former management personnel was also charged for employing a Malaysian cook at Soup Restaurant (Causeway Point) Pte Ltd in breach of a condition of his work permit (for not working at the specified outlet under the said work permit).

The companies paid a total fine of $30,640 and the two former management personnel paid a total fine of $14,480.

The management personnel involved and charged for the offences are no longer with the Group. Mr Wong Wei Teck was a director of Soup Restaurant (Seah Street) Pte Ltd and Soup Restaurant (Causeway Point) Pte Ltd at the material time but matters relating to the deployment of staff were not under his direct supervision and he was not investigated or charged for any of the offences.
(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
Mr Wong Wei Teck is one of the founders of the Company and has been with the Company since its inception in 1991.

Before his appointment as Managing Director in 2016, Mr Wong was an Executive Director of the Group since 2000.