News
Announcement Of Appointment Of Executive Director
BackMar 15, 2010
| Appointment Details | ||
| Date of Appointment | 15/03/2010 | |
| Name | Chong Kee Hiong | |
| Age | 43 | |
| Country of principal residence | Singapore | |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | Mr Chong Kee Hiong is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited, manager of Ascott Reit, and is responsible for spearheading the overall strategic planning and leading the implementation of business, investment and operational strategies for Ascott Reit. Mr Chong was a key driver in the successful listing of Ascott Reit on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited in March 2006 and has been leading the management of Ascott Reit since. | |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility | Executive | |
| Job Title | Chief Executive Officer and member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors | |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | March 2000 to May 2001 Last position held: Senior Vice President, Business Development Adroit Innovations Limited May 2001 to September 2004 Chief Financial Officer Raffles Holdings Limited September 2004 to March 2010 Concurrent appointment: Deputy CEO, Finance and Investment The Ascott Limited 2005 to current CEO of Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited |
|
| Interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | 550,000 units in Ascott Reit (own) 100,000 units in Ascott Reit (spouse) |
|
| Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | None | |
| Conflict of interest | None | |
| Other Directorship | ||
| Past (for the last five years) | Please refer to Appendix A | |
| Present | Please refer to Appendix B | |
| Information required pursuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(h) | ||
| a. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years, a petition under any bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner? | No |
| b. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against a corporation of which he was a director or key executive for the winding up of that corporation on the ground of insolvency? | No |
| c. | Whether there is any unsatisfied judgement 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 for 3 months or more, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) 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 been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) for such breach? | No |
| f. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgement 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, misinterpretation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings which he is aware of involving an allegation of fraud, misinterpretation 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 corporation? | No |
| h. | Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director of any corporation, or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any corporation? | No |
| i. | Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgement 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, | No |
|
| in connection with any matter occurring or arising during that period when he was so concerned with the entity or business trust? | ||
| 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 |
| Information required pursuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(i) | ||
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | No | |
| If yes, please provide details of prior experience. | Mr Chong has no prior experience in being a director of public listed companies and appropriate arrangements will be put in place to orientate him in being a director of a public listed company. |
|
Attachments
- Attachment 1 (Size: 20,250 bytes)
- Attachment 2 (Size: 17,950 bytes)