| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Announcement Subtitle | Appointment of Chief Financial Officer |
| Securities | CEDAR STRATEGIC HOLDINGS LTD (CEDAR) |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Sep 30, 2015 18:32 |
| Submitted By | Ong Beng Hong Company Secretary |
| Description | This announcement has been prepared by the Company and its contents have been reviewed by the Company's Sponsor, Stamford Corporate Services Pte Ltd, for compliance with the relevant rules of the SGX-ST. The Company's Sponsor has not independently verified the contents of this announcement. This announcement has not been examined or approved by the SGX-ST and the SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, including the correctness of any of the statements or opinions made or reports contained in this announcement. The contact person for the Company's Sponsor is Mr Ng Joo Khin Telephone number: 6389 3000 Email: jookhin.ng@stamfordlaw.com.sg |
| Appointment Details | |
| Date of appointment | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Name of person | Joseph Lim |
| Age | 43 |
| Country of principal residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment | Mr Joseph Lim brings with him more than 20 years of post-graduation experience in accounting, auditing, treasury, risk management and investments with extensive background in public companies listed on SGX and ASX. Mr Joseph Lim graduated from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Accountancy. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, a Certified Internal Auditor and a Chartered Financial Consultant. The Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee ("NCGC") and the Audit Committee ("AC") had reviewed the qualifications and the working experience of Mr Joseph Lim and recommended his appointment. The Board of Directors, having considered the NCGC and AC's recommendation, approved the appointment of Mr Joseph Lim as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Executive, oversees the finance, accounting and treasury functions of the Group. |
| Job title | Chief Financial Officer |
| Familial relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | No |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | No |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | 2001 to 2005 - Manager, Corporate Finance, ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited 2006 to 2007 - Group Financial Controller, KTS Group 2007 to 2012 - Senior Manager, Group Finance, Sembcorp Industries Ltd 2013 to 2014 - Group Financial Controller, GPS Alliance Holdings Limited 2014 to 2015 - Group Chief Financial Officer, Sapphire Corporation Limited |
| Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | No |
| Other Directorships | |
| Note: 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) | None |
| Present | None |
| Information Required Persuant To Listing Rule 704(7)(H) | |
| (a) Whether at any time during the past 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 any 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 with 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 persuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(I) | |
| Note: Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only | |
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | No |
| If yes, please provide full details | Not applicable |