News
Announcement Of Appointment Of Head, Reporting & Corporate Services
BackOct 19, 2009
| Appointment Details | ||
| Date of Appointment | 19/10/2009 | |
| Name | Chae Meng Kern | |
| Age | 41 | |
| Country of principal residence | Singapore | |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | The Independent Directors reviewed Ms Chae's qualifications and work experience and interviewed her in person before approving her appointment. | |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility | Executive appointment responsible for accounting, financial reporting and analysis, taxation and corporate services. | |
| Job Title | Head, Reporting & Corporate Services. | |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | October 2007 to October 2009 Senior Finance Manager of Lend Lease (Asia Regional Office) - Responsible for the consolidation of the Asia region's management and statutory reporting to Australia HQ - Responsible for the business planning exercise of Asia - Monthly and half-yearly review meetings with Financial Controllers/CFO (of Australia HQ) on Asia group's results - Compile and review Asia's monthly and half yearly Management Financial reports, Statutory reports, Projects reports, Delivery Reports and Pipeline reports - Involve in meetings & discussions on a fortnightly basis with Treasury Department, Australia to ensure profit repatriation plans and proper cashflow management are in place - Handle tax matters of the local entities in Singapore - Liaise with the auditors, tax agents and legal counsel October 2001 to September 2007 Senior Finance Manager (BMSI, A*STAR) - Lead the Finance team in the shared services centre of the Biomedical Research Council, A*STAR - Responsible for the financial and management reporting functions of 4 Business Units in BMSI and the consolidation of the BMSI group results - Responsible for budgeting, financial analysis, cashflow management and company secretariat matters of the business units - Liaised with auditors, tax agents, bankers and lawyers 1992 to 2001 Manager (Group Accounts) - Hotel Properties Limited - Supervised a team of Finance personnel and responsible for the preparation of group consolidated financial statements for management's review and submission to SGX - In charge of various subsidiaries accounting functions including development properties, retail and distribution, investment holdings, etc - Implemented a new accounting system for the head office accounting team - Liaised with bankers on corporate treasury matters - Led the Y2K Committee in rolling out an inventory list, replacement strategies and contingency plans for the Group - Led and managed the document storage system for the head office |
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| Interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | Nil | |
| Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | Nil | |
| Conflict of interest | Nil | |
| Other Directorship | ||
| Past (for the last five years) | Admiralty Industrial Park Pte. Ltd. Lend Lease Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd. Bovis Lend Lease Projects Pte. Ltd. Bovis Lend Lease Projects Pte. Ltd. - Philippines Branch Bovis Lend Lease Projects Pte. Ltd. - Korean Branch PT Lend Lease Graha Indonesia |
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| Present | Nil | |
| 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 |
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| (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 |
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| (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 |
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| (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 |
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| 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. |
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