| Announce of Appointment of Group Chief Financial Officer | |
| * Asterisks denote mandatory information | |
| Name of Announcer * | SINGTEL |
| Company Registration No. | 199201624D |
| Announcement submitted on behalf of | SINGTEL |
| Announcement is submitted with respect to * | SINGTEL |
| Announcement is submitted by * | Chan Su Shan (Ms) |
| Designation * | Company Secretary |
| Date & Time of Broacast | 04-Aug-2008 18:13:33 |
| Announcement No. | 00087 |
| Price Sensitivity | No |
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| Date of Appointment * | 01/09/2008 |
| Name * | Jeann Low Ngiap Jong |
| Age * | 47 |
| Country of principal residence * | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) * | Following Mr Francis Heng Hang Song's resignation, Ms Jeann Low Ngiap Jong, who is currently Chief Financial Officer of Optus, will be appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 September 2008. Ms Low has been with the SingTel Group since 1998 and has served in various capacities including Executive Vice President (Strategic Investments) and Group Financial Controller. She will continue with her current role as CFO of Optus. Ms Low was selected based on her qualifications and work experience. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility * | Executive Responsible for Singapore Telecommunications Limited ("SingTel") Group's financial functions, including corporate finance, treasury, tax, insurance and risk management and investor relations. |
| Job Title * | Group Chief Financial Officer |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years * | Chief Financial Officer (Optus), SingTel - 1 February 2006 to present Executive Vice President (Strategic Investments), SingTel - 16 November 2004 to 31 January 2006 Group Financial Controller, SingTel - 12 October 1998 to 15 November 2004 Vice President (Finance, HR and Administration), Aztech Systems Ltd - July 1993 to October 1998 |
| Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries * | 1,887,568 ordinary shares in SingTel |
| 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 |
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| # These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Rule 704(9) | |
| Past (for the last five years) | Global Page Pte Ltd Thai Page Pte Ltd InfoCom Holding Company Pte Ltd InfoCom Consultancy Services Pte. Ltd. TE International (S) Pte Ltd SingTel Investments Private Limited TeleTech Park Pte Ltd INS Holdings Pte Ltd STI (Australia) Holding Pte Ltd SingTel Consultancy Pte. Ltd. SingTel Asia Pacific Investments Pte. Ltd. SingTel Australia Holding Pte Ltd Lycos Asia Limited Lycos Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd SingTel Digital Media Pte. Ltd. SingTel hello! Pte. Ltd. SingTel Group Treasury Pte. Ltd. Network i2i Limited Bharti Aquanet Limited Globe Telecom, Inc. AsiaCom Philippines, Inc. Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited Viridian Limited Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Telecom Limited SingTel ADSB (Netherlands) B.V. Singapore Telecom ADSB (Netherlands Antilles) N.V. Advance Info Service Public Company Ltd Digital Phone Company Limited Advanced Contact Centre Company Limited DataNetwork Solutions Company Limited Mobile From Advance Company Limited SingTel i2i Private Limited |
| Present | Integrated Data Services Limited SingTel Services Australia Pty. Limited Singapore Telecom Australia Pty Limited Singapore Telecom Australia Investments Pty Limited Cable & Wireless Optus Satellites Pty Limited SingTel Optus Pty Limited Optus Administration Pty Limited Optus Billing Services Pty Limited Optus CMM Holdings Pty Limited Optus Data & Business Holdings Pty Limited Optus Data Centres Pty Limited Optus E_Solutions Pty Ltd Optus Finance Pty Limited Optus Insurance Services Pty Limited Optus Internet Pty Limited Optus Investments Pty Limited Optus Mobile Holdings Pty Limited Optus Mobile Investments Pty Limited Optus Mobile Pty Limited Optus Multimedia Pty Limited Optus Networks Pty Limited Optus Rental & Leasing Pty Limited Optus Retailco Pty Limited Optus Stockco Pty Limited Optus Superannuation Pty Limited Optus Systems Pty Limited Optus Vision Pty Limited Satellite Platform Investment Pty Limited Source Integrated Networks Pty Ltd XYZED Pty Ltd XYZed LMDS Holdings Pty Limited AUSSAT Finance Limited AUSSAT New Zealand Limited Reef Networks Pty Limited Uecomm Limited XYZed LMDS Pty Limited Microplex Pty Limited World Wide Web Pty Limited SIMplus Mobile Pty Ltd Billing Services Australia Pty Ltd Membertel Pty Limited t/a Oxygen Optus E-Commerce Pty Limited Yes Direct Pty Limited Optus Kylie Holdings Pty Limited Optus Telephony Pty Limited Optus Epayments Ventures Pty Limited Optus Calling Cards Pty Limited MovieVision Pty Limited Optus Vision Holdings Pty Limited Optus Vision Interactive Pty Limited Optus Vision Media Pty Limited Optus Vision Investments Pty Limited AUE Music TV Pty Limited VR Music TV Pty Limited AUEVR Music TV Pty Limited Optus Broadband Pty Limited Optus Narrowband Pty Limited Optus Share Plan Pty Limited UE Access Pty Limited UE Vialight Pty Limited Uecomm Operations Pty Limited Uecomm Share Plans Custodian Pty Limited Unite.Com Pty Limited Virgin Mobile Pty Limited Alphawest Limited Alpha West Holdings Limited Alphawest Services Pty Limited The Net Effect Pty Limited Path Communications Pty Limited Evolution IS (ACT) Limited Evolution IS Pty Limited Alpha West ERP Pty Limited Perpetual Systems Pty Limited Inform Systems Australia Pty Limited CV Services International Wholesale Pty Limited Virgin Mobile (Australia) Pty Limited Vanilla Shelf Co No. 2 Pty Limited Virgin Mobile (Australia) Services Pty Limited |
| >> Information required under Rule 704(7)(h) | |
| Disclose the following matters concerning a director, chief executive officer, general manager or other executive officer of equivalent rank. If the answer to any questions is "yes", full details must be given. | |
| (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 under Rule 704(7)(i) | |
| Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only. | |
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | |
