| Announce of Appointment of Executive Director | |
| * Asterisks denote mandatory information | |
| Name of Announcer * | MEIBAN GROUP LTD |
| Company Registration No. | 198602811M |
| Announcement submitted on behalf of | MEIBAN GROUP LTD |
| Announcement is submitted with respect to * | MEIBAN GROUP LTD |
| Announcement is submitted by * | Lee Pih Peng |
| Designation * | Company Secretary |
| Date & Time of Broacast | 02-Mar-2009 17:33:41 |
| Announcement No. | 00110 |
| Price Sensitivity | Yes |
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| Date of Appointment * | 01/03/2009 |
| Name * | GOH SU MIN |
| Age * | 33 |
| Country of principal residence * | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) * | Ms Goh was previously a business development manager for the Company from 2001 to 2003 and was responsible for the development and management of existing and new sales accounts for the Group''s Shanghai molding facility. From 2003 to 2004, Ms Goh was a plant manager for Meiban Plastic (Shanghai) Co. Ltd and was responsible for both the operations and business aspects of the Group''s Shanghai molding facility. Ms Goh is currently an executive director of Meiban Jiading Ltd and its subsidiaries and is overall in charge of the Group''s three molding plants in Shanghai and Wuxi. Ms Goh is also currently an Executive Vice President of the Company, a position she has held since 1 July 2008. Ms Goh has been appointed as a Director in view of her potential to further contribute to the Company based on her experience and involvement in the Group's operations. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility * | Executive. Ms Goh is responsible for: 1. the development of corporate and manufacturing strategies to enable sustainable and profitable growth; and 2. all aspects of operations, with a focus on the Group's injection molding divisions. |
| Job Title * | Executive Director |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years * | 1997-1999: Auditor, KPMG 1999-2000: Deputy Manager, Institutional Banking DBS Bank 2000-2001: Business Development Director, iREACH Pte Ltd 2001-2003: Business Development Manager, Meiban Group Ltd 2003 : Plant Manager, Meiban Plastic (Shanghai) Co. Ltd 2004-present: Executive Director, Meiban Jiading Limited and its subsidiaries 2008-present: Executive Vice President, Meiban Group Ltd |
| Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries * | Meiban Group Ltd - 26,409,000 shares (Deemed) Meiban Jiading Limited - 630,000 (Direct) Meiban Molds Limited - 25,000 (Deemed) Meiban Molds 1 Jiading Limited - 30,000 (Deemed) Meiban Zhongshan Limited - 250,558 (Deemed) |
| Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries * | Mr Goh Tiong Yong (Director) - Father Ms Teo Soon Eng (Substantial Shareholder) - Mother Ms Carol Goh Su Lin (Director) - Sister |
| Conflict of interest * | Ms Goh Su Min has a beneficial interest in 250,000 shares in Dynamics Colours Limited, which is a supplier of Meiban and listed on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. This represents 0.11% of the company's issued shares. |
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| Past (for the last five years) | Sue's Essentials Pte Ltd (company struck-off) - Executive - Resigned in Year 2004 iReach Pte Ltd (company struck-off) - Executive - Resigned in Year 2004 |
| Present | Earth Capital Limited - Non-Executive - Appointed on 14/02/2003 Meiban Investment Pte. Ltd. - Non-Executive - Appointed on 09/05/2003 Meiban Micro Pte. Ltd. - Non-Executive - Appointed on 09/05/2003 Meiban Plastics Pte. Ltd. - Non-Executive - Appointed on 09/05/2003 Isomech Precision Engineering Singapore Pte. Ltd. - Non-Executive - Appointed on 09/05/2003 Meiban Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd - Executive - Appointed on 05/02/2004 Meiban Innovation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd - Executive - Appointed on 13/06/2006 Meiban Plastic (Wuxi) Co., Ltd - Executive - Appointed on 16/02/2007 Meiban Molds (Shanghai) Co., Ltd - Non-Executive - Appointed on 05/11/2001 Isomech Precision Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd - Non-Executive - Appointed on 06/07/2004 Meiban Plastic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd - Executive - Appointed on 01/09/2003 Meiban Jiading Limited - Executive - Appointed on 12/11/2003 Meiban Molds Limited - Non-Executive - Appointed on 09/04/2003 Meiban China Ltd - Non-Executive - Appointed on 05/05/2003 Meiban Hua Dong Investment Pte. Ltd. - Executive - Appointed on 06/11/2007 Meiban Molds Pte. Ltd. - Non-Executive - 06/11/2007 Meiban Plastics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd - Executive - Appointed on 21/10/2008 |
| >> 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 |
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| Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only. | |
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | No |
| If no, please provide details of any training undertaken in the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed company | Ms Cindy Goh Su Min has attended the "SGX Listed Companies Development Programme - Understanding the Regulatory Environment in Singapore" at the Singapore Institute of Directors on 6 February 2009. |
