| Announce of Appointment of Director | |
| * Asterisks denote mandatory information | |
| Name of Announcer * | SINGAPORE POST LIMITED |
| Company Registration No. | 199201623M |
| Announcement submitted on behalf of | SINGAPORE POST LIMITED |
| Announcement is submitted with respect to * | SINGAPORE POST LIMITED |
| Announcement is submitted by * | Genevieve Tan McCully |
| Designation * | Company Secretary |
| Date & Time of Broacast | 15-Nov-2010 17:20:13 |
| Announcement No. | 00073 |
| Price Sensitivity | No |
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| The details of the announcement start here ... |
| Date of Appointment * | 15/11/2010 |
| Name * | Bill Chang York Chye |
| Age * | 44 |
| Country of principal residence * | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) * | Consequent to Mr Lim Eng's retirement as the Chief Executive Officer of NCS Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications Limited ("SingTel") which is a substantial shareholder of SingPost, Mr Lim will step down as a Director of SingPost. SingTel has recommended Mr Bill Chang, who is the Executive Vice President (Business) SingTel, to replace Mr Lim as a Director on the SingPost Board. The SingPost's Board approved the appointment of Mr Bill Chang as a Director on the SingPost Board, after reviewing it's Nominations Committee's recommendation and Mr Chang's qualification and experience. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility * | Non-Executive |
| Job Title * | Director |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years * | Executive Vice President (Business), SingTel Board Member and Chairman (Incentives and Grants Committee), Workforce Development Agency Chairman, Grid Communications Pte. Ltd. Deputy Chairman, Singapore Polytechnic Board of Governors Advisory Committee, Singapore Management University School of Information Systems Advisory Committee, Nanyang Polytechnic School of Engineering Managing Director, CISCO Systems' Advanced Services Group Councillor, Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation Chairman, Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation-AAC Internet Data Centre Committee |
| Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries * | No |
| 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) | 1. International Cableship Pte Ltd 2. ACPL Marine Pte Ltd 3. Subsea Network Services Pte Ltd 4. SingTel i2i Private Limited 5. Singapore Telecom Hong Kong Ltd 6. SingTel Philippines Inc. 7. Singapore Telecom India Pte Ltd 8. Singapore Telecom USA 9. Singapore Telecom Japan 10. Bharti Airtel Limited 11. Globe Telecom, Inc. 12. Asiacom Philippines, Inc. 13. Southern Cross Cables Holdings Limited (Alternate Director) 14. Southern Cross Cables Limited (Alternate Director) 15. Cable Management Limited (Alternate Director) 16. SCCL Australia Limited (Alternate Director) 17. SCCL Fiji Limited (Alternate Director) 18. SCCL New Zealand Limited (Alternate Director) 19. Pacific Carriage Holdings Limited (Alternate Director) 20. Pacific Carriage Limited (Alternate Director) |
| Present | 1. SingTel Taiwan Limited 2. Singapore Telecom Korea Limited 3. SingTel Services Australia Pty. Limited 4. ASEAN Telecom Holdings Sdn Bhd (Alternate Director) 5. Information Network Services Sdn. Bhd. 6. Singapore Telecom (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. 7. Grid Communications Pte. Ltd. 8. SingTelSat Pte Ltd 9. ST-2 Satellite Ventures Private Limited 10. Singapore Polytechnic: Member of Board of Governors and Admin & Development Committee 11. Nanyang Polytechnic: Member of Engineering Advisory Committee 12. Workforce Development Agency: Board Member and Chairman of Incentives and Grants Committee |
| >> 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? | No |
| If no, please provide details of any training undertaken in the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed company | Orientation programme will be conducted to familiarise Mr Bill Chang with the business activities of the SingPost Group, its strategic plans and direction and corporate governance practices. |
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