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Change - Announcement Of Appointment Of Non-Executive Director
BackNov 03, 2023
| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Nov 3, 2023 18:37 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Non-Executive Director |
| Announcement Reference | SG231103OTHRDWVX |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Chong Kee Hiong |
| Designation | Director |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment of Non-Executive Director |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 06/11/2023 |
| Name Of Person | Shen Jinchu |
| Age | 50 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, board diversity considerations, and the search and nomination process) | The Board of ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited ("ARAS") had reviewed Mr. Shen Jinchu ("Mr. Shen")'s qualifications and work experience and supported his appointment as Non-Executive Director of ARAS on the basis of his extensive industrial real estate development experience in Asia. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Not applicable |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Non-Executive Director |
| Professional qualifications | Not applicable |
| Any relationship (including immediate family relationships) with any existing director, existing executive officer, the issuer and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or any of its principal subsidiaries | Executive Director, Group Co-founder & Co-CEO of ESR Group Limited |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | Nil |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Mr. Shen is the Group Co-founder, and currently the Executive Director & Co-CEO of ESR Group Limited ("ESR"). Mr Shen has been the co-CEO of ESR since June 2011 and was also a co-founder of e-Shang Cayman Limited. Mr. Shen is responsible for overseeing ESR's overall operations and business development, leading regional growth strategies, and expanding ESR's asset and fund management platforms. Mr. Shen has over 23 years of industrial real estate experience in China. Prior to co-founding ESR in June 2011, he was Senior Vice President at GLP Investment Management (China) Co. Ltd. (formerly Prologis China) from January 2004 to September 2010, overseeing the Eastern China area. Mr. Shen was the deputy director of DTZ Debenham Tie Leung International Property Advisers from June 2001 to December 2003. Previously, he was the assistant general manager of marketing at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Xin Development Co., Ltd from July 1995 to November 2000. Mr. Shen was also a director of ESR-LOGOS Funds Management (S) Limited, manager of ESR-LOGOS REIT which is listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, from January 2017 to January 2019. |
| Undertaking submitted to the listed issuer in the form of Appendix 7.7 (Listing Rule 704(7)) Or Appendix 7H (Catalist Rule 704(6)) | Yes |
| Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries? | No |
| # 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) | Not Applicable |
| Present | ESR Group Limited |
| (a) Whether at any time during the last 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 the 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 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 |
| Any prior experience as a director of an issuer listed on the Exchange? | Yes |
| If Yes, Please provide details of prior experience | Mr. Shen is the Group Co-founder, and currently the Executive Director & Co-CEO of ESR Group Limited which is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. In addition, Mr. Shen was also a director of ESR-LOGOS Funds Management (S) Limited, manager of ESR-LOGOS REIT which is listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, from January 2017 to January 2019. |
| Please provide details of relevant experience and the nominating committee's reasons for not requiring the director to undergo training as prescribed by the Exchange (if applicable) | Not Applicable |
