| Appointment Details | ||
| Date of Appointment | 01/03/2012 | |
| Name | Fukumori Masaki ("Mr Fukumori") | |
| Age | 50 | |
| Country of principal residence | Hong Kong | |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | The Nominating Committee has assessed the qualification and experience of Mr Fukumori and recommended to the Board his appointment as Executive Director in recognition of his performance and contribution to the Group. The Board approved his appointment. | |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility | Executive. Responsible for both the Group's Structured Finance and Maritime Investment Department. | |
| Job Title | Executive Director | |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Joined the Group in August 1997 and currently responsible for both the company's Structured Finance and Maritime Investment Departments. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Uni-Asia Shipping Limited, a new group subsidiary in accordance with the expansion of the Maritime business. He has extensive experience in marketing and syndication in the banking industry specialising in the shipping and aviation sectors spanning over 27 years as well as ship investment and investment management. Between 1985 and 1993, he was a marketing manager at The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank Ltd. After which, he was a senior marketing at Takugin International (Asia) Limited from 1993 to 1997. | |
| Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | 7,056,000 | |
| Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | No | |
| Conflict of interest | Nil | |
| Other Directorship | ||
| Past (for the last five years) | NA | |
| Present | Uni Asia Shipping Limited - Ship Investment Holding and Ship Owner Business Hope Bulkship S.A. - Ship Owning Imperial Bulkship S.A. - Ship Owning Jade Bulkship S.A. - Ship Owning Karat Bulkship S.A. - Ship Owning Luna Bulkship S.A. - Ship Owning Uni Ships and Management Limited. - Ship Management Uni-Asia Hotels Limited - Investment Holding Vista Hotel Management Co., Ltd - Hotel Operation (HQ) Akebono Capital Limited - Investment Holding (Shipping Fund) Rich Containership S.A. - Ship Owning Matin Shipping Limited - Ship Owning Tenshodo KK - Retail Trading |
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| 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. | Mr Fukumori will undertake appropriate briefings and training in the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed company in due course. |
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