Wing Tai : Announcement of Appointment

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Change - Announcement of Appointment::Appointment of an Independent Non-Executive Director Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager

WING TAI HOLDINGS LIMITED

Securities WING TAI HLDGS LTD - SG1K66001688 - W05

Stapled Security No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title

Change - Announcement of Appointment

Date & Time of Broadcast 06-Jan-2016 17:51:08

Status New

Announcement Sub Title Appointment of an Independent Non-Executive Director

Announcement Reference SG160106OTHRF5LA

Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) Ooi Siew Poh

Designation Company Secretary

Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)

Appointment of Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Dr. Mazlan bin Ahmad as an independent non-executive Director.

Additional Details

Date Of Appointment

06/01/2016

Name Of Person Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Dr. Mazlan bin Ahmad

Age 72

Country Of Principal Residence Malaysia

The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process)

The Board of Directors has accepted the recommendation of the Nominating Committee of Wing Tai Holdings Limited ("WTH") which has reviewed Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Dr. Mazlan's qualifications and experience, and approved the appointment of Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Dr. Mazlan as an independent non-executive Director of WTH.

Whether appointment is executive, and if so,

the area of responsibility Non-Executive

Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC

Member etc.) Non-Executive Director

Familial relationship with any director and/

or substantial shareholder of the listed No

issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries

Conflict of interests (including any

competing business) None

Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years

Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Dr. Mazlan bin Ahmad graduated from University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours in History), a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, United States of America ( USA ) and a PhD in Public Administration from University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Dr. Mazlan also attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.

Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Dr. Mazlan began his career in the Administrative and Diplomatic Services of the Malaysian Government in August 1966. During the course of his 33 years in public service, he had served among others as INTAN Director, Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, Secretary General of the Ministry of Information, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance and Mayor of Kuala Lumpur. He retired from the Malaysian public service as Director General of the Public Service Department in December 1998. He was then appointed and served for 6 years as Chairman of the Education Service Commission until January 2005.

He joined the Board as Independent Non-Executive Director of Wing Tai Malaysia Berhad ("WTMB") on 25 May 2007 and serves as the Chairman since 18 November 2014. He is also the Chairman of Nomination Committee and Restricted Share Plan Committee and a Member of Audit Committee of WTMB.

He also sits on the Board of MUI Continental Berhad and Malayan United Industries Berhad, a public company listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

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) Nil

Present

Wing Tai Malaysia Berhad MUI Continental Berhad

Malayan United Industries Berhad

1. 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 No

   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?

   
   

2. 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 No

   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?

   
   

3. Whether there is any unsatisfied

   judgment against him? No

   
   

4. 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 No the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings

   of which he is aware) for such purpose?

   
   

5. 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, No or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings of which he is aware) for such breach?

   
   

6. Whether at any time during the last 10 No

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?

1. Whether he has ever been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence in

   connection with the formation or No

   management of any entity or business trust?

   
   

2. Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director or an equivalent

   person of any entity (including the trustee of No

   a business trust), or from taking part directly

   or indirectly in the management of any entity or business trust?

   
   

3. Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgment or ruling of any court,

   tribunal or governmental body, permanently No

   or temporarily enjoining him from engaging in any type of business practice or activity?

   
   

4. Whether he has ever, to his knowledge, been concerned with the management or conduct, in Singapore or elsewhere, of the affairs of :-

   
   

5. any corporation which has been

   investigated for a breach of any law or No

   regulatory requirement governing

   corporations in Singapore or elsewhere; or

   
   

6. any entity (not being a corporation)

   which has been investigated for a breach of No

   any law or regulatory requirement governing

   such entities in Singapore or elsewhere; or

7. any business trust which has been investigated for a breach of any law or No

   regulatory requirement governing business

   trusts in Singapore or elsewhere; or

   
   

8. 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 No

or elsewhere, in connection with any matter

occurring or arising during that period when he was so concerned with the entity or business trust?




9. 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 No

Authority of Singapore or any other

regulatory authority, exchange, professional body or government agency, whether in Singapore or elsewhere?




Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? Yes




If Yes, Please provide details of prior experience




Chairman of Wing Tai Malaysia Berhad Director of Malayan United Industries Berhad




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