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Change - Announcement Of Appointment Of Senior Managing Director
BackMar 01, 2019
| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Mar 1, 2019 17:34 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Senior Managing Director |
| Announcement Reference | SG190301OTHRL9CR |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Lim Kai Ching |
| Designation | Group CFO |
| Effective Date and Time of the event | 01/03/2019 17:00:00 |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Mr. Zac K. Hoshino is promoted from Managing Director to Senior Managing Director with effect from 1 March 2019 |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 01/03/2019 |
| Name Of Person | Zac K. Hoshino |
| Age | 57 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Hong Kong |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | The Board endorses Mr. Hoshino's promotion to Senior Managing Director. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | The appointment is executive. Mr. Hoshino is responsible for Maritime Business Department of the Group. |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Senior Managing Director |
| Professional qualifications | Mr. Hoshino graduated with a bachelor's degree in mercantile marine science from Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine in 1984. |
| Any relationship (including immediate family relationships) with any existing director, existing executive officer, the issuer and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | None |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | None |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Mr. Hoshino joined our Group in September 2007 and is currently responsible for Maritime Business Department. He was appointed as Managing Director on 1 February 2013. He has extensive experience with chartering, operating, and contracting in Japanese shipping company for more than 20 years including Singapore and Hong Kong representative between 2002 and 2007. He is currently the CEO of subsidiaries Uni Asia Shipping Limited, Wealth Ocean Ship Management Shanghai and Uni Ships and Management Limited. |
| Undertaking submitted to the listed issuer in the form of Appendix 7.7 (Listing Rule 704(7)) Or Appendix 7H (Catalist Rule 704(6)) | No |
| Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries? | Yes |
| Shareholding Details | 83,150 |
| Other Principal Commitments* Including Directorships# *"Principal Commitments" has the same meaning as defined in the Code # These fields are not applicable for announcements of appointments pursuant to Listing Rule 704 (9) or Catalist Rule 704 (8). |
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| Past (for the last 5 years) | Luna Bulkship S.A. |
| Present | 1. Uni Asia Shipping Limited 2. Hope Bulkship S.A. 3. Imperial Bulkship S.A. 4. Jade Bulkship S.A. 5. Karat Bulkship S.A. 8. Mable Bulkship S.A. 9. Nora Bulkship S.A. 10. Uni Ships and Management Limited 11. Wealth Ocean Ship Management Shanghai Limited 12. Olive Bulkship S.A. 13. Polaris Bulkship S.A. 14. Quest Bulkship S.A. 15. Fulgida Bulkship S.A. 16. Florida Containership S.A. 17.Joule Asset Management (Pte.) Ltd. 18. Prosperity Containership S.A. |
| (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? | No |
| If no, please state if the director has attended or will be attending training on the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed issuer as prescribed by the Exchange | N.A. |
| 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) | N.A. |