CHANGE - ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT::APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY
Issuer & Securities
Issuer/ Manager
PAN HONG HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED
Securities
PAN HONG HOLDINGS GROUP LTD - BMG6900A1163 - P36
Stapled Security
No
Announcement Details
Announcement Title
Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date &Time of Broadcast
28-May-2024 18:45:06
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY
Announcement Reference
SG240528OTHR3XOF
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Wong Sum
Designation
Executive Chairman
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
Appointment of Mr Tan Kim Swee Bernard as an Independent Director of the Company.
Additional Details
Date Of Appointment
01/06/2024
Name Of Person
Tan Kim Swee Bernard
Age
48
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 Directors, having reviewed the qualifications, working experience, expertise, suitability and independence of Tan Kim Swee Bernard, approved his appointment as an Independent Director of the Company with effect from 1 June 2024.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility
Appointment is non-executive.
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.)
Independent Director
Professional qualifications
1. Member of Law Society Singapore
2. Member of Academy of Law
3. Member of Institute of Directors
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
Mr Tan Kim Swee Bernard ("Mr Bernard Tan") is a Founder and Managing Director of Quadrant Law LLP ("Quadrant"). Mr. Ng Keong Khoon ("Mr Samuell Ng") the Lead Independent Director of Pan Hong Holdings Group Limited (the "Company"), is a shareholder of Tassure Asia Bizservices Pte. Ltd. ("Tassure").

As a legal services provider, Quadrant occasionally provides legal services and free training to Tassure.
Conflict of interests (including any competing business)
Notwithstanding the above, neither Mr Bernard Tan nor Mr Samuell Ng has any conflict of interest with the Company.
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years
January 2021 to present:
Founder and Managing Director of Quadrant Law LLC

March 2012 to December 2020:
Joint Head of Corporate and Commercial Department of Characterist LLC
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)
Characterist LLC
Present
1. Quadrant Law LLC
2. Revez Corporation Ltd.
(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
Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of Revez Corporation Ltd.
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