Bursa Announcements
Date : 31 July 2009

Change in Boardroom

AMFIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST

Date of change

01/08/2009
Type of changeResignation
DesignationAlternate Director
DirectorateNon Independent & Non Executive
NameLim Poh Kok Michael
Age53
NationalitySingaporean
QualificationsDegree in Bachelor of Business Administration (with Honours), National University of Singapore.
Working experience and occupation Between 1981 and 1997, Mr Lim worked in the banking and finance sector. Upon graduation in 1981, he started his career with United Overseas Bank, then moved to an international bank - Banque Nationale de Paris, before joining Singapore Finance Limited (a public listed finance company that was part of Hong Leong Finance group). Throughout his banking and finance career, he was involved with international trade financing, asset based financing, corporate finance as well as real estate financing. In 1997, he left to start up his own property firm.

From 1997 to 1998, Mr Lim was actively involved as the Managing Director and shareholder of a property agency and consultancy company where he held an Agency license issued by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.

From 1998 to 2000, Mr Lim worked with the Ministry of Education, Singapore as their Head of Recruitment Marketing and Scholarship Unit.

From 2000 to 2006, Mr Lim was a Senior Credit Controller with Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation ("OCBC") in the Credit Risk Management Department, Group Risk Management Division. As a Senior Credit Controller, he was a risk-partner and co-grantor to OCBC's Real Estate lending units. As a risk-partner, he was responsible for the risk management of OCBC's real estate loan portfolio. He also held the CEO-appointed position of Real Estate Specialist Credit Signer of OCBC Bank - with industry-specialist signing authority for OCBC's real estate loans, both domestic and international credits. In OCBC, he was also the Secretary of the inaugural Real Estate Portfolio Strategy Committee which was formed to look at the strategic directions for the development and management of OCBC's overall real estate credit portfolio.

From June 2006 till 31 July 2009, he is a Director of ARA Management Pte Ltd
Directorship of public companies (if any)None
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuerNone
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiariesNone


Announcement Info

Company NameAMFIRST REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST  
Stock Name AMFIRST    
Date Announced31 Jul 2009  
CategoryChange in Boardroom
Reference NoAR-090728-65851

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