Bursa Announcements
Date : 16 May 2016
Change in Boardroom
MALAYSIA SMELTING CORPORATION BERHAD |
Date of change | 16 May 2016 |
Name | MR CHEW KWEE SAN |
Age | 47 |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Singapore |
Designation | Director |
Directorate | Non Independent and Non Executive |
Type of change | Resignation |
Reason | Change of nominee director by holding company. |
Details of any disagreement that he/she has with the Board of Directors | No |
Whether there are any matters that need to be brought to the attention of shareholders | No |
Qualifications | Mr Chew graduated with LLB (Hons) from the University of Nottingham and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1994 and then admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court in Singapore in 1995. |
Working experience and occupation | He was appointed to the Board of the Company as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 March 2010. At the time of resignation he was the Company's Deputy Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee. Mr Chew is currently an Executive Director of the Tecity Group of companies which is a privately-held investment group founded by the late banker and philanthropist, Tan Sri Dr Tan Chin Tuan. The Group manages an active global investment portfolio. The Tecity Group of companies has substantial shareholdings in The Straits Trading Company Limited. As an Executive Director, Mr Chew sits on the investment committee that oversees its investment operations. He is also a Council Member of the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation in Singapore and Council Member of the Tan Sri Tan Foundation in Malaysia. He is a director and a member of the Audit Committee of FJ Benjamin Holdings Limited, a public listed company on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. |
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | Mr Chew is the brother of Ms Chew Gek Khim, who is the Chairman of MSC as well as the Executive Chairman of The Straits Trading Company Limited ("STC"). His mother is Dr Tan Kheng Lian, a substantial shareholder of STC. |
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | Mr Chew is the Executive Director of the Tecity Group of companies which have substantial shareholdings in STC which in turn owns 55.30% of the equity of the Company. |
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | Indirect interest via sister, Ms Chew Gek Khim : 400,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in MSC |
Remarks : |
Consequent to the resignation of Mr Chew as member of the Board of the Company, he also ceases to be the Deputy Chairman of the Company as well as the Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee of the Board. |
Announcement Info
Company Name | MALAYSIA SMELTING CORPORATION BERHAD |
Stock Name | MSC |
Date Announced | 16 May 2016 |
Category | Change in Boardroom |
Reference Number | C03-16052016-00004 |