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Change - Announcement Of Appointment Of Kevin Goh Soon Keat As CEO, Lodging (Concurrently, CEO Ascott)
Back01 Apr 2020
| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Apr 1, 2020 7:47 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Kevin Goh Soon Keat as CEO, Lodging (concurrently, CEO Ascott) |
| Announcement Reference | SG200401OTHRTEX7 |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Michelle Koh |
| Designation | Company Secretary |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment of Kevin Goh Soon Keat as CEO, Lodging (concurrently, CEO Ascott) |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 01/04/2020 |
| Name Of Person | Kevin Goh Soon Keat |
| Age | 44 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | Mr Kevin Goh will be appointed CEO, Lodging on 1 April 2020 to oversee CapitaLand Group's lodging business. Lodging is one of the three pillars of Group s strategic businesses for sustainable growth, together with the other two pillars being Fund Management and Investment/Development. Mr Goh has been with the CapitaLand Group since May 2007. Mr Goh has taken on various leadership positions in Ascott such as RGM for East and South China, MD of North Asia and Chief Operating Officer. He is currently CEO of Ascott, an appointment he held since 2018. He will be a key member of the senior leadership team responsible for managing and executing the Group s growth strategies. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | The position is executive in nature. Mr Goh's focus will be to grow the Group's lodging business. |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | CEO, Lodging (concurrently, CEO Ascott) |
| Professional qualifications | Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) degree Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder |
| 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 | Nil |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | Nil |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Mr Goh's appointments within the CapitaLand Group are set out below:- May 2007 to Jul 2009 - Assistant Vice President, Business Analysis (China) Aug 2009 to Jan 2012 - Head, Corporate Services Feb 2012 to May 2013 - Regional General Manager, East & South China Jun 2013 to Sep 2015 - Managing Director, North Asia Oct 2015 to Nov 2016 - Managing Director, North Asia & Ascott China Fund, The Ascott Limited Dec 2016 to Dec 2017 - Chief Operating Officer, The Ascott Limited Jan 2018 to present - CEO, Ascott |
| 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? | Yes |
| Shareholding Details | 368,909 ordinary shares |
| # 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) | Please refer to the attached Appendix A |
| Present | Please refer to the attached Appendix B |
| (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 | Not applicable |
| 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) | Not applicable |
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