| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Announcement Subtitle | Appointment of Group Chief Financial Officer |
| Securities | SAPPHIRE CORPORATION LIMITED (SAPPCORP) |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Nov 20, 2015 19:00 |
| Submitted By | Teh Wing Kwan Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director |
| Description | Appointment of Group Chief Financial Officer |
| Appointment Details | |
| Date of appointment | Nov 23, 2015 |
| Name of person | Ng Hoi-Gee, Kit |
| Age | 45 |
| Country of principal residence | Singapore |
| The Board's comments on this appointment | The Board of Directors, having considered the Management's recommendations and the qualifications and working experience of Mr Ng Hoi-Gee, Kit, approved his appointment as the Group Chief Financial Officer of the Company. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | Executive, Finance |
| Job title | Group Chief Financial Officer |
| Familial relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | No |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | No |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | 1996 to 2002 - Audit Assistant to Audit Manager, Assurance and Advisory Business Services, Ernst & Young, Singapore 2002 to July 2004 - Group Finance Manager, SP Corporation Limited July 2004 to July 2006 - Audit Manager, KPMG July 2006 to February 2008 - Senior Audit Manager, KPMG February 2008 to October 2009 - Senior Audit Manager, KPMG Huashen, Beijing October 2009 to May 2011 - Chief Financial Officer, Neijiang Chuanwei Special Steel Corporation Limited May 2011 - Oct 2014 - Sapphire Corporation Limited, Group Chief Financial Officer Oct 2014 - Nov 2015 - TLV Holdings Limited/Taka Jewellery Pte Ltd, Group Financial Controller |
| Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | No |
| Other Directorships | |
| Note: 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) | Neijiang Chuanwei Special Steel Corporation Limited Mancala Holdings Pty Ltd Sichuan Longwei Metal Products Co., Ltd |
| Present | None |
| Information Required Persuant To Listing Rule 704(7)(H) | |
| (a) Whether at any time during the past 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 any 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 with 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 |
| Information Required persuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(I) | |
| Note: Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only | |
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | No |
| If yes, please provide full details | Not Applicable |
