Change in Boardroom
Amended Announcements
Please refer to the earlier announcement reference number: CP-121217-61731
| METRONIC GLOBAL BERHAD |
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Date of change | 17/12/2012 |
| Name | Ling Yew Kong |
| Age | 46 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Type of change | Appointment |
| Designation | Director |
| Directorate | Non Independent & Non Executive |
| Qualifications | He has a Degree in Commerce and majored in Accounting from Murdoch University, Western Australia. He is also a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants. |
| Working experience and occupation | He is currently the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Firstlink Investments Corporation Limited, an unlisted public company in Singapore. He is also the Chairman of Moya Asia Limited, a public company listed on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange. As Chairman, Mr Ling is primarily responsible for providing strategic guidance and charting new directions for each of these companies. On 13 September 2012, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of China Sky Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd., a public company listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange. He started his career in 1991 as an Auditor with Ernst & Young. He held various positions as Finance Manager of Keppel Securities Pte Ltd, Vice President (Equity Investments) of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell & Partners Securities Pte Ltd. and Head of Sales for corporate and private equities in Socgen Crosby Securities Pte Ltd before joining IPCO International Ltd in 2001 as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. At IPCO, Mr Ling was responsible for the operations of infrastructure projects managing the 240 kilometres toll road in Guangzhou, PRC. From May 2009 till October 2010, Mr ling was the Chairman of Communications Design International Ltd. ("CDI"), a public company listed on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange. CDI is an international outsourced marketing and communications company focussed on the retail and consumer goods industry. |
| Directorship of public companies (if any) | Nil |
| Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | Nil |
| Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | Nil |
| Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | Mr Ling Yew Kong holds of 4,355,000 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each representing 0.69% of the total issued and paid up capital of Metronic Global Berhad. Mr Ling Yew Kong holds indirect interest of 29,000,000 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each representing 4.57% of the total issued and paid up capital of Metronic Global Berhad. |
Announcement Info
| Company Name | METRONIC GLOBAL BERHAD |
| Stock Name | MTRONIC |
| Date Announced | 17 Dec 2012 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference No | CP-121217-F2A65 |