Change - Announcement Of Appointment :: Appointment Of Chief Financial Officer
BackApr 13, 2017
| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Apr 13, 2017 17:16 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Chief Financial Officer |
| Announcement Reference | SG170413OTHRRPOI |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Brian McKinley |
| Designation | Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment of Chief Financial Officer. |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 13/04/2017 |
| Name Of Person | Somnath Adak |
| Age | 33 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | India |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | Upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, the Board approved the appointment of Mr Somnath Adak as Chief Financial Officer of the Trustee-Manager, after reviewing his qualification, work experience and expertise. |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility | The appointment is executive in nature. Mr Somnath Adak has full executive responsibilities over financial accounting and reporting, tax and statutory reporting of the Trustee-Manager, the Trust and its subsidiaries and provides overall financial leadership to the these entities. |
| Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) | Chief Financial Officer |
| Familial relationship with any director and/ or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | None |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | None |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | 1. Mar 2010 - Mar 2017 - Macquarie Group Jul 2015 - Mar 2017 - Assistant Vice President Jul 2014 - Jun 2015 - Manager May 2013 - Jun 2014 - Assistant Manager During the years mentioned above, Mr Somnath Adak served as the finance controller of the Trustee-Manager since the listing of Asian Pay Television Trust in May 2013. He was responsible for the day to day accounting and finance management and reported to the CFO of the Trustee-Manager. Mar 2011 - Jun 2012 - Assistant Manager Jun 2012 - Apr 2013 - Executive During the years mentioned above, Mr Somnath Adak served as assistant finance controller of SGX-ST listed fund Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund Limited ("MIIF") and oversaw the delisting of MIIF from SGX-ST and the liquidation thereafter. Mar 2010 - Feb 2011 - Executive During the years mentioned above, Mr Somnath Adak served as a finance executive supporting day to day accounting of US based unlisted Macquarie managed funds. 2. May 2019 - Feb 2010 - ITC Limited Assistant Manager, Finance - ITC Limited is one of the largest multi-business conglomerates in the Indian FMCG industry. Mr Somnath Adak was responsible for statutory accounts of one of the manufacturing factories located in Bengaluru, India and was responsible for Capital Expenditure including special projects (e.g. Installation of wind mills, factory improvements etc.). 3. Apr 2006 - Apr 2009 - Grant Thornton Senior In-Charge - Mr Somnath Adak was responsible for managing staturory audit assignments for listed and unlisted companies in India. He also worked on some special assignments including the Initial Public Offering of DLF Limited, a real estate developer in India. |
| 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? | No |
| # 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) | None |
| Present | None |
| (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 a listed company? | No |
| If No, Please provide details of any training undertaken in the roles and responsibilities of a director of a listed company | Not Applicable |