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Change - Announcement Of Appointment Of Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

BackNov 27, 2020
Announcement Title Change - Announcement of Appointment
Date & Time of Broadcast Nov 27, 2020 6:51
Status New
Announcement Sub Title Appointment of Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Announcement Reference SG201127OTHR2ACT
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) Chester Leong
Designation Company Secretary
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) Appointment of Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Additional Details
Date Of Appointment 27/11/2020
Name Of Person Mr William Woo Siew Wing
Age 57
Country Of Principal Residence Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) Mr Woo is a candidate nominated by Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel), a substantial unitholder of NetLink NBN Trust.

The Nominating Committee ("NC") of NetLink NBN Management Pte. Ltd. (as Trustee-Manager of NetLink NBN Trust) has reviewed the credentials and experience of Mr Woo (as set out below) as well as his relationship with Singtel and has recommended his appointment as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and as a member of the Nominating Committee.

The Board of Directors of the Trustee-Manager, having considered the NC's recommendation and Mr Woo's credentials and experience, has approved his appointment as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Trustee-Manager and as member of the Nominating Committee.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility Non-Executive
Job Title (e.g. Lead ID, AC Chairman, AC Member etc.) Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Member of the Nominating Committee
Professional qualifications Bachelor of Applied Science in Computing (Distinction) from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and holds an Executive MBA from the National University of Singapore with an Academic Excellence Award.
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 Group Chief Information Officer of Singtel which is a substantial unitholder of NetLink NBN Trust.
Conflict of interests (including any competing business) None
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years Mr Woo is currently Group Chief Information Officer (GCIO) of Singtel. He assumed this role on 1 August 2017 and is responsible for driving the IT vision and strategy in technology management to enable the digital transformation at Singtel Group. As the GCIO, he also oversees the Group Data Office, Group Cyber Resiliency and the Singtel Data Protection Office. Prior to his current position, William Woo was Managing Director of Singtel Cyber Security and Managing Director of Enterprise Data and Managed Services (EDMS), a business unit he started when he joined Singtel in 2011. EDMS is the integrated pre-sales and delivery arm for telecommunications and IT infrastructure management services in Group Enterprise. He was also the executive leading the transformation programme for Group Enterprise.

He joined Singtel from Xchanging PLC, a London-listed leading business processing and technology service provider and integrator, where he was Managing Director for the South East Asia region. Prior to that, William worked at Electronic Data Systems (EDS) for 20 years and had held various senior management roles which included Managing Director of South East Asia & India and Vice President, Global Service Delivery of Asia, and was responsible for leading the Information Technology Outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing and Applications service delivery across the Asia region. He started his career with the National Computer Board.
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 400,000 units in NetLink NBN Trust
# 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) VA Dynamic Sdn Bhd
Present Trustwave Security Solutions (Proprietary) Limited
Trustwave Colombia Sucursal de Sociedad Extranjera
TW Asia Pacific Limited
(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 Mr Woo will be attending training on the roles and responsibilities of a listed issuer as prescribed by the Exchange.
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.