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Change - Announcement Of Appointment Of Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
| Announcement Title | Change - Announcement of Appointment |
| Date & Time of Broadcast | Jun 30, 2023 8:08 |
| Status | New |
| Announcement Sub Title | Appointment of Non-Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Announcement Reference | SG230630OTHRMS5H |
| Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name) | Jun Yamamura |
| Designation | Executive Director and CEO |
| Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below) | Appointment of Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. DBS Bank Ltd. was the Sole Financial Adviser, and DBS Bank Ltd. and Nomura Singapore Limited were the Joint Issue Managers for the initial public offering of Daiwa House Logistics Trust. |
| Additional Details | |
| Date Of Appointment | 01/07/2023 |
| Name Of Person | Hirotsugu Otomo |
| Age | 63 |
| Country Of Principal Residence | Japan |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, board diversity considerations, and the search and nomination process) | Having reviewed and assessed the qualifications, experience and suitability of Mr Hirotsugu Otomo ("Mr Otomo"), the Board of Directors of Daiwa House Asset Management Asia Pte. Ltd., as manager of Daiwa House Logistics Trust (the "REIT Manager"), is satisfied that Mr Otomo possesses the requisite qualifications and capabilities to assume as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the REIT Manager. |
| 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 |
| Professional qualifications | Bachelor of Law of Hosei University, Tokyo Japan Licensed Real Estate Transaction Agent in Japan (inactive) |
| 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 | No immediate family relationships with any existing director or existing executive officer. Mr Otomo is currently a director on the Board of Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., which is the Sponsor and substantial unitholder of Daiwa House Logistics Trust. |
| Conflict of interests (including any competing business) | No |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | June 2023 - Present: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. - Head of Overseas June 2016 - Present: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. - Director, Managing Executive Officer April 2023 - Present: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. - Head of Management Strategy Planning Headquarters - General Manager, Corporate Strategy Planning Department in charge of Liveness Business October 2022 - March 2023: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. - General Manager, Corporate Strategy Planning Department October 2019 - September 2022: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. - Head of Housing Business Headquarters, Liveness Business March 2013 - September 2019: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. - Head of Chubu / Shinetsu Block, Housing Business April 2015 - February 2018: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. - Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Nagoya Branch March 2013 - March 2015: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. - Executive Officer, General Manager of Nagoya Branch |
| 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) | Nil |
| Present | 1. Director, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. 2. Chairman, Nagoya Housing Center of Housing Industries Association in Japan |
| (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 Otomo has no prior experience in being a director of a listed issuer on the Exchange. He will be attending training on the roles and responsibilities of a director 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) | N/A |
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