10 May

10/05/2013 – Change in Boardroom

Change in Boardroom
Reference No CM-130327-30689
Company Name
:
CAREPLUS GROUP BERHAD (ACE Market) 
Stock Name
:
CAREPLS  
Date Announced
:
10/05/2013
Date of change
:
10/05/2013
Name
:
Foong Kuan Ming
Age
:
59
Nationality
:
Malaysian
Type of change
:
Others
Designation
:
Non-Executive Director
Directorate
:
Independent & Non Executive
Qualifications
:
Mr. Foong is an advocate and solicitor by profession. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law from University of Central Lancashire, England in 1980. He subsequently post-graduated from The Council of Legal Education, London and was called to Utter Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn, London. He was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1982 and has been in legal practice since then. He is also an Accredited Mediator with the Malaysian Mediation Centre of the Bar Council of Malaysia.
Working experience and occupation
:
Mr. Foong is the founder and senior partner of the law firm, Messrs Foong & Co., which is principally engaged in banking, corporate and property legal matters. He is presently an independent director in Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd, a public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities.
Directorship of public companies (if any)
:
Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd
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
:
100,000 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each in Careplus Group Berhad
 
:
Mr. Foong Kuan Ming, who is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Careplus Group Berhad has been appointed as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 10 May 2013. Following his appointment as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, Mr. Foong will take on the role of the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees, in replacement of Mr. Tan Chuan Hock. Mr. Foong is currently a member of both the committees.