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Change - Announcement Of Appointment Of Non-Executive Director

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Announcement Title	Change - Announcement of Appointment
Announcement Subtitle	Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Securities	TELECHOICE INTERNATIONAL LTD (TELECH)
Date & Time of Broadcast	May 5, 2015 17:52
Submitted By	Lim Shuh Moh Vincent President
Description	Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Appointment Details
Date of appointment	May 5, 2015
Name of person	Ho Koon Lian Irene
Age	57
Country of principal residence	Singapore
The Board's comments on this appointment	The Board of Directors has accepted the recommendation of the Nominating Committee of TeleChoice International Limited ("TCI") which has reviewed Ms Ho Koon Lian Irene's qualifications and experience, and approved the appointment of Ms Ho as a Non-Executive Director of TCI as well as a Member of the Audit Committee of TCI. Pursuant to the Articles of Association of TCI, Ms Ho is subject to retirement and re-election at the next Annual General Meeting of TCI.
Whether appointment is executive, and if so, the area of responsibility	Non-Executive
Job title	Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Familial relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries	No
Conflict of interests (including any competing business)	No
Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years	January 2015 to-date Consultant, STT Communications Ltd ("STTC") July 2013 to December 2014 Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, STTC 2002 to June 2013 Group Financial Controller, STTC
Shareholding interest in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries	Yes
Shareholding details	Direct interest of 5,000 ordinary shares in TCI
Other Directorships
Note: 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)	Please refer to Appendix attached.
Present	Please refer to Appendix attached.
Information Required Persuant To Listing Rule 704(7)(H)
(a) Whether at any time during the past 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 any 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 with 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
Information Required persuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(I)
Note: Disclosure applicable to the appointment of Director only
Any prior experience as a director of a listed company?	No
If yes, please provide full details	Knowledge acquired during the previous appointment as a senior financial officer in STTC. TCI will also arrange training courses for Ms Ho Koon Lian Irene to attend to familiarise herself with the role and responsibilities of a director of a listed company.

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