Announcement Of Appointment Of Independent Director Who Is An Audit Committee Member
BackDec 01, 2011
| Appointment Details | ||
| Date of Appointment | 01/12/2011 | |
| Name | T.V. Mohandas Pai | |
| Age | 53 | |
| Country of principal residence | India | |
| The Board's comments on this appointment (including rationale, selection criteria, and the search and nomination process) | The appointment is part of the Company's annual review on the composition of the Board. | |
| Whether appointment is executive, and if so, area of responsibility | Mr Pai is appointed as an Independent Director of Ascendas Property Fund Trustee Pte Ltd ("APFT"), as Trustee-Manager of Ascendas India Trust. He is also appointed as an Audit Committee member of APFT. | |
| Job Title | Independent Director and Audit Committee Member | |
| Working experience and occupation(s) during the past 10 years | Mr Pai joined Infosys Limited, Bangalore (formerly known as Infosys Technologies Limited) in 1994 and has served as a Director of the Board since May 2000 to June 2011. He was the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") from 1994 to 2006. In 2006, he stepped down from the office of CFO to head in the areas of Human Resources; and Education and Research. | |
| Shareholding in the listed issuer and its subsidiaries | None. | |
| Family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the listed issuer or of any of its principal subsidiaries | None. | |
| Conflict of interest | None. | |
| Other Directorship | ||
| Past (for the last five years) | Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India Director, Infosys Limited Trustee, International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation Member, Kelkar Committee constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India to reform direct tax regulations Member, Non-Resident Taxation Committee, the High Powered Committee on e-Commerce and Taxation, and the Empowered Committee for setting up the Country's Tax Information Network |
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| Present | Director, Manipal Universal Learning Private Limited Director, Manipal Health Enterprises Private Limited Director, CSIR-Tech Private Limited |
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| Information required pursuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(h) | ||
| a. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years, a petition under any bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction was filed against him or against a partnership of which he was a partner? | No |
| b. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years a petition under any law of any jurisdiction was filed against a corporation of which he was a director or key executive for the winding up of that corporation on the ground of insolvency? | No |
| c. | Whether there is any unsatisfied judgement 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 for 3 months or more, or has been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) 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 been the subject of any criminal proceedings (including any pending criminal proceedings which he is aware of) for such breach? | No |
| f. | Whether at any time during the last 10 years, judgement 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, misinterpretation or dishonesty on his part, or he has been the subject of any civil proceedings (including any pending civil proceedings which he is aware of involving an allegation of fraud, misinterpretation 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 corporation? | No |
| h. | Whether he has ever been disqualified from acting as a director of any corporation, or from taking part directly or indirectly in the management of any corporation? | No |
| i. | Whether he has ever been the subject of any order, judgement 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 |
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| (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 |
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| (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 |
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| (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, | No |
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| in connection with any matter occurring or arising during that period when he was so concerned with the entity or business trust? | ||
| 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 |
| Information required pursuant to Listing Rule 704(7)(i) | ||
| Any prior experience as a director of a listed company? | Yes | |
| If yes, please provide details of prior experience. | Mr Pai was a Director of Infosys Limited, Bangalore. |
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| Other Notes | ||
| Footnotes | The Board of Directors of APFT considers Mr Pai to be independent. | |