The Board of Directors have appointed Mr Mah as an independent consultant between December 2019 and February 2020 to review work procedures undertook by the Group at a client's site in Singapore. The appointment was on the Company's own accord. Between June to October 2019, Mr Mah was appointed as a consultant when the Company undertook the Taiwan project.
The Nominating Committee took into consideration the Practice Guidance 2 of the Code of Corporate Governance 2018 (the 'Code'). The total fees paid to Mr Mah was S$47,500, which is below the threshold in the above-mentioned Code.
As the date of this announcement, save as disclosed, the Group and the Company's substantial shareholders, have no outstanding commercial contracts or business relationships with Mr Mah or his immediate family members.
Once Mr Mah is appointed as a non-executive independent Director, he will not offer himself as a consultant to the Group.