Rank Group PLC Directorate Change (1667N)
16 January 2019 - 1:30AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1667N
Rank Group PLC
15 January 2019
15 January 2019
The Rank Group Plc
LEI: 213800TXKD6XZWOFTE12
Directorate appointment
The Rank Group Plc ("Rank" or the "Company") announces the
appointment of Mr. Tang Hong Cheong as a non-executive director
with immediate effect.
Ian Burke, Rank's chairman, said "I am pleased to welcome Hong
Cheong to the Rank board. Hong Cheong has been working with the
management of Rank since 2010 and has a broad understanding of the
operational, financial and business aspects of the Company. With
Hong Cheong joining the board, he will be able to further enhance
the communication between Rank and its major shareholder and, with
his extensive commercial experience, be able to bring valuable
contributions to the Rank board."
Biography of Mr. Tang Hong Cheong
Mr. Tang, aged 64, has been a Director and the President &
CEO of Guoco Group Limited since 2016. He is also the Group
Managing Director of GL Limited and a Director of GuocoLand
Limited, both listed in Singapore Stock Exchange and Lam Soon (Hong
Kong) Limited which is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange.
Mr. Tang has been with the Hong Leong Group for more than 40
years. He had held various senior management positions in different
companies and directorships in the listed companies within the Hong
Leong Group with the latest role as the President/Finance Director
of HL Management Co Sdn Bhd, the overall management and strategic
planning entity of the Hong Leong Group, prior to assuming the
present position in Guoco.
Mr. Tang is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
and has over 40 years of broad-based and C-suite expertise in
finance, treasury, risk management, operations and strategic
planning. He possesses in-depth knowledge in investment,
manufacturing, financial services, property development, gaming and
hospitality industry.
Mr. Tang holds and/or has held the following directorships in
other publicly quoted companies in the past five years:
Company Company Name Position From To Listing
EC-15590 Guoco Group Director 1 Sep 2016 Present Main Board
Limited of The Stock
Exchange
of Hong Kong
Limited ("SEHK")
(Bermuda) President
& CEO
-------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------------
6733 Lam Soon (Hong Non-executive 1 Sep 2016 Present Main Board
Kong) Limited Director of SEHK
(Hong Kong)
-------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------------
EC-27568 GL Limited Group Managing 15 Sep 2016 Present Main Board
Director of Singapore
Exchange
Securities
Trading Limited
("SGX")
(Bermuda)
-------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------------
660/76-W GuocoLand Director 1 Sep 2016 Present Main Board
(Singapore) Limited of SGX
-------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------------
364/63 Southern Steel Director 15 Jan 2010 1 Sep 2016 Main Market
Berhad of Bursa
Malaysia
Securities
Berhad ("Bursa
Malaysia")
(Malaysia)
-------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------------
659312-H GLM REIT Non-executive 1 Aug 2008 1 Sep 2016 Main Market
(Malaysia) Management Chairman of Bursa
Sdn Bhd Malaysia
(manager
of Tower Real
Estate
Investment
Trust (listed
in Malaysia))
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There is no further information which would require disclosure
under 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.
Ends
Contacts:
Rank
Sarah Powell - investor relations Tel: +44 1628 504 303
Media Enquiries:
FTI Consulting LLP (PR adviser to Rank)
Edward Bridges Tel: +44 20 3727 1067
Alex Beagley Tel: +44 20 3727 1045
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