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Appendix 7.4.1<br />

Announcement of Appointment<br />

<strong>YIN</strong> <strong>KUM</strong> <strong>CHOY</strong><br />

c/o<br />

<strong>ADEPT</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> <strong>Corporation</strong><br />

<strong>138</strong> Cecil Street, #06-01 Cecil Court, Singapore 069538<br />

CURRICULUM VITAE<br />

Yin Kum Choy<br />

Schedule 4<br />

1. Personal Data<br />

Sex : Male Marital Status : Married<br />

Date of Birth : 21 April 1958 Age : 54<br />

Nationality : Singapore Citizen Religion : Christianity<br />

2. Qualifications<br />

Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons), obtained in 1982, from the National University of<br />

Singapore.<br />

Certified <strong>Public</strong> Accountant (Practising Member) since November 1991.<br />

3. Presently, Managing Director of Adept <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong> <strong>Corporation</strong> (Adept PAC).<br />

Also Managing Partner of K C Yin & Co, a public accounting firm, and director of<br />

INNO-SOFT Info Systems Pte Ltd, a company providing computer system consulting and<br />

computer software services as well as overseeing K C Yin Consulting, a tax and general<br />

consultancy.<br />

4. Started K C Yin & Co in 1992 and converted into a partnership in 1994 as K C Yin, Lai<br />

& Partners; was sole proprietor and managing partner respectively until the partnership<br />

ceased in 1998. Was sole-proprietor of K C Yin & Co from 1998 to 2004. The practice<br />

became a partnership in March 2004. In 2008, a new entity, Adept <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Accounting</strong><br />

<strong>Corporation</strong>, was incorporated by the partners of K C Yin & Co and Chan & Chan,<br />

another public accounting firm, to take over the attestation services of the two respective<br />

firms.<br />

Worked for Arthur Andersen & Co, Singapore from 1982 to 1991.<br />

Areas of specialty - corporate recovery and corporate finance.<br />

Spent the first four years in auditing.<br />

5. Executive Director of Inno-Pacific Holdings Ltd (“IPH”), a SES main board company,<br />

from 11 September 1998 to 31 May 2001. Was Independent Director and chairman of the<br />

Audit Review Committee from 1 November 1995 to 10 September 1998.


Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

6. Independent Director of First Engineering Limited, a SESDAQ company which<br />

subsequently attained SES main board listing, from 1 April 97 to 1 December 2003.<br />

7. Executive Director of Ipco International Ltd from 1 July 1998 to 1 February 1999. Was<br />

Independent Director and member of the Audit Review Committee from 6 February 1998<br />

to 30 June 1998.<br />

8. Independent Director and a member of the Audit Review Committee of Scotts Holdings<br />

Limited from 2 July 1997 to 5 March 1999.<br />

Throughout my role as a Director in the public listed companies, I have also been directly<br />

involved in numerous matters concerning their operations and in their overseas investments<br />

which, unfortunately, I am not at liberty to reveal.<br />

9. Some of my other significant engagements during my entire career so far are:<br />

In 1992, appointed as Receiver and Manager to a major shipyard in Singapore.<br />

In 1992, appointed as Liquidator by the High Court to a substantial steel fabrication<br />

company in Singapore.<br />

In 1992, appointed as Monitoring Accountant to an entertainment company and acted<br />

as mediator to its shareholders who were in dispute.<br />

In 1992, retained by an Indonesian client to provide business advisory and accounting<br />

work to support its ship management and ownership company in Singapore and<br />

Indonesia which work includes submitting tenders to the Indonesian National Oil<br />

Company.<br />

From 1993 to 1995, advised a Singapore client who started a members’ social club in<br />

Shanghai from its inception in 1993 to its eventual sale in 1995.<br />

From 1993 to 1995, assisted a Singapore client who had a failed lawsuit in Indonesia<br />

to appeal to higher authorities with the right legal help to eventually obtain a<br />

judgement in favour of our client.<br />

In 1994, appointed as Investigating Accountant to an apparel company supporting one<br />

of the shareholders in his claims against other shareholders.<br />

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Curriculum Vitae<br />

From 1994 to 1996, participated in a major privatisation exercise of a state-owned<br />

steel mill company in Sichuan, People’s Republic of China where we provided<br />

accounting advice, negotiated contracts and incorporation of JV, and its eventual<br />

placement to a foreign company.<br />

In 1994, appointed as Monitoring Accountant to a major marine survey company.<br />

In 1995, appointed as Monitoring Accountant to a major ship supply company.<br />

In 1995, appointed as Liquidator by the Singapore courts to a marine related company<br />

where fraud investigation was a major consideration in its administration.<br />

From 1995 to 1996, retained by a German client to structure the acquisition of a<br />

German business by a public listed company.<br />

From 1995 to 1996, retained by a Hong Kong client to advise them on their proposed<br />

plan to spin off and list a part of their operations in Singapore.<br />

In 1996, appointed by a shipbuilding company to carry out certain investigation work<br />

where the findings were the subject of a lawsuit between the client and a ship owner.<br />

We were required to be present before the Singapore courts to give evidence.<br />

In 1996, appointed by a public listed company to carry out a feasibility study of a toll<br />

road project in China.<br />

From 1996 to 1998, retained by a Singapore client to consolidate its operations in<br />

China and assist in placement of shares and raising finance, negotiation with venture<br />

capitalists, lawyers and other professionals. The client successfully raised S$30m.<br />

In 1996, appointed as Receiver and Manager to a Japanese electronic company which<br />

collapsed.<br />

From 1996 to present, appointed as Special Accountant to a PCB manufacturing<br />

company. This company successfully completed a Scheme of Arrangement with its<br />

creditors and shareholders and found a new investor to turn the company around.<br />

From 1996 to 2001, appointed Special Advisor to a public listed company in<br />

connection with the subsequent sale and purchase of a business with a foreign MNC.<br />

Our role was to administer the terms of the sale.<br />

In 1998, appointed as Interim Judicial Manager to a major shipbuilding company;<br />

discharged as Interim Judicial Manager upon dismissal by the Court of the Petition.<br />

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Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 1998, appointed as Special Accountant to an advertising company. After having<br />

successfully recovered factoring loans of a financial institution, the company was<br />

restructured and a part of the operations of the company was sold.<br />

In 1998, appointed as Liquidator to a major manufacturing company producing caps<br />

and enclosures.<br />

In 1998, appointed as Receiver and Manager and, subsequently, as Special<br />

Accountant to a plastic precision company. Successfully completed a management<br />

buyout and assumed the role of Advisor and Consultant to the new management till<br />

the present.<br />

In 1998, appointed as Special Accountant and, subsequently, as Liquidator to a<br />

lifestyle retail company; negotiated recovery strategy with creditors, several lenders<br />

and US principal to rescue the business. The business was successfully recovered for<br />

the benefit of the major creditors of the company.<br />

In 1998, appointed as Judicial Manager to an established building materials<br />

manufacturing company as well as Special Accountant of three related companies;<br />

discharged in March 2001 as the Judicial Manager upon the company being<br />

liquidated.<br />

In 1998, appointed as advisor to a long-standing family dispute; successfully resolved<br />

the dispute for the benefit of our client.<br />

In 1998, appointed as Judicial Manager of a theme park in Singapore. The creditors of<br />

the theme park successfully approved of a Scheme of Arrangement.<br />

In 2002, appointed as its Special Accountant to turn around the theme park once<br />

again.<br />

In 1999, appointed Receiver and Manager of a construction and engineering<br />

company.<br />

In 1999, appointed as Special Accountant and subsequently as Judicial Manager to a<br />

precision engineering company. A Scheme of Arrangement was successfully<br />

approved by the creditors of the company and the Scheme was implemented; was<br />

subsequently discharged as its Judicial Manager within 8 months of appointment after<br />

the Scheme was implemented.<br />

In 1999, appointed as Special Consultant to a local childcare and entertainment<br />

company to restructure and turnaround the Group.<br />

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Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 1999, appointed as Nominee in an individual voluntary arrangement (bankruptcy)<br />

to two directors of a company for whom we are appointed as the Judicial Manager.<br />

The voluntary arrangement was successfully approved by the Court and the creditors.<br />

In 1999, appointed as Judicial Manager of an electronics precision engineering<br />

company upon Court granting leave to the previous judicial managers to resign. A<br />

Scheme of Arrangement was successfully approved by the creditors of the company<br />

and the Scheme was implemented; was subsequently discharged as its Judicial<br />

Manager.<br />

In 1999, appointed as Nominee in an individual voluntary arrangement (bankruptcy)<br />

to a director of the electronics precision engineering company. The voluntary<br />

arrangement was successfully approved by the Court and the creditors and was<br />

implemented till completion in early 2007.<br />

In 1999, appointed as Nominee in an individual voluntary arrangement (bankruptcy)<br />

of a director of a local shipping company. The voluntary arrangement was<br />

successfully approved by the Court and the creditors.<br />

In 1999, appointed as Special Accountant to a merchandising and retail fashion and<br />

footwear company to restructure and turnaround the company.<br />

In 1999, appointed as Liquidator to a local venture capital/investment company.<br />

In 1999, appointed as Judicial Manager of a local trading company where a<br />

substantial creditor objected to the company being placed under judicial management.<br />

In 2000, the judicial management order was subsequently discharged and our<br />

appointment as Liquidator of the company was made pursuant to a winding-up order.<br />

In 1999, appointed as Judicial Manager of a local pipe-jacking construction company.<br />

The creditors of the company approved the Scheme of Arrangement which was<br />

implemented; was subsequently discharged after 12 months of appointment after the<br />

Scheme was implemented.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Judicial Manager of a local construction company that<br />

specialised in providing piling services. The company was petitioned by the Judicial<br />

Manager to be wound up after 10 months of appointment. Subsequently appointed as<br />

Liquidator of the company.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Nominee in an individual voluntary arrangement (bankruptcy)<br />

of two individuals who were directors of five companies involved with plastic<br />

injection moulding activities and operation of a chain of retail outlets.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2000, appointed as Special Accountant to restructure and turn around a local<br />

engineering company that is involved with installation and maintenance of turnkey<br />

process manufacturing systems.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Liquidator of two related local construction companies.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Judicial Manager of a local construction company.<br />

In 2000, appointed by the Court as Provisional Liquidator to a major G8 construction<br />

company in Singapore; subsequently appointed as Liquidator of the company.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Consultant to a group of companies specialising in interior<br />

design to assist in the implementation of budget and financial control; subsequently,<br />

after briefly being appointed as its Provisional Liquidator, declined the appointment<br />

as the Liquidator of the company.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Receiver and Manager of a local company importing motor<br />

vehicles and operating workshops.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Special Accountant to restructure and turn around a local food<br />

processing company; subsequently, in 2001, declined to continue with the<br />

appointment.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Special Accountant to restructure and turn around a local<br />

company involved in the business of providing international courier services.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Nominee in an individual voluntary arrangement (bankruptcy)<br />

of an individual who advised and arranged a project to develop telecommunication<br />

devices in Australia. He had also undertaken consultancy work in Indonesia.<br />

In 2000, appointed as Liquidator to a local company which treated organic waste and<br />

water pollution. The company was also involved in building and non-building related<br />

construction activities.<br />

In 2001, appointed as Judicial Manager of a company which was a local radio paging<br />

operator.<br />

In 2001, appointed as Judicial Manager of a company which supplied, retailed and<br />

installed natural stone products.<br />

In 2003, appointed as the Liquidator of the company after a scheme of arrangement<br />

proposed to the company’s creditors failed to be approved by the company’s<br />

creditors.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2001, appointed as Receiver and Manager of a G7 construction company.<br />

In 2001, appointed as Special Accountant to restructure and turn around a local<br />

company trading in industrial machinery and equipment.<br />

In 2001, appointed as an Expert Witness in a suit concerning an alleged irregularity in<br />

the trading of shares of a local public listed company.<br />

In 2001, appointed by the Court as Liquidator of an employment agency specializing<br />

in the recruitment of foreign workers.<br />

In 2001, appointed as Receiver and Manager of a local company engaged in the<br />

business of exporting frozen fish and fish products.<br />

In 2001, appointed as an Expert Witness in a suit concerning potential violations of<br />

the Companies Act and acts concerning oppression of minority shareholders of a local<br />

group of companies.<br />

In 2001, appointed as an Expert Witness to review a claim for damages initiated by a<br />

telecommunications service provider against its former agent.<br />

In 2001, appointed as Liquidator of a local construction company.<br />

In 2001, appointed by a former Managing Director of a local public listed company to<br />

render a Shares Valuation Report in a suit. The case has since been settled out of<br />

court.<br />

In 2001, appointed as Special Accountant to restructure and turn around a local<br />

precision engineering company; subsequently declined to continue with the<br />

appointment.<br />

In 2001, retained to provide advisory service to a major local architectural firm.<br />

In 2001, appointed to provide an Expert Report in a suit concerning alleged<br />

preferential payments to a director of a local company prior to the company being<br />

placed in liquidation.<br />

In 2002, retained to provide corporate finance advisory services to a company based<br />

in Tahiti.<br />

In 2002, appointed as Provisional Liquidator of a major local travel agency;<br />

subsequently declined to continue with the appointment.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2002, initially appointed as Interim Judicial Manager and subsequently as the<br />

Judicial Manager of a company engaged in mechanical and electrical works for the<br />

construction industry.<br />

In 2003, was appointed as the Liquidator of the company, after a scheme of<br />

arrangement proposed to the company’s creditors failed to be approved by the<br />

company’s creditors.<br />

In 2002, retained to provide corporate finance advisory services to a local engineering<br />

company.<br />

In 2002, retained to provide general advisory services to a creditor in respect of the<br />

liquidation administration of a debtor company previously engaged in the building<br />

materials trade.<br />

In 2002, retained to ascertain the financial position of a local group of companies with<br />

a view to propose a compromise arrangement with its creditors before proceeding to<br />

wind-up the group of companies; subsequently appointed the Liquidator of the group<br />

of companies.<br />

In 2002, appointed Liquidator of a company which was previously engaged in the sale<br />

of paging equipment.<br />

In 2002, appointed as Receiver over the property of a company engaged in<br />

mechanical ducting works for the construction industry.<br />

In 2002, retained by a company engaged in the trade of food processing and sale of<br />

food products to provide litigation support to their legal counsel with a view to review<br />

acts concerning oppression of shareholders in a joint venture agreement. The case was<br />

settled through a consent order with damages mutually agreed among parties.<br />

In 2002, appointed as an Expert Witness in an arbitration proceeding to review claims<br />

and assess the extent of damages under a Deed of Agreement.<br />

In 2002, appointed as Interim Judicial Manager; and, subsequently, as the Judicial<br />

Manager of a precision engineering company.<br />

In 2002, appointed as Special Accountant of a Japanese/Indonesian joint venture<br />

company, incorporated and based in Jakarta, to review the manufacturing operations<br />

and financial performance with a view to recommend and implement measures to<br />

assist the company to meet the changes the company was facing in its industry. The<br />

company manufactures wire harnesses for renown brands of products in the computer<br />

and office automation industry as well as the medical equipment market.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2002, appointed as Special Adviser of a group of companies, engaged in the<br />

manufacture of pre-cast concrete materials and trading of building construction<br />

materials, to provide litigation support assistance to their legal counsel in a matter<br />

concerning minority oppression action initiated by a shareholder of the group of<br />

companies.<br />

In 2003, appointed as Special Adviser of a group of companies, principally engaged<br />

in the manufacture of noodles and other related food snacks in China, to establish the<br />

financial position of the group of companies with a view to formulate a scheme to<br />

compromise all debts in the group and to re-structure the entire group.<br />

Nominated by the group to be the Scheme Administrator to implement the proposed<br />

scheme/re-structuring arrangements.<br />

In 2003, appointed as Special Accountant of a company, engaged in specialised piling<br />

works in the construction industry, to establish its financial position with a view to<br />

formulate a scheme/compromise arrangement between the company and its creditors.<br />

Was appointed Judicial Manager in 2004 but subsequently resigned with Leave of<br />

Court.<br />

In 2003, appointed as Special Accountant to a group of companies, located both in<br />

Singapore and Malaysia, and engaged in precision engineering as well as in the<br />

manufacture of parts for renown brands of products in the computer and audio/visual<br />

industry, to establish the financial position with a view to assist the group to restructure<br />

its debt burden.<br />

In 2003, appointed by a company, previously engaged in the business of freight<br />

forwarding and warehousing services, to provide assistance to establish its financial<br />

position with a view to effect an informal arrangement to deal with all creditors’<br />

claims before the company was de-registered.<br />

In 2003, appointed as Special Adviser to a shareholder of a Malaysian / Japanese /<br />

Singapore joint venture company, engaged in the manufacturing activity of anodising<br />

metals, to assess the position of the joint venture agreement and to assist the<br />

shareholder to negotiate for a termination of the existing joint venture arrangement.<br />

In 2003, appointed as Special Adviser of a company, engaged in plumbing works and<br />

the installation of sanitary fittings in the construction industry, to establish the<br />

financial position of the company with a view to formulate a scheme/compromise<br />

arrangement between the company and its creditors.<br />

Nominated by the company to be the Scheme Administrator to implement the<br />

proposed scheme/compromise arrangement.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2003, nominated as Special Adviser of a public listed entity to establish its<br />

financial position with a view to assist the company to formulate a scheme to restructure<br />

its debt burden.<br />

In 2003, appointed as Liquidator of a company previously engaged in the business<br />

activity to supply scaffolding to the construction industry.<br />

In 2003, appointed the Judicial Manager of two related companies engaged in the<br />

business activity of importing and distributing a renowned brand of Italian footwear;<br />

was also appointed to be the Nominee of a director of one of these companies in his<br />

voluntary arrangement.<br />

In 2003, retained as a Consultant/Advisor to a director of a company that was<br />

previously engaged in the business activity of trading in building materials;<br />

subsequently assisted the director with collation and review of information for the<br />

purpose of assisting the director to answer queries raised in a judgement debtor<br />

examination proceeding.<br />

In 2003, appointed the Liquidator of a company that was previously engaged in the<br />

business activity of both physical trading as well as futures trading of edible oils;<br />

proceeded to carry out a detailed investigation into the affairs as well as past<br />

transactions of the company and commencing a legal suit against the directors and<br />

entities related to the company.<br />

In 2003, appointed a Special Advisor/Consultant to a company, listed in the Singapore<br />

Stock Exchange, to establish the financial position of its principal subsidiary with a<br />

view to assist the subsidiary to formulate a formal scheme of arrangement to restructure<br />

the debt burden of the subsidiary; subsequently nominated by the company<br />

to be the Scheme Administrator to implement the proposed scheme/compromise<br />

arrangement.<br />

In 2003, appointed as an Advisor to a company, engaged in the business activity of<br />

design, fabrication and installation of specialty chemical plants, to establish the<br />

financial position of the company with a view to formulate a scheme/compromise<br />

arrangement between the company and its Creditors; subsequently nominated by the<br />

company to be the Scheme Administrator to implement the proposed scheme /<br />

compromise arrangement. The scheme failed to garner the support of the requisite<br />

majority of the creditors.<br />

In 2004, subsequently appointed as the Liquidator of the company.<br />

In 2004, appointed the Liquidator of a company previously engaged in the business<br />

activity of technology-based online marketing and the related activity of software<br />

development.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2004, appointed as an Accountant to assist a shareholder of a company that was<br />

engaged in the business of providing sea transportation to the local islands, in<br />

reviewing the accounting ledgers of the company and to assist with litigation support<br />

in an action that involved the oppressive actions of another shareholder.<br />

In 2004, retained by a company engaged in the metal stamping trade to investigate<br />

into the financial affairs of the company and to provide litigation support to their legal<br />

counsel with a view to review acts of a former director of the company.<br />

In 2004, appointed by a property management company providing services to a<br />

condominium, to provide an assessment report on the utility bills charged by a quasigovernment<br />

organization supplying electricity.<br />

In 2004, appointed by a defendant in a UK legal proceeding to provide litigation<br />

support services as well as to assess the merits of the plaintiff’s accountant’s expert<br />

report addressing the valuation of a power project in a third world country and the<br />

damages claimed by the plaintiff in the legal proceedings.<br />

In 2005, appointed by a creditor of a car trading company, pursuant to a debtor<br />

garnishee proceeding, to locate accounting records of the debtor car trading company<br />

with a view to garnish other debts of the said company.<br />

In 2005, appointed by a shareholder and a former director of a chinese sausage<br />

making factory to provide litigation support services for an action commenced by the<br />

shareholder/former director complaining of irregularities in accounting practices and<br />

oppressive actions of the majority shareholders.<br />

In 2005, appointed as the Provisional Liquidator and subsequently as the Liquidator<br />

of a company which was engaged in the business of operating a café.<br />

In 2005, appointed as the Liquidator of a company that was previously engaged in the<br />

trading/wholesaling and re-processing of meat; proceeded to carry out an<br />

investigation into the affairs and past transactions of the company.<br />

In 2005, appointed by a local travel company to investigate into irregularities as<br />

alleged to have been carried out by a former shareholder/director of the company<br />

before legal proceedings/other actions are commenced by the company.<br />

In 2005, appointed as a Special Accountant of a company engaged in the business of<br />

providing security/guard services, on the instruction of a financial institution, with the<br />

objective of assisting the financial institution to recover its factoring advances from<br />

the company.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2005, appointed as an accountant/expert witness by a plaintiff in connection with a<br />

Singapore legal proceeding, to review a valuation report valuing his shareholding<br />

interest in a Singapore investment company.<br />

In 2005, retained to provide corporate advisory services to a group of companies<br />

engaged in the sale of food and beverages and in the operation and management of<br />

food courts, including coffee-shops.<br />

In 2005, appointed by a shareholder/director of a local construction company, that<br />

was placed in liquidation, as his Accountant to assist in the review of the accounting<br />

records of the company and to assist in the preparation of a statement of affairs on<br />

behalf of the shareholder/director as well as to provide litigation support services as<br />

regards other related claims against another shareholder/director of the company.<br />

In 2005, appointed by a former shareholder/director of a company, that was placed in<br />

liquidation, and which was previously engaged in providing piling works and services<br />

in the construction industry, as his Accountant to assist in dealing with potential<br />

claims of the Liquidator which concerned alleged preferential payments to the<br />

director prior to the company being placed in liquidation.<br />

Subsequently acted as an Expert Witness in the legal proceedings where our client<br />

secured a judgement in his favour.<br />

In 2005, appointed as the Liquidators of a company which was engaged in the<br />

business of developing software and providing software solutions.<br />

In 2005, appointed by a shareholder/director of a local confectionery company to<br />

review the accounting records of the company and to assess alleged irregularities with<br />

a view to provide litigation support services for an action intended to be commenced<br />

by the company to recover sums from another shareholder/director of the company.<br />

In 2005, appointed as the Liquidators of a precision engineering company.<br />

In 2005, appointed as the Liquidators of a local construction company.<br />

In 2005, appointed as an Accountant to assist a foreign shareholder of a local<br />

partnership concern that was engaged in the business of supply and installation of<br />

boilers, in reviewing source accounting records and ledgers of the partnership concern<br />

and to assist with litigation support in a legal action that involved a dispute between<br />

partners of the local partnership concern.<br />

In 2006, appointed as the Receiver and Manager of a company that was engaged in<br />

the business activity of rental and supply of scaffolding to the local construction<br />

industry.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2006, appointed as the expert witness of four defendants who were shareholders of<br />

a coffee shop in connection with a Singapore legal proceeding that involved the<br />

alleged oppressive action commenced by two plaintiffs, who were also minority<br />

shareholders of the Company. Subsequently was involved in mediation among parties<br />

which led to the matter being settled out of Court.<br />

In 2006, appointed as the Liquidators of a local investment holding company that has<br />

subsidiaries in Malaysia which were involved in the business of providing supply<br />

chain management for the sale and distribution of key phone system and<br />

communication equipments.<br />

In 2006, appointed as the Accountant to assist a doctor with litigation support in a<br />

legal action that was concerned with the termination and dissolution of the partnership<br />

medical practice.<br />

In 2006, appointed as the Liquidator of a Management <strong>Corporation</strong> Strata Title<br />

consisting of four Strata Lots.<br />

In 2006, appointed as the Liquidator of a company that was previously engaged in the<br />

import, wholesaling and retailing of entertainment video CDs/DVDs.<br />

In 2006, retained at the request of venture capitalist investors, to provide corporate<br />

advisory services to a group of companies, located in Singapore and India, and which<br />

is engaged in providing in-sourcing services to major MNCs in the research, design<br />

and product development of electronic components, devices and computer products.<br />

In 2006, appointed as the Accountant to assist the administrators of an estate (of a<br />

deceased person) in reviewing the financial statements of various companies in which<br />

the Estate held shareholding interests and to assist the administrators with litigation<br />

support in an action that concerned the questionable conduct and actions of the<br />

majority shareholders of the various companies.<br />

In 2006, appointed by the shareholders/directors of a local printing company to assist<br />

with litigation support in an oppressive action that was commenced by a minority<br />

shareholder.<br />

Subsequently was involved in mediation amongst the parties which led to the matter<br />

being settled out of court.<br />

In 2006, appointed as the Liquidator by the creditors of a company which was<br />

previously engaged in the development of real estate, after having been dormant for<br />

several years.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2006, appointed as the Liquidators by the shareholders/directors of a company<br />

arising from irreconcilable differences among the shareholders/directors. The<br />

company was previously engaged in the manufacture of plastic and metal fabrication<br />

parts for the semi-conductor and bio-technology industries.<br />

In 2006, appointed as the Liquidators in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which was previously engaged in the agency business of the sale of health<br />

products through direct mailing.<br />

In 2007, appointed by certain minority shareholders/directors of several companies in<br />

a group, which was engaged in the trading and financing of motor vehicles, to review<br />

certain transactions concerning the group of companies and to assist their legal<br />

counsel with providing litigation support concerning alleged oppressive actions of the<br />

majority shareholders/directors.<br />

In 2007, engaged by a group of joint temples to assist their solicitors in a dispute<br />

matter concerning the construction of the joint temple and the intended legal<br />

proceedings to be commenced against the main contractor.<br />

In 2007, retained by a firm of solicitors to assist them, on behalf of their clients, in<br />

reviewing an expert report rendered in a legal proceeding concerning alleged<br />

contravention of financial assistance provisions in the Companies Act an providing<br />

inputs to the solicitors to assist them in their conduct of legal proceedings.<br />

In 2007, retained to provide corporate advisory services to a group of companies<br />

engaged in marine engineering and construction activities, trading of marine<br />

equipment and parts as well as owning and chartering of shipping vessels including<br />

tugs and barges.<br />

In 2007, retained by a company engaged in the trading of marine and automotive<br />

spares and accessories to investigate into their financial affairs and in particular, to<br />

review the acts of a shareholder/director of this company with a view to establish<br />

contraventions, before legal proceedings/other actions are commenced by the<br />

company against a shareholder/director.<br />

In 2007, appointed as the Liquidator of a Management <strong>Corporation</strong> Strata Title<br />

consisting of seven Strata Lots following a successful enbloc sale exercise.<br />

In 2007, appointed by the Court as a Liquidator of a company which was previously<br />

engaged in the trading of industrial adhesive products after being unable to settle its<br />

debts to a creditor of the company.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2007, appointed by certain beneficiaries of some estates and having shareholding<br />

interests in an investment holding company, to carry out a valuation report on the<br />

share value of the investment holding company with a view to have their shareholding<br />

interests bought out by other shareholders on the basis of the valuation report<br />

rendered.<br />

In 2007, appointed by certain shareholders/directors of a company, which was<br />

engaged in the activity of providing transport and earth disposal services, to review<br />

the company’s source records and financial statements for several years with a view<br />

to furnish an expert report to the Court in connection with certain litigation<br />

proceedings concerning one particular shareholder/director of the company.<br />

In 2007, retained at the request of a public-listed company to provide specific<br />

corporate advisory services and to subsequently carry out due diligence review in<br />

connection with the intended acquisition of a business activity in China during that<br />

period.<br />

In 2007, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which was incorporated as a special-purpose vehicle to invest funds for a<br />

specific period which was nearing expiry.<br />

In 2007, appointed by the Court as the Liquidator of an investment holding company<br />

whose subsidiaries in China were previously engaged in the manufacturing of sanitary<br />

ware, after being unable to settle its debts to a creditor of the company.<br />

In 2007, appointed by a clothing retailer to review the transactions between the<br />

company and a particular vendor of the company and to provide inputs to assist the<br />

company’s legal counsel in their conduct of legal proceedings concerning the vendor.<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of an<br />

investment company whose subsidiary in the Philippines was previously engaged in<br />

manufacturing a renowned brand of tyres.<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of an<br />

investment holding company with investments in companies in China.<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

holding company whose former subsidiaries were previously engaged in the business<br />

of processing mail orders.<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Liquidator by the creditors of a company which was<br />

previously engaged in the business of processing mail orders, after having been<br />

dormant for several years.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Provisional Liquidator by the directors and the creditors of a<br />

company which was previously engaged in the business of multi-level marketing, and<br />

subsequently by the Court as the Liquidator of the company.<br />

In 2008, retained by a multi-national company, manufacturing a renowned brand of<br />

tyres, to assist with matters connected with the intended divestment of their subsidiary<br />

in the Philippines.<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Liquidator of a Management <strong>Corporation</strong> Strata Title<br />

consisting of eight Strata Lots following a successful enbloc sale exercise.<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which was incorporated to invest funds in Singapore for a specific charter<br />

period which was nearing expiry.<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Liquidator by the creditors of a company which was<br />

previously engaged in the business of processing mail orders, after having been<br />

dormant for several years.<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Liquidator of a Management <strong>Corporation</strong> Strata Title<br />

consisting of eight Strata Lots following a successful enbloc sale exercise.<br />

In 2008, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which was a subsidiary company of a Banking group.<br />

In 2008, retained by a company to assist them to examine the bills raised on them by a<br />

professional firm for book-keeping services and tax consultancy services claimed to<br />

be rendered to the company, to provide inputs to assist the Company and their legal<br />

counsel in mediation proceedings, and to furnish an expert report to Court in litigation<br />

proceedings, in the event mediation failed to resolve upon the quantum of bills<br />

claimed.<br />

In 2008, retained by a group of shareholders of a property investment holding<br />

company, to review the steps taken by the directors of the Company in regard to the<br />

proposed members’ voluntary liquidation of the company, and to represent them at<br />

shareholders’ meetings for the purposes of regulating the procedures to be adopted in<br />

the proposed winding-up of the company.<br />

In 2008, appointed by certain shareholders of a company engaged in the poultry<br />

industry to carry out a valuation report on the share value of the company with a view<br />

to have their shareholding interests bought out by other shareholders on the basis of<br />

the valuation report rendered.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2008, retained by a minority shareholder of several companies engaged in the<br />

construction industry to review the financial statements of these companies, to assist<br />

him in ascertaining the value of his investments in these companies and to work with<br />

his legal counsel in settling upon an agreement for his shareholding interests to be<br />

bought out by the majority shareholder.<br />

In 2008, retained by a group of shareholders of a construction company to assist them<br />

in establishing the share value of the company and with steps to be taken to engage<br />

another group of shareholders intending have their shareholding interests bought out.<br />

In 2009, retained by a person who is both a shareholder and a partner of two entities,<br />

which were licensed to trade in second-hand gold and jewelry items, to review the<br />

available documents and records for several years of the two entities, and to<br />

investigate into the financial affairs of the two entities to establish contraventions, in<br />

connection with a legal action proposed to be commenced by this person against other<br />

shareholders/directors/partners. This matter was subsequently settled out of Court in<br />

2011 with our client agreeing to a settlement agreement with the other shareholders<br />

and partners of the two entities.<br />

In 2009, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which was the investment manager of another company (that was<br />

incorporated to invest funds in Singapore for a specific charter period) that was<br />

recently liquidated.<br />

In 2009, appointed as a Special Accountant of a sole-proprietorship concern, that was<br />

engaged in the business of trading in and processing of sharks fins and various<br />

seafood products, to establish the financial position, monitor its business activities and<br />

to assist the sole-proprietorship concern to deal with its debt burden primarily owed to<br />

several financial institutions.<br />

In 2009, also appointed as the Nominee in an individual voluntary arrangement<br />

(bankruptcy) of the sole proprietor.<br />

In 2010, appointed to undertake a forensic investigation into the affairs of a foreign<br />

wholly-owned subsidiary of a Singapore public-listed company.<br />

In 2010, appointed as the expert witness of one defendant who is a shareholder/<br />

director of a construction company in connection with a Singapore legal proceeding<br />

that involved the alleged oppressive action commenced by the plaintiff<br />

shareholder/director of the construction company. This matter was subsequently<br />

settled out of Court in late 2010 with our client agreeing to a settlement agreement<br />

with the plaintiff shareholder/director.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2010, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a travel<br />

company.<br />

In 2010, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company that was engaged in trading and shipbuilding.<br />

In 2010, appointed by a group of companies to restructure the group and to apply for<br />

stamp duty exemption in connection with the proposed amalgamation exercise.<br />

In 2010, appointed by the Plaintiff in a legal suit as an expert witness to prepare to a<br />

comprehensive report on the transactions and/or movements of<br />

funds/equities/financial products from (and to) an account maintained by an<br />

individual (Plaintiff) with the Defendant foreign bank and to provide comments on<br />

whether the account was operated within a certain framework.<br />

In 2010, appointed as an expert witness by a spouse in a divorce proceeding to<br />

comment on a report of another expert valuing the husband’s interest in a company<br />

that was a boutique fund manager.<br />

In 2010, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of an<br />

international leading sports lifestyle company that was previously engaged in<br />

designing and developing footwear, apparel and accessories.<br />

In 2010, appointed by a Singapore-based shipbuilding Group of companies to<br />

undertake financial due diligence of a shipyard in China that was proposed to be<br />

acquired by this Group.<br />

In 2010, appointed by a director of an auto-parts trading company who was a minority<br />

shareholder to carry out an examination of the records and documents of this<br />

company spanning a five-year period and to report on the financial affairs of this<br />

entity with a view to establish contraventions, if any, in connection with a legal action<br />

proposed to be commenced by this minority shareholder against the majority<br />

shareholders/directors.<br />

In 2011, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which previously provided direct marketing services to customers on behalf<br />

of its principals.<br />

In 2011, appointed by an individual, who was keen to acquire an equity stake in a<br />

Singapore public-listed company, to undertake financial due diligence of the<br />

Singapore public-listed company and its subsidiaries.<br />

In 2011, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which was an importer, exporter and retailer of tailoring and handicraft<br />

articles.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2011, appointed as the Liquidator in a Court-ordered liquidation of a company<br />

previously trading in canned and other food products.<br />

In 2011, appointed as the Liquidator in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which was previously an importer and exporter of motor vehicle spare parts.<br />

In 2011, retained by a group of shareholders of a Malaysian company to review the<br />

accounts of this Malaysian company and to provide inputs thereof in connection with<br />

a legal action proposed to be commenced by this group of minority shareholders<br />

against the majority shareholders/directors.<br />

In 2011, appointed as the Liquidators of a company, by both its creditors and its<br />

shareholders, in the creditors’ voluntary liquidation of the company which was<br />

previously engaged in the business of recycling waste plastic, steel and chemicals,<br />

after having been dormant for several years.<br />

In 2011, engaged by a Singapore holding company to assist with the review and<br />

disposition of inter-company balances concerning its 8 subsidiaries (including<br />

overseas subsidiaries) before commencing the proposed members’ voluntary<br />

liquidation of the entire Group.<br />

In 2012, appointed as the Liquidators of a company, by both its creditors and its<br />

shareholders, in the creditors’ voluntary liquidation of the company which was<br />

previously engaged in the business of operating a café and after that, a pub cum<br />

lounge.<br />

In 2012, appointed by the Court as the Liquidators of a company previously engaged<br />

in telecommunication activities, whose bank accounts were frozen and whose records<br />

were seized by the Commercial Affairs Department(“CAD”) in connection with<br />

CAD’s investigations into companies associated with the company.<br />

In 2012, appointed as the Liquidators in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which was previously an importer and distributor in Singapore of a<br />

renowned Japanese brand of motor vehicles.<br />

In 2012, appointed by a group of siblings to review and to prepare the financial<br />

statements in English for 16 years of a business, allegedly involved in an unlicensed<br />

money lending activity, for litigation purposes connected with an estate matter.<br />

In 2012, appointed as the Liquidators in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

company which was previously engaged in software development.<br />

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Yin Kum Choy<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

In 2012, appointed by a shipping services company to establish its financial position<br />

and to assist with the formulation of a formal scheme of arrangement and compromise<br />

(“Scheme”) proposal between the company and its unsecured creditors to re-structure<br />

its debt burden, pursuant to Section 210 of the Companies Act; and nominated by the<br />

company to be the Scheme Administrator to implement the proposed<br />

scheme/compromise arrangement, if approved by the creditors and the Court.<br />

In 2012, appointed as the Liquidators in the members’ voluntary liquidation of a<br />

group of 6 companies which were previously engaged in the development of real<br />

estate properties in China.<br />

In 2012, appointed as the accountant/expert witness by a spouse in a divorce<br />

proceeding to value her husband’s share interest in two companies.<br />

In 2013, appointed by a manufacturing company specialising in product design and<br />

assembly to review its solvency position as well as the provision of financial advisory<br />

in discussions with its potential investors.<br />

In 2013, appointed by a mid-size ship chartering company to review the cost overrun<br />

incurred with its shipbuilder as well as movements and analysis into the director’s<br />

account.<br />

In 2013, appointed by an import/export trading company with a plant based in<br />

Malaysia to review and investigate allegations raised by an ex-employee on the<br />

accounting aspect of the Company.<br />

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