The board of directors of Republic Healthcare Limited announced that with effect from 16 September 2019, Mr. Tan Chee Ken has resigned as an INED and ceased to be the chairman of the remuneration committee of the Board and a member of each of the Board's audit committee and the nomination committee to devote to his other business development. The Board also announces that with effect from 16 September 2019, Mr. Kevin John Chia has been appointed as an INED, the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee. Mr. Chia, aged 60, graduated from University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom in July 1991 with a master degree in business administration. He has been appointed as non-executive director of Transcorp Holdings Limited since 11 January 2019. Mr. Chia commenced his career in the finance and banking industry in 1988 where he worked for UMBC Finance (Now known as RHB Bank) in Singapore followed by Overseas Union Bank until 2001 and OCBC Bank from 2003 to 2013 where his last position was the head of strategic business unit overseeing mortgage alliance, auto financing and assure banking. Mr. Chia is currently the director of several private companies in Singapore which principally engaged in the business of mortgage brokering and renting and leasing of private cars and land transport equipment.