Announcement • Oct 16
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited Announces Board Changes, Effective from November 11, 2025
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited announced Mr. Samuel Tsien is currently a non-executive independent director of the company, having been first appointed to the JC&C Board on 1st October 2021. He is also the lead independent director. The Nominating Committee ("NC") has reviewed the background, qualifications and working experience of Mr. Tsien and recommended his appointment as the non-executive independent Chairman of JC&C. The Board, having considered the NC's recommendation, has approved the appointment effective from 11th November 2025. Mr. Tsien recused himself from the NC's recommendation and the Board's approval. Mr. Tsien will remain as the chairman of the NC and a member of the Audit & Risk Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He will cease to be the lead independent director upon his appointment as independent Chairman. Job Title: Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board. Working Experience: 2021 - 2022: Adviser to the Board of Directors, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited 2012 - 2021: Group Chief Executive Officer, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited 2008 - 2012: Global Head, Global Corporate Bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited. Other DirectorShips Past: Board Director, International Monetary Conference - Board Director, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited - Board Director, Bank of Singapore Ltd. - Board Director, OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad - Board Director, OCBC Overseas Investments Pte Ltd. - Commissioner, PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk - Board Director, Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. - Chairman, Association of Banks in Singapore - Board Director, Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Fund - Board Director, ASEAN Bankers Association - Chairman, MAS Steering Committee for SGD Swap Offer Rate ("SOR") and SGD Singapore Interbank Offer Rate ("SIBOR") Transition to Singapore Overnight Rate Average ("SORA") - Vice Chairman/Chairman, Standards Committee, Institute of Banking & Finance Singapore - Advisory Board Member, Asian Financial Leaders Programme - Member, Financial Sector Tripartite Committee - Member, MAS Financial Centre Advisory Panel - Member, MAS Payments Council - Member, National Jobs Council - Board Director, OCBC Wing Hang Bank (China) Ltd. - Adviser to the Board, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited - Board Director, OCBC Wing Hang Bank Ltd. Listed on SGX Listed on IDX, Indonesia Stock Exchange. Other DirectorShips Present: Board Chairman, MPACT Management Ltd. (the manager of Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust) - Board Director, Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. - Board Director, Singapore Exchange Limited Listed on SGX. Director Experience Details: - Board Director, Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited - Board Director, Singapore Exchange Limited - Board Director, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. - Board Director, Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. Professional Qualifications: Distinguished Fellow, The Institute of Banking & Finance, Singapore. Appointment Date is November 11, 2025. Mr. Samuel Tsien is currently a non-executive independent director of JC&C, having been first appointed to the JC&C Board on 1st October 2021. He is also the lead independent director. A veteran of the banking and capital markets industry, Mr. Tsien was the former Group CEO and executive director of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited ("OCBC") until he retired from office in 2021. He is currently a director of Singapore Exchange and Mapletree Investments, and the Chairman of MPACT Management, the manager of SGX-listed Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Tsien was concurrently Chairman of the Association of Banks in Singapore and Vice Chairman of the Institute of Banking and Finance Council. He also held financial services industry leadership roles by appointment of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and was a member of the National Jobs Council. He was awarded the Public Service Star (BBM) by the Government of Singapore in 2023. The company announced the resignation of John Witt as Chairman of the Board, non-executive non-independent director, NC member, RC member. Other DirectorShips Past: Director, Connaught Investors (BVI) Limited - Director, Connaught Investors Limited - Director, Connaught Luxembourg S.a.r.l. - Chairman, DFI Retail Group Management Services Limited - Chairman, Hongkong Land China Holdings Limited - Chairman, Hongkong Land Limited - Director, J S Holdings Luxembourg S.a.r.l. - Director, Jardine Matheson (China) Limited - Chairman & Managing Director, Jardine Matheson Limited - Director, Jardine Motors Group Limited - Director, Jardine Pacific Limited - Director, Jardine Securities (BVI) Limited - Executive Chairman, Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited - Director, Jardine Strategic Singapore Pte Ltd. - Director, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Limited - Director, JMH Finance Holdings Limited - Director, JMH Investments Limited - Director, JMH Management Holdings Limited - Director, JMH Treasury Limited - Director, JSH Treasury Limited - Permanent Managing Director, Mandarin Oriental International Limited - Chairman, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Limited - Chairman, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited - Chairman, Mindset Limited - Chairman, The Hongkong Land Co., Limited - Chairman, Hongkong Land Limited - Director, Yonghui Superstores Co. 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Other DirectorShips Present: Group Managing Director, Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited - Chairman and Managing Director, Jardine Matheson Limited - Chairman and Managing Director, DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited - Chairman and Managing Director, Hongkong Land Holdings Limited - Commissioner, PT Astra International Tbk - Chairman, DFI Retail Group Management Services Limited - Chairman, Hongkong Land China Holdings Limited - Chairman, Jardine Pacific Limited - Director, CIL (Finance) Limited - Director, Connaught Investors (BVI) Limited - Director, Connaught Investors Limited - Director, IJ Investments Limited - Director, Jardine Asia Capital Limited - Director, Jardine Matheson (China) Limited - Director, Jardine Motors Group Limited - Director, Jardine Securities (BVI) Limited - Director, Jardine Securities Limited - Director, Jardine Strategic Singapore Pte Ltd. - Director, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Limited - Director, JMH Finance Holdings Limited - Director, JMH Investments Limited - Director, JMH Management Holdings Limited - Director, JMH Treasury Limited - Director, JSH Asian Holdings Limited - Director, M Plus Museum Limited - Director, Sun Village Enterprises Limited. Reason For Cessation: Mr. John Witt is retiring as Chairman and stepping down from the Board of Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited on 11th November 2025. Consequently, he will cease to be a member of the Nominating Committee and the Remuneration Committee on the same date. (This supersedes the previous announcement of the same title dated 29th May 2025.