Jacqueline Emma Christian

• Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory obligations, including the Companies Act, ACRA filings, and MAS regulations for portfolio entities, including SGX-listed entities / REITs
• Organise, manage and attend meetings of the Board, Board Committees, and Shareholder meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and maintaining accurate records
• Maintain and update statutory registers and corporate records for portfolio entities, including lodgements with ACRA
• Drafting and coordinating circulation of resolutions, AGM and/or EGM papers
• Drafting, preparation and finalising the Group’s Annual Report, in particular, Corporate Governance Report
• Support corporate transactions such as incorporations, mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring activities
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external counsel to support legal and governance matters
• Review, preparation and broadcast of various announcements on SGX
• Prepare and review documents, co-ordinate and liaise with requisite parties on Employee Share Awards exercise
• Act as a key liaison for auditors, regulators, and other third parties regarding corporate secretarial matters.
• General administration work (vetting invoices, general emails on queries by shareholders/outside parties)

• Liaising with Board and attending to Director queries
• Review policies, Terms of Reference and update when required.
• Overseeing and requisite for Director changes, Shareholder changes and other routine matters
• Arranging and co-ordinating quarterly and ad-hoc Board and Committee meetings, including planning annual meeting schedule
• Preparation of Minutes of the Board and Committee meetings
• Finalising and arranging director fees payable
• Arranging and co-ordinating full spectrum of General Meetings
• Drafting of resolutions, AGM and/or EGM papers
• Drafting, preparation and finalising the Group’s Annual Report, in particular, Corporate Governance Report
• Review, prepare and circulate board resolutions on various matters
• Provide corporate secretarial and legal support to foreign incorporated companies within the Group, which includes preparing and/or reviewing resolutions, liaising with external agents, maintaining constitutional documents, share certificates and registers
• Review, preparation and broadcast of various announcements on SGX
• Assist in the research, analysis and interpretation of legal requirements in jurisdiction where the Company is present
• Assist with crafting write-ups and advisory notes to Board
• Employee Share Options, awards - Review documents, co-ordinate, prepare documentation, liaise with external counsels in relation thereto;
• Administration work (vetting invoices, general emails on queries by shareholders/outside parties)

Carrying out corporate secretarial work for Parent Company and its subsidiaries, including preparing board committee papers, arranging meetings, preparing resolutions, minute taking

• Manage a portfolio of clients by providing full set of corporate secretarial services and ensuring compliance with the Companies Act, Listing Rules and other regulatory and statutory requirements.

• Preparing the requisite for company incorporations, Director changes, Shareholder changes (Singapore and globally)
• Assisting with providing responses in relation to queries from Temasek (anti-trust filings, subsidiaries list, OIL shareholdings etc) in a timely manner
• Preparation of necessary documentation for opening / closing of bank accounts and broker accounts
• Arranging and co-ordinating quarterly and ad-hoc Board and Committee meetings (including Board meetings of Subsidiary)
• Arranging schedule for quarterly meetings
• Uploading of meeting papers onto software for Directors’ access
• Preparation of Minutes of the Board and Committee meetings
• Arranging director fees payable and withholding tax submissions
• Arranging and co-ordinating General Meetings (Annual and Extraordinary)
• Drafting of resolutions, AGM and/or EGM papers
• Assisting with preparation and finalising the Group’s Annual Report
• Review bank facility documentation and execution of the same including liaising with banks
• Review, draft and arrange for corporate guarantees and legal opinions to be provided for bank facilities
• Prepare, review and arrange power of attorney
• Prepare, review and arrange loan agreements (interco and external)
• Provide corporate secretarial and legal support to foreign incorporated companies within the Group, which includes preparing and/or reviewing resolutions, liaising with external agents, maintaining constitutional documents, share certificates and registers
• Prepare and arrange the opening of bank and brokers accounts
• Preparation and broadcast of various announcements on SGX
• Assist in the research, analysis and interpretation of legal requirements in jurisdiction where the Company is present;
• Maintain database on vital documents and litigation matters
• Acquisition/Merger projects – Review documents, co-ordinate, prepare documentation, liaise with external counsels in relation thereto
• Shares / Warrants / Bonds issuance - Review documents, co-ordinate, prepare documentation, liaise with external counsels in relation thereto
• Compliance and KYC related work in respect of Olam’s Trade and Structured Finance business
• Administration work (vetting invoices, general emails on queries by shareholders/outside parties).

• Drafted/reviewed resolutions;
• Advised on corporate secretarial matters;
• Reviewed, commented on non-disclosure agreements;
• Ensured compliance in jurisdictions such as Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Australia, Taiwan and other Asia Pac countries;
• Maintained and updated database management system.

• Prepared various announcements for London, Singapore and New Zealand Stock exchanges;
• Listed matters with SGX;
• Ensured compliance with Singapore, London and New Zealand stock exchanges;
• Liaised with share registrars (UK, NZ and SG) on various issues;
• ACRA filings;
• Drafted resolutions for various jurisdictions (BVI, China, HK, UK, Singapore, Bermuda, FIJI, USA, Delaware and HK);
• Drafted minutes of meeting and AGM papers;
• Ensured compliance in jurisdictions mentioned above;
• Prepared and monitored regulatory filings in jurisdictions mentioned above;
• Sourced for annual report printers (Singapore and overseas);
• Advised on design and layout of AR;
• Prepared and collated information for annual report;
• Liaised with Share Registrars on annual report datelines;
• Liaised with Share Registrars for AGM matters (dividend payment, books closure dates);
• Prepared AGM papers for various jurisdictions (notice, poll scripts, chairman’s script, minutes, etc.);
• Liaised with parties for logistics for AGM;
• Arranged for AGM notice to be published in SG and Bermuda papers;
• Maintained Company’s website by ensuring timely information is being uploaded;
• Maintained, monitored and advised trademark agents on registering/application for domain names and trademarks in six jurisdictions;
• Administration work (vetting invoices, general emails on queries by shareholders/outside parties).

• Advised and met clients on corporate issues;
• Company incorporations (local and overseas);
• Prepared circulars for listed companies;
• Initial review of agreements/contracts;
• Employment pass/dependant pass and various work pass applications;
• Legal work (charges, amalgamations, capital reduction);
• Listing matters (SGX).

• Maintained Company Register and Corporate Secretarial documents;
• Prepared and e-filed annual returns and other ROC forms of the Company and its subsidiaries with ACRA;
• Organized board meetings;
• Organized analyst briefings and annual general meetings of the Company as well as some corporate events;
• Drafted resolutions/minutes;
• Liaised with Directors on board matters;
• Drafted resolutions, director’s declarations and minutes.

• Paralegal work in 2 law firms - M/s Karuppan Chettiar & Partners Litigation and M/s John Tan & Chan
• Drafted letters of demand and opinions to insurance companies on quantum and liability;
• Assessed quantum of damages for personal injury/accident claims;
• Drafted and filed legal documents;
• Bankruptcy proceedings;
• Appeal proceedings;
• Contractual claims.
• Probate/Letters of Administration: Prepared and filed papers to extract Grant of Probate/Letters of Administration;
• Drafted correspondence to relevant parties to obtain value of estate;
• Drafted Estate Duty Return forms (for both High Court and Subordinate Courts);
• Administration of the estate after grant has been extracted;
• Drafted wills.
• Corporate: Drafted and compiled papers to convene meetings;
• Maintained Company Register;
• E-filed Annual Returns and other ROC forms with ACRA;
• Drafted minutes;
• Incorporation of company.
• Adoption/Miscellaneous: Prepared and EFS-filing papers to obtain Adoption Orders;
• Appointment of Guardian Ad-Litem;
• Made applications to ICA to extend child’s passport (for foreign children);
• Deed polls;
• Legal research (e.g. obtaining case law, precedents for contracts);
• E-stamped tenancy agreements;
• Drafted, executed and e-filed Powers of Attorney (HDB).