Sustainability
Baker Technology Limited
BoardProcesses
BoardandBoardCommitteemeetingsareheldregularly,with theBoardmeetingno less than4 timesa
year.TofacilitateDirector’sattendanceatmeetings, thedatesofBoardandBoardCommitteemeetings
as well as annual general meetings are scheduled in advance.Ad-hoc Board andBoardCommittee
meetings are arranged as andwhen circumstances require. TheCompany’sConstitutionprovides for
theconveningof theBoardandBoardCommitteemeetingsbywayof telephonic, videoconferencing
or other similarmeansof communication.
DuringFY2016, thenumber of theBoard andBoardCommitteemeetings held and attendedby each
member of theBoardandBoardCommittees at themeetings are set out as follows:
Name ofDirectors
Board
AC
NC
RC
No. of
Meetings
Held
No. of
Meetings
Attended
No. of
Meetings
Held
No. of
Meetings
Attended
No. of
Meetings
Held
No. of
Meetings
Attended
No. of
Meetings
Held
No. of
Meetings
Attended
LimHoSeng
5
4
5
4*
1
1*
1
1
DrBenetyChang
5
5
5
5*
1
1
1
1*
JeanetteChang
5
5
5
5*
1
1*
1
1*
TanYangGuan
5
5
5
5*
1
1*
1
1*
WongMengYeng
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1*
AngMiahKhiang
5
5
5
5
1
1*
1
1
HanSahHeokVicky
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
* Refers tomeetings attended by invitation
MattersRequiringBoardApproval
TheGrouphas inplacean internalguideregardingmatters that require theBoard’sapproval including
setting thestrategicdirectionorpoliciesorfinancialobjectiveswhichhaveormayhavesignificant
impact on the future profitability or performance of theGroup, material acquisition and disposal
of assets, fundingproposals, approval of annual budgets, financial statements anddeclarationof
dividends.Management is alsogiven clear directions onmatters (including setting thresholds for
operating and capital expenditure relating to subsidiaries) that require the approval of theBoard.
BoardOrientation andTraining
TheCompanyhasanorientationprogramme fornewlyappointedDirectorswhereby theyarebriefed
byManagement on theGroup’s industry, businessoperations, governancepracticesandDirectors’
duties and obligations. Newly appointedDirectorswill receive an induction pack containing the
Company’s latest annual report, information and documents relating to role and responsibilities
of a director, relevant company policies and procedures and regulatory guidelines relevant to the
Group as well as a boardmeeting calendar for the year. Directors with no prior experience as a
directorofa listedcompanywillbeencouraged toattend theListedCompanyDirectorProgramme
conductedby theSingapore InstituteofDirectors (“SID”).AllDirectorsareappointed to theBoard
byway of a formal letter of appointment or service agreement setting out the key terms of their
appointment, duties and obligations. No newDirectorswere appointed in 2016.
Whereappropriate, theDirectorsareprovidedwithupdatesonchanges inrelevant lawsandregulations,
whicharerelevant to theGroup. Inaddition, theDirectorsarealsoencouraged toattendrelevant training
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