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Tiger Airways Appoints New Directors at First AGM

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Tiger Airways Holdings Limited has appointed two new Directors to its Board following the retirement of Mr Chan Hon Chew, Mr Jack Koh and Mr Maurice Mason.

At the company's first Annual General Meeting, Mr Chang Long Wee and Ms Lim Siew Lay were appointed as Non-Executive Directors and nominees of Singapore Airlines, one of Tiger Airways’ major shareholders.

Mr Chang Long Wee is divisional vice-president for engineering services at Singapore Airlines. Prior to that he held other senior positions at Singapore Airlines since 2001. Mr Chang was with the Republic of Singapore Air Force from 1983 to 2001 and has held senior appointments in engineering, manpower and as a defence adviser with the Singapore High Commission in Australia.

Ms Lim Siew Lay is divisional vice-president for human resources at Singapore Airlines. Ms Lim has been with Singapore Airlines since 1990, handling various portfolios in both inflight and ground services. She was seconded to Tradewinds Tours and Travel Pte Ltd as general manager from 2008 to 2009. Before 1990, Ms Lim was accountant with Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS), then a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. Ms Lim is a certified public accountant with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants Singapore, and will serve on the Remuneration Committee of the Tiger Airways board of directors.

At the AGM, Mr Lee Chong Kwee was re-elected to the board as a Non-Executive Director and nominee of Dahlia Investments Pte Ltd.

Mr Gerard Ee, Chairman of Tiger Airways Holdings Limited, said, “I am delighted with Long Wee and Siew Lay’s new appointments and Chong Kwee’s re-election to the board. Their experience and expertise will be invaluable to the continued development of Tiger Airways in the fast-growing Asia Pacific low cost aviation market. I look forward to working with them, the other directors and the company’s management to optimize returns for shareholders. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Chan Hon Chew, Jack Koh and Maurice Mason for their contributions to the board.”

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