Freddy Sim to step down as Creative CEO for health reasons; Tan Jok Tin to serve as interim CEO

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The building where Creative Technology is located in, 5 Jan 2023.

The board will look for a new CEO, Creative said in a bourse filing on June 30.

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SINGAPORE - Mr Freddy Sim, the chief executive of Creative Technology, will step down from his role on July 11 for health reasons, shortly after taking on the top job in May.

The board will look for a new CEO, Creative said in a bourse filing on June 30.

During the transition, Creative’s executive chairman Tan Jok Tin will be the interim CEO.

Mr Sim, 67, will remain as a non-executive, non-independent director at the company, Creative said.

He is the younger brother of Mr Sim Wong Hoo, Creative’s late founder, who died in January 2023.

Shares of Creative Technology closed flat at 80.5 cents on July 1.

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