Manulife US Reit

Choo Kian Koon: Appointed as an independent director last Friday. Dr Choo, 66, is also an adjunct associate professor at the National University of Singapore's department of real estate.

Sats Ltd

Manfred Seah Kok Khong: Appointed chief financial officer (CFO) with effect from Sept 2. Mr Seah, 56, was previously group CFO of SMRT Corp.

Vallianz Holdings

Elisa Woodward: Appointed chief operating officer on June 2. Ms Woodward, 38, has prior experience in shipbuilding, conversion and repair project management.

Healthway Medical Corp

Sheth Sachin Sudhirbhai: Appointed chief financial officer (CFO) last Friday. He was previously CFO of Adcorp Holdings.

Loyz Energy

William Teo Choon Kow: Resigned as non-executive chairman last Thursday. Mr Teo, 70, had served as an independent director for nine years, and his resignation was undertaken in an effort to meet guidelines in the 2012 Code of Corporate Governance.

Jeff Cheong Weixiong: Appointed non-executive chairman last Thursday, after having become an independent director on April 18. Mr Cheong, 36, is also the group chief executive officer and executive director of Sinjia Land.