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04:11 Tode Aszoctofion Hub Connect « Engage - Grow Jurong Town Hal Sngopore 609431 MINUTES OF ASPRI’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) 2019 Wednesday, 10 July 2019 5:40pm — 6:20pm SPRUCE @ Firestation (Address: 260 Upper Bukit Timah Road, Singapore $588190 A total of 76 people (excluding Secretariat) from 48 companies tured up, of which there were 45 corporate members companies and 3 Associate members companies. 1. COMMENCEMENT OF AGM According to Clause 8.3 of ASPRI's Constitution, a minimum of 30 companies would be required and the quorum was met with 45 voting companies as at 5:40pm; the AGM was called to order by Mr. Charles Quek, ASPRI President. 2, PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS Mr. Charles Quek (CQ) updated on the upcoming projects in the Process Industry as well as the four (4) Strategic Thrusts identified by the Executive Council and Secretariat team to provide better value-added services and benefits the members. The four (4) Strategic Thrusts were as follows: (i) Education, Experience & Networking. To incorporate educational elements in an experiential manner in the networking sessions organised for members. (ii) Digitalisation and Innovation. To support the Energy and Chemicals Industry Transformation Map (TM), ASPRI would be channelling more resources to promote digitalisation and technology adoption. (ii) Productivity. In July 2018, ASPRI together with the Productivity Council had embarked on the second phase of the 3-year Productivity Programme for the Process Industry. (iv)Government Advocacy. ASPRI strives to be an effective voice to advocate the interests of the members and with the active participation in the Process Construction and Maintenance Management Committee (PCMMC), it serves as an anchor for ASPRI to foster close relationships directly with Government Bodies’ policy makers. Signature (Approver of MOM) Page 1 #0411 Trade Association Hub Connect - Engage « Grow Jurong Town Hall Singapore 607431 CQ has also shared on the full roll-out of the 13 skillsets under WSQ as of June 2019 which aims to be a skill recognition framework that would be reflective of market-relevant skills and experience, allowing the members to enjoy a lower levy for R1, compared to lower-skilled R2 Work Permit Holders. Further to the above, ASPRIIPI would also be offering members up to 50% subsidies off the 13 WSQ Process skillset course fees to help members in this transition as well as defray some of their training costs. More details would be disseminated to the members later in the week. Last but not least, CQ informed that ASPRI-IPI has put together a 4-in-1 Training Skid which ASPRI had invested more than a million dollars which provide workers with a more realistic plant environment and allow for better appreciation of the interdependencies and interference between different skillsets to strengthen the competency of the workforce. CQ encouraged members to witness the new training infrastructure at ASPRI-IPI. 3. RESOLUTION 1: TO CONFIRM AND ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE LAST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON 12 July 2018 Ms, Chantal Quek, General Manager, ASPRI Secretariat facilitated the passing of the 4 proposed resolutions. To begin with, the attendees were guided to go to the weblink: http:/bit.ly/asprimom/8 to view the soft copy of the MoM of AGM 2018. The AGM MoM was confirmed and adopted without any changes. The Proposer was Mr. Soon Wei Min, Mirador Building Contractor Pte Ltd and the Seconder was Mr. Lawrence Bay, Klenco (Singapore) Pte Ltd Z. ‘Signature (Approver of MOM) Page 2 04-11 Trade Association Hub Connect « Engage Grow Jurong Town Hall Singapore 607431 4. RESOLUTION 2: TO RECEIVE AND ADOPT THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 APRIL 2018 TO 31 MARCH 2019 A copy of the audited accounts was emailed to all members on 1 July 2019 prior to the AGM. The attendees were guided to download the soft copy via hito:/bit.\y/aspriar9 (Password: “ASPRIAR19") to view the audited accounts. * Mr. Danny Chua (DC) shared that the increment of the $2.2 million income for FY 2019 was due to the increase of training revenue as well as the grants received from the Government bodies. * In view of the Association's focus on training and digitalisation, the expenditure has increased to $1.72 million in FY 2019 due to the increase of the staff cost (e.g. recruiting of the trainers and staff, and all are locals), membership system to go digital, feasible study for the Supporting Services Hub and the office rental in TA Hub. * Without any question, the Resolution to adopt the audited accounts for FY2018/2019 was passed without objection. The Proposer was Mr. Jimmy Tan, Techgems Engineering & Construction Pte Lid and Seconder as Mr. Cheng Beng Kwang, PEC Lid 5. RESOLUTION 3: TO RE-APPOINT BDO LLP AS ASPRI’S AUDITOR FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2019 — 2020 With Ms. Annie Pan, KYC Scaffolding Pte Ltd as the Proposer and Mr. Dharmaraj Ramesh, Insultec International (S) Pte Ltd as the Seconder, Resolution 3: To appoint BDO LLP as the Auditor for the Financial Year 2019-2020 was officially passed without objection 6. RESOLUTIONS 4: TO CONFIRM AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION Ms. Chantal Quek presented the 13 amendments of the Constitution (mostly minor edits) and explained that the Association's operations has expanded significantly especially with the setup of ASPRI Integrated Training Centre (AITC) and the amendments would make the Constitution more relevant. Members agreed to having one Proposer and Seconder for all the 13 amendments (refer to Appendix 1) and the Resolution was passed without objection. The Proposer was Mr. Lawrence Toh, VinDes Engineering Pte Lid and Mr. Eric Yeo, Kingsforce Construction & Engineering Pte Ltd was the Seconder. Signature (Approver of MOM) Page 3 Connect « Engage « Grow .erong town Ha Sagapore 60731 7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS No issues were raised at the Dialogue and the AGM ended at 6:20pm without any other business Appfoved by: Mr. Charles Quek President ASPRI 12" Executive Council Date: Vetted by: Mr. Wayne Yap Ms. Chantal Quek Executive Director General Manager ASPRI ASPRI Secretariat Date: 29 August 2019 Date: 15 July 2019 Minutes Taken by: a Mr. Dennis Cheok Assistant Manager ASPRI Secretariat Date: 12 July 2019 Page 4 ‘Attendance Uist fr ASPRI AGM 2019 on 10 July 2019 poking oo Nn an peiaten moe [Menbehipiype: 1 [Aedge Holdings Pee Ltd Poh Soon Keng ceo [corporate 2. [Aerostar Corporation Pte Lk Samm Madasamy senior Project Manager [corporate 3 [Aerostar Corporation Pte Ltd Vk. Dasan [Adminstration Manager [arise Gobal Peed [Anne Elizabeth ioseph [Group Chief Executive Offcar [Reon 5 [Aree GobalPeelta Puneet Peevush [General Manager Systems 6 ewestarinutry (5) Pe Huang Wen Jia [General Manager] ASPRI Committee Member [Corporate 7 [eve international Pe Ltd [Danny Chua Managing Diector/ Treasurer [corporate [VC iternatonal Pe td [hia kah Wel Danis Operations Manager 3 [e¥C international Pe itd Lee Choon Ha, Roland [sue office 10 |oyelect eecrical Engineering Pre Ld [Melvin Tan Mansging Director ASPRI Assistant Treasurer [Corporate 11 | Mac Engineering Pte td Hoh Teck ene Director [corporate 12 |e international Pte David ta Director [corporate 13 [EHB itenatonal Pte ua eS. Yord [General Manager 14 [Far Engineering Services Pte Ld Doseph khow Managing Decor [compere 15 [Fator Engineering Services Pte Utd [sharon Hoe HR Manager 16 [FR Products Co, Pe ite Dames Goh [CEO /ASPAI immediate Past President [Comporate 17_ [FR Products Co. Pe td Loh Lek Man Director /ASPRICo-opted Member 18 [Gauging & Automation Pe ted fone Sin Seng Managing Diector [corporate 19 [Gauging & Automation re trd Lim Poh Teen Director 20 [GL & Engineering & Construction Pe id ve ziang senior Manager [corporate 72_[GL& Engineering & Construction Pe Led lee Ping Han Finance Manager 22 Golden Ugh Howse Engineering Pe Ma arg (=) Projecr Manager [compere 23__|Golden ight House Engineering Pte Lid Ryuse Fujinage [Manager 24 [Hertel Singapore Pte Ltd [sarevanan, Assistant Ste Manager Corporate 25 |bitach Pant Construction, Ld I. Raia [Manager Corporate 36 [Hitachi Plant Consracton, Ld Mootiaiah Sekar assistant Manager 27_|dvatong (asia) Pred bimeey Chua [CEO /ASPRI Commitee Member Corporate 28 HOsM Engineering Pret [Sena cheng [Operations Manager Corporate 39 [HSt Constructor Pte ud charles Quek [CEO /ASPAI President Corporate 30 [St Constructor Pte Ud [wong Sim Yor [Execstive Assistant Lot Sin: |eompanv z E [pane = Z [Designation a ue ign eTTYBET 31_] HSL Constructor Pee ied P.vanjnathan Projects Manager 32 [Insults Intemational (S) Pte Ld [Dharmara) Ramesh [General Manager [Corporate 33-_[Insltec international (S) Pte ind indumath [Head of stimtion 34_}}6CSingapore Pre Ld [rutomy Terashima Managing Director / CEO ASPRI Secretary [corporate 35_[Joo Siang & Co Peed fing King Wok Project Manager [Corporate '36 _[Kaoson integrated Engineering Peed Francs Tay [Managing Drector/ ASPRI View President [corporate 37 _|Kngsforce Construction & Engineering Pee Led eric veo [Managing Director [corporate '38_|Keneo (Singapore) Pre ta lawrence Bay Deputy Director [corporate 39._|Keneo (Singapore) Pte wa [ater too, lassstant Seles Wanoger 40__]RYC Engineering Services Pte Mataurat [Diector [corporate a _ [RVC Engineering Services Pte Ld Simon tow [Manager 42_ [RVC Seatoiing Pte Uc fannie Pan Diector [corporate 43 _ RVC Seafolding Pte Lt Sang Taccount “4a_[La Woon Process Pte wt Kon Meng Tee vector corporate 145 [LalWoon Process Pte uu koh Puay Kat birector “46 [LAP Engineering Pee Led Sivasubeamanivan takhmitandan ivector corporate “47 [LAP Engineering Pe Ltd SanehanapandianJeyaveerapandion Director “48_ [Mighty Engineering & Construction Pe Led ariel Ong [General Manager ASPRI Committee Member [Corporate 49_[Mirador Building Contractor Pe td [Soon Wei Min birestor Corporate 50 [birador Busing Contactor Pee xd Surya Takeshi Director '51_[ MRS Construction & Engineering Peed [A David Paul [Administrative Operations Brective Corporate 52_[onyo Engineering Pte utd [an Tan im ovrector Corporate 53 [Onyo Engineering Pte uc [uou Yee Leone Senior Manager 33 [pecus [cheng Beng Kwang [recor corporate 55_| Penguin Engineering & Contraction Pre a [rong Tan W.¥ [Director [corporate 36 [Penguin Engineering & Construction Pre Ld Han Guang Uang HSE 57-_[PtantEnginoering Services Pio Ltd Fan ming Keong Manaring Ovector /ASPRI Coopted Member Corporate 58 [lant letra Instrumentation Peed [veo Yong van Director / General Manager [corporate 58__[ Pant Electrical Instrumentation Pe td [Gan Choo tae AR Manager 60 [Ready Ofield Safety & Services PleLtd [Gautam Guin Parinerships &Aliences Director [esoaine 20re (EE [Name = ‘ossianaton eS [Membersinvpe ‘61_ [RNC Engineering Pte te Rohl Tlget Director [corporate 2 |iNC Engineering Pees [Thomas Chua Proiece anager 63 [Rotary MC Pred [rony Fam [Generel Manager [corporate 64 _[SINOTEC [Sngspore) Ped [chen xo Bo aR Manager 65 _[shing teckEnginering Service Pe Ind Steven Nah [Managing recor /Asstant Secretary Corporate 65 [50K Construction te Ld [over Ras 3/0 aan [Operations Supenisor Icorsorate 67 [50K Construction te Ud faiving ee Admin 68 [SRM Giobl Construction Pe ed Raju Ramo Director corporate 62__[5Rt Globo Construction Pte ttd Isunsor Manager 70_[Team Tee Construction Pe itd R Matarannan Decor Corporate 71 [Team Te Construction Pte ted [A tvadev [construction Manager 72_[TechGems Enginering & Consrucion Pe sd [Ten Hong Seng inmy [Director Corporate 73__[TeehGems Engineering & Construction Ps sd [Ten Khim Hul Project Manager 74_[Testing nspecton & Solution ted Saw iWon Manager, Project corporate 75 |Uniwelé Products (USA) Pte td arya chong Commercial Decor pstociae 76_[vindes Engineering Pte Ltd Lawrence Toh Cre Operations Manager [corporate “Total Pax: 76 pax from 48 coy (8 Corporate Members) 30f4 Guests sis, [eonpany [ae 5 Bextor [SEE 72_[ebo Ngan Td arn 73 |aoo Ere Chong Tut Manager 74 [o00 Mle Goh [at Senor 75 [ow [av Ee Tan serio corporate Parner 76 oor en Pei ing legs Asonste 77 [ow [are races Trainee 78 [stone chard ong Editor Total Par Texto 3 coy “Total Pax including Es, Co-opted and Guests): -ASPRI Secretariat 83 pax from 51 coy (5 Corporate Members) 12 pax 35 pax aot Appendix I APPROVED RESOLUTION 4: AMENDMENTS TO ASPRI’S CONSTITUTION SIN | Clause | Amended Clause T [48 | Todelete Clause 4.8: “To co-ordinate Certified On-the-Job Training Centres and test centre activities and administrations,” 2 (47 To identify, develop, promote and review training initiatives and programme to meet the requirements of the relevant National skill standards and supporting the training needs in the Process Industry; 3. [49 | To delete Clause 4.9: “To administer the necessary procurements and activities associated with utilization of the computer network,” 4 [417 To create awareness and promote good practices on safety, health and environment of the Process Industry. a 5s [418 This clause numbering will change to 4.16. ~ a a To conduct training to help the Process workforce to deepen skill and multi-skill with its comprehensive offerings of courses and skills development initiatives; ezelea “Memberships are auto-renewable annually and annual subscriptions are payable in advance within the first month of the financial year. A Member shall on the relevant due date(s) pay in full all subscriptions and other dues payable to the Association. The Executive Council shall have the right to deprive a Member of any of his rights or benefits, suspend his membership and/or terminate his membership if he has failed to make payment of the subscription or other dues payable to the Association after a period of 3 months after the relevant due date of payment. The Executive Council shall have the right to set out the procedures for the collection of all subscription and other dues payable to the Association, and the procedures for depriving a Member of any of his rights or benefits, suspending his membership and/or terminating his membership for failure to pay in full all subscription and other dues. 7 [96 The duty of the Executive Council is to set the strategic direction and priorities of the Association in accordance with the objects of the Association. The Executive Council may not act contrary to the expressed wishes of the General Meeting without prior reference to it and always remains subordinate to the General Meetings. 8 [98 To delete Clause 9.8: “The Executive Council shall set policies and directions for the Association in accordance with the objects of the Association.” 9.7 | To delete Clause 9.7: “The Executive Couneil has the power to authorise the expenditure of a sum up to $$250,000 from Association's funds for the normal operations of the Association.: Page 1 of 2 ‘S/N | Clause | Amended Clause 10 | 10.5 ‘The Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurer with the assistance of the Secretariat shall keep all funds and collect and disburse all moneys on behalf of the Association under the direction of the Executive Council and shall keep an account of all monetary transactions. The ‘Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurer shall be responsible for their correctness. The Executive Council is authorised to expend expenditure ofa sum up to S$250,000 per transaction from the Association funds on behalf of the Association for the Association’s purposes. The | Secretariat shall not keep more than $4000/- in the form of cash and money in excess of this will be deposited in a bank to be named by the Executive Council. The Assistant Treasurer shall assist the Treasurer and deputise for him in his absence. iW 10.6 The Executive Council may appoint any two of the following to be the authorised for and on behalf of the Association and decide on the manner in which the bank accounts shall operate: -The President -The Vice-President | -The Treasurer -The Assistant Treasurer | Executive Director -General Manager ‘The expenditure approval limits of the Executive Director and the General Managers are to be determined by the Treasurer and Assistant ‘Treasurer. 12 | 112 ‘The Executive Director and staff will be salaried employees of the Association and the appointment of such salaried employees may be terminated by the Association subject to the terms and conditions of their appointment(s). The Secretariat shall keep the Executive Council informed of any terminations of any salaried employees of the Association, aa = —— er asaniive Comal tke} 13 | 11.3 Roles & Responsibilities of the Secretariat: The Secretariat (headed by the Executive Director) supports the Executive Council in the | operations of Association and the implementation of the policies and programmes in accordance with the strategic direction and priorities _| set by the Executive Council Page 2 of 2

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