ONE director and four former directors of mainboard-listed timber furniture firm Chuan Soon Huat Industrial Group were charged in court on Wednesday for failing to inform regulators of a change in the effective control of the company.

They include managing director Lee Thian Soon, 52, ex-executive director and the current head of operations Ms Lee Siew Hoe, 48, ex-executive director, current group general manager and head of marketing Lim Kiang Soon, 49, as well as its two former independent directors Sng Keng Ling, 52 and Peter Moe, 54.

Sng resigned as independent director in January 2007, followed by Moe a month later.

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