Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 3, 2023, Allister Lim, a member of the Board of Directors (the "Board")
of New Asia Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), resigned as a member of the Board,
effective immediately. Mr. Lin's resignation was not due to a disagreement with
the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or
practices. Also on March 3, 2023, the Board appointed Jose A. Capote as a member
of the Board, to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Lim's resignation. Mr. Capote
will serve in such position until his earlier death, resignation or removal from
office.
Mr. Capote, age 62, has served as the Company's Vice President and Secretary
since 2015. Mr. Capote has over 30 years of experience in project engineering,
project development, and business development within the energy and
environmental management, waste to energy, renewable/alternative energy, nuclear
energy, and industrial/infrastructure markets.
Since 2001, Mr. Capote has been responsible for the implementation and
management of large-scale waste to energy projects in Southeast Asia (Malaysia,
Thailand), including MSW waste to energy, medical waste to energy, palm oil
waste to energy and natural fibers. In 2001, he was the founding member of PEAT
International Inc, a company specializing in the development and deployment of
thermal plasma technology for the conversion of a wide range of industrial,
municipal and hazardous wastes into useful resources and energy. in this
company, he led technology transfer efforts with local specialty contractors in
India and Taiwan and led the implementation of several waste to energy projects
in India and Taiwan. From 1994 through approximately 2000, Mr. Capote was Senior
Vice President for IDM Environmental Inc, a mid-sized U.S. public company, where
he led in the development of the company's business in the areas of hazardous
and nuclear contaminated facility cleanups and decommissioning (including
establishing as a leading provider of hands-on remediation/decommissioning
services to the U.S. Department Of Energy and plant relocation services.
Previously, Mr. Capote held several senior positions at Burns and Roe Inc, a
large, multi-national, engineering and construction firm specializing in the
design and construction of nuclear, conventional and waste to energy power
plants. Mr. Capote received Engineering Science Degrees in Nuclear and
Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University.
Although Mr. Capote does not have an employment or other written compensatory
agreement with the Company, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Capote $18,000 per
year for his services as Vice President and Secretary. Mr. Capote will receive
no compensation for his services as a member of the Board. The balance due to
Mr. Capote as of September 30, 2022 was $27,750, and was included in accounts
payable and accrued liabilities.
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