14-Dec-2009

APPOINTMENT

Member of Audit Committee

Independent & Non Executive

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Malaysian

Bachelor of Agricultural Science (First Class Honours) from University of Malaya and holds a Master of Science (Soil Chemistry) from University of Wisconsin @ Madison, USA.

He joined the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) in 1976 as a Research Officer and began his career at EPA Management Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad, as an Agronomist in 1983, rising in ranks to the position of Director of Research and Development in January 1996 and in January 2002, he was appointed Estates Director (Malaysia), a position which he held until his retirement in April 2008. He is currently a Consulting Advisor (Plantations) with Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad.

During his 26 years' career at EPA Management Sdn. Bhd., he was responsible for the full implementation of requirements pertaining to certification under Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil and also involved in the development and commercialization of Mill Integrated Waste Management System, a green technology converting empty fruit bunches and palm oil mill effluent to biocompost.

He has been an active committee member in various agricultural organisations. Currently, he is a council member of Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA), The Malayan Agricultural Producers Association (MAPA) and Environmental Quality Council of Kementerian Sumber Asli & Alam Sekitar (EQC). He was a past Board member and currently alternate Board Member of Malaysian Palm Oil Board

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Tan Sri Dato' Ahmad bin Mohd Don - Chairman
(Independent Non-Executive Director)

Ms. Tan Siok Choo - Member
(Non-Executive Director)

Datuk Fong Weng Phak - Member
(Independent Non-Executive Director)

Mr. Teo Leng - Member
(Independent Non-Executive Director)