First Class Honours in Bachelor of Agricultural Science from University of Malaya and 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. In January 2002, he was appointed Estate Director (Malaysia), a position which he held until his retirement in April 2008. He was a Consulting Advisor (Plantations) with Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad until March 2011.

During his 28 years' career at EPA Management Sdn. Bhd., Mr. Teo was responsible for the full implementation of requirements pertaining to certification under Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and was also involved in the development and commercialization of Mill Integrated Waste Management System (MIWAMAS), a green technology converting empty fruit bunches and palm oil mill effluent to biocompost.

He has been an active committee member of national associations involved in oil palm, rubber and cocoa industry in various agricultural organisations. He was a past Board member of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). He was also a Council member of Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA), The Malayan Agricultural Producers Association (MAPA) and Environmental Quality Council (EQC) of Kementerian Sumber Asli & Alam Sekitar. He is currently a member of the MPOA Council, and Research and Development main committee.

Mr. Teo is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Southern Acids (M) Berhad and several private companies in Malaysia.

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Direct interest - 70,000 shares
Indirect interest - 7,000 shares