[ATAIMS] Chairman APPOINTMENT - DATO' ONG SOON HO on 20-Oct-2011

Announcement Date
20-Oct-2011
Board Member Information:
Date of Change
20-Oct-2011
Type of Change
APPOINTMENT
Designation
Chairman
Directorate
Non Independent & Non Executive
Age
64
Nationality
Malaysian
Qualification
He holds a Bachelor Degree in Plant Pathology and Entomology from the National Taiwan University, Taiwan and subsequently graduated with a Master Degree in Mycology from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Working Experience
He is the founder of Hextar Chemicals Sdn. Bhd. and posses over 30 years experience in the crop protection industry with professional experience as senior management team with Multinational Corporation. In 1985, he founded Hextar, whose principal activity is manufacturing, formulating and distributing agricultural chemicals to cater to the needs of the agricultural community. It has also ventured into the vector pest sector with the introduction of several products for public health.

Today, Hextar Chemicals is one of Malaysia's foremost agro-chemical companies with a leading position in the world agricultural market. Under his leadership, it has been able to nurture a reliable Research & Development team which creates innovative products that the company offers and build up a solid distributing network around the globe. Today, it exports over 300 different products to over 28 countries with several sales offices.

He sits on the board of several private limited companies.
Directorship of Public Companies
None
Family Relationship
Father of Dato' Ong Choo Meng, a non-executive director of the listed issuer
Conflict of Interest
None
Interest
Direct - 4,845,500 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each
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