[UMCCA] Chief Executive Officer RETIREMENT - DR. LEONG TAT THIM on 25-Apr-2014

Announcement Date
25-Apr-2014
Principal Officer Information:
Date of Change
30-Apr-2014
Type of Change
RETIREMENT
Designation
Chief Executive Officer
Age
70
Nationality
MALAYSIAN
Qualification
Diploma in Agriculture (Serdang College), B.Sc Agri(Hons), M.Sc(Agri) and Ph.D from University Malaya.
Working Experience
Dr. Leong started his career as a planting assistant in Kumpulan Guthrie estates, went on to become a Research Officer in Guthrie Research Chemara and was subsequently promoted as Head of Rubber Research.

In 1995, he joined IOI as a Research Controller, overseeing the IOI Research Station that was actively involved in oil palm breeding, DxP seed production, sale of elite DxP planting materials,tissue culture and clonal trials, rubber and oil palm advisory services, leaf sampling, fertilizer recommendation and monitoring, laboratory services in palm oil, latex and soil analysis.

He is currently a council member in Malaysian Palm Oil Association and The Malaysian Estate Owners' Association. He was Chairman of Malaysian Rubber Producers Council.

In 2001, he joined United Malacca Berhad, as Chief Executive Officer and during his 13 years of service, he had contributed significantly to the growth of the Company.

He also sits on the Board of several subsidiaries of the Group.
Family Relationship
None
Conflict of Interest
None
Interest
He holds 40,000 ordinary shares and unexercised share option of 420,000 shares in United Malacca Berhad.
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