Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd
Joined the Board on 1 February 1985 and is the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of KLK.
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lee graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) degree from the University of Malaya and obtained his Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
He joined the Company in 1974 as an executive and was subsequently appointed to the Board in 1985. In 1993, he was appointed as the Group’s Chairman/CEO and held the position until 2008, when he relinquished his role as Chairman, but remains as Executive Director and CEO of the Group.
He is the Chairman of Batu Kawan Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He also sits on the Board of IJM Plantations Berhad and serves as a member on the Board of Trustees of the Perdana Leadership Foundation, Yayasan KLK, UTAR Education Foundation and Yayasan Wesley. He was formerly the Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Lee is the brother of Dato' Lee Hau Hian and the father of Mr. Lee Jia Zhang. He is deemed connected with Batu Kawan Berhad, one of the major shareholders of KLK, and is also deemed interested in various related party transactions with the KLK Group.
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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) is a plantation company. The Company's principal activity is oil palm and rubber plantations. Its divisions include Plantations, Oleochemicals and Property. Its Plantation division's products include Palm Oil, Palm Kernels, Rubber - Latex Concentrate and Rubber - Block Rubber. Under the Oleochemicals division, its sulphonated methyl ester (SME) is a biodegradable surfactant produced from palm oil. Under its Property division, the Company is focused on constructing a private school offering kindergarten and primary school education. In its Oleochemicals division, the Company produces various types of fatty acids, glycerin, fatty amides, soap chips and derivatives from renewable plant-based materials. The Company's palm oil products include Crude Palm Oil, and Refined, Bleached and Deodorized (RBD) Palm Oil. Palm Kernels include Palm Kernel Oil and Palm Kernel Expeller Cakes.