Chia Song Kooi

Mr. Chia Song Kooi, aged 61, male, Malaysian, was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 3 January 2000. He was re-designated as the Deputy Managing Director of the Company on 21 November 2016 and then as the Group Managing Director on 1 April 2018. He is also a member of the Risk Management Committee.

He holds a bachelor of Agricultural Science from University Putra Malaysia (1985). In 2005 he has completed the Premier Business Management Program which was aimed to equip business leaders with the skills and competencies necessary for navigating uncertainty, adversity and to lead change in the global economy.

Mr. Chia began his career as a Marketing Executive for agrochemical products with Ancom Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and eventually headed the Product and Market Development Division in 1987.