Change in Boardroom
| PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP BERHAD |
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Date of change | 01/05/2011 |
| Type of change | Appointment |
| Designation | President & Chief Exec. Officer |
| Directorate | Executive |
| Name | Dr Abd Hapiz Bin Abdullah |
| Age | 53 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Qualifications | 1) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Organic Chemistry from Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA. 2) Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Chemistry from University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA. |
| Working experience and occupation | Dr Abd Hapiz Bin Abdullah started his career in 1984 as a Chemistry Lecturer in Malaya University attached to Chemistry Department. In 1985, he joined Dow Chemical Malaysia. During his tenure with Dow Chemical Malaysia, he held several positions including as Regional Asia Pacific Technical Manager for Dow Chemical Polyolefins Asia Pacific in 1990 and from 1993 to 1995, as Regional Asia Pacific Marketing Manager for Dow Chemical Polyolefins Asia Pacific. From 1995 to March 2011, he was with DuPont Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Over the last 15 years in DuPont Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Dr Abd Hapiz Bin Abdullah held several senior positions from General Manager to Country Manager for Malaysia and in 1999, he was the Managing Director of DuPont Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Regional Manager, Asia Pacific Packaging & Industrial Polymer. His last position held in DuPont Malaysia Sdn Bhd since 2007 was as the Managing Director of DuPont Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Regional Director, Asia Pacific Glass Laminating Solution. He is currently the Chairman of Chemical Council of Malaysia and Executive Council member of International Chamber of Commerce Malaysia. |
| Directorship of public companies (if any) | Nil |
| Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | Nil |
| Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | Nil |
| Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | Direct interest as at 20 April 2011 : 10,000 ordinary shares of RM0.10 each in PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad. |
| Remarks : |
| The Board of Directors of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad ("PCG") has approved the appointment of Dr Abd Hapiz bin Abdullah as Executive Director and President/Chief Executive Officer of PCG with effect from 1 May 2011. (This announcement is dated 20 April 2011). |
Announcement Info
| Company Name | PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP BERHAD |
| Stock Name | PCHEM |
| Date Announced | 20 Apr 2011 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference No | PCG-110419-808F2 |
