Management Team « United Malacca Berhad

Management
Team

Mr. Young Lee Chern

( Chief Executive Officer )

Mr. Young Lee Chern, was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2021. He joined United Malacca Berhad as Chief Financial Officer on 13 February 2019. Subsequently, he was promoted Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer on 1 October 2019.

Mr. Young is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom, and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Mr. Young has more than 19 years of working experience in auditing, accounting, and finance in Malaysia and Indonesia. He was Audit Manager of KPMG KL and was subsequently the Branch Manager of KPMG Melaka. Before returning to Malaysia, he was the Senior Financial Controller of a private equity-owned plantation group and Financial Controller of Genting Plantations Berhad in Indonesia.

Mr. Young currently is a Council member of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) and the Malaysian Estate Owner’s Association (MEOA). He is also a Director on the Board of subsidiaries of United Malacca Berhad, namely, Leong Hin San Sdn. Bhd., Meridian Plantations Sdn. Bhd., Syarikat Penanaman Bukit Senorang Sdn. Bhd., South-East Pahang Oil Palm Berhad, Masjid Tanah Properties Sdn. Bhd., Melaka Pindah Properties Sdn. Bhd and Vintage Plantations Sdn. Bhd. as well as the President Director of PT Lifere Agro Kapuas, Director of PT Bintang Gemilang Permai, PT Wana Rindang Lestari and PT Usaha Mulia Bahagia, the Group’s subsidiaries in Indonesia.

He is not related to any Director and/or major shareholder of United Malacca Berhad and has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving the company. He has not been convicted of any offence within the past 5 years and has not imposed with any public sanction or penalty by regulatory bodies during the financial year.

Mr. Er Hock Swee

( Chief Financial Officer )

Date Appointed as Key Senior Management:

1 July 2021

Qualification:

Bachelor of Accountancy (Universiti Putra Malaysia) • Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants

Working Experience:

Audit Assistant Manager of SC Lim, Ng & Co. (2001 – 2006)
United Malacca Berhad (since April 2006)

Ms. Yong Yoke Hiong

( Head of Group Administration & Corporate Affairs and Human Resource )

Date Appointed as Key Senior Management:

1 July 2019

Qualification:

Associate of The Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators

Working Experience:

Gymtech Devt Sdn. Bhd. (1994 – 1995)
KCA Corporate Services Sdn. Bhd. (1995 – 1997)
United Malacca Berhad (since 1997)

En. Abdul Razak Bin MD Aris

( Head of Group Audit )

Date Appointed as Key Senior Management:

1 July 2019

Qualification:

Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons.)
Chartered Member – The Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (IIAM)

Working Experience:

Golden Hope Plantations Berhad (1993 – 1995)
The News Straits Times Press (M) Berhad (1995 – 1997)
Nestle Malaysia Berhad (1997 – 2000)
Straits Securities Sdn. Bhd. (2000 – 2002)
United Malacca Berhad (since 2002)

MR. MAGESWARAN NARAPPAN

( Acting Head of Engineering / Mill Controller )

Date Appointed as Key Senior Management:

1 January 2022

Qualification:

Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Mechanical-Pure) by University Technology of Malaysia.
Diploma in Palm Oil Milling and Technology, by Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
1st Grade of Steam Engineer Competency, (137/2009) By DOSH.

Working Experience:

Cadet Engineer in Socfin Plantation Berhad (1998)
Mill Engineer in Berjaya Plantation Mill Engineer (1998-2004)
Resident Engineer (Palm Oil Mill Manager) in United Plantations Berhad (2004-2016)
Mill Manager in Sinarmas, Riau Sumatra, Indonesia (2016-2017)
Senior Mill Manager in Good Hope Holding Asia (2017-2019)
United Malacca Berhad (since 2019)

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Mr. Peter Benjamin

( Chief Executive Officer )

Peter Benjamin, aged 59 and a Malaysian is the Chief Executive Officer. He joined United Malacca Berhad on 1st May 2014. He graduated from the University of Kerala, India with a Bachelor of Science Degree (Botany).

He has working experience of 37 years in the plantation industry holding various Senior Management positions in different companies. He has the experience in managing various crop during his career, oil palm, cocoa, forestry, sago and rubber.

Started his career as a Field Conductor with Kuala Lumpur Kepong in 1979 and in 1982 joined Boustead Estates Agency as an Assistant Manager and moved up to Estate Manager. During the period, he was involved in new plantings, managed cocoa and oil palm plantations.

In 1992 was absorbed into Tradewinds when there was a change of management from Boustead to Tradewinds and was later transferred to Distinct Plantation Services, which was managing the MKIC group’s plantations. He was appointed as the Planting Advisor/General Manager of the company.

In 2000, he joined Eminent Capital (Berjaya Group) as General Manager for the Plantation and Oil Mill.

In 2004, he decided to venture into Indonesia and worked in different companies, with PT Arara Abadi (Sinar Mas Group) as District Manager managing 42,000 Ha of forestry plantation and later promoted to Plantation Controller for 250,000 Ha.

In 2007, he decided to return to planting of oil palm and to handle the challenge of working in Papua New Guinea with the US agriculture giant Cargill.

In 2010, he returned to Indonesia as Head of Plantations for PT Ganda Group and later joined Sampoerna Agro as Chief Operating Officer for Oil Palm and other crops.

He is currently the Honorary Secretary of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA), a council member of the Malaysian Estates Owners Association (MEOA) and was recently appointed as an alternate Board member of the Malaysian Palm Oil Berhad (MPOB). He is also a Director of United Malacca Berhad’s subsidiaries, namely, Meridian Plantations Sdn. Bhd., Syarikat Penanaman Bukit Senorang Sdn. Bhd., South-East Pahang Oil Palm Berhad, Leong Hin San Sdn. Bhd., Masjid Tanah Properties Sdn. Bhd. and Melaka Pindah Properties Sdn. Bhd. as well as the President Director of PT Lifere Agro Kapuas, the Group’s subsidiary in Indonesia.

He is not related to any Director or/and major shareholder of United Malacca Berhad and also has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence within the past 5 years and has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.