PLS Plantations Berhad has announced the appointment of Lee Hun Kheng as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect who will also retain his role as Executive Director of PLS Plantations.
He will remain CEO of Aramijaya Agri & Agro Sdn. Bhd., a company that has been involved in developing innovative supply chain and forest management processes to create high-quality sustainable forest products and services since 2002.
PLS Plantations’ Independent Non-Executive Chairman, Tan Sri Nazir Razak said, “We are pleased to welcome Lee Hun Kheng as our new Group CEO. His role as CEO of Aramijaya, the Group’s forest plantation subsidiary, and his 19 years of experience in the upstream and downstream sectors of the plantations industry will be critical in helping PLS Plantations navigate the complex industry and dynamic environment, as the Group transforms itself into Malaysia’s leading sustainable agrifood
company.
Mr. Lee’s appointment is part of the Group’s efforts to strengthen its senior management bench as the Group diversifies into commercial durian planting alongside cash crops and forest plantation.
Prior to his appointment as CEO at Aramijaya, Lee was the marketing manager, responsible for increasing the product line offerings, by setting up new accounts of timber products and establishing the research and development projects on plantations. He is also a member of The Incorporated Society of Planters, a society established to develop and advance the professional interests of members within the plantation industry
