Datuk Yoo Wei How
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
Datuk Yoo Wei How, aged 50, male, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 23 October 2023. He has a graduate diploma in Management, Institute of Professional Manager and Administration, UK and holds a Master in Science (Management) from Asia e University.
Datuk Yoo held the position of private secretary to the Minister of Human Resources in 1999. In 2003, he served as the press secretary to the Minister of Transport and subsequently in 2007, he assumed the role of political secretary to the Minister of Transport. Datuk Yoo was the political secretary to the Minister of Health in 2008 and in 2014, he was a senator at the Upper House for the Parliament of Malaysia. Then, in 2018, he took on the role of Managing Director at PRG Agro Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of PRG Holding Berhad.
Datuk Yoo has over two decades of extensive experience encompassing marketing, business development, public relations, training, and a diverse array of other fields. He has held various senior roles in a range of industries ranging from food and beverages, real estate, training, research, oil and gas and plantation companies. In the past few years, Datuk Yoo has actively participated in logging, teak wood plantation, timber export, Albizia planting, pineapple plantation, fruit branding and marketing, durian plantation, durian export and packaging.
Previously, Datuk Yoo held positions on the Board of Governors for SJK Sg Long and SMJK Keat Hwa and served as the advisor for Lions Club Kuala Lumpur/Selangor. Datuk Yoo currently holds the role of Vice President for the Malaysia One Belt One Road Council.
Datuk Yoo is not related to any Directors or major shareholders of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest in any business arrangement involving the Company or its subsidiaries.
Datuk Yoo is a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.