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CHARLES HENRY IRELAND
Executive Development Programme (Warwick Business School)
Managing Director
Charles Henry Ireland, British, was appointed as
Managing Director on 1 May 2007. He joined GAB on 8
May 2006 as the General Manager, Marketing and was
appointed to the Board on 26 May 2006.
Charles started his career in 1985 as a financial
consultant at Young, Claridge and Richmond Ltd,
United Kingdom. In 1987, he joined the Nestle
Rowntree Grocery Division. He was appointed National
Account Manager of Nestle Petfood Division in 1990
and later became National Account Manager of Nestle
Food Division and served in various capacities within
the Group until 1997. Later in the same year, he
started his career with Diageo Plc as Account Director
- On Trade of Guinness GB and went on to become
its Customer Marketing Director in 1999 before his
promotion to Global Consumer Director of Diageo
Ready to Drink Brands in 2001. Prior to joining GAB,
Charles was Managing Director of Diageo Philippines
from 2003 and was given additional responsibility as
Commercial Director Asia in 2005.
He currently serves as Governing Council Member of
the Confederation of Malaysian Brewers Berhad, Vice
President of the Malaysian International Chamber
of Commerce and Industry and Trustee of the GAB
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LOW TENG LUM
FCCA, ACIS, CA (M), MCT, Master of Public Administration (Harvard)
Finance Director
Low Teng Lum, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board
on 15 August 2001.
He was an Audit Senior with Arthur Young before he
joined Guthrie Malaysia as Internal Audit Manager. He
subsequently held the post of Group Internal Auditor
in Palmco Holdings Berhad and General Corporation
Berhad before his appointment as Finance Manager of
Southern Steel Berhad. During his 14-year tenure with
Southern Steel Berhad, he was successively promoted
to General Manager (Commercial), Senior General
Manager (Rod Division) and Chief Operating Officer
(Steel Business Unit) before taking up his current
position in Guinness Anchor Berhad. |
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RENUKA INDRARAJAH
Bachelor of Laws (University of Queensland), Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (QUT)
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and
High Court of Australia
Corporate Relations & Legal Director
Renuka Indrarajah, Malaysian, formerly an Advocate
and Solicitor, joined GAB in February 2002 as Legal
Manager. She was promoted as the Head of Legal
Affairs in 2004 and was promoted as the Corporate
Relations & Legal Director in May 2007.
Renuka began her career as a solicitor in Queensland,
Australia until 1993 when she returned to Malaysia.
She continued her career in the Corporate Department
of Skrine, a prominent firm of Advocates & Solicitors
in Kuala Lumpur.
In December 1998, she joined Sema Group and was
responsible for setting-up and managing the regional
legal department, which entailed having all legal
matters pertaining to the Southeast Asia region,
Japan, China, Australia and India under her purview.
Renuka currently serves as Governing Council Member
of the Confederation of Malaysian Brewers Berhad
and as Director of the GAB Foundation Management
Committee. |
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MICHAEL CHIN
Bachelor of Marketing and Management (University of Oregon)
Sales Director
Michael Chin, Malaysian, rejoined GAB on 1 July 2006.
Michael started his career in the IT industry where
he spent five years in channel management, product
management and business development.
He spent the next five years at DHL Malaysia as its
Commercial Manager, responsible for the Global
Accounts & Logistics Group. Following that, he
returned to the IT industry where he was involved in
e-commerce consultancy.
Michael first joined GAB in 2002 and became Head of
Sales Operations and was also Co-Project Manager
of its Customer Relationship Management initiative
which included the implementation of sales force
automation and dealer IT system.
In 2004, he moved to Diageo Asia as Regional Sales
Development Manager responsible for regional sales
capability development for its beer and spirits business.
Prior to rejoining GAB, Michael was Commercial
Director of Asia Beer and played a pivotal role in the
successful growth of Guinness in Indonesia. |
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MARK JENNER
Bachelor of Management Studies (Hons) Waikato University
Marketing Director
Mark Jenner, New Zealander, joined GAB on 8 May
2007.
Mark started his career with Unilever in New Zealand
in 1990 before moving to GlaxoSmithKline in London
from 1993 to 1996.
He joined DB Breweries in New Zealand in 1997 where
he held a number of marketing roles before moving
to Heineken International in Amsterdam in 2004 as
a Regional Marketing Manager. During his time in
the Netherlands, he was involved as a management
member of the project team that developed and
launched Heineken’s first new beer in 133 years –
Heineken Premium Light. He was also a management
member of the global Heineken brand team that was
responsible for the development and communication
of the global Heineken brand strategy. |
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PETER G VOGTLANDER
Master of Mining & Petroleum Engineering (TU DELFT)
Supply Chain Director
Peter G Vogtlander, Dutch, joined GAB in September
2005.
Prior to assuming hs current role, Peter had served
the Heineken Group in various capacities - Brewery
Manager for Ghana Breweries (2000), Nigerian
Breweries (2001) and Multi Bintang, Indonesia (2005).
Peter had four years of technical experience in Unilever
before joining the Heineken Group. |
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SUJITHA RAJARATNAM
LLB (Hons), University of London
Human Resources Director
Sujitha Rajaratnam, Malaysian, joined GAB in February
2004.
Sujitha started her career in Human Resources with the
Hong Leong Group. During her 7-year stint there, she
had worked with different companies within the Group,
dealing with matters related to Human Resources and
Legal Affairs.
Prior to her current role, Sujitha was the Manager,
Human Resources for GAB, handling Industrial
Relations and Employee Relations. |
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