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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 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 Nestlé Rowntree
Grocery Division. He was promoted
to National Account Manager, Nestlé
Petfood Division in 1990 and later Sales
Manager National Account, Nestlé
Confectionery Division. He served in
various capacities within the Nestlé
Group until 1997. Later in the same year,
he started his career with Diageo Plc as
Account Director - On Trade, Guinness
GB, became 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
of Commercial Director Asia in 2005.
He currently serves as Governing
Council Member of the Confederation
of Malaysian Brewers Berhad. He is the President of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) and Vice President of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Malaysia (NCCIM) as well as the Trustee of the GAB Foundation.
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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.
Low Teng Lum 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.
He has served as a member of the
Task Force on the formation of an
Audit Oversight Board chaired by the
Securities Commission. |
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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 Asia
region 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.
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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THUM CHEE YUEN
B.A. (Hons) Universiti Sains Malaysia, MBA Nottingham Trent University
Sales Director
Thum Chee Yuen, Malaysian, joined GAB in May 2010, and has over 15 years of commercial experience in diverse industries, including property, pharmaceutical, fast moving consumer goods and telecommunications. He started his career as a Sales & Marketing Executive for Lion Group in 1996 and subsequently joined Boehringer Ingelheim Malaysia as a Product Specialist in 1997. He then joined Unilever as Key Account Manager in 2001 and progressed to Regional Sales Manager. In 2007, Thum joined Celcom Axiata Berhad to assume the position of Vice President – Sales Planning and Operations.
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CHONG WAI CHOONG
Master of Business Administration (MBA),
Heriott-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
Certified Practising Accountant, CPA Australia
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) University of New South Wales
Chief Financial Officer
Chong joined GAB in April 2010. He has over 20 years of finance, accounting, IT and management experience including Operations HR & Administration, and was Director of 6 companies, and Company Secretary of 10 companies during his tenure.
Chong started his career with Ernst & Young as an Audit Assistant in 1989 and joined Johnson & Johnson as a Junior Accountant in 1991 where he was later promoted to Accounting Manager. In 1994, Chong joined A. Clouet & Co. (Ayam Brand) as Head of Finance & IT and subsequently joined Dumex Malaysia as Regional Financial Controller in 1998. During his time with Dumex, he won the best reporting unit for 5 consecutive years, and progressed to Cluster Finance Director for the Region, and he also started the Global SAP Shared Services for the Dumex group. He moved to Malaysian Oxygen Berhad in 2005 to assume the role of General Manager – Finance & Company Secretary, and won Best Financial Services Team in South & South East Asia 2006. In 2007, he joined Bumi Armada as Vice President – Shared Services (Finance, IT & Administration). |
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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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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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