Mohd Nageeb appointed as Felcra Bhd chairperson

Malaysian Palm Oil Association chief executive officer Mohd Nageeb Abdul Wahab has been appointed Felcra Berhad chairperson, effective Oct 1.

The Prime Minister’s Office, in a statement today, said Mohd Nageeb would replace Bung Moktar Radin, who resigned last June 1.

“Mohd Nageeb has 39 years of experience in plantation, rubber and palm oil industry, and a Malaysian representative in the International Tripartite Rubber Council,” it said.

Among the posts previously held by Mohd Nageeb are senior vice-president and head of Malaysian Plantation at Sime Darby Plantation Berhad.

He started his career as a plantation executive trainee at KL Kepong Berhad in 1979.

- Bernama