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Appointment of Director
Appointment of Director.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3779Y Equatorial Palm Oil plc 08 May 2019 \n\n \n \n \n \n8 May 2019\nEQUATORIAL PALM OIL plc\n(\"EPO\" or the \"Company\")\n \nAppointment of Director\n \nEquatorial Palm Oil plc, (AIM: PAL), the AIM listed palm oil development and production company with operations in Liberia, West Africa today announces the appointment of Mr Patrick Kee Chuan Peng as a Non-Executive Director replacing Mr Teh Sar Moh Nee who retires with immediate effect. \n \nMr Patrick Kee Chuan Peng joined Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (\"KLK\") in 1982. He has vast experience in all aspects of operations at KLK and was promoted to his current position as Group Plantations Director of KLK on 1 October 2017. \n \nMr Teh Sar Moh Nee has retired from KLK as Operations Director and accordingly steps down as a director of EPO. \n \nMichael Frayne, Non-Executive Chairman of EPO, commented:\n\"We are delighted that Patrick has agreed to join the Board of EPO. Patrick has been at KLK since 1982 and was the former head of all KLKs plantations in Indonesia. His guidance, experience and input will be extremely valuable for the Company, especially as we ramp up our production and look to increase the yields at Palm Bay estate.\n \n\"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Teh for his valuable contribution to the Company since his appointment as a director in 2014. We wish Mr Teh the very best for his retirement.\"\n \nMr Patrick Kee Chuan Peng, aged 60\nMr Patrick Kee Chuan Peng has served KLK's subsidiaries in various capacities from Assistant, Manager, General Manager to Regional Director in West Malaysia, Sabah and Indonesia. He is an Associate Member of the Incorporated Society of Planters. He has also attended the Senior Management Development Programme conducted by Harvard Business School and Advance Management Programme of INSEAD. \n\n\n\nCurrent directorships \n \n\n\nPrevious directorships (within the last 5 years)\n \nNone\n\n\n\n\nApplied Agricultural Resources Sdn. Bhd.\n\n\n\n\nGolden Complex Sdn. Bhd. \n\n\n\n\nKL-Kepong Plantation Holdings Sdn. Bhd. \n\n\n\n\nKL-Kepong (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd. \n\n\n\n\nP.T. Adei Plantation & Industry\n\n\n\n\nP.T. Agro Makmur Abadi \n\n\n\n\nP.T. Alam Karya Sejahtera AK...