
Dr Nesadurai Kalanithi
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Age 66, Female
Date of Appointment
- 8 July 2021
Committee Membership
- Chairman of the Board Sustainability Committee
- Member of the Governance, Nominating and Remuneration Committee
- Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee
Qualification
- PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Reading, United Kingdom
- Master of Science in Food Science, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Relevant Experience
- Advisor to Barbados Investment & Development Corporation since June 2022
- Founding member of the Malaysian Chapter of the Society for Free Radical Research ("SFRR") and was the Past-President for SFRR Asia in 2009
- Co-founder of Climate Governance Malaysia, an affiliate of World Economic Forum in 2019
- Independent Director of FGV Holdings Berhad from 2018 to 2021
- Minister at the Malaysian Embassy based in Brussels, Belgium and was the Regional Manager for MPOB in Europe from 2013 to 2017
- Director of Product Development and Advisory Services in MPOB from 2008 to 2012
- Visiting Fellow, Center for Animal Biotechnology, University of Melbourne, Australia between 2003 to 2004
- Senior Principal Research Scientist and Head of Nutrition Group in MPOB in 2000
Directorship of Other Listed Issuers/Public Companies
- Other Listed Issuer
– Independent Non-Executive Director of Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad - Non-Profit Public Company
– None - Other Public Company
– None