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Dr Nesadurai Kalanithi
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Age 67, Female
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Reading, United Kingdom
- Master of Science in Food Science, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Committee Membership
- Chairman of the Board Sustainability Committee
- Member of the Governance, Nominating and Remuneration Committee
- Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee
Experience
- Advisor to the Food Science Council of Barbados Investment & Development Corporation since June 2022
- Mentor at LeadWomen and 30% Club
- Member of the Steering Committee of the CEO Action Network
- Founding member of the Malaysian Chapter of the Society for Free Radical Research (SFRR) and Past-President of SFRR Asia
- Co-founder of Climate Governance Malaysia, the Malaysian chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative
- 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 Malaysian Palm Oil Board (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