Dr Nesadurai Kalanithi

Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Age 67, Female

Date of Appointment

  1. 8 July 2021

Committee Membership

  1. Chairman of the Board Sustainability Committee
  2. Member of the Governance, Nominating and Remuneration Committee
  3. Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee

Qualification

  1. Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Reading, United Kingdom
  2. Master of Science in Food Science, University of Reading, United Kingdom

Relevant Experience

  1. Advisor to the Food Science Council of Barbados Investment & Development Corporation since June 2022
  2. Mentor at LeadWomen and 30% Club
  3. Member of the Steering Committee of the CEO Action Network
  4. Founding member of the Malaysian Chapter of the Society for Free Radical Research ("SFRR") and Past-President of SFRR Asia
  5. Co-founder of Climate Governance Malaysia, the Malaysian chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative
  6. Independent Director of FGV Holdings Berhad from 2018 to 2021
  7. 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
  8. Director of Product Development and Advisory Services in MPOB from 2008 to 2012
  9. Visiting Fellow, Center for Animal Biotechnology, University of Melbourne, Australia between 2003 to 2004
  10. Senior Principal Research Scientist and Head of Nutrition Group in MPOB in 2000

Directorship of Other Listed Issuers/Public Companies

  1. Other Listed Issuer
    – Independent Non-Executive Director of Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad
  2. Non-Profit Public Company
    – None
  3. Other Public Company
    – None