Outgoing Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) group president and chief executive officer Datuk Sabri Ahmad has been tipped to head Biodiesel Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a newly established consortium endorsed by the Government and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
Sabri would likely assume the post of executive chairman in the consortium once his term at FGVH expired in July, said an industry source.
Sabri has over 30 years’ experience in the oil palm plantation sector.
His strength is basically in supply chain management, international marketing, logistics, branding and downstream activities such as refining and biodiesel. This is given his exposure at top plantation government-linked companies such as the now-defunct Golden Hope Plantations Bhd, Sime Darby Bhd and FGVH, as well as the MPOB.
Sabri’s short stint as MPOB chairman from 2007 to 2010 could be considered a bonus as “he is well exposed to research and development, new technologies and innovations which he can impart to Biodiesel Malaysia,” the source told StarBiz.
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