Malaysia: MISC Appoints New Chairman

Datuk Manharlal Ratilal, Malaysian, aged 51, was appointed as Chairman and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of MISC Berhad on 1 August 2011.

Datuk Manharlal is the Executive Vice President, Finance of PETRONAS and a member of Board of Directors of PETRONAS, its Executive Committee and Management Committee.

He also sits on the Board of KLCC Property Holdings Berhad, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad, PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad, Cagamas Holdings Berhad, Cagamas Berhad and Danajamin Nasional Berhad.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Accountancy from the City of Birmingham Polytechnic, United Kingdom and Masters in Business Administration from the University of Aston in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to joining PETRONAS in 2003, he was attached with a local investment bank for 18 years, concentrating on corporate finance where he was involved in advisory work in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets. From 1997 to 2002, he served as the Managing Director of the investment bank.

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Source: MISC Berhad, August 01, 2011;