KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Group today announced a new leadership lineup for each of its three pure plays, namely Sime Darby Plantation Bhd, Sime Darby Property Bhd, and also the leaner and more focused Sime Darby Bhd itself.
Sime Darby Bhd will be led by president and group chief executive Jeffri Salim Davidson, with Datuk Lawrence Lee Cheow Hock leading Sime Darby Motors, Scott William Cameron leading Sime Darby Industrial and Timothy Lee Chi Tim, Sime Darby Logistics.
Tan Sri Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah will be appointed as Sime Darby Bhd’s new chairman, replacing Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Othman. Abdul Ghani will be chairman of Sime Darby Plantation Bhd.
Tan Sri Mohd Bakke Salleh will take the position of executive deputy chairman and managing director (MD) at Sime Darby Plantation.
At Sime Darby Property Bhd, outgoing Media Prima Bhd group MD Datuk Seri Amrin Awaluddin will lead the company as its new MD.
Permodalan Nasional Bhd group chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar is the new Sime Darby Property chairman.
The company, in a statement, said Sime Darby Plantation and Sime Darby Property are on course for listing at the end of this year.
“We are confident that all three pure plays have the right leadership to take the companies forward in these challenging times. Their task is to grow the businesses and their challenge is to achieve this while delivering consistent returns for all their stakeholders,” said Abdul Ghani.