The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) has appointed Wong Kah Cane as its Acting Chief Executive Officerd effective 13 March 2020. Mr. Wong, who joined MTC on 1 November 2019 as Deputy CEO, takes over from Richard Yu Tuan Chong. Source: Timberbiz
Mr Wong, who graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Universiti Utara Malaysia in 1992, started his career transforming SMEs into successful enterprises by bringing in experts for training programs which centred on strategic management, quality control, sales and marketing.
He is most noted for his contributions in Eu Yan Sang, a traditional Chinese medicine company. Mr Wong joined Eu Yan Sang in 2000 as its Area Sales Manager and in 2006, he was appointed as General Manager of the company leading Eu Yan Sang’s business development, sales and marketing operations as well as branding.
In August 2018, Mr. Wong was appointed as an independent member of MTC’s Board of Trustees.
MTC has also appointed Roger Chin Chew Choy as its new Chief Operations Officer effective 1 March 2020. Prior to joining MTC, Mr. Roger Chin was attached to Advance Information Marketing Berhad where he served as its Executive Director since January 2018.