Altech Chemicals appoints Tunku Dato¡¯ Ya¡¯acob as director

Altech Chemicals has appointed Tunku Dato’ Ya’acob bin Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah as a non-executive director of the company.

Tunku Dato’ Ya’acob has nominated Mr Uwe Ahrens as his alternate.Tunku Dato’ Ya’acob is the executive chairman of the Melewar Khyra Group of Companies (Melewar), a Malaysian base diversified financial and industrial services group.

He is the major owner and shareholder of Melewar. Melewar is a substantial shareholder in Altech with close to 12%.

Altech is aiming to become one of the world's leading suppliers of 99.99% (4N) high purity alumina (HPA) (Al2O3). Luke Atkins, Altech chairman, welcomed the appointment of Tunku Dato’ Ya’acob and his alternate Mr Uwe Ahrens.

“These gentlemen are successful businessman in their own right and will add a wealth of experience and skills to the strategic direction and governance of the company.

"Their experience and knowledge in building businesses in Malaysia is a very important to the company’s plans to construct and operate its HPA plant in Johor, Malaysia."

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