Experience

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  Wilmar International

  • Singapore
  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Group Plantations Head

    • May 2022 - Present

  • Plantation Head -Africa

    • Aug 2019 - Apr 2022

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  Self-employed

  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Consultant and Agricutural Adviser

    • Apr 2018 - Aug 2019
    • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Full time working with Wilmar International effective 1st August 2019

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  Golden Veroleum Liberia Inc.

  • Liberia ,West Africa

  • Excecutive Vice President -Operations

    • Jan 2016 - Feb 2018
    • Liberia ,West Africa

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  Golden Veroleum Liberia,West Africa

  • Greenville, Liberia

  • Senior Vice President - Operations

    • Jun 2010 - Dec 2015
    • Greenville, Liberia

    - Formulate agronomical, production, management and organizational policies and strategies in accordance with industry best practices adapted to conditions in Liberia- Develop, refine and update the GVL Development Plan in consultation with corporate management and Liberian authorities- Establish required organization, including positions and recruiting and selection of Liberian and expatriate staff - Develop budgets, investment plans and performance measures to meet development plan and corporate goals- Select planting areas and other operational land requirements in accordance with Concession Agreement and Liberian regulations and community practices- Overall manage development of concession to meet targets and budgets- Train and develop cadre of Liberian management, officers and workers to become fully qualified in all oil palm processes - Ensure environmental compliance with Liberian regulations and in alignment with RSPO principles- Drive continuous improvement of workplace safety, working conditions and health of all employees and their dependents- Formulate and manage social programs in accordance of being a good corporate Citizen, a welcomed investor into Liberia and the local communities, and in adherence to the Concession Agreement

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  Higaturu Oil Palms (Cargill)

  • Popondetta, Papua New Guinea

  • General Manager

    • 2007 - May 2010
    • Popondetta, Papua New Guinea

    - Oversaw a portfolio of 23,000 hectares consisting of 5 estates and 3 mills- Directed the overall budget for the plantation and conduct reviews on a bi annual basis- Successfully led turnaround of loss-making operation which was underutilizing its mills, poorlymaintained roads, shortage of human resources and inadequate workers housing infrastructure- Instrumental in achieving the RSPO certificate in December 2009 with only 4 minor non- conformances- Constant liaising with senior leadership teams based in Headquarters (Singapore and USA) for status updates and request support when necessary- Spearheaded the infrastructure and humanity restoration efforts as the Director of Operations after the Cyclone Guba Disaster in Nov 2007- Conducted training and development of local nationals to take over positions held by expatriates over a period of 3 years

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  Milne Bay Estates (Cargill)

  • Alatau, Papua New Guinea

  • General Manager

    • 2006 - 2007
    • Alatau, Papua New Guinea

    - Directed business operations of 11,000 hectares which includes 5 estates and one Palm Oil Mill- Led the turn around management ranging from transportation issues to lack of micro management in the harvesting site- Introduced the bins system and main line transport for low field balance.- Revamped the existing harvesting methods to block harvesting for better supervision which led to improved productivities- Introduced an organized and disciplined workforce through better allocation of resources in both the management and field teams

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  PT Hindoli (Cargill)

  • President Director

    • 2005 - 2006

    - Oversaw a plantation consisting of 27,000 hectares and part of the acquisition team that took on another 10,000 hectares and one mill- Coordinated responsibilities succinctly with the Senior Mill Manager and the Director of Mills- Spearheaded the construction of two big concrete bridges (100 meters) across the rivers to connect with new mills- Actively involved in the construction of a 60 ton mill and working closely with project team- Completed all housing for all levels of employees, which impressed the local Governor.- Actively involved in Due Diligence matters in new acquisition in PNG- Instrumental in winning the Cargill Chairman’s Business Excellence Award for unit.- Fostered excellent relationship with the government and other plantations within proximity- Promoted Corporate Social Responsibility and Cargill Cares program

  • Senior Estate Manager

    • 2002 - 2005

    - Controlled a portfolio of 27,000 hectares involving 4 estates and 8,500 smallholders.- Immediate attention to immature palms over 4,000 hectares- Improved drainage systems for low-lying areas especially in areas with poor palm growths- Building of houses for all levels of employees including power and water supply.- EFB field application for 100,000 tons from the mill.- Reorganized the external transport for FFB to mill and return trips with EFB.- Successfully pioneered Mechanically Assisted Infield Collection (MAIC) in Indonesia- Prepare and oversaw yearly budget preparation for estates department- Assimilated training for divisional managers and upwards for future take ups

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  Sime Darby Plantations

  • Operations Manager

    • 2001 - 2002

    - Managed scattered plantations consisting of 17,500 hectares with 7 Estates and 2 Palm Oil Mills- Promoted to shoulder additional responsibility with Segaliud group estates.- Mainly visiting and advising estates and mills managers- Spearheaded replanting initiatives of 500 hectares of ageing Segaliud estates old palms.- Instilled focus on Safety Health and Environment- Looked after human capital needs, asset utilization and preservation- Optimized the capital and operational cost structures.- Fostered and maintained good relationship government departments.

  • Senior Manager

    • 2000 - 2001

    - Managed a portfolio of 10,500 hectares, which consists of 4 estates and one Palm Oil Mill- Promoted to take up additional responsibility and includes the mill for the first time- Improved supply chain processes of CPOs, Kernels and other field inputs despite the only means of transport was the river.- Introduced a training school for Field Supervisors and which gradually improved communications and technical skills- Maintained and motivated a well disciplined team of employees with high productivity- Improved the collection and storage of FFB by building field ramps.- Utilized hard wood timber logs left behind from land clearing for ramps.- For the first time the mill could not cope with the supply of FFB.- Attended quarterly operations meeting in head office dealing mainly of costs of operations and comparing with other locations within the company- Consistently ranked top 3 compared to other operating units.

  • Senior Manager

    • 1995 - 2000

    - Managed a combination of properties in 2 spells consisting of 7,000 hectares from 1995 to 1997 and 4,000 hectares after 1997, which includes two newly acquired plantations- Spearheaded mechanisms to operate in flood prone areas whereby 50% of the palms were immature and successfully cultivated them towards maturity within 30 months.- Trained workers for harvesting & collection, as this was previously a Cocoa estate.- Responsible for building the residential buildings for all levels of employees.- Managed to reduce absenteeism from 30% to below 10%- Able to ran operations within budget allocated by HQ

  • Estate Manager

    • 1987 - 1995

  • Estate Manager

    • 1984 - 1987

  • Assistant/Senior Assistant

    • 1979 - 1984

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  Kemayan Oil Palm Estate

  • Sandakan

  • Junior Assistant Manager

    • 1978 - 1979
    • Sandakan

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  Oil Palm Research Station, Department of Agriculture

  • Sandakan

  • Junior Research Assistant

    • 1972 - 1978
    • Sandakan

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  Seafield Amalgated Rubber Company

  • Pilmoor Estate (Batu Tiga, Selangor)

  • Planting Assistant

    • 1970 - 1972
    • Pilmoor Estate (Batu Tiga, Selangor)