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Cheah Tek Kuang (The Edge filepix)

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 17): Aluminium billets manufacturer A-Rank Bhd has appointed former AMMB Holdings Bhd managing director Cheah Tek Kuang as its new non-executive chairman.

He replaces Datuk Shahrir Abdul Jalil, who resigned in December to comply with the group’s 12-year limit for independent directors, according to the group’s bourse filing.

Cheah, 75, was appointed to the board as independent non-executive director in October last year.

He also holds directorship in IOI Corp Bhd, Eco World International Bhd and UPA Corp Bhd.

Cheah started his career in the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority, now known as Malaysian Investment Development Authority, in 1970 as an economist.

In 1978, he joined Arab Malaysian Merchant Bank Bhd, now known as AmInvestment Bank Bhd, in its corporate finance department.

Cheah was later appointed as chief executive officer and group managing director of AmInvestment Bank in 2002.

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