Yeoh Keat Chye
Director, Chemicals Division
Managing Director, CCM Chemicals Sdn Bhd

Age 57, Yeoh has over 32 years of experience working for ICI / CCM Group in both Malaysia and abroad. He begun as trainee Plant Manager in October 1974 and has been seconded to both ICI UK in 1979 and ICI Singapore in 1989. He has worked in various capacities in Production, Projects, Human Resources as well as Sales & Marketing before becoming the Managing Director of CCM Chemicals in 1995.

He holds a 1st class Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Yeoh is currently a member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, a Chartered Engineer of the Council of Engineering Institution, Exco Member of Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (CICM) and Member of FMM’s Energy Management Committee. He has been actively involved in CICM sine 1992 and was its Chairman from 1995 to 1997.

Yeoh was also Malaysia’s first nominee for the 2nd Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS) Award of Merit in 1999 for his contributions to the Responsible Care Programme in Malaysia.