MICCI NORTHERN BRANCH COMMITTEE 2025

MICCI Northern held its 9th Annual Branch Election Meeting on 12 December 2024 at the Francis Suite, Eastern & Oriental Hotel, Penang, to elect the Branch Executive Committee for 2025. With 11 nominations received, an election was conducted. A quorum of 28 members, including proxies, was present, and voting proceeded by ballot.

The following members were elected to the Branch Committee 2025:
• Alison Fraser, General Manager, Eastern & Oriental Hotel Sdn Bhd
• Dato’ Brian Tan, President & CEO, Fumakilla Malaysia Berhad
• Dr Teoh Poh Huat, Director, Henry Butcher Malaysia (Penang) Sdn Bhd
• Ben Ho Chang Peng, General Manager, KL Metro Land Development Sdn Bhd (Lexis Suites Penang)
• Najieb Ariff, Director, Leaderfood Sdn Bhd
• Dr Mary Ann Harris, Chief Financial Officer, PBA Holdings Berhad
• Dato’ Sasedharan Vasudevan, Chief  Executive Officer, Penang Port Sdn Bhd
• Lim Huck Khiam, Northern Region Office Leader, Assurance Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers PLT - Penang
• Chia Loong Thye, Partner, Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership, Penang
• Teoh Soon Beng, Area Head Wholesale Banking, United Overseas Bank Malaysia Berhad
 
The elected committee then selected their leaders:
•  Branch Chairman: Dato’ Brian Tan Guan Hooi
•  Vice-Chairman: Dato’ Sasedharan Vasudevan
•  Treasurer: Mr. Lim Huck Khiam 

To strengthen MICCI Councils' participation, additional members were appointed as MICCI Northern Branch Committee Representatives for the year 2025:

MICCI Economic Policy, Trade & Domestic Affairs Council:
•  Michel Van Crombrugge, Country Manager, Paramit Malaysia Sdn Bhd
•  Dr Dennis Cheong, Vice President, Southeast Asia, NEFAB (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
• Ernest Teoh, General Manager, D’Nonce (M) Sdn Bhd 

MICCI Taxation & Trade Facilitation Council:
•  Raymond Chong, Partner, KPMG PLT, Penang
•  Solomon Lee, Group Chief Executive Officer, Intellect Worldwide Sdn Bhd 

MICCI Environmental Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) Council:
•  Ahila Ganesan, Senior Programme Director, Think City Sdn Bhd
•  Koay Tze Chung, Business Development Manager, BECIS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
 
MICCI Human Capital & Education Council:
•  Hemalatha Murugiah, Chief Executive & Principal, INTI International College Penang Sdn Bhd
•  Duncan Alan Russell Grice, Executive Principal, XCL International School Penang
•  Jery Yeoh Hooi Seng, Founder & Executive, Whytehouse Education Group Sdn Bhd 

MICCI Logistics & Infrastructure Council:
•  Chin Hock Meng, Chief Financial Officer, Abbott Malaysia aka St Jude Medical Industries Sdn Bhd
•  Dato’ Shaik Ismail, Executive Director, Amalgamated Stevedoring Corporation Sdn Bhd
 
MICCI Logistics & Infrastructure Council: 
•  Fran Teh Teik Peir, Managing Director, Ipenet Solutions Sdn Bhd

MICCI Tourism Focus Group:
•  Amran Ahmed, Director, Langkawi Rainforest Sdn Bhd
•  Caleb Lim, Senior Marketing Manager, Adventist Hospital & Clinic Services (M) Sdn Bhd
 
MICCI Digital Economy Group:
•  Lawrence Liou, Managing Director, Aenon Solution Sdn Bhd
 
With these additional members, most sectors of the various industries in the Northern Region were represented on the Branch Executive Committee. It is hoped that in the year 2025 we shall be able to address issues faced by each sector and find an amicable solution.
 
Please welcome them all and wish them a very good year 2025 in their endeavours to ensure the voices of our members are heard and that together we can make a better tomorrow.